Ep. 65 - The Dangers of Gluttony

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🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The driving topic for today's episode is the dangers of gluttony. Gluttony is one of the "respectable sins" in our culture today, but in spite of our efforts to laugh it off or treat it as no big deal, it is a serious sin. We must tackle this sin head-on for what it objectively is if we are to live in the temperance and freedom God calls us to, be the most winsome witnesses to the gospel that we can be, and honor God in how we engage with food. Food is a good gift from God, ...

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0:00.0	I think it comes down to being controlled.
0:03.4	You know, 1 Corinthians 6, 12, all things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful.
0:09.0	All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
0:13.6	Control your appetite or your appetite will control you.
0:16.7	Yeah, exactly.
0:18.5	And that really is the key for the Christian.
0:20.7	It's not coming under the power of anything you're controlled by.
0:23.9	And then we've all heard the cliche saying, right?
0:26.1	We don't live to eat, we eat to live.
0:29.3	A lot of times.
0:30.3	A lot of times.
0:31.3	I figured he knew.
0:32.3	It makes me feel bad because sometimes I live to eat, I just love eating.
0:36.5	It's a wonderful experience.
0:37.9	Yeah.
0:38.9	It is.
0:39.9	And it's a gift from the Lord.
0:40.9	It's a pleasure that God has given us.
0:42.2	And doesn't that enrich fellowship?
0:43.9	We have actually, in this podcast, talked about having food on the table, but we've figured
0:47.9	out the one thing that you have to speak with the same thing you eat with.
0:52.5	That's exactly right.
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