Is it a sin to exercise?

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"Ray, on one of your recent Living Water episodes, did you say it's sin to exercise?" Andrew Whitlatch

Definitely not. I exercise regularly, and always have. Many years ago I was running along a beautiful beach in New Zealand. It was early in the day, and as I breathed in the fresh clean air, looked at the sparkling ocean, and felt the warmth of the early morning sun on my face, I thought to myself "O how I hate this!"

Even though I intensely dislike running, I run everywhere. Ask anyone at the ministry. I have always run because I hate walking. It's too slow.

I make myself ride my bike every morning for about 1 ½ miles. I push myself to the maximum to make my heart beat fast, and I do that because I don't want to become out of shape and overweight. That would slow me down mentally and physically.

Having said that, I am very aware that the Bible says that bodily exercise profits little (see 1 Timothy 4:8). It profits, but just a little. Think of all the Olympic runners who, 70 or so years ago, consistently ran 20-30 miles a week. They didn’t live longer than anyone else.

So I keep the issue in perspective. I do exercise, but I get it over with as quickly as possible, and then get back into what's really important. Eternity matters, because that's what matters in the long run.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/official.Ray.Comfort 19 September 2014 ·

Delfo Cabrera: 1948 Olympics (died 1981, aged 62)

Is it a sin to exercise?