We are not to worry about what we eat or how much exercise we engage in for our health. Our genders play a role in our lifestyle.
When Christ was referring to "our body as being the temple" He was referring to living the right way that reflects the righteousness of God. It had nothing to do with eating and exercising. In fact, God said the exercise was of little value, it was not very important. And He told us not to worry about what we put into our bodies, pertaining to food.
Matthew 6:33-34 "…33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own."
Mark 7:14-23 "14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand:
15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”
17 And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18 And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,
19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
20 And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
1 Timothy 4:7-9 "…7 But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness. 8 For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. 9 This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.…"
God was clear that how we use our bodies to glorify Him was of great value. Exercise however may be of some value but exercising our faith was of far greater value.
In our culture, we think of exercise as a sort of fix all god. Yes, walking is good but too great a work out can cause problems. It has been discovered that too much exercise can cause infertility in young women. It can also cause miscarriages.
Men are designed to work harder, lift more and exhibit more stamina for longer hours than women, they were designed for the heavy work, while women were not.
Men's strengths are different from women's strengths, they are equal but different.
The best way to glorify God is for each gender to excel in the roles God has given them. Neither role is more important than the other, each has a specific and meaningful purpose, God designed.
We live in a world that wants to pretend the genders have no differences and that each is capable of doing the job of the other. This is silly, it has proven to cause confusion, chaos, and broken lives in the attempt to make one gender act like the other.
Personally, I have never been ashamed of my role as a woman as so many seem to be. The attempt to pretend all women can do all the things men do is evidence that they were ashamed of their own feminity. These women have missed so very much of life by stepping out of their roles to be something God never made them.
Yes, sometimes there is a cross-over, some women are capable of men's work but this is not true in general. Some men like to be cooks and tailors but most men do not. When the entire society encourages cross-over as the norm they are denying the very nature of each gender.
Galatians 3:28
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
We are all equal but we are different.
Genesis 1:27
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."
God created each gender for His purposes and for the good of mankind, each is equal in HIs eyes but different in their roles.
We either believe God or we don't!
