The Sin Of Gluttony

Definition: Gluttony is the willful and insatiable desire to over consume, excessively elevate, and be preoccupied with that which God created for good. It is more interested in consuming than in what is being consumed.

God considers gluttony a character trait of an evil person, and so He tells us to avoid those who eat and drink too much.

Don't drink too much wine and get drunk; don't eat too much food and get fat. Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row, in a stupor and dressed in rags.
Proverbs 23:20-21, MSG

For it is possible that a wise man may use the daintiest food without any sin of epicurism or gluttony, while a fool will crave for the vilest food with a most disgusting eagerness of appetite. And any sane man would prefer eating fish after the manner of our Lord, to eating lentils after the manner of Esau, or barley after the manner of oxen. For there are several beasts that feed on commoner kinds of food, but it does not follow that they are more temperate than we are. For in all matters of this kind it is not the nature of the things we use, but our reason for using them, and our manner of seeking them, that make what we do either praiseworthy or blameable. -St.Augustine, Confessions

I fear not the uncleaness of meat, but the uncleaness of desire. -St. Augustine, Confessions

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[yourvidisbad101]

What, so all chefs are sinners? According to Christianity yes, UNLESS, of course, the chefs are miserable and hate food, then it isn't a sin. Such ridiculous logic.

[RobertMOdell]

In another 10 years the level of obesity will rise another 10% yet people's eating habits will not have changed. Go figure it out.

[imatelly]

@ticketyboooo because people are retarted,everyone seys save the starveing children and the person saying it is 300 pounds eating 3700 calories for the 3rd time in one day.

[ticketyboooo]

If gluttony is such a sin why are there so many fat fundies around?

[Tenten411]

So Bulmia happened back then0.0 my Roman ancestors practiced it 0.0.By the way if Jesus was at the feast I bet he would have probably told them to not eat that much food and give it to the poor^_^.And thanks so much for this video hopefully it will help clear my mind of food:)

[zapleman555]

the vomitorium is gross....but would that help us now?



[AssyrianBeast357]

please pray so i can stop my gluttony

great video :)

[prettyinpinkxit]

This has really helped me rethink how i eat.

Thank you

God bless you