Gary wrote: > this is exactly why (partic in valid NT counseling/preaching) > to carefully establish NT/exegetical linkage betw obesity and > gluttony (which is truthful/correct), not betw obesity and > laziness/lack of exercise per se
This is an interesting comment that I would like to see you expound upon. How do you define gluttony and can you contrast that with "laziness/lack of exercise"? Do you consider laziness a sin on par with gluttony? This subject interests me because as a computer software developer, I don't get enough exercise during the regular course of the day unless I specifically exercise. In other words, I must set aside time to exercise, or my weight increases rather quickly. Am I perhaps masking gluttony by exercising? Should I cut down from one meal a day to perhaps one meal every other day if my inactivity warrants such, or would it be better to add more exercise to my list of things to do? I don't know if you remember last year, Gary, but gluttony is the sin that I committed in March of 2002. Gluttony is the thing which the Lord chastised me for. I am very cognizant that this is a weakness in me, and I am very much looking for a higher way. I don't pay a lot of attention to my personal nutrition. I feel like I just haphazardly go along. If I seem to be packing on some weight, I just stop eating or add more exercise. I've been thinking that perhaps I need to be more disciplined about it, but I'm not sure how to do it. When I was younger, I never had to think about it. My weight was always fine regardless of what I ate. As I now move past 43 years of age, I find my body much more sensitive to diet and exercise. It is time I learn how to properly address this aspect of my physical life, but with so many books out there and so many conflicting opinions, I'm not sure where to begin. Just last night my wife was saying to me, "you spent all that time in biology and you are telling me you don't know how you should eat"? Well, I was taught certain things which I don't trust, such as that pyramid with all the carbohydrates at the bottom. If I ate according to what I was taught, I believe I would be a huge blimp. Another thing I often think about is that in my biological studies, I learned how many animals change their diet through ontogeny. The young have a different kind of diet than the adults have. I think human beings might be kind of like this, but I don't see anyone considering that the kind of diet that would be best for children might be very different than what would be best for adults. I think treating children and adults the same might account for why obesity seems to be more of a problem for adults than for children. It is often referenced that the aged's metabolism slows down and accounts for this, but I truly wonder if that is the complete explanation. It seems to me that there is more to it than just that. Glenn wrote: > Paul is not belittling exercise This is true. Whenever I have had the honor of working out with a fellow believer, I have sometimes quoted an abbreviated version of 1 Tim. 4:8 as a kind of motivational joke, "well, you know what the Bible says, 'Bodily Exercise Profiteth!'" Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
