Is it okay for Christians to send their child to a public school?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Hi, this is Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program where

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Here's our email address. It's Questions at Core Christianity.com. First up, let's go to Sarah in

Las Vegas, Nevada. Sarah, what's your question for Adrile? Hello. My question today is about

Christians and fitness. It's kind of a two-part question. How can Christians

maintain a healthy relationship with food and fitness and better their bodies about falling into

vanity for those of us who may need to lose or gain weight? And would it be idolatrous if we are

motivated to make ourselves more attractive or healthier for our spouses? Thank you.

Hey, Sarah, great question. I don't think that that would be idolatry. Now, of course,

people can turn, you know, food and fitness into an idol. That is, they can turn it into something

that is all-consuming for them and really takes the place of God in their lives. Paul says about the false teachers,

and I think it's Philippians chapter three, that their God is their belly. And so this is a real

problem. Gluttony is a sin, but you can also have the sin of vanity and just sort of chasing

after this image, this picture of beauty that is all consuming and gets in the way of loving your neighbor and your relationship with the Lord.

And so I think we just need to make sure that our, the way we receive food and the way we approach exercise is ordered correctly in our life.

One chapter I think that could be helpful here for you is 1 Timothy chapter 4.

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