Pastors and Gluttony: Is It A Sin?

[The_Patriot21]

like has been stated, some medications can trigger it...morso, as people age, their metabolism slows down, which means they also gain weight easier. What they once ate-with no issues, now goes to the waist. So they may not be "gluttonous" as in going out and overeating, they just may not be changing their diet like they maybe should. 

I would say if your pastors biggest problem is being overweight, then both of you are doing pretty good. Perhaps, you should look at whats really going on here-you have a long string of posts all criticizing the church and finding reasons not to go, and they seem to get shallower and shallower. Perhaps, the issue is with your heart, and not with your church.

[appy]

Luke 18 : 9 – 14   To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:  “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.  The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

[BeauJangles]

Pastors and Gluttony: Is It A Sin?

7 hours ago, copenhagen said:

He has admonished members of the congregation for over-indulging in pornography and media in general, but it's altogether obvious he over-indulges in food, to a gross degree. I almost am starting to find his appearance comical. He's taking on the appearance of one of those circus clowns with huge shoes and pants the size of a tent. Sometimes, he becomes very animated, striding across the stage back and forth, and he becomes short of breath and beads of sweat start to form on his forehead and above his mouth. 

As others have pointed out, age related factors commonly cause weight gain issues. And as also mentioned, there are medical, medicinal/pharm or metabolic/genetic matters that could be also be a factor in this. Or, as you've indicated, he's just not making attempts at weight management necessities. Addiction is addiction, regardless the substance or supply of the sin. Should he be condemned for that, however? No, certainly not. We are not to be the judge or one to convict. The Lord is who is responsible for godly convictions. It's His business, and not ours. 

[Aimes]

I've heard a preacher I listen to often say "sin is a buffet line, eat off your own plate". Before pinpointing his struggles take a long look in the mirror. 

[BeauJangles]

3 hours ago, Aimes said:

I've heard a preacher I listen to often say "sin is a buffet line, eat off your own plate". Before pinpointing his struggles take a long look in the mirror. 

What wisdom and excellently stated. Absolutely platinum! 

 

[Amanda Frances]

You asked a question and the answer is yes.   I would pray for him as our Spiritual leaders need our prayers and pray for wisdom from God as to what he wants you to do, if anything. 

 

[copenhagen]

13 hours ago, missmuffet said:

I guess that is a good lesson in not judging others hypocritically. 

I agree, and it's setting a poor example for the congregation. I see so many people at the church and especially church leaders, who are in very poor shape. Some of them look like they're wearing prosthetic fat suits you see actors wearing in movies. Someone mentioned shallow Hal and yes, there are people who do actually look like Gwyneth Paltrow in a fat suit. 

With a pastor so obese, and with a large percentage of church leaders following suit, the congregation is getting the false impression that a gluttonous lifestyle is ok. It's not ok.
 

We need leaders who are healthy and strong and who have the discipline to avoid addictions, whether with food or with other substances. I will pray for him. 

Edited February 25, 2020 by copenhagen

[Blood Bought 1953]

Is it a sin? 

“ Just about everything is a sin”......Rev.Lovejoy Of “ Simpson’s” Fame 

 

[missmuffet]

10 hours ago, copenhagen said:

I agree, and it's setting a poor example for the congregation. I see so many people at the church and especially church leaders, who are in very poor shape. Some of them look like they're wearing prosthetic fat suits you see actors wearing in movies. Someone mentioned shallow Hal and yes, there are people who do actually look like Gwyneth Paltrow in a fat suit. 

With a pastor so obese, and with a large percentage of church leaders following suit, the congregation is getting the false impression that a gluttonous lifestyle is ok. It's not ok.
 

We need leaders who are healthy and strong and who have the discipline to avoid addictions, whether with food or with other substances. I will pray for him. 

Although I do not see this as a reason to be prejudiced to people who are over weight. I think it is wrong for a person who drinks alcohol and drinks coffee to point their finger at someone who smokes cigarettes and think they are terrible by taking part in a drug when alcohol and caffeine are a drug. 

[appy]

3 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Although I do not see this as a reason to be prejudiced to people who are over weight. I think it is wrong for a person who drinks alcohol and drinks coffee to point their finger at someone who smokes cigarettes and think they are terrible by taking part in a drug when alcohol and caffeine are a drug. 

It doesn't matter if someone does NOT drink alcohol or coffee. That someone, needs to keep his or her nose on their own side of the fence and quit noticing and worrying about what every little thing others are doing or not doing! When we do this, it is to make ourselves look better in our own minds and hearts. It is unjustified criticism at its worst. Jesus gave a glaring example of this very thing in Luke 18: 9 – 14.

1 Thessalonians 4 : 11  and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,