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whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
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The Warning of a "Belly God"
Commentators explain that when Paul says their "god is their belly," he is describing people who live for self-indulgence and sensual gratification. Their lives are centered on satisfying their own appetites for pleasure, comfort, or ease, rather than serving and honoring the true God. This serves as a stark warning against making personal desire the ultimate authority in one's life.
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Philippians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Whose end is destruction. That is, as they have no true religion, they must perish in the same manner as all sinners. A mere profession wi…
Whose god is the belly (ου το θεος η κοιλια). The comic poet Eupolis uses the rare word Κοιλιοδαιμων for one who makes a god of hi…
19th Century
Anglican
Whose end is destruction...—The intense severity of this verse is only paralleled by such passages as 2 Timothy 2:1–5;…
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Baptist
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
They call themselve…
The ultimate end for such persons is “destruction” (GK 724), i.e., eternal loss. “Their god is their stomach” suggests sensualists who indulged var…
16th Century
Protestant
Whose end is destruction. He adds this so that the Philippians, appalled by the danger, may be all the more careful to be on their guard, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whose end [is] destruction Everlasting destruction, the destruction of both body and soul in hell, ([Reference Matth…
This simple dependence and earnestness of soul were not mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made perfect in the Savio…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, he showed how he was lacking in final perfection; now he urges others to have the same attitude. He does this first by giving an exhortation…
