1 Samuel 2:16 (NIV)
16 If the man said to him, "Let the fat be burned up first, and then take whatever you want," the servant would then answer, "No, hand it over now; if you don't, I'll take it by force."
1 Samuel 2:29 (NIV)
29 Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?'
1 Samuel 4:18 (MESSAGE)
18 …Eli fell backwards off his stool where he sat next to the gate. Eli was an old man, and very fat. When he fell, he broke his neck and died.
1 Timothy 4:7-9 (NLT)
7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives' tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. 8 "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come."
Philippians 3:18-19 (NIV)
18 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach… Their mind is on earthly things.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
2 Timothy 2:20-21 (MESSAGE)
20 In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets — some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. 21 Become the kind of container God can use.
2 Timothy 2:21-22 (NASU)
…a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
Romans 12:1-2 (TLB)
And so, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy-the kind he can accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?
Romans 6:13,14 (NLT)
13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin… use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5 (MESSAGE)
1 Honor… your Creator while you're still young,
Before the years take their toll…
2 Before your vision dims and the world blurs
And the winter years keep you close to the fire.
3 In old age, your body no longer serves you so well.
Muscles slacken, grip weakens, joints stiffen.
The shades are pulled down on the world.
4 You can't come and go at will. Things grind to a halt…
5 Hikes to the mountains are a thing of the past.
Even a stroll down the road has its terrors.
Your hair turns apple-blossom white,
Adorning a fragile and impotent matchstick body.
Yes, you're well on your way to eternal rest,
While your friends make plans for your funeral.
