NO Spiritual Reward for Depriving the Physical Body Essay -- Theology

There is NO Spiritual Reward for Depriving the Physical Body of Comfort or PleasureI. watchingThere is a great falsehood that is perpetuated by the modern church, and it is one that threatens the very mission assigned to every(prenominal) believer in Matthew 2818-20. forrader one can address this falsehood, one must understand the duty of graven images people in this life. It is the believers task to go and make disciples of every last(predicate) nations, baptizing them as God ordained, and teaching them how to obey the teachings of Jesus. What then are the teachings of Jesus? As believers, we hold as doctrine that God the Father, along with the Holy Spirit and the Son created all that is. He gave Man, Gods special creation made in His own image, dominion over the physical creation, directing Man to fill the earth and subdue it. Scriptures delineate in Genesis 128-30 this natural stewardship of Man over the fish of the sea, all living creatures on the ground, and the birds of the air. In addition, God gave to Man the use of every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it (Genesis 129b). God, after reviewing all that He had created say in Genesis 131 that it was very good.Mans charmed life lasted until the Fall, by which sin and sin nature entered the world. Pain in childbirth, obstacle in agriculture, and, most importantly, death are all results of Mans disobedience (Genesis 316-19). Death, despite its negative connotations was given to Man as a gift, for only in death could the separation between God and Man be bridged. The practice of offering firstborn livestock to God began with Abels first sacrifice. This offering pointed to Gods ultimate village for sins breach, first promis... ...s idolatry is the fundamental problem of this world, and drug-related idolatry is no different than any other flavor in Gods eyes. Rejecting Christ is this worlds flaw, and is the sin against which believers wage w ar. tenet a drug idolater that the drugs are malevolent in and of themselves denies the basic truth that placing anything higher than God is sinful (Exodus 203-6). Programs like the Twelve Steps teach blasphemy. They teach drug and alcohol idolaters to remain just that, although the idolaters no longer permit themselves to indulge in that which they worship. It is only through recognizing that Gods creation is good and that Man commits evil that one can come to true freedom in Christ. It is with respect that this author pleads for such a tactic for those who seek healing in areas of addiction. later all, His grace and only His grace are sufficient.