What The Bible Says About Gluttony (EP 195)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
What's going on, guys? Welcome back to another episode of the Bryce Carver Podcast.
What is gluttony and why is it a significant topic?
I'm Bryce, and today, by the title of the episode, we are gonna be talking about the sin that Jesus was accused of and the sin that I believe culture has compromised and strayed away from talking about and actually allowed in our society, and that is gluttony. We're gonna define what gluttony is. We're gonna look in the Bible, see what it says, and actually talk about how to overcome it because gluttony is just more than how much you weigh on the scale or... what kind of food you eat. It's actually... Gluttony is a lack of self-control when it comes to eating food. It's an excessive consumption of food stimulating from lack of self-control. Or in other words, and... unrestrained ravenous appetite would be what gluttony is.
Or in other words, gluttony is when you turn to food for comfort, control, escape, satisfaction, instead of turning to Jesus. And I think the reason why we have stopped talking about gluttony is because it has become normalized and accepted in today's society that we can find escapism in food. Rather, there's not just physical harm, but there's also spiritual and emotional damage that comes from gluttony. But before we get into the scriptures, we need to understand something. When you look at the seven deadly sins from Proverbs chapter 6, including gluttony, greed, pride, whatever it may be, the goal of falling into sin, particularly with something like gluttony, is to try to find joy, try to find satisfaction.
Oh, I want this. Like, look, I get it.
How does the Bible define gluttony and its implications?
Like, literally the other night, I fell into gluttony. I caved and had, I'm going to snitch on myself here. I had 40 McNuggets for McDonald's and I'm not proud of it when I say it. I'm laughing because Chris behind the camera is grinning at the fact that I'm saying that because he knows it's true. And I had an unrestrained appetite, unrestrained ravenous appetite. And in my mind, I was like, oh, this is going to feel good. This is going to taste good because that's what joy is. It's about feeling good and tasting good. That's what's like. And in the moment, did my 40 McNuggets from McDonald's like taste awesome? Yeah. Was I slam dunking them in barbecue sauce? Yeah. But was I nauseous and did my stomach hurt and I felt guilty after I ate it?
Yeah, probably within 10 minutes. Yeah, that happened when that happened. And so we kind of look at gluttony, for example, and we think, oh man, this is going to taste good. It's going to feel good. And so like, I need to find joy in eating food. But when God has put parameters and restrictions and warnings around things, God is not robbing us from joy. God is actually saying you will find the purest and utmost greatest form of joy in In the limits that I have, I have restrained around you because actually we will find enjoyment and requirements and we will find enjoyment and satisfaction in saying no. We actually begin to enjoy things more life, food activities when we say no. When we don't say yes all the time.
And here's the thing I want to challenge you. And this is what really, whenever I have these moments of like, cause this is something I really share with, I love food. I love food. I love the way it tastes. I love the way it feels. And you know, your, your stomach oftentimes beats your brain. You know, your stomach's like, eat more, eat more, eat more. And your brain is like, no, don't do it. And I've had a hard time with gluttony. This has been so hard. And the reason is because I think it's going to make me feel good or I'm going to find something in there. But the reality is, is no, the food actually isn't going to be satisfying in that way. You can be satisfied nourishly with food, but it's not going to satisfy in that way.
And we have things like DoorDash that has created this instant gratification thing. A food where you can get an influx of food in such a short amount of time and at your doorstep and whenever you want and how much you want, whatever it may be, and has created this instant gratification where I would argue that a lack of self-control when it comes to your food actually points to spiritual starvation in your life.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:02
2
What is gluttony and why is it a significant topic?
0:02–1:30
3
How does the Bible define gluttony and its implications?
1:30–4:29
4
What are the emotional and spiritual consequences of gluttony?
4:29–5:59
5
How can self-control help in overcoming gluttony?
5:59–16:15