Beware the “Just a Little Bit” Fallacy

Just today, The Gospel Coalition Canada published an article I wrote on eating habits, moderation, and joy.

You can read it here.

Pastors can make a lot of mistakes when talking about food. A few potential errors:

1. Assuming obesity is a sure sign of sin (it’s not).

2. Assuming obesity is never due to sin (it can be, and we fail when we do not apply Scripture to our food habits).

3. Joyless Legalism

I try to avoid all those pitfalls in this post. Let me know how I did!

Here’s how the article begins:

I hate when my pants don’t fit. It’s a sign of something I wish I could ignore because there’s something I have too often ignored: my eating habits.

This morning’s breakfast was no exception. Many unconscious choices were made. Cereal or eggs? Fork or spoon? Extra sugar on top or yogurt on the side? It happened almost by itself.

But it matters. Whatever we bite or sip should be done for the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31).

According to Statistics Canada, about two out of every three people are overweight or obese…

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Special thanks to Scott Hurst for providing me with feedback on a draft version of this article.

Thanks for reading.