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    7k people at the alter last night! Pretty awesome!

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    I was baptized and raised Lutheran and attended a catholic High School. I tend to stay away from the newer age type of religions and when it comes down to things. As far as the bodybuilding lifestyle with or without "supplements" is not going to change god's love for you. Have to go with how you feel though and it is sort of like thinking you may never sin again as long as you will live. I have found some more contemporary Christian type churches to have some of the most judge mental people I have met, not all people of course though.
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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

    i do not believe these pursuits are generally antithetical to the Christian faith.

    First, with respect to the illegality. The laws that prohibit some of the compounds that some may use, are not, in many instances, rational. On the one hand, you can "abort" a nine month old fetus in most states, yet the use by informed adults of certain relatively harmless compounds is prohibited. Similarly, alcohol, which has caused a great deal of heartache in this world, is freely available to all adults. While the Bible does encourage Christians to comply with the law of the land I don't think it necessarily requires blind fealty to unjust laws.

    As for the use of these compounds, it is really not that different from any of the other medications that have been formulated throughout history IMO. Why would some be okay, but others not? One could say that it is strictly for vanity purposes but I think an argument can be made that it goes way beyond that in that the lifestyle provides a general sense of well-being that Jesus would want for his followers.

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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

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    7k people at the alter last night! Pretty awesome![/QUOTE


    is that supposed to be church?
    "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

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    7k people at the alter last night! Pretty awesome![/QUOTE


    is that supposed to be church?
    Ya its a church conference.

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    Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

    Quote Originally Posted by baby1 View Post
    I was baptized and raised Lutheran and attended a catholic High School. I tend to stay away from the newer age type of religions and when it comes down to things. As far as the bodybuilding lifestyle with or without "supplements" is not going to change god's love for you. Have to go with how you feel though and it is sort of like thinking you may never sin again as long as you will live. I have found some more contemporary Christian type churches to have some of the most judge mental people I have met, not all people of course though.
    People being judgemental whether Christian or not doesn't and shouldn't effect anyone but the person judging. I could care less what people think about me because I know who I am. My identity is secure and someone gossiping about whatever they think isn't spiritually or morally on point just goes in one ear and out the other.


    You are 100% on point though, nothing can separate you from the Love of God
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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

    Great discussion and thank you! Baby & Jram have very good points.

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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

    I feel like if we didn't care what people think a lot of us wouldn't be doing this. I can say I'm doing it to feel good or whatever but then I'm lying to myself. I do it to look good which in turn makes me feel good. But all the time I spend looking in the mirror is vain and ungodly


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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

    I am at the point in my life where I do not give a damn what people think about me, and it feels GREAT.

    MA , I know you are just looking for feedback but go with your gut and how "you" feel.
    "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

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    Re: Thoughts on being a Christian Bodybuilder...is the lifestyle sinful?

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    Quote Originally Posted by baby1 View Post

    Ya its a church conference.
    I thought it was a concert,lol. I know many people enjoy churches of this sort and that is awesome, but I guess I am still old school with that to. I still want to go to the old fashioned traditional church.
    "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

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