overcoming gluttony
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24Do you not know that, of those who run in a race, all of them, certainly, are runners, but only one achieves the prize. Similarly, you must run, so that you may achieve. 25And one who competes in a contest abstains from all things. And they do this, of course, so that they may achieve a corruptible crown. But we do this, so that we may achieve what is incorruptible. 26And so I run, but not with uncertainty. And so I fight, but not by flailing in the air. 27Instead, I chastise my body, so as to redirect it into servitude. Otherwise, I might preach to others, but become myself an outcast.
19Their end is destruction; their god is their belly; and their glory is in their shame: for they are immersed in earthly things.
21For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed. And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.
13Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me.
2and put a knife to your throat, if, in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.
17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.
8Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.
10Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire. 11My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it. 12I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.
5For those who are in agreement with the flesh are mindful of the things of the flesh. But those who are in agreement with the spirit are mindful of the things of the spirit. 6For the prudence of the flesh is death. But the prudence of the spirit is life and peace. 7And the wisdom of the flesh is inimical to God. For it is not subject to the law of God, nor can it be. 8So those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
12Therefore, let not sin reign in your mortal body, such that you would obey its desires. 13Nor should you offer the parts of your body as instruments of iniquity for sin. Instead, offer yourselves to God, as if you were living after death, and offer the parts of your body as instruments of justice for God.
19Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.
2When I was not humble in thought, then I lifted up my soul. Like one who has been weaned from his mother, so was I recompensed in my soul.
53Therefore, the Jews debated among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate manna in the desert, and they died. 50This is the bread which descends from heaven, so that if anyone will eat from it, he may not die. 51I am the living bread, who descended from heaven.
17Blessed is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence.