Excessive indulgence in food and drink is condemned in Scripture as a form of idolatry, where one's appetite is allowed to control and dominate. In Philippians, those whose god is their belly are said to be enemies of the cross of Christ, while Proverbs warns against joining those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for they will come to poverty and rags. The book of Proverbs also advises self-control, cautioning not to crave the delicacies of the wealthy or to overindulge, lest one suffer the consequences. Furthermore, 1 Corinthians reminds believers that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and therefore should be treated with respect and care, not abused through gluttony.
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Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.