The obesity rate in America is a good way of proving this. Most people use food as a reward for themselves; for example, if someone does well in a sporting game, they will go out for ice cream; another example is when people go to the bar on the weekends to get drunk in order to celebrate the week being over. People tend to not know when to stop themselves when they are eating. People also use food as a safe-house; for example, many college kids will stress eat in order to feel better; sometimes after a relationship is ended, a girl will eat her weight in ice cream. We are very protective over our food as well. Most of the time, people do not want to share any of their food with anyone else. Just like in Revelations 184, society has no discipline in what they are doing with …show more content…
There are many passages that directly talk about it as well as those that elude to what will happen if we follow the ways of the world. If we do not take care of our bodies and treat it like a temple as we are supposed to do, then we will not make it to heaven as it is sin to be gluttonous. I should continue to eat the way I do as I honor God through eating healthy.
References
: Romans 12:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 John 2:16–17a; Revelation 18; Proverbs 22:1–12; Proverbs 23:19–21; Ecclesiastes 5:18–20
1. Romans 12:1-2. Holy Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers; 2009.
2. 1 Corinthians 10:31. Holy Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers; 2009.
3. 1 John 2:16-17. Holy Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers; 2009.
4. Revelation 18. Holy Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers; 2009.
5. Proverbs 23:19-21. Holy Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers;