Gluttony (3 of 7)
Series: Seven Fatal Attractions
Collin Wimberly
Proverbs 23:19-21
CIT - The writer of Proverbs commands his son to be wise and avoid drunkards and gluttons.
Proposition - Christians today should avoid the sin of gluttony.
INTRODUCTION:
THE DEFINITION OF GLUTTONY -
Webster's say Gluttony is one who eats too much. However, gluttony cannot be defined so narrowly.
One thing we need to clear up is that gluttony is not about weight or being fat. You can be a glutton and be as skinny as a rail.
Gluttony is overindulgence - the word Glutton in our passage means a riotous eater. It is the over consumption of anything. Gluttony can apply to too much TV, to much shopping, and even too much computer usage. You can go overboard on anything, even a good thing.
Gluttony is misdirected hunger - It is the mad pursuit of bodily pleasures that never satisfy us. By overindulging in food, TV, novels or whatever, we are trying to fill an emptiness, a void in our lives. The problem is that food can only satisfy physical hunger, it can never satisfy emotional needs.
Phil. 3:19 - Their god is their belly. Literally they live to fulfill their own fleshly desires and appetites.
Gluttony is a lack of self-control - Gluttony entices us at every turn. Eating and drinking more than is healthy for our bodies reveals a lack of self-control. One of the most gluttonous individuals I ever knew was a skinny as a rail. His waist probably didn't exceed 30 inches. Yet, the guy would eat food in amounts that were staggering. For a snack, a loaf of white bread. Gina and I went to eat with him and his wife a few weeks after we were married. He ate more than Gina and I combined! What about another friend, again skinny, who would sit down and eat an entire half gallon of blue bell ice cream in one sitting.
There are extreme ...
Series: Seven Fatal Attractions
Collin Wimberly
Proverbs 23:19-21
CIT - The writer of Proverbs commands his son to be wise and avoid drunkards and gluttons.
Proposition - Christians today should avoid the sin of gluttony.
INTRODUCTION:
THE DEFINITION OF GLUTTONY -
Webster's say Gluttony is one who eats too much. However, gluttony cannot be defined so narrowly.
One thing we need to clear up is that gluttony is not about weight or being fat. You can be a glutton and be as skinny as a rail.
Gluttony is overindulgence - the word Glutton in our passage means a riotous eater. It is the over consumption of anything. Gluttony can apply to too much TV, to much shopping, and even too much computer usage. You can go overboard on anything, even a good thing.
Gluttony is misdirected hunger - It is the mad pursuit of bodily pleasures that never satisfy us. By overindulging in food, TV, novels or whatever, we are trying to fill an emptiness, a void in our lives. The problem is that food can only satisfy physical hunger, it can never satisfy emotional needs.
Phil. 3:19 - Their god is their belly. Literally they live to fulfill their own fleshly desires and appetites.
Gluttony is a lack of self-control - Gluttony entices us at every turn. Eating and drinking more than is healthy for our bodies reveals a lack of self-control. One of the most gluttonous individuals I ever knew was a skinny as a rail. His waist probably didn't exceed 30 inches. Yet, the guy would eat food in amounts that were staggering. For a snack, a loaf of white bread. Gina and I went to eat with him and his wife a few weeks after we were married. He ate more than Gina and I combined! What about another friend, again skinny, who would sit down and eat an entire half gallon of blue bell ice cream in one sitting.
There are extreme ...
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