Re: [TruthTalk] Gluttony & Exercise

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On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:44:32 -0400 "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 [DavidM:] > 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"?    gluttony is both producing and consuming too much food (per person for us here); the excessive amount of food available (adversely) relates to the excess consumption; absolute supply given absolute demand still can't satisfy the producer or the consumer--the producer has to sell his food before it rots (or too cheaply); the consumer has to consume it all (as purchased) before it rots (or too fast)...   || >Do you consider laziness a sin on par > with gluttony?   gluttony and laziness is a wierd combination of activities--perhaps as is 'glutonny and exercise'; e.g., is a gluttonous person--an over-producer/over-consumer--really lazy? that's doubtful in my view..   || >Am I perhaps masking gluttony by exercising?   it may be physically impossible to burn the calories of glutonny as described above..   || >Should I cut down from one meal a day to perhaps one meal every >other day if my inactivity warrants such..   no--biblically it's the daily manna and/or our daily bread inc the daily rhythm or seasonal pattern of eating exactly/only what's needed--quantity and quality--and, regardless if you can exercise or not, this is true; however, if you can exercise (train hard, the Ap Paul meant), it profits you some..you can train hard, though, like the pitcher CC Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians who is is a very good pitcher, but obese (not even by MLBaseball standards).. >or would it be better to add more exercise to my list of things to do?    the list of things to do is already too long...this is about where i get in trouble with (e.g.) Iz for political and economic irresponsibility/laziness...but i ran that 'list' through the shredder..started taking salvation inc healing (e.g., Matt 11 and Jms 5) seriously...Isa 55, too..and prayin' the Lord's prayer, e.g., 'give us our daily bread'..does this make me a communist?   || >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"?   what's her concept of salvation? gary ottoson * http://ozg2003.blogspot.com