Is Obesity a Sin? - Page 7

MomOfADramaQn · #1 01-19-2009, 01:51 PM

Studies have proven that not exercising every day has the same negative health effects as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day - so I guess there is no difference - if you are going to say cigarettes send you to hell I guess you need to say not exercising sends you to hell too

ILG · #2 01-19-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MomOfADramaQn

Studies have proven that not exercising every day has the same negative health effects as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day - so I guess there is no difference - if you are going to say cigarettes send you to hell I guess you need to say not exercising sends you to hell too

My husband has had cancer twice. Some say it's caused by not eating plant food diets. Do you know how hard it is to change? Surely, we can't say it's a sin to eat meat. We slowly, slowly move to trying to eat healthier, but doing it all at once is overwhelming, frankly. I watched a DVD last night that said Japanese who smoked and ate a plant based diet did not get lung cancer much at all.

MomOfADramaQn · #3 01-19-2009, 02:12 PM

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My husband has had cancer twice. Some say it's caused by not eating plant food diets. Do you know how hard it is to change? Surely, we can't say it's a sin to eat meat. We slowly, slowly move to trying to eat healthier, but doing it all at once is overwhelming, frankly. I watched a DVD last night that said Japanese who smoked and ate a plant based diet did not get lung cancer much at all.

When people get the holy ghost they are expected to quit at once - I have even heard it said - well they must not have gotten the holy ghost if they did not get delivered - I agree it is hard to change but the point is "apostolics" look at smoking one way and anything else that is harmful to your body and is addictive another way - kind of hypocritical in my opinion.

ILG · #4 01-19-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MomOfADramaQn

When people get the holy ghost they are expected to quit at once - I have even heard it said - well they must not have gotten the holy ghost if they did not get delivered - I agree it is hard to change but the point is "apostolics" look at smoking one way and anything else that is harmful to your body and is addictive another way - kind of hypocritical in my opinion.

True.

NotforSale · #5 01-19-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MomOfADramaQn

When people get the holy ghost they are expected to quit at once - I have even heard it said - well they must not have gotten the holy ghost if they did not get delivered - I agree it is hard to change but the point is "apostolics" look at smoking one way and anything else that is harmful to your body and is addictive another way - kind of hypocritical in my opinion.

I'm going to start another thread that is going to bring out another great fallacy and threat to the Christian of our day; Phsycotic drug use. This is Satan's ploy to go strait for the "Heart".

This is an epidemic in the Church and people have been duped.

We had better wake up, otherwise our children will become a generation of drug-addicted adults, feeding this monster of pharmicutical mayhem. This all at the expense of losing our heart-bound integrity and sober mind.

There is not one medical procedure that can prove, ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression and so on. It's all guess work, and the Pill-Pushers of the World are rubbing thier hands together with glee as our pews fill with folks who are undelivered and consider suicide as an option for relief.

NFS

ILG · #6 01-19-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NotforSale

I'm going to start another thread that is going to bring out another great fallacy and threat to the Christian of our day; Phsycotic drug use. This is Satan's ploy to go strait for the "Heart".

This is an epidemic in the Church and people have been duped.

We had better wake up, otherwise our children will become a generation of drug-addicted adults, feeding this monster of pharmicutical mayhem. This all at the expense of losing our heart-bound integrity and sober mind.

There is not one medical procedure that can prove, ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression and so on. It's all guess work, and the Pill-Pushers of the World are rubbing thier hands together with glee as our pews fill with folks who are undelivered and consider suicide as an option for relief.

NFS

I think your thinking is fairly extreme. Although I believe that the pharmaceutical companies do have their own best interests at heart, banning pills for Christians is the other side of the extreme.

Michlow · #7 01-19-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MomOfADramaQn

When people get the holy ghost they are expected to quit at once - I have even heard it said - well they must not have gotten the holy ghost if they did not get delivered - I agree it is hard to change but the point is "apostolics" look at smoking one way and anything else that is harmful to your body and is addictive another way - kind of hypocritical in my opinion.

I was simply told that if I loved Jesus I wouldn't want to smoke. Meaning of course, that if I still had any desire to smoke, then I couldn't possibly love Jesus very much.

MissBrattified · #8 01-19-2009, 10:41 PM

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I was simply told that if I loved Jesus I wouldn't want to smoke. Meaning of course, that if I still had any desire to smoke, then I couldn't possibly love Jesus very much.

Wow! That solves all my problems, then.

If I love Jesus (enough) I won't ever want that second slice of cheesecake!

mfblume · #9 01-20-2009, 01:55 PM

Obesity is not a sin since some people are obese for reasons they cannot control. But gluttony is a sin.

MrsMcD · #10 02-11-2009, 08:22 AM

Is Obesity a Sin?

It depends on why a person is obese. Over eating, eating the wrong kinds of food (and even us skinny folks do that), etc. I would say it is a sin as much as other sins.

Health issues that cause obesity no matter how well a person eats, exercises, etc. then no, I don't think it would be considered a sin.