Stuffed Peppers In The Microwave

Some Reasons Baptists Do Not Baptize Infants: 1. In every New Testament command and instance of baptism the requirement of faith precedes baptism. So infants incapable of faith are not to be baptized. 2. There are no explicit instances of infant baptism in all the Bible. In the three “household baptisms” mentioned (household of Lydia, Acts 16:15; household of the Philippian jailer, Acts 16:30–33; household of Stephanus, 1 Corinthians 1:16) no mention is made of infants, and in the case of the Philippian jailer, Luke says explicitly, “They spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house” (Acts 16:32), implying that the household who were baptized could understand the Word. 3. Paul (in Colossians 2:12) explicitly defined baptism as an act done through faith: “…having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God.” In baptism you were raised up with Christ through faith – your own faith, not your parents’ faith. If it is not “through faith” – if it is not an outward expression of inward faith – it is not baptism. 4. The apostle Peter, in his first letter, defined baptism this way, “…not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 3:21). Baptism is “an appeal to God for a good conscience.” It is an outward act and expression of inner confession and prayer to God for cleansing, that the one being baptized does, not his parents. 5. When the New Testament church debated in Acts 15 whether circumcision should still be required of believers as part of becoming a Christian, it is astonishing that not once in that entire debate did anyone say anything about baptism standing in the place of circumcision. If baptism is the simple replacement of circumcision as a sign of the new covenant, and thus valid for children as well as for adults, as circumcision was, surely this would have been the time to develop the argument and so show that circumcision was no longer necessary. But it is not even mentioned.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Microwave	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Bell Peppers, halved
		Seeded), Seeded
1	lb	Hamburger, lean or 22%
2/3	c	Rice, cooked
2	T	Onion, chopped fine
1		Tomato sauce, 8oz
		Salt and Pepper, to taste
1/2	t	Garlic, minced

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the four halves of the peppers in a glass pie plate, with about
1/8 cup of water. Cook them on high for 5 minutes.  Meanwhile; mix the
hamburger with 1/3 can of tomato sauce, add salt  and pepper and rice.
Get your hands in there and mix well.  Remove peppers from microwave,
and drain all except 1 Tbsp of water  from dish. Turn peppers so the
cup is up and fill with the H/B  mixture.  Cook on high in microwave,
for 7 minutes, then pour the remaining  tomato sauce over the top and
cook for 5 minutes more.  NOTE: You can use cracker crumbs or dried
bread cubes if you want.  Margie usually covers the stuffed peppers
with a sheet of plastic  wrap when she cooks it, and I don't. Hers
(covered) come out with a  moist top and mine come out with a crusty
top.  You can use Cambells tomato soup instead of tomato sauce, but if
you  do cut the salt down.  To cook in a conventional oven, bake at 350
degrees F. covered for 45  minutes, then uncover and cook an additional
15 minutes.  FROM THE KITCHEN OF: Gary & Margie Hartford  [Eugene OR]
reposted by  Bud  Recipe By     :  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 103 Calories From Fat: 3 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 642.9mg Potassium: 441.3mg Carbohydrates: 22.6g Fiber: 2.2g Sugar: 5.7g Protein: 3.2g