In this episode of the Equip Podcast, Mark flips the script, handing the mic to Emily Jensen to walk through the third entry in their series on hidden, respectable sins: gluttony. Far from the exaggerated stereotype most of us picture, Emily unpacks why this sin is far more common, subtle, and spiritually dangerous than we think, and how the gospel gives us a better way forward.

Episode Highlights

00:28 — Introducing the series on hidden, respectable sins and the topic of gluttony

01:49 — Why the modern stereotype of gluttony misses the mark

02:07 — How the church fathers, reformers, and puritans defined gluttony: being ruled by your appetite

02:45 — Introducing the FRESH acronym: five forms of gluttony from Gregory the Great via Dr. DeYoung

03:55 — Fastidiously: the gluttony of delicacy and over-fussiness about food

05:13 — Sumptuously: eating for maximum satisfaction and strategically hoarding the best portion

06:26 — Ravenously, excessively, and hastily: the three ways gluttony shows up in how we eat

09:06 — The biblical case against gluttony: 1 Corinthians 6:12, Philippians 3:19, and what it means to be mastered by an appetite

10:15 — Food as a good gift from God — and why guilt isn't the goal

11:20 — How gluttony fits into the bigger picture: a battle between flesh and spirit

13:35 — The marriage supper of the Lamb, the shadowlands, and keeping food in its right place

15:26 — How to starve the sin: study it, hate it, flee it, confess it

16:32 — Hating gluttony: looking at where it leads historically and in your own health

18:00 — Fleeing and confessing: practical strategies and why community matters

21:15 — Feeding the spirit: food neutrality, thanksgiving, and the antidote to gluttony

23:26 — Closing thoughts: gluttony as a gateway sin and a window into deeper appetite disorders

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