Sins of the Body?!!
I believe God teaches us that there are some sins related to the body. I am separating this from the sins of the flesh. They may not necessarily be unclean things. Humanly speaking they may not be big things. But to a christian, these are sins. Some pay too much attention to eating. Other's pay too much attention to sleeping. Some pay too much attention to Health or to personal grooming. Some are bound by the Habit of indulging in snacks. Some love their bodies too much. All of these are sins before the Lord.
Many Christians are bound by eating. They have never fasted as a Christian. It is possible to know the kind of person they are by the way they eat. The minute they pick up their forks, others know the kind of person they are. A brother once said, "I have a large appetite. My appetite is extraordinarily large." Brother's and Sister's, overindulgence in eating is also a sin. Those who cannot control themselves in the matter of eating are committing a sin.
Some have a terrible look on their face when they only lose a little sleep. They become impatient in handling things and talk incoherently. This also is a sin.
Some indulge in eating snacks. They spend a great deal of money on snack food. Others pay too much attention to their personal grooming. They always insist on good clothes. There are also some who are obsessed with Health. Everything has to be just right for them. They consider this or that to be poisonous or bad for the body. They are confined and threatened by everything.
Brothers and sisters these are examples of being obsessed with our bodies. Too many people today love their own bodies too much. They cannot suffer at all, and they cannot bear to even approach those who are sick.They are bound by their body.
Paul said, "I Buffet my bodying make it my slave" [1 Cor. 9:27]. He put his body under his subjection. Failing to put one's body under one's subjection is a sin. The body should be put under our subjection.
Many have sacrificed their prayer in the Morning for sleep. Many have sacrificed their time in the Word for food. Many are unable to serve the Lord because they pay too much attention to snack foods and outward appearance. I believe God shows us that neglect in bridling ourselves in these areas is a sin.
I believe God teaches us that there are some sins related to the body. I am separating this from the sins of the flesh. They may not necessarily be unclean things. Humanly speaking they may not be big things. But to a christian, these are sins. Some pay too much attention to eating. Other's pay too much attention to sleeping. Some pay too much attention to Health or to personal grooming. Some are bound by the Habit of indulging in snacks. Some love their bodies too much. All of these are sins before the Lord.
Many Christians are bound by eating. They have never fasted as a Christian. It is possible to know the kind of person they are by the way they eat. The minute they pick up their forks, others know the kind of person they are. A brother once said, "I have a large appetite. My appetite is extraordinarily large." Brother's and Sister's, overindulgence in eating is also a sin. Those who cannot control themselves in the matter of eating are committing a sin.
Some have a terrible look on their face when they only lose a little sleep. They become impatient in handling things and talk incoherently. This also is a sin.
Some indulge in eating snacks. They spend a great deal of money on snack food. Others pay too much attention to their personal grooming. They always insist on good clothes. There are also some who are obsessed with Health. Everything has to be just right for them. They consider this or that to be poisonous or bad for the body. They are confined and threatened by everything.
Brothers and sisters these are examples of being obsessed with our bodies. Too many people today love their own bodies too much. They cannot suffer at all, and they cannot bear to even approach those who are sick.They are bound by their body.
Paul said, "I Buffet my bodying make it my slave" [1 Cor. 9:27]. He put his body under his subjection. Failing to put one's body under one's subjection is a sin. The body should be put under our subjection.
Many have sacrificed their prayer in the Morning for sleep. Many have sacrificed their time in the Word for food. Many are unable to serve the Lord because they pay too much attention to snack foods and outward appearance. I believe God shows us that neglect in bridling ourselves in these areas is a sin.
