Seven Deadly Sins: GLUTTONY
With gluttony being one of the seven deadly sins, does that meanbeing overweight is sinful?
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This is a great topic!!! This topic definitely hit me. I am nowhere near overweight, but I know that I don't eat healthy, and I should eat foods that are more healthy for my body now and for when I get older. But, it is sad, but eating is something I enjoy. I absolutely love way food tastes. Sometimes when I get bored I eat. And it is hard to eat right. But, I have at times tried to go on diets, but they never lasted, because it has to be a lifestyle transformation. This is definitely a sin that we overlook, and may be the sin that is commited the most often by the majority of the population. Thank you for this week's topic, because this is something that I have always overlooked and never really paid any attention to. Again, I do sometime overeat and not always eat what is best for me, but I am going to make a conscience effort to do better.
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Gluttony is such a hard sin to look at because you still have to eat. It's just when you take those few extra bites where it becomes a problem. I don't know if you can also add eating the wrong things as a part of the definition of gluttony though. It's when you eat too much. For example, I don't think there's anything wrong with having something bad to eat like ice cream, as long as it's done in moderation. When you end up eating the whole bucket though, that's when it becomes a sin.
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This is definitely a difficult topic (and odd that I see this topic come across my inbox as I'm watching "The Biggest Loser").
First, I'd say that overeating is a sin. It's satisfying what the flesh wants-overindulging so to speak. Being obese-well, it can be said that it is the result of overeating over time so it can be seen as a sin. I also agree though that there are health reasons as to why some are obese. But if we're being real, most of it is because of eating the wrong things-and eating a lot of the wrong things.
At one point in my life, I was overweight. I ate a lot but I also had very low self-esteem at that point in my life so EATING made me feel better. Once I fixed that "Mental" issue, I was able to lose the weight and stop all the extra eating (although I think we all overeat every now and then).
A lot of people overindulge because it makes them feel better. This can be compared to other sins where it's trying to satisfy a fleshy desire because you're overeating and not just eating what's necessary. You're not relying on God to fill that need. Obviously, this is so much more easier said than done.
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What we must grasp is a true understanding. Failure to do that will cause us to be placed or place others in bondage. This is dangerous. Gluttony is the act of eating beyond full mark. This is destructive to the body. The body was not designed to digest excessive amounts of food. However, this is not an act committed by large or overweight people only. Some people that are overweight is mainly due to poor choices and lack of exercise not gluttony. To truly understand that, define what is overweight. Are we using the AMA (American Medical Assoc.) standards or cultural acceptance, or the "Hollywood" standard. Gluttony is the product of lust of the flesh. The flesh desires more than what is necessary to the point it becomes destructive. Don't use worldly standards to denote a sinful. Remember, the spiritual man discerns all things...small,medium, and large can commit the sin of gluttony
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