Living a homosexual lifestyle is in the same lists as outbursts of anger, being deceitful, having envy, causing strife, having malice towards someone, slandering others in the body of Christ, jealousy and "things like these."
Overeating is a form of lasciviousness which means "without restraint" and is often used to show unrestraint in sexual activity. This overeating will destroy our bodies and we will leave this earth quicker then we should have because of this behavior.
All these works of the flesh will bring destruction to us in some form or other albeit the chance to get AIDS in men living he homosexual lifestyle will end a life quicker than having malice will but they both are sinning. ( missing the mark of participating in God's quality of life )
Living by the flesh is usually a result of being under the preaching of the law of some sort as it incites sinning. Christians that are living by the flesh need to hear the true gospel of the grace of God in Christ. - that they have died with Christ on the cross and been raised to a new creation - created in righteousness and holiness.
This is why it is paramount to be preaching the love and grace of God for people so that they will have the proper nutrients to grow up in Him and not fulfill the lusts of the flesh to do "it's" desires.
Then with this proper foundation in Christ - the warning scriptures will have their place in the believer's life and stop them from trying to live by their own works and self-effort instead of relying on the righteousness of God in Christ.
Romans 5:17 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
The proper understanding of the gift of righteousness for those who Christ is in them and the reliance on Christ's work is paramount as grace reigns or rules or comes into manifestation in righteousness.
Awake to righteousness and sin not. Awake means to "sober up to be who you are, to come to one's true self". When we see that we are the righteousness of God in Christ - this will supply the nutrients for the believer to walk in who they already are in Christ.
Walking by the spirit will stop us from fulfilling the lusts of the flesh. ( walking by the spirit is simply "being who you truly are in Christ" as we see what He has done and that we are one with Him.)
If anyone be in Christ they are a new creation - Behold - look, perceive, see - old things have passed away - all things have become new. Just what are those "new things"?