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LOL Your weight is between you and God. I know that I myself need to lose some pounds.

https://understandingthegospel.org/blogs/paul-coxall/digest-this-gluttony-is-a-sin/ So many Christians think abusing the body and defiling the temple of the Holy Spirit refer only to cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, drugs, and sexual immorality. So they poison and harm their bodies with too much...

Our physical health is a very important matter to focus on. Since our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, we should do temple maintenance, keep it fit and free from injury and disease, as much as possible. We cannot effectively study and preach the Word, or serve others, or evangelize people...

https://coastalcourier.com/coastal-living/living-well/how-churches-could-turn-the-obesity-epidemic-around/ To find a solution to America's obesity epidemic, public health officials might consider a visit to the Rev. Steve Reynolds' church in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. And taking a look at...

I see in this John 6:37 verse the favorable response of people to Jesus. The phrase “shall come to me” signifies a positive, salvific responding. Those who do not come to Jesus are not responding, they ignore or reject Him. Jesus died for the sins of all humanity, but some humans will not...

This has nothing to do with atonement. It is talking about those who respond to the gospel and accept the atonement. All the sins of all mankind were placed upon Jesus, but not all mankind will trust in Jesus. Those who do come to Jesus are given to Jesus by the Father. 1 John 2:2 And he is...

No, he did not support the theology with a verse. He defended the theology with a theologian’s commentary on a verse. Certainly you understand the difference between quoting a scripture vs. quoting what a theologian says about a scripture. See how you are trapped in this loop? “You better...

https://applygodsword.com/what-is-gluttony/ Paul told the Philippians of some “whose god is their appetite [belly, KJV]” (Philippians 3:19). This description is certainly not limited to gluttony, but the mentality would include it. It involves a focus on carnal things rather than...

You are missing something there. He is quoting a theologian’s interpretation of scripture. Calvinists cannot let scripture speak for itself, they have to add words to it (changing “all men” to “all elect men”) or have to present what a Calvinist theologian said about a scripture. The...

What specifically have we said that was “so wildly inaccurate about Calvinism”? This is a common defense of Calvinism, not correcting the alleged misrepresentation, but just claiming we do not portray Calvinism accurately. You align yourself with the Roman Catholic objection to sola...

https://equip.sbts.edu/article/4-tough-questions-every-pastor-needs-ask-food/ There exists a massive obesity issue in the SBC, particularly with the pastors. In the eyes of some, being extremely overweight is endearing in a pastor as it is a sign they are loved and fed well, similarly to the...

One symptom of exalting a theological system above the scriptures is when the system is defended by quoting theologians who adhere to the system, rather than appealing to Bible verses that seem to support it. Theology can freeze the mind into a rigid pattern that seduces and imprisons thought...

Silly? This is your view of contrasting Jesus dying for everyone vs. Jesus dying only for the elect? Jesus dying for everyone’s sins is the classic message of evangelism. What possible encouragement is it to lead a person to repent? It should be a huge encouragement to any sinner. But you were...

https://research.lifeway.com/2018/04/19/pastors-are-digging-their-graves-with-their-teeth/ An overweight pastor knows if his problem is due to gluttony or something else. If gluttony is the real problem, this is a spiritual deficiency, but nobody is perfect. We need to help and pray for obese...

It’s time for pastors who are obese due to over-eating to think about how they can become a better example of self-control. Lusting after food, being greedy over it, having no control over our appetites, these are sins according to Scripture. In one sense gluttony is evidence of being enslaved...

Would you seriously witness to an unsaved person, saying, “If you accept Jesus as your Lord, then He died for your sins. But if you reject Jesus as Lord, then He didn’t die for your sins” —??? Scriptures never say Jesus died for the sins of those who believe in Him. It says He died for the...

Only a small fraction—less than 5%—of obesity cases are strictly caused by primary medical conditions or genetic disorders.

Again, you run away from the scripture verse 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. …then you change the subject to talk about technical definitions of propitiation, and conclude with false assumptions and...

Yes, teachings of men have reached me, but I am persuaded by scriptures, not theology. For example. If the Bible says “for the sins of the whole world”, then a theologian claims this means “only for the sins of the elect”, I go with the scriptures rather than the theologian. 1 John 2:2 And...

It is not judging others when you warn people about the dangers of obesity. But obese pastors who preach against addictions and the lusts of the flesh are hypocrites, because they succumb to the lust for excessive food. The many published articles on pastor obesity points how this is a serious...