Featured The sin of gluttony and obesity???

The proverbs 23 passage does not define gluttony as a sin. It merely points out the negative consequences.

The Issue in Corinthians 11 was not gluttony. It was the irreverent manner in which they took part in the ordinance of the church the Lord's Supper.

 

Some people tackle their obesity with a variety of surgical procedures.
Jesus suggested that if your eye causes you to stumble you should pluck it out.
Origen (b. 185 – d. 254) had a problem with lust and castrated himself.

I personally think much of our obesity problem is due to a societal pattern of inactivity;

jobs that require hours of sitting,
doing nothing but moving words or numbers on a page.
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And that coupled with some of the best food ever cooked on earth… means wider waist lines.

Are there any other sins that are medically solved?

Rob

 

Point taken, but I think the difference would be that gluttony only appears once in the Torah, but the Sabbath occurs 30 times. I think God put a lot more emphasis in the Sabbath in the Old Covenant than on proper eating.

 

No it doesn't

One is not related to the other.

No Paul never characterizes it that way. They did however treat it like a party having no respect for the real reason they were there.

 

No I am saying that verse does not define it as a sin.

No I am saying those two verses are not related to each other.

This statement appears to be conflating the two. Could you clarify for me.

 

Ok, what did you say it defines it as then?

Related how? Are they cousins, siblings?

Paul never suggested gluttony was present. What you quoted in that chapter earlier does not even come close to saying that. The issue was not over indulgence either. The issue in 1 Cor 11 was their lack of focus on God and turning it into a festive party so to speak. Their irreverence toward God given the reason they gathered. Gluttony is not even in view here in any way.

 

And around we go. I will leave you to it.

Lack of food for some does not mean someone else automatically over indulged. That is an assumption without foundation. The subject here is gluttony not drunkeness and while they were drunk it was not the issue here,

 

I did not say it was not sin. You will not find that in any of my posts. What I said is that the scripture you posted did not declare it sin.

The description of their behavior was to show their lack of focus on worshiping God not to focus on over indulgence. To pull that out of that passage is to miss the point and the context which is:

1Co 11:27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

 

If Gluttony is a sin... I'm guilty, guilty, guilty!... Baptist love preaching and they also love eating... Sometimes too much!... There are quite a few Baptist (of the large variety) that get in line for the fellowship lunch. You go peaching that doctrine of gluttony in the pulpit and as one brother said to one preacher you gone from preaching to meddling... I'm just saying!... I can smell the gospel bird now... You know fried chicken!... Brother Glen:smilewinkgrin:

 

Believe you are wrong there Rev. Many translations use the word gluttony or a form of the word in Proverbs 23:20. This verse in certainly talking about two sins.

Be thou not among ... as the verse begins means it is a sin as it is short of the perfection of God and you are to stay away from over drinking and over eating.


Proverbs 23:2 is a strong statement.

” Proverbs 23:2 proclaims, “Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.”


Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/gluttony-sin.html#ixzz3Wfh16o32

 

A lot of baptists wink at gluttony. Look at your post. Preach against sin, but not mine. Then yer meddling. :BangHead:

Gluttony defiles the temple.