Naturally some of what I say in my book is speculation—but not idle speculation. It’s based on Scripture, the unbroken teaching tradition of Christianity for 2,000 years, and common sense. For instance, I believe that after the resurrection, those in Hell will suffer because of t...
So, the gods of Pride, Greed, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth laid aside their several powers for the sake of greater effectiveness. They put their heads together to craft an Immaculate Conception suited to their purposes. Their creation would be the Incarnation of themselves and would...
Gluttony and drunkenness were often associated with... Mt 24.51 24.51 cut him in pieces. People regarded dismemberment as a terrible punishment, often inflicted... Mt 25.1 25.1 ten bridesmaids. On the evening of a wedding, the bride and bridesmaids would wait at th...
A common misconception is that "the gays" were responsible for the biblical fall of Sodom and Gomorrah (so much so that the word "sodomy" became associated with homosexual sex). ButEzekiel 16:49-50specifies Sodom's sins were arrogance, gluttony, lack of concern for the poor,...
But, God certainly would not want us to kill each other in order that we may eat. Healthy bodily desires that turn toward selfishness, toward greed, gluttony, lust, toward actions at the expense of others – these are not God-centered desires but, rather, self-centered and, so, sinful....
about who this person is/will be, but we know that his actions will lead many to stray from God, so our world already has plenty of antichrists today. I can’t really say if there will be THE one true, Antichrist, but if there is one, he will be a powerful leader and ruler of...
Greed, lust, and gluttony are the sins that we commit when we want, not what is good in the sight of God, but, rather, what is pleasurable for our own flesh. There is a self-centeredness at the root of these sins, from which also stems envy (wanting what others have) and sloth ...
Gluttony is such a lust—and I’ve been in other cultures where their single observation about us Americans is that we all eat too much. Laziness—the desire for an unjustified amount of rest—is also catering to an inappropriate physical desire. I suppose that would include not just lying ...
10.The Sin of Gluttony 11.God is Still Sovereign in All of His Ways Our God is a Merciful God The very first thing you will really have to grasp is how good and merciful God and Jesus really are. Every time God decides to heal someone, He is showing incredible mercy, love, goodness...
34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means “graves of gluttony”) because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time. The Complaints of Miriam and Aaron 12 ...