Gluttony: For What Do You Hunger?

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Bill Fix
01/18/15 - N/A

Mt. 5:6 – Hunger and thirst for righteousness
Brief summary of what God expects of us:
- Fear God and keep His commandments – Eccl. 12:13
  - Active love and faith demonstrated by actions – Jam. 2:15-18.
  - Place God and others above self – “Good Samaritan”, Lk. 10:25-37.
- If we simply keep this principle, everything falls into place.
  - We will obey God because we are striving to do His will – 1 Jn. 2:3.
  - We will not ask why certain things are prohibited because we place our desires in subjection to God’s will – Jam. 3:13-18.
    - Why attend church?
    - Can I get drunk in privacy of my own home?
Obedience and Unselfishness (or Self-Control) – Gal. 5:16-26
- 1 Jn. 2:15-16.
- Many people have “addictions” to drugs, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, sex, shopping, hobbies, working, social media, hording, etc.
- Some are sinful by definition; others aren’t yet can still create problems.
- Food is necessary for our physical survival, but gluttony is sinful.
What Gluttony is not
- A normal social meal – Mt. 11:18-19; Gal. 2:12
- Feast
  - Commanded in OT – Num. 29:12
  - Approved by Jesus – Lk. 14:13
What Gluttony Is
- Definitions
  - Zalal (Hebrew for Glutton) – Riotous eater; To be loose morally or worthless.
  - Phagos (Greek) – One who eats (meat).
  - Webster – One given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
- Overconsumption of food – Prov. 25:16.
- Yielding to intense craving – Num. 11:4-6, 32-33; Ps. 78:26-31
- Putting food first – Gen. 25:29-34; Heb. 12:16-17
- Excessive extravagance – Dan. 1:5, 9, 12-15
  - Chocolate sundae adorned with 18k gold & made with special chocolate @ $2,600/lb.
Connotation
- Deut. 21:18-21 – Stubborn, rebellious, disobedient, drunkard
- Prov. 23:20-21 – Winebibber, drunkard
- Prov. 23:2 – Deceptive…
- Prov. 28:7 – Shame
- Tit. 1:12 – Liars, evil beasts, lazy
Need for self-control – 2 Pet.1:5-7; 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Gal. 5:22
Mt. 5:6