Does God expect us to take care of our body?

[renee819]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

Yes.............


1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1Co 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

DEFILE

phtheirō
fthi'-ro
Probably strengthened from φθίω phthiō (to pine or waste): properly to shrivel or wither, that is, to spoil (by any process) or (genitive) to ruin (especially figuratively by moral influences, to deprave): - corrupt (self), defile, destroy.

Thanks Abiding. I was thinking of that scripture.

[Abiding Now]

3Jn 1:1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

3Jn 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

KJV


3Jn 1:1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

3Jn 1:2 My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

BBE


3Jn 1:1 Greetings from the Elder. To my dear friend Gaius, a person I truly love.

3Jn 1:2 My dear friend, I know that you are doing well spiritually. So I pray that everything else is going well with you and that you are enjoying good health.

ERV

[houston]

I am sorry ma'am. I see "sexpertst" on my screen. I quoted you to see if maybe there were other characters in your post and I did see that you typed "experts." My apologies.


(strange)

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by houston

I am sorry ma'am. I see "sexpertst" on my screen. I quoted you to see if maybe there were other characters in your post and I did see that you typed "experts." My apologies.


(strange)

Sounds like you replied before a quick edit...

[renee819]

Originally Posted by houston

I am sorry ma'am. I see "sexpertst" on my screen. I quoted you to see if maybe there were other characters in your post and I did see that you typed "experts." My apologies.


(strange)

Huston, Thank you, apology accepted.

[MissBrattified]

Yes, I believe we are to be concerned with being good to our bodies, although I don't think it's a sin for someone to eat a donut. (e.g., putting the poison sugar into your body) I believe we should do our best to eat healthy foods and be active.

However, for a Christian, there are other concerns that are very relevant in today's excessive western culture, and those are moderation and self-control. It isn't just about respecting the temple of God, which should be motivation enough, but it's sort of a subjective idea. Overeating, binging, eating excessive amounts of unhealthy foods--those things are symptoms of a lack of moderation and self-control. IMO, it is shameful for a person who claims to be a Christian to stuff themselves to the point of pain, eat until they can barely move at a buffet, eat copious amounts of rich, unhealthy foods, etc. We've probably all done it from time to time (I know I have!), but I think when we do, we should have some thought or conviction that lets us know it's not just unhealthy--it's wrong.

Personally, I believe if Christians would practice fasting on a regular basis, it would help literally curb their appetites. It's amazing what pushing back the plate for a single day can do for your self-control every other day.

[houston]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Sounds like you replied before a quick edit...

no. I still see "sexpertst" on my screen. But her posts always show up having several words that have extra letters. I thought maybe she was typing from a flip phone.

[renee819]

Originally Posted by houston

no. I still see "sexpertst" on my screen. But her posts always show up having several words that have extra letters. I thought maybe she was typing from a flip phone.

Houston that is weird. LOL Does anyone else have that on their screen?

When you said it, I checked, because, sometimes my fingers stutter. And I'm typing with a brace on my wrist, (Dr says carpel tunnel) and sometimes I hit a letter and it doesn't come up on the word. But I usually type on to a Word Processor first, and when that little red line shows up, I go back and fix it.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by renee819

Houston that is weird. LOL Does anyone else have that on their screen?

When you said it, I checked, because, sometimes my fingers stutter. And I'm typing with a brace on my wrist, (Dr says carpel tunnel) and sometimes I hit a letter and it doesn't come up on the word. But I usually type on to a Word Processor first, and when that little red line shows up, I go back and fix it.

No, I never saw it.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Yes, I believe we are to be concerned with being good to our bodies, although I don't think it's a sin for someone to eat a donut. (e.g., putting the poison sugar into your body) I believe we should do our best to eat healthy foods and be active.

However, for a Christian, there are other concerns that are very relevant in today's excessive western culture, and those are moderation and self-control. It isn't just about respecting the temple of God, which should be motivation enough, but it's sort of a subjective idea. Overeating, binging, eating excessive amounts of unhealthy foods--those things are symptoms of a lack of moderation and self-control. IMO, it is shameful for a person who claims to be a Christian to stuff themselves to the point of pain, eat until they can barely move at a buffet, eat copious amounts of rich, unhealthy foods, etc. We've probably all done it from time to time (I know I have!), but I think when we do, we should have some thought or conviction that lets us know it's not just unhealthy--it's wrong.

Personally, I believe if Christians would practice fasting on a regular basis, it would help literally curb their appetites. It's amazing what pushing back the plate for a single day can do for your self-control every other day.

How many fat or obese Christians have you known since you've been in the church? I mean eating at Cracker Barrel or Denny's after an evening service isn't a good thing, correct? I mean we aren't talking about an occasional glazed gluten bomb, we are talking about the Western diet gone mad! I mean let's just say it, Americans sure know how to store food for the winter, well, maybe Summer, Spring, and Fall too. Also doesn't the Hebrew word for fast, or fasting, mean to cover the mouth? So, how many Christians go without food, and drink while they fast? I remember once, one church was fasting pizza hut.