That brings back memories of my son when he was a little boy. I used to read that story to him and he called the tar baby the "guitara baby". :laugh: Ah the joys of motherhood.
You are right though. When you're stuck, you're stuck.
A question concerning gluttony
Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by jsn9333, Feb 13, 2008.
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Mmmmmm... Fruits....
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I have seeds of doubt as to whether or not he'll ever get to the core of the argument. But his post....and my explanation...do make a great pear. Heck...just reading this thread has gotten me juiced.
I must admit: upon first reading his post, I thought it lacked punch. But after thinking it over, I realized that there was enough zest in his words to preserve the intent he wanted to get across.
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I envy people who can do that with words. :thumbs: Does it just come to you or is there a microsoft or apple program I can use. :laugh:
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Show offs.
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rbell, you lemonhead!!! You must truly be the apple of God's eye... And I want to thank you for all the times you have gotten me out of a jam here on BB...
Orange you glad there are those of us here that are a little fruity.
If people like you were not here, this place would be plum dry...
But as it stands, we are a bunch of bananas.. and a whole lot of fruitcakes... Just make sure you don't drink too much from the fruit of the vine or you will be called a drunkard.. and I will not eat so much that I become rotten! -
If I keep reading this, I will be called a glutton for punishment... not very good but at least a try.:BangHead:
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Tim, rbell...you are both nuts!
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I read somewhere last week that diet cokes, 7ups, etc, actually cause one to gain weight over the long run. That seems backwards, but thats what I read.
A link to one of the articles
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050613/drink-more-diet-soda-gain-more-weight -
Would that be Walnuts, or Acorns?
I knew a Hazel once.. and she was nuts....
I also had an old sunday school teacher named meg... she was nuts too..
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I miss Jerry Falwell
I have enjoyed all of you posters. But I am wondering why it is only on the "Baptist only form". I am sure that others who are not Baptist on this fine messageboard would like to join this Biblical discussion. -
Wow I can really dive into this. I think that I'll go bake a pie. :laugh:
TinyTim, you are truly gracious. Now that is what I call a serving of Grace and if you don't mind I in for seconds.
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My opinion on above research: some overweight folks, trying to correct their ways, start drinking diet drinks. Psychologically, this gives them "wiggle room" calorically. Thus, they eat more.
Anyhoo...I cut out sweetened drinks, and lost weight, so whatever research they had didn't take on lil' ol' me...:laugh: -
My apologies if my comparison violated the "no sexuality" rule. I was not trying to get graphic, just pointing out that I'd rather have a pastor whose sin was not hidden than one who seemed ok on the outside but corrupt in private. My point was that we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.
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Do you realize you are guilty of the same thing you are accusing me of? By vilifying anyone who uses the words "Falwell" and "glutton" in the same breath you are essentially saying Falwell was not a glutton. That is a judgment my friend. It happens to be a positive one judgment, but it is still a judgment... according to your faulty definition of the word. Or you are saying it is wrong to speak of Falwell's obesity and analyze it. That is a judgment also.
While I have shared my opinion, I have made it abundantly clear that whether or not any particular act of Jerry was a sin is in the hands of One Judge. I have shared an opinion. You just happen to be condemning me as "judging" because you think your opinion has more merit then mine.
Also, the man you cited below was not a glutton nor a drunkard. Just because the pharisees call someone a thing doesn't make it true.
I will say this, however. If Jesus did have 400lbs of extra crispy fried chicken on his waste and was stumbling around with vodka on his breath.... I would tend to agree with the Pharisee's assessment. Thank God, however, that wasn't the case. Jesus died at the hands of the Pharisees, not from one to many sausage biscuits clogging his arteries and not from liver disease from too much alcohol.
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I'll say again, I was pointing out one thing and one thing only; I'd rather have a pastor who recognizes his sin then one who is ignorant of when he has sinned. I used the stealing example b/c there are some in this thread who don't think overeating to the point of obesity is a sin, and I did not want to use the example the original poster gave (of addiction to pornography). Its that easy. Believe it or not, sometimes people mean something different then what you take them to mean. So believe me or don't believe me, either way it doesn't change the point I was trying to make.
And as far as Falwell, Romans 14:14 indicates that if someone talks himself out of certain things being sinful, then those things can cease to be sinful for that particular person (and visa versa if I talk myself into chewing gum being sinful, then for me it can actually become sinful). It has to do with the man's conscience before God and whether or not he *actually* believes he has sinned. Whether or not one actually thinks he is sinning makes a difference; it is the difference between intentional sin and unintentional sin.
Maybe this analogy will help you to understand what I'm trying to say. If I think I robbed someone but actually what I took was merely abandoned property, my heart is still as evil as if I had robbed someone. I intended to steal and, in my mind, I did steal. And if I think I took abandoned property, but in reality I had accidentally robbed someone, then my heart is still as pure as if I had not robbed anyone.
Basically what I'm saying is that it is my hope that Falwell had a pure heart before God... then he was not in "willful defiance" concerning his gluttony. His mental state doesn't affect the sinfulness of gluttony in general, but it can indicate whether he was 1) simply ignorant or 2)was a man who willfully continued in sin for his entire life even to the point that it killed him.
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Psalm 130:3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
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