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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne
Yes, fat people are going to hell.
BTW, some of you need to do a study on gluttony so you can understand the definition.
Hint: It's not the mere act of overeating.
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I hope this isn't the feeling people are getting regarding this post. If I've given this impression to anyone, I stand corrected.
I've reviewed mine and others comments and do not see where anyone has drawn this conclusion.
Sister, you may want to re-think what you're trying imply here. I sense bitterness (anger) in your tone. If we can't dialog about possible failure in an area of our lives, the challenge to better ourselves is never considered.
If boldness is needed to prove the point, Proverbs does declare; If a man is given to appetite, he should put a knife to his throat. I am very cautious when using this verse, never the less, sometimes it is needed to convince folks who seem to be branded with unwillingness to humble debate. If you need shock value, this verse leaves little to imagine.
Helping people should be our goal in all that we do. I hope my strong words here don't leave you in further despair, but help you to see this is more than a Heaven or Hell issue. People are suffering and the Church is hindered by this unhealthy living. Children are growing up undisciplined, with health problems of the elderly, while only in thier teens. The media has been strait-forward, telling America, this is the #1 National Health Crisis of our day. The world even knows.
Dare we look the other way as the noose grows tighter.
Despite what people think, the Bible is a book of Health for body, mind and spirit.
I drove a school bus for 2 years with the Head Start program. I had 4 year old children who could barely climb the stairs of the bus because they were so overweight. These young children are heading for a horrible future if thier parents don't change thier ways. I've also seen this same problem in our churches.
With video games, TV, movies, autos, and all the other things that take away our active lifestyles, people are becoming lazy and eating more than they need to eat. This is hurting us. This is killing us. This is changing our quality of life. This is feeding the monster of stress that is strangling Christians, all because they don't open up the natural endorphines only released by exercise. Instead, they go to a doctor, get on anti-depressent medication, compounding the problem by vacating reality and becomming a drug addict.
It's costing us more money than we can count. In our city, we had to buy new ambulances with cranes to lift the patient and bigger beds because the old ones could not accomadate the "New American Size". People are having to buy 2 seats on an airplane. Pharmicutical companies are laughing thier way to the bank while we buy medications because of health problems caused by obesity. And health insurance?; the money here is insurmountable! A diabetic alone can cost millions in a lifetime; youthful diabetes is a side affect of obesity in children, causing them to become slaves to insulin shots for the rest of thier life.
May we become the Light of the World by an example of living life to its fullest. If we will rediscover good health and moderation, our quality of life will be revived, our prayer lines will shrink, and the lost will notice we enjoy this Planet the way God intended for us to enjoy it. Try climbing the mountain instead of driving; things look different up there when we breathe deeply and create blood flow to our muscles and to that wonderful organ called our, brain.
God Bless, NFS
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