MichaelFilo Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Working out to look and feel better isn't vain, per se. Working out is meant to keep you in shape in a day and age when moving around isn't the norm. This is fine if you use it to get to a certain physical level, because you are just compensating for how little movement we do throughout the day. However, I stress that you be careful, be fit and no more. Beiong to worried with the things of this world can lead you away from God. So, be fit, and no more, take it from someone who works out. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Sep 9 2004, 02:07 AM'] That's right! Just kiss your biceps and say "Yo man, I'm puttin' bricks on the [b]shrine![/b]" [/quote] rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemnantRules Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Blessed Be God!!! To add on to some of the people have been saying is also, don't let Exercising take over your life. That's what happen to my mom, she was so worried about running EVERYDAY that she would try and fit mass into her workout instead of the other way around. Just remember that let your faith still be the center. God Bless Jason Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 I agree, one cannot use exercise to dictate one's life. I'll be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastCatholic Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I've been under the same dilemma too. The way I've learned to look at it is, "As long as you do it for Christ, and in His name, you can't go wrong." I s'pose that's applicable to just about anything in life, more recently working out for me...Best of luck to you Paladin. In His Grip, Washingtonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Hey! Another west coast Washingtonian? Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 The very topic of this title must be commented upon. "Wanting To Look Good = Vain?" Yes. Why? It is fruitless to look good for other people. Wanting to look good for Jesus by entering the Church dressed nicely is fine. Wanting to look good to impress is vain. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 [quote name='MichaelFilo' date='Sep 9 2004, 06:36 PM'] The very topic of this title must be commented upon. "Wanting To Look Good = Vain?" Yes. Why? It is fruitless to look good for other people. Wanting to look good for Jesus by entering the Church dressed nicely is fine. Wanting to look good to impress is vain. God bless, Mikey [/quote] I didn't mean it in that context. For example... Is it vain if a woman wanted to put makeup on, do her hair, and etc? Is it vain if a man were to shave his facial hair, put gel in his hair, and etc? ...thats the context I met it in. Both want to look good in public, not a bunch of rags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeraMaria Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I don't think it's vain. Plus, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit Make your motto AMDG (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam) [i]y todo va a ir bien[/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelguy227 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 How can trying to attract the opposite sex sound vain ? After all its looks that attract people to each other first . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Looking presentable for the situation and purposly looking good for the sake of looking good is wrong. Looking good in the hopes of attracting someone, and I mean a personal effort to look better than usual, is usually a thing that only really affects you, not the other person, so it's not a valid reason. A woman should like you for who you are, not what you look like. The idea that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit only goes so far. I think looking presentable for the occasion is good enough for the Holy Spirit, because anything in excess past that point would be vain. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelguy227 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Making yourself look good isnt vanity I just wont believe it . Is vanity a mortal sin ? And even if I do try to make myself look good I do it for others not for my own satisfaction. Thats all there is to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Please tell me what others get out of you looking good? Vanity isn't a mortal sin, in that I mean doing things in vain, as in, bearing no fruit. Vanity where you think too highly of yourself (also pride) is a mortal sin. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 [quote name='reelguy227' date='Sep 9 2004, 07:00 PM'] How can trying to attract the opposite sex sound vain ? After all its looks that attract people to each other first . [/quote] Unfortunately, this is how the world works. I have yet to have a woman come up to me to say that she is dumping a better looking guy for me simply because he is a fornicating bum and I am not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelguy227 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Whats so bad about making myself look good ,if I should meet my future spouse ,I dont want to look ugly .And no matter what you say its looks that attract someone first , you dont go up to a girl/guy and ask them for their phone number just because of their personality ,you dont even know them at that point .Im not making myself look good to look in the mirror and say "oh ,you are so good looking ricky " ,thats vanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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