We are all born with a sinful nature. We are all rebellious against the great God of Heaven and earth. We have all gone astray. None of us are righteous, no not a single one of us. We are dirty rotten sinners. If you die in your sins, if you die as a wretched sinner, you will split Hell wide open after you die. Is this you tonight? Are you still lord of your life? Are you still your own boss? Do you live for yourself? Are you a selfish person?
Do you just do what you want to do? Do you live to please yourself? Are you still spiritually dead in your trespasses and sins? If so, then you will split Hell wide open after you die. Listen to Isaiah 5:11-15: Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
Verse 11 starts off against alcohol. Are you out here tonight to get drunk? Are you out here for other reasons? Why did you come downtown tonight? What are you seeking? What are you hoping to find? These verses are talking about the fate that awaits all unrepentant sinners. No sin, no pleasure of the flesh is worth spending eternity in the torments of Hell.
Do not be deceived tonight. You serve someone. You either serve Jesus Christ our Lord or you serve sin. You either serve Jesus or you serve Satan. Who are you serving tonight? If Jesus Christ is not your Lord and Savior, then you are serving sin. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof (Romans 6:11-12).
Jesus said in John 8:34-36: Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Are you free from your bondage to sin tonight or are you still a slave to sin? If you have never been born again, then you are still in bondage to sin.
Not only are you in bondage to sin, but Satan also has you bound tonight, if Jesus is not your Master. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? (Romans 6:16).
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it (John 8:42-44).
I point this out, because lost people are a slave to their sins and they are slaves to Satan. The devil is never satisfied. He wants more and more. He wants humanity farther and farther away from God. He never says this is enough sin for you. If you drink a six pack of beer at night, he wants you to drink a twelve pack. If you drink a 12 pack, he wants you to drink a case. Enough is never enough. He wants you to continue in your sins and debauchery until you die in your sins.
Isaiah 5:14 warns you of the fate that awaits you if you continue serving the pleasures of the flesh and Satan: Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. Hell hath enlarged herself to swallow you up, if you die as an unrepentant sinner. If you die in your sins. You will descend into Hell after you die, if you do not turn from your sins and turn to Jesus. You will split Hell wide open after you die, if you continue on the broad road to destruction.
You do not have to split Hell wide open after you die. You can be saved. You can be saved from eternal damnation. You can be saved from the penalty of your sins. You can be cleansed. Your sins can be forgiven. Come to Jesus and be saved. Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin (Romans 4:7-8).
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Do not split Hell wide open after you die. Turn from your sins and turn to the risen Lord. Spend eternity with Jesus. If you come to Him, He will in no wise cast you out. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out (John 6:37). Come to Jesus and be saved. Jesus said the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe the Gospel. Do this today and be saved.
Ideally I'd like it to have the opposite effect, that is, to show the directory listing in a narrow split on the left hand side of the screen and show the file in a wide split on the right hand side of the screen.
The only thing is that you need to use V rather than v. For some reason I was unable to override netrw's v command, but using the capital version seems better anyway since it's not overriding a default.
I've got to the point where my bread springs beautifully (I can see it grow). Unfortunately, no matter how I score it, the score always spreads open gently, then hardens along with the rest of the crust. Then, 5 minutes later, the bread splits open at the side.
I usually bake a batard shape, with 80% hydration. I make a single score, using a kitchen knife, about 0.5 to 1 cm deep cut straight down. I spray the oven walls three or four times with a plant sprayer after I put the loaf in.
Since the answer is a combination of the things mentioned, I'd thought I'd edit the question to summarize my findings. I've tried most of the things mentioned below. The following things stand out:
I agree with many elements of the previous answers -- it could be due to the wet dough "resealing" and/or to the crust hardening too early and preventing further expansion. Doing a more horizontal slash than a vertical one is helpful to get good "ears," and extra moisture will keep the crust softer for a little longer to get more oven spring.
Frankly, although I did it for years, I don't find the plant sprayer method to do very much -- and if you're opening the oven periodically to spray in the first few minutes, you could be losing significant heat that could actually reduce oven spring. I concur with the steam pan method or using an enclosed pot. Note that pots don't have to be cast iron: any enclosed pot will significantly improve your crust as long as it is oven-safe at the baking temperature.
That said, I think this particular problem is difficult to troubleshoot without observing your specific loaves and slashing technique. Slashing deeper (whether vertically or horizontally) is definitely NOT always the answer and can actually deflate your loaves significantly if done incorrectly. With proper hydration, shaping, and oven steaming, it's very possible for quite shallow slashes to lead to great expansion. (As an aside, serrated knives are also about preference -- if you don't keep your straight-edge knives very sharp, serrated may be a better choice. However, they can leave your slashes jagged on the final loaf, which may not be as pretty and may result in unevenness for shallower cuts. I keep some of my straight-edge kitchen knives really sharp so they can be used for things like this.)
A lot of it depends on shaping and the stage of proofing your dough is in when you bake it, as well as the hydration. If you do a very thorough shaping (i.e., preshaping, bench rest, then very tight shaping of the final loaves), the outermost skin of the loaf may be very taut. Even a shallow slash could be enough to allow the loaves to open up significantly. If, on the other hand, you do a very gently shaping (little or no pre-shaping, trying very hard not to deflate the dough at all), the "skin" will not have the same characteristics and deeper slashes may be necessary. (As an example of this, you might consult the different advice given by Peter Reinhard and Jeffrey Hamelman -- the latter emphasizes detailed and tight shaping and thus advocates very shallow slashing; the former encourages gentle handling when shaping and advocates somewhat deeper cuts.)
The stage of proofing is also critical here: a loaf that is somewhat underproofed will likely have a more taut skin but will also hold its shape better even with deeper slashes. If the loaves are somewhat overproofed, they have a better chance of deflating or at least losing height with deeper slashing. The apparent moisture of the dough and its susceptibility to "reseal" the cut will also change depending on proofing stage.
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