Is smoking against god?

A member of the church once told me that smoking was one of the non-deadly sins.

I'm a smoker. But my advice is...don't start! Please! I've tried to quit like six times in my life, only making it to about 3 months without a cancer stick. Now I just take it as a part of me.

It's really hard to stop (easy to start:eek:) and it's scary when you're thinking about cancer and you realize that you have a ticket in that lottery game.

God bless.
 
Adressed in scripture or not there is a high price to pay for smoking. The average smoker loses 10 years off their lifespan and after seing the results up close and personal the misery of slow suffaction is not worht it.
 
A member of the church once told me that smoking was one of the non-deadly sins.

I'm a smoker. But my advice is...don't start! Please! I've tried to quit like six times in my life, only making it to about 3 months without a cancer stick. Now I just take it as a part of me.

It's really hard to stop (easy to start:eek:) and it's scary when you're thinking about cancer and you realize that you have a ticket in that lottery game.

God bless.

Did you pray to the Lord to help break the chains of bondage ?
 
Funny I revisted this thread today. My mom who has never smoked called me this evening , her Doctor told here she has mild emphysema. My dad smoked for 40 years and died of this terrible disease. He has been gone for years now but all that exposure to second hand smoke has claimed yet another victim. Please pray for her, I have seen what this stuff does to you and it is not pretty.
 
Hopefully I have a sane idea for once:


While You are still smoking, make sure You visit

places where smoke already exists because of

other smokers, and since it won't bother You,

pass out Bible Tracts, and witness the gospel to

them, and witness to them while You are still

wanting to quit, but are being usefull in the

meanwhile, and maybee the Devil will let you go

real quick in relation to that bad habit, to get

You out of those places quick,


And if every smoking believer follows Your

example, and all get to quit, and take some

newly saved believers out with them also, then

everyone wins,


And the Devil can kick himself for getting

Christians addicted to cigarettes in the first

place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hopefully I have a sane idea for once:


While You are still smoking, make sure You visit

places where smoke already exists because of

other smokers, and since it won't bother You,

pass out Bible Tracts, and witness the gospel to

them, and witness to them while You are still

wanting to quit, but are being usefull in the

meanwhile, and maybee the Devil will let you go

real quick in relation to that bad habit, to get

You out of those places quick,


And if every smoking believer follows Your

example, and all get to quit, and take some

newly saved believers out with them also, then

everyone wins,


And the Devil can kick himself for getting

Christians addicted to cigarettes in the first

place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I just like that.....so I had to quote it. It's actually funny that you posted that. I smoke and have for years. I've thought about quitting but thats all it was.....a thought. The only time i've really ever felt bad is when a group of my church family and I passed out tracks. I went around the side of the building away from everyone and some ppl walked up and I had tracks in my hand and really wanted to give them one but felt bad because they had seen me smoking. I just dropped my cigg and handed them the track.

Later that day a friend and a fellow church member who was there passing out tracks with me was talking about how God is really laying a heavy conviction on her heart to quit but that she was having a hard time letting them go.

I personally think God must dissaprove of smoking along with all the things prevously mentioned. How could he not? But then again I think you also have to go on your convictions. I dont know if any of you have ever heard "we catch them and God cleans them up". He'll take it away from you when He's ready but when He is ready and He is convicting you then you need to obey.

I do know how you feel. I truly do. My thing is i'm just afraid of not having them. I dont think its the addiction to nicotine that gets me really, its the thought of not being able to go have a smoke when I want and wondering what do I do with myself. I think thats just something you really need to pray about and let God deal with it. Good luck.

Much Love and God Bless,
Nikki!
 
Well Nikki I have seen so much suffring, misery and death from these things- I am praying for you to be free.
 
by smoking it ruins a gift that was given in love from God, LIFE!

While I do not disagree with what you said, here, I'm looking deeper into it. If smoking is a sin because it shortens life, isn't taking the chance of driving a sin? Skydiving? Flying? How about not exercising? Eating too much?

It's like anything could be a sin, expecially living here in 2008. So many things we do could be harmful to our bodies, and we don't even realize it.

Where do we draw the line?
 
I think that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and we should do our best to look after it with whatever knowledge we have.
We also know that the major componant of tobacco is nicotine which is as addictive as heroin, so to me whilst smoking may not in itself be sin, to be in bondage to something, in this case an addictive drug, is.
 
Here is my story with smoking.
I did it for thirty years. But, in those years, I watched and held the hand of my mother, sister and love of my life while their lives were slowly ebbing away from lung cancer.
I also lost a grandmother, grandfather and an aunt to smoking.
I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.
I can say this......smoking is NOT given to us by God!
The destruction it brings to lives can only come from one place....the one who came to KILL, ROB (your health, money and right standing with God) and DESTROY! The destroyer is a LIAR and it's NOT ok to smoke in my opinion.
I wanted to quit for many years before I was able.

When I really asked God to help me quit......
He showed me two hands. In one was all my dreams, hopes and "future" and in the other was a pack of smokes.
He very FIRMLY and DIRECTLY (almost with anger) said, "You may have the contents of ONE of these hands but you may NOT have both. YOU CHOOSE!"
That was that.
I used patches, prayer, mints, gum and then every single time I wanted a smoke which was a LOT, I would simply DO something else..
Haven't smoked in two years.


 
Thank you Son of Thunder.......but it was my Father's words that gave me the strength!
I was free to choose smoking....no problem.....but there are definitely consequences for doing it......
 
Smoking also robs you of a whole pile of finances. Consider this, if you were asked to sponser a child for the amount per week that you spend on cigarettes, would you do it?
 
We have been told that cigarette smoke causes cancer,
and that it kills. In this article I would like to make you
aware of some of the chemicals found in cigarette
smoke that make it so deadly. Here are eleven of the
most toxic.

Acetone - A flammable, colorless liquid used as a
solvent. It's one of the active ingredients in nail polish
remover. The tobacco industry refuses to say how
acetone gets into cigarettes.

Ammonia - A colorless, pungent gas. The tobacco
industry says that it adds flavor, but scientists have
discovered that ammonia helps you absorb more
nicotine - keeping you hooked on smoking.

Arsenic - A silvery-white very poisonous chemical
element. This deadly poison is used to make
insecticides, and it is also used to kill gophers and rats.

Benzene - A flammable liquid obtained from coal tar
and used as a solvent. This cancer-causing chemical is
used to make everything from pesticides to detergent to
gasoline.

Benzoapyrene - A yellow crystalline carcinogenic
hydrocarbon found in coal tar and cigarette smoke. It's
one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals in the
world.

Butane - A hydrocarbon used as a fuel. Highly
flammable butane is one of the key ingredients in
gasoline.

Cadmium - A metallic chemical element used in alloys.
This toxic metal causes damage to the liver, kidneys,
and the brain; and stays in your body for years.

Formaldehyde - A colorless pungent gas used in
solution as a disinfectant and preservative. It causes
cancer; damages your lungs, skin and digestive system.
Embalmers use it to preserve dead bodies.

Lead - A heavy bluish-gray metallic chemical element.
This toxic heavy metal causes lead poisoning, which
stunts your growth, and damages your brain. It can
easily kill you.

Propylene Glycol - A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid
used as antifreeze and as a solvent in brake fluid. The
tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap
"reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists
say it aids in the delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active
drug) to the brain.

Turpentine - A colorless volatile oil. Turpentine is very
toxic and is commonly used as a paint thinner.

The toxic chemicals mentioned above are what you are
putting into your body when you smoke, and when you
draw this smoke into your lungs, your body has
absolutely no chance to defend itself from these
chemicals.

When you inhale, these toxins are drawn into your
lungs, through the porous lining of your lungs, and
directly into your blood stream. From your blood
stream these chemicals are delivered to every cell of
your body.

In order for the cells of your body to be healthy they
have to receive a steady supply of nourishment, but if
what they are receiving are toxic chemicals instead of
nourishment, the tissues and organs of your body will
be weakened to the point where they will become very
susceptible to disease.

The most likely disease that you will then develop is
cancer. This is because cigarette smoke contains some
of the most carcinogenic (cancer causing) compounds
known to man.

Even though cigarette smoke is not the underlying
cause of lung and other forms of cancers, it certainly is
a major contributing factor.

You may have thought that the cancer you develop as a
result of smoking cigarettes will only be limited to your
lungs, but that is not so, the cancer can develop
anywhere in your body. This occurs because all the
cells in your body are affected by the carcinogenic
compounds that are delivered through your blood
stream.

Cigarette smoke causes a great deal of harm to those
who smoke, but it can cause even more harm to those
who obtain this smoke second-hand. The person who
smokes inhales his smoke through a filter that removes
some of the toxic compounds, but the person who
inhales the smoke coming directly from the cigarette
does not have this advantage.

Children are especially vulnerable to second-hand
smoke. Most of the time they do not have a choice as to
whether or not they inhale these fumes, the adults
around them make this decision for them. If you have
children at home please keep the air that they breathe as
pure as possible. Keep in mind the tremendous amount
of harm that can be done by these toxic chemicals, and
keep these chemicals away from your loved ones.

Your lungs may be the most affected by these toxins,
but your heart is a very close second. Your heart has
direct contact with all the blood in your body, and
therefore, after your lungs, the cells of your heart will
be the most susceptible.

Another very important item to consider is this,
cigarette smoke is a major cause of free radical
production in your body, and therefore can cause an
endless number of diseases to develop, with heart
disease being at the top of the list. Also, free radicals
are proving to be responsible for causing your body to
age.

Now you can see why cigarette smoke causes such an
incredible amount of harm, and why the damage that it
causes goes way beyond your lungs. Every cell of your
body is affected by the toxins that are found in cigarette
smoke.

For anyone who still smokes, I hope that this article has
given you some added incentive to quit. The nicotine
found in cigarettes is extremely addictive, and you may
wish to consult your doctor or other health care
professional to help you kick this deadly habit.

Other articles by Ron Harder are available at
www.shift.to/health/

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This article written by Ron Harder, Nutritional Health
Consultant, Iridologist, and Author of "How To Defeat
Cancer - Naturally - without Chemo, Radiation, or
Surgery". For more health information visit his web site
at http://www.defeatcancer.ca

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And yet nicotine perhaps could be helpful if we get it from what we eat naturally (Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, green peppers) in perhaps preventing AD or Parkinson's disease)

Now you know why your mother's were always getting on your case:

"Eat your veggies"

:eek:
 
We got a new Minister mid last year and when I first meet with him, he "Light Up". This did set me back, but what I saw with this is, he is human too and to me made a big mistake many years ago with his first need to IMPRESS someone.:(
 
I must say I have that nasty habit as well. I started taking the Chantax pill a week ago, and today was to be my first tobacco free day. WEll I did great until I got home and dug the pack out of the garbage that had 6 left in it.. smoked 3, ripped the others up..

Off to the Y to exercise.. yep .. went to put kitchen towels away and sure enough there were 9 cigarettes in a pack. smoked 2.. and I thought good Lord, what I am doing!

Well needless to say, prayed tore the rest up, threw them in the garbage.. and yes as stated in Romans, we need to treat our body as living sacrifice.

I also found a site called http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/home/

They have a 60 day devotional program called Breath of Life.
There is a daily study and devotion which takes up to about 30 minutes or so. What an awesome way to look to the Lord for his strength for us to be released from this bondage.

Faithwoman
 
I must say, I am glad I tore up those last few cigarettes. I am going to print this article and keep it with me.. what an eye opener!

Faith woman
 
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