Though our souls may be reborn from above, our flesh continues to suffer from its contamination with the fallen world!. Our carnal flesh constantly desires to satisfy its every whim. Food and drink are two of the most powerful temptations we can indulge in, but there are many available to us.
Some practice constant self-control over their body and its appetites. Others willingly and carelessly surrender themselves to whatever they desire at the moment. Stay away from such people. Those who joke about how much they overeat or those who brag about the level of drunkenness they attained are fools. They demonstrate disdain for their Creator by the way they abuse their bodies. They disrespect themselves through their lack of self-control. They also endanger others by luring them to join them in their abandonment of restraint.
While people may boast of their parties and wild merriment, there is a price to be paid. Such lack of self-control ultimately leads to ruin. If people cannot control themselves, how can they be entrusted with the care of others? If people would abuse their own precious body, what else might they treat carelessly? Beware those who live in excess!