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UGLY AS SIN

Galatians 5:22-24 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Ugly as sin is a term that has been used for years but not much thought is given to it. But if you think about it it’s really true.
Take a young beautiful girl for example. She ventures out in the world to become the next Marylyn Monroe. Young and naïve as she is, she doesn’t realize that you need connections to be seen by the movers and shakers in Hollywood.
In her desperation for fame and fortune and constant rejection
a porn movie producer is introduced to her and before you know it she is
a porn star.
The porn industry is known for having many of its “stars” addicted to drugs.
Deep inside this young lady, God’s law is written that this behavior is wrong.
The more drugs she does, the more her body is ravengened by their effects. Excessive weight loss or weight gain if alcohol is involved, skin problems, etc. to the point where she is no longer prime material for the porn industry. Now to support her new drug habit she is on the street turning tricks. With no self respect, this once young beautiful girl has become a two bit shanked out street whore.

I know this is an extreme case, but take ourselves for example. Food is necessary for subsistence but excessive eating as in Gluttony can produce effects well lets say are less than pretty.
Christ came to save us from all that destroys us whether it is alcoholism, drug addiction, or even over eating. All those things will have side effects or uglying effects on us.

What I have written will upset a few fat Christians who justify their obesity with “its genetic” and there is an actual “fat gene” but it still does not justify the sin of gluttony. I know that this is true, because I have the fat gene my whole family is fat and I have been fat at times myself.

Romans 6:17-19 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

By rrtr aka Ralph Raabe at 2008-03-04 04:40 | Theology | previous forum topic | next forum topic

that's a strong statement

It is certainly true that the path of sin leads ultimately to death. And yes, the effects of sin are ugly. However, I'm not sure it's fair to directly link a person's weight with the level of sin in his/her life. And more so, I don't think it's our place to judge others on things like that. If we are in an accountable relationship with someone, then it's probably safe to address such issues. But beyond that, what's the point? I always come back to the "speck of sawdust" verse from the sermon on the mount:

Matthew 7:1-5 1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."

In other words, don't judge others when we are all just as "sinful" in our own ways. My prayer is that when we look at someone, we don't first pass judgment, but we instead see them with Christ's eyes, full of compassion and love.

By Andrew Isaacs at Tue, 2008-03-04 09:47 | login or register to post comments