GLUTTON One habitually given to greedy and voracious eating. Gluttony was associated with stubbornness, rebellion, disobedience, drunkenness, and wastefulness (Deut. 21:20). A more general meaning for the Hebrew term as a "good-for-nothing" (Prov. 28:7 TEV) is reflected in some translations: wastrel (Deut. 21:20 REB); profligate (Deut. 21:20 NIV; Prov. 28:7 REB); riotous (Prov. 28:7 KJV). When Jesus was accused of being a "glutton and wine-drinker" (Matt. 11:19; Luke 7:34), it was in this expanded sense of being one given to loose and excessive living. The Bible knows gluttony makes one sleepy and leads to not working and poverty (Prov. 23:21).
How come we never hear much at conferences about gluttony, overeating, laziness, or excess of lifestyle?
Are these still sinful practices that will keep people out of the Kingdom?
Does your local pastor teach about the dangers of gluttony and excess?
Are many afraid of the subject because of their own bulging waistline?
I was serious when I asked that question. No slap intended. Evidentally I hit something when I "threw the rock."
My response was tongue in cheek, yes I teach about gluttony and excess often.
I teach that the convential Pentecostal wisdom which says sex is ok within boundaries, wine is forbidden completely, and food has no limits whatsoever is completely false.
In reality, the Bible teaches that sex, wine, and food are all gifts given to man by God and are to be partaken of with respect to certain limits and only in moderation.
The Christian life should never be the picture of excess.
I suppose that this will be misunderstood, but there it is anyway.
My response was tongue in cheek, yes I teach about gluttony and excess often.
I teach that the convential Pentecostal wisdom which says sex is ok within boundaries, wine is forbidden completely, and food has no limits whatsoever is completely false.
In reality, the Bible teaches that sex, wine, and food are all gifts given to man by God and are to be partaken of with respect to certain limits and only in moderation.
The Christian life should never be the picture of excess.
I suppose that this will be misunderstood, but there it is anyway.
My response was tongue in cheek, yes I teach about gluttony and excess often.
I teach that the convential Pentecostal wisdom which says sex is ok within boundaries, wine is forbidden completely, and food has no limits whatsoever is completely false.
In reality, the Bible teaches that sex, wine, and food are all gifts given to man by God and are to be partaken of with respect to certain limits and only in moderation.
The Christian life should never be the picture of excess.
I suppose that this will be misunderstood, but there it is anyway.
Are you trying to say that you teach sex in moderation also? How do you monitor this to ensure that excess isn't being partaken of? Does the couple who has six kids in four years have to be sat down and not involved in ministry?
Yeah, some of you are laughing, but the point is, what's excess for one might not be excess for another. This goes for anything, whether it's wine, food, or sex.....or whatever. There are some who can eat a lot and never show it, and others who eat barely anything but are overweight.
Moderation is subjective to the person. There is no objective way to monitor moderation in anything. You can teach it, but only the individual themselves knows if they are practicing it or not.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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