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These two things along with idolatry are driving me a little bit crazy right now. I have religious OCD (but it is getting a lot better) and I would like to ask questions about them. Is gluttony just over-eating? Why is that a sin? Does it give sinful pleasure? How much does one have to eat for it to be considered gluttony? I have depression and anxiety so I have a lot of stress and I was told I might have an addiction to sugar and unhealthy food. I do not believe I am addicted to it, I just choose to eat it because I don't like healthy food. I always eat carbohydrates, I'm worried that that is what I might be addicted to but I'm not sure. I hardly ever over-eat, the only times I do is when I challenge myself to finish something lol but I don't do that anymore because it's fattening. And does eating too many meals in one day count as gluttony? How do I know if I'm addicted to carbohydrates? I might also be addicted to processed food. I was told people can get addicted to that and I eat processed food all the time. I don't like the word addiction cause I'd feel just fine if I didn't have processed food, I wouldn't have my mind 100% focused on processed food non stop, but I'd probably feel a little different and have a bit of a desire for it, nothing beyond my self control though. But what if I stop eating carbohydrates and eat salad for example and get addicted to salad? Like what are the boundaries here? I know I'm sounding really legalistic and the reason for that is because of verses like (very loosely translated based off memory) "I never knew you, depart from me worker of iniquity" "Not even a hint of sexual immorality" and verses like that that make you scared to death of disobeying God.
Those were my main concerns about gluttony and addiction. Now as I side topic I also had questions about lust and sexual immorality. I am recovering from a sexual addiction and I feel like I'm doing good but I'm worried about a strong wave of temptation and me saying "ah this will be the last time I do it", however I am using my beliefs and God's strength and help for me to not give in to that trap. So I'm fine in not physically committing adultery. But then there is the mental stuff. "If you even look at a woman with lust you have committed adultery in your heart", "there should be no hints of sexual immorality", does that mean if I accidentally see or think of a woman that is not my wife that is attractive than I am ruining my hints of no immorality? Honestly how is it possible to not accidentally think a sexually sinful thought? Sometimes I feel afraid of looking at women or thinking about them.
And then I have questions about 2 more sins, sorry for such a long post: idolatry and not keeping the day of the Sabbath holy. For idolatry, I always worry what if I am loving my guitar more than God, or what if I am loving my phone more than God, or my dog, or my TV. I definitely don't worship these things but I'm not sure if I'm idling them. I use/see them all in daily life and like them because they're entertaining/cute (cute goes to my dog lol) but how do I know if I am idling them? If I lost them I would be very bored but I wouldn't go crazy or anything. Then for keeping Sunday holy and in remembrance, is it a sin to not go to Church? Or is it a sin to work on Sunday even if you went to Church? What are the boundaries there? With today being Sunday, I haven't done anything to make this day holy but I think I will read my Bible. Is that good enough or should I be doing something or not be doing something? I'm doing nothing all day, is that the right thing to be doing? Or is it about what you do do, or both? I know someone who takes this very seriously, and refuses to do anything on Sunday, not even something like fixing a household appliance or something. That is too legalistic right?
I would appreciate advice, I know a fear of the Lord is good but mine drives me crazy. The Bible says we are saved by faith and not works, but the Bible also says stuff like "depart from me worker of iniquity", so I get really scared with all of this. My main concerns are gluttony and addiction, I never knew those could be considered sinful until today, I knew that being addicted to sinful stuff is bad but I didn't know it was bad to be addicted to anything, but I am also curious about the other topics I mentioned.
Those were my main concerns about gluttony and addiction. Now as I side topic I also had questions about lust and sexual immorality. I am recovering from a sexual addiction and I feel like I'm doing good but I'm worried about a strong wave of temptation and me saying "ah this will be the last time I do it", however I am using my beliefs and God's strength and help for me to not give in to that trap. So I'm fine in not physically committing adultery. But then there is the mental stuff. "If you even look at a woman with lust you have committed adultery in your heart", "there should be no hints of sexual immorality", does that mean if I accidentally see or think of a woman that is not my wife that is attractive than I am ruining my hints of no immorality? Honestly how is it possible to not accidentally think a sexually sinful thought? Sometimes I feel afraid of looking at women or thinking about them.
And then I have questions about 2 more sins, sorry for such a long post: idolatry and not keeping the day of the Sabbath holy. For idolatry, I always worry what if I am loving my guitar more than God, or what if I am loving my phone more than God, or my dog, or my TV. I definitely don't worship these things but I'm not sure if I'm idling them. I use/see them all in daily life and like them because they're entertaining/cute (cute goes to my dog lol) but how do I know if I am idling them? If I lost them I would be very bored but I wouldn't go crazy or anything. Then for keeping Sunday holy and in remembrance, is it a sin to not go to Church? Or is it a sin to work on Sunday even if you went to Church? What are the boundaries there? With today being Sunday, I haven't done anything to make this day holy but I think I will read my Bible. Is that good enough or should I be doing something or not be doing something? I'm doing nothing all day, is that the right thing to be doing? Or is it about what you do do, or both? I know someone who takes this very seriously, and refuses to do anything on Sunday, not even something like fixing a household appliance or something. That is too legalistic right?
I would appreciate advice, I know a fear of the Lord is good but mine drives me crazy. The Bible says we are saved by faith and not works, but the Bible also says stuff like "depart from me worker of iniquity", so I get really scared with all of this. My main concerns are gluttony and addiction, I never knew those could be considered sinful until today, I knew that being addicted to sinful stuff is bad but I didn't know it was bad to be addicted to anything, but I am also curious about the other topics I mentioned.
