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  • Their God Is Their Belly | Philippians 3:19

    12/30/2023 1:20:01 AM PST · by spirited irish · 11 replies
    PatriotandLiberty ^ | 6/23 | B. Cole Newton
    What does Paul mean by belly here? The stomach or appetite, as some translations read, represents our instinctual and base-level desires, our hungers, cravings, and lusts. For the ancients, the belly was the most animalistic part of all humans, and we tend to agree with them, even is subconsciously. After all, how often do you have a gut-feeling about something? Do you ever question whether or not you should just go with your gut? Have you ever felt the fluttering in your gut while in the throes of infatuation? Our gut is our primal nature, working beyond the confines of...