The Importance of Physical Temperance

The body is the house, or the temple of the soul. The bible does not describe eternity in the after life as some kind of disembodied existence in the heavens. Our bodies are broken from sin and far from the perfect state, they will be restored to in heaven. But living only for the flesh with neglect of the spirit is a sinful practice. For example, think about any category of a healthy life that may lend itself well to temperance: running for heart health, intermittent fasting for longevity, or lifting heavy stuff to get strong. Or a strict diet of vegetables and chick those all sound like reasonable methods of passion, mastery, desire, restraint and self control. They can spin out