John wrote:
> I was illustrating "sin management,"   David.
> Who said anything about slowing down ones
> metabolism?   No me.   But let's stay on track
> and avoid a food fight.

You were using the problem of obesity to illustrate the value of sin 
management.  You used the postponement of eating as an analogy to validate 
the concept of postponing sin.  Well, if it does not work for fat people, 
why do you think it will work with sin?  Let's just say that I was drawing 
upon your analogy for two reasons:  1) to help anyone struggling with being 
overweight, and 2) to illustrate that your teaching concerning sin is 
probably about just as effective as your success in managing your weight.

Look, you have told us often that you are fat and that you continue to sin. 
Why do you presume to teach us how to manage these issues?  Don't you think 
a little more humility is in order?  How about trying to hear a little more 
from those on the list who are not fat and who do not sin?  Or are you going 
to reject the idea that some people on the list are not fat, just as you 
reject the idea that some people on this list do not continue to sin?

Humility, John, humility.  Is that too much to ask?  Not everybody on the 
list is fat, and not everybody on the list sins.  In other words, not 
everybody is just like you.  Think about that, and think about how such 
facts should flavor the way you communicate on this list.  More humility is 
in order here.

Spoken firmly in love, wishing you only the best in Christ,
David Miller. 


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