can a christian smoke...??

[jmwhalen]

I have not had a smoke for 13 weeks and 5 days(notice smokers always know this number? Is this like a little child being very exact about their age?!).

I'm having "maximum" withdrawal syptoms(still). Could any of you former smokers share with me your experiences re. withdrawal symptoms? This may "calm" me down!

In Christ,

John Whalen

[Guest WHITESTONE]

Yes,all is alllowed, but not all is good. It is called free will.The holy spirit is your guide, yield to him and you will know the answer to these things. The word of God has the guidelines for your temple including blessings and cursings, again free will.

[BobTriez]

I have not had a smoke for 13 weeks and 5 days(notice smokers always know this number?

[Guest LadyC]

LadyC...

my biggest 'fear', if it is even a fear, is not cancer, though... it's emphysima (however you spell that.) i can't imagine anything as horrible as emphysima.

man, i REALLY need to start paying attention to my grammar! i'm starting to sound illiterate

To help you with your literacy it is spelt emphysema (feel free to point out my grammatical mistakes anytime..I am especially useless at punctuation hence the copious use of .....'s)

Actually the worse effects of smoking that I have seen on a regular basis is the loss of limbs...quite often both legs due to DVT's...it as a pitiful sight and a sobering warning that everything may seem fine until that first black spot appears on your big-toe...then the psychological aspects really kick in.

LOL, thanks, i'll try to remember how to spell it! i did notice though that this was one of MANY grammatical/spelling errors in that last post, far more than usual! but yeah, i'll keep an eye out for any mistakes you make

i don't know what dvt's are, but seriously... i'd rather lose my limbs than not be able to breathe. i saw a film once... they said if you want to imagine the life of an emphysema victim, try breathing through only a straw.

so i tried it.

i couldn't last ten minutes like that, much less a lifetime!

[Botz]

Now you're preaching!!

[other one]

man, i REALLY need to start paying attention to my grammar! i'm starting to sound illiterate! :oww: :x:

Don't worry about it as long as you get your point across.

[rejoicevermore]

So I'm a Christian and I smoke, so what's so wrong with that?

Imagine for a moment, The Lord Jesus stopping in at your house to visit with you personally. You have him sit in your most comfortable chair. In the course of your sharing together you offer him a cigarette. What do you think his response would be?

To consider the Lord's response we will take liberty with scripture passages found in Colossians 3:23 and 1 Corinthians 10:31 in light of the smoking questions:

"When you smoke, smoke heartily as unto the Lord." "Whenever you smoke, smoke to the glory of God."

[Guest LCPGUY]

So I'm a Christian and I smoke, so what's so wrong with that?

Imagine for a moment, The Lord Jesus stopping in at your house to visit with you personally. You have him sit in your most comfortable chair. In the course of your sharing together you offer him a cigarette. What do you think his response would be?

To consider the Lord's response we will take liberty with scripture passages found in Colossians 3:23 and 1 Corinthians 10:31 in light of the smoking questions:

"When you smoke, smoke heartily as unto the Lord." "Whenever you smoke, smoke to the glory of God."

I think He

[Guest Kandi]

I have been a Christian all my life and I smoked for all but eighteen of my years, the first seventeen and the last year. My Christian life changed for the better, closer to God, but long before I quit smoking. Smoking I think would be quite low on my list of priorities for being Christian. Being loving would be at the top of the list. :il:

[rejoicevermore]

The Smoking Believer's Question of Stewardship

We have seen that the smoker buys misery, destruction & death when cigarettes are purchased. Most Christians desire to be seen of the Lord as "good stewards". How much financial resource is "going up in smoke" from believer-smokers? What would Jesus say about this waste of funds that otherwise could go to evangelism, missionary work or the needy? Should a smoking believer even pray for God's financial blessings? Most probably the smoking believer causes a curse to come upon his or her finances.