Vegetarian Burgers With Tofu And Bulgur

The mark of the false prophet or teacher is self-serving unfaithfulness to God and His truth. It may be that he says what he shouldn’t; but it is far more likely that he will err by failing to say what he should. He will gloss over all the tough questions and issues as did the false prophets in the Old Testament who went around saying, "Peace, peace," when there was no peace (Jer. 6:14). They wouldn't speak the tough word calling for repentance nor suggest that Israel was out of sorts spiritually. Instead they brought groundless comfort, lulling people into a false sense of security so that their hearers were totally unprepared for the judgment which eventually came on them. There are teachers in the church today who never speak of repentance, self-denial, the call to be relatively poor for the Lord's sake, or any other demanding aspect of discipleship. Naturally they are popular and approved, but for all that, they are false prophets. We will know such people by their fruits. Look at the people to whom they have ministered. Do these folks really know and love the Lord? Are they prepared to take risks, even hazard their lives, for Jesus? Or are they comfortable, inactive, and complacent? If so, they are self-deceived, and those who have irresponsibly encouraged their self-deception will have to answer for it. Anyone who is in a position of spiritual leadership who fails to teach the more demanding, less comfortable, “narrow gate” and “rough road” side of discipleship becomes a false prophet.

J.I. Packer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	Vegetarian	Main, Meatless	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Water
1/4	t	Salt
1/2	c	Bulgur
2		Carrots, shredded
4	oz	Firm tofu
1		Egg white
3	T	Chopped fresh mint
3	T	Minced scallions
1/4	t	Cayenne pepper
1/3	c	Plain breadcrumbs, dried
1/3	c	Flour, divided use
2	T	Light ketchup
2	t	Dijon mustard
1	T	Olive oil
4		Hamburger buns
4		Romaine lettuce leaves
4		Tomato slices
1/2	c	Alfalfa sprouts
		minutes. Drain well. In a large bowl, mash the tofu. Stir

INSTRUCTIONS

Meatloaf style tofu pattie seasoned with mint and scallions.  In a
large covered saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil over  medium
heat. Add the bulgur and carrots, remove from the heat, cover  and let
stand until the bulger has softened and absorbed the liquid,  about  in
the bulgur mixture, egg white, mint, scallions and cayenne,  stirring
well. Stir in the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of the flour, the  ketchup and
mustard. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees. Form the  bulgur mixture
into patties, one per serving: 1-inch thick and  4-inches in diameter.
Dredge the patties in remaining flour. In a  large nonstick skillet,
warm the oil over medium heat until hot but  not smoking. Add the
patties to the skillet and saute until crusty,  after 4 minutes per
side. Transfer to a nonstick baking sheet and  bake for about 5
minutes, or until heated through. Serve the burgers  on buns with
lettuce, tomato and alfalfa sprouts.  PER SERVING: 367 CALS, 9G FAT
(22% CFF), 624MG SODIUM, 7G FIBER.  NOTES : (1995: Rebus: Random House)
Editors of the Wellness Cooking  School  Recipe by: Simply Healthy
Lowfat Cookbook: UC Berkeley  Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman
<kitpath@earthlink.net> on Feb  08, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 347 Calories From Fat: 70 Total Fat: 8.2g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 574.3mg Potassium: 2147.2mg Carbohydrates: 59.7g Fiber: 20.1g Sugar: 14g Protein: 17.7g

According to the opening chapters of 2 Corinthians we see the progression from trials to the resultant joy. Consider how Paul’s life was filled with hardship: “Affliction” (1:4), “abundant…suffering” (1:5), “burdened excessively, beyond...strength” (1:8), “sentence of death within ourselves” (1:9), “sorrowful” (2:1), “affliction and anguish of heart” (2:4), “afflicted [and] perplexed” (4:8), “persecuted [and] struck down (4:9), “constantly being delivered over to death” (4:11), “beatings...imprisonments...tumults...labors...sleeplessness...hunger” (6:5), “dishonor [and] evil report” (6:8), “dying [and] punished (6:9) and “having nothing (6:10). And that only takes us through chapter 6! And might I add that most if not all of this was related to his faithful service to Christ. So how can you go from this agony to praise to God? Answer: It was Paul knowing that Christians need to “walk by faith [and] not by sight” (5:7). And it’s this faith that recalls that every promise of God is fulfilled to us in Christ (1:20). We know we are “established…and anointed…in Christ” (1:21). We are “sealed” and given “the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge” (1:22). We are “reconciled to God” (5:20). As a result of these truths, we “do not lose heart” (4:1) because we are [controlled by] the love of Christ” (5:14)and through our trials we are learning in those trials to “trust [more]...in God who raises the dead” (1:9). So therefore while we are “sorrowful” as a result of trials, we are because of God's promises 'always rejoicing' (6:10).

Randy Smith