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Pray- let God be your stength and walk away-
 A little lady from the Israely military ( born again) sang a song at church once , I can only remember part of it but it went like this: Walk by faith, Walk by faith, Walk by faith and not by sight, Walk by faith, Walk by faith, Walk by faith and not by sight, In the power of His might, Walk by faith and not by sight, |
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Just like tattoos... I doubt you'll go to Hell for smoking either... :P
I mean, if you choose not to smoke, but eat junk food you're putting yourself at risk of health problems either way. This body is temporary anyway... I mean really, unless you're causing someone close to you to have to inhale your secondhand... what's the big deal? |
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10-28-2007, 03:27 PM
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I Corinthians 6:19 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
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Put on the whole Armour of God... Breastplate of righteousness; Belt of Truth; Feet to spread the gospel; Helmet of Salvation; Shield of Faith; and the Sword of the Spirit...which is the word of God. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. ...that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Eph. 6:11-12 + 14-17) |
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10-28-2007, 04:55 PM
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Man is not defiled by what enters into his mouth, but what comes out, this defiles the man.
Having said that, we should try and take care of the body God gave us. I would put smoking in the same category as eating junk food, not exercising, drinking excessively or any unhealthy habit.
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10-28-2007, 05:50 PM
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 here i am to worship here i am to bow down here i am to say that you're my God ill never know how much it cost to see my sin up on that cross
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Smoking is one of those things which is never directly addressed in scripture. C.H. Spurgeon who was a great man of God, smoked cigars. When confronted with things that we think may or may not be sin---the best option is to err on the side of caution. Smoking is one of those acts where we don't need a biblical reason to quit. Health concerns are enough. If our bodies are the temple of the Lord, then smoking really doesn't glorify God. I too still smoke, but wrestle with quitting very frequently. We must quit eventually and err on the side of safety. I cannot state whether or not it is sin, but the best option is to try and quit and look at it as if it is.
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