Comments on: Smoking or not smoking, definitely one of those two.

By: aprilgirl391

aprilgirl391 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:17:01 +0000

I know this is sooo late but your comment is absolutely hilarious!

By: timothy

timothy — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:54:36 +0000

I smoked for 12 years and have been smoke free for 2 months. For me smoking is a sin because I can’t control it, it becomes a false god to me. I don’t see anything wrong for most people having a cigarette, but addicts don’t give God control over that part of our lives, and that is a sin.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:50 +0000

Hmmm…interesting views…I personally have smoked because my ex-gf smoked and after..well..naughty adult stuff..we'd light up a smoke each and talk, then go back to coughbiblecollegecough…ANYWAY…lol..being someone who HAS smoked..I wouldn't say the ACT of smoking is a sin, but the result it can have – e.g detrimental health effects, cancer, asthma…are something we have to consider when we view our bodies as a temple of the holy spirit.

It's the same for drinking..for me at the moment I cant have a social drink, because -like a lot of New Zealanders- I have the tendency to binge drink with a certain group of friends (i.e. drinking with my non-christian mates I can easily cut through 24 beers and 6 tequila shots in 3 or 4 hours where as with my christian mates at a bqq, drinking one or two beers over 4 or 5 hours is easy as pie)..by 'its the same as drinking' I mean it comes down to an individual and their PERSONAL conviction on an issue.

By: ArtJDM

ArtJDM — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:35:56 +0000

To me, this falls under motive. Why do we smoke? Why do we eat fatty food? Why do we not exercise? Why don't we drink? Why do we play video games? Are we doing these things purely because this is something our bodies want or are we doing this to glorify God? I'm an occasional smoker. I have turned down cigars in cigarettes because I know that I don't need to smoke, but I do enjoy it every once in a while. I don't think that anyone should smoke out of habit or "necessity." Smoking, for me, is part of ministry. Whether it's fellowshipping with friends or, in cases where people ask me for a cigarette, you're pretty much given this free pass to talk to a fellow smoker (It's some sort of unwritten smoker code.) I find that I've has some of the best spiritual conversations with people at a bar while drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette because it disarms people of what the typical TV Christian is like. I believe it is what Christ did, at a much greater extent, when He came to us as a man. He met us where we are at our level. He let us know that He was God but human as well. A lot of people I have talked to believe that they need to "get their lives right" before they start "getting back to the church stuff" and me doing this shows people that my following Christ is not defined by whether or not I smoke or drink. Once again, I do not believe that one should smoke out of a "need" to smoke and like in Romans 14:21, "It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble," if you know someone has a problem with smoking (whether it be addiction or it upsets them when people smoke) then you shouldn't smoke around them.

By: Kilgore

Kilgore — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:29 +0000

As an occasional smoker, I must say you Canadians are smarter than I give you credit for. Anyone who smokes around kids should be arrested.

By: Kilgore

Kilgore — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:07:49 +0000

I see a lot of people who pointed out where Paul writes that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I'd first like to point out that the specific phrase is used in reference to sexual immorality. I'm not saying that applying it to other things is taking it out of context, but just keep it in mind.

Secondly, I'd like to make it clear that it is entirely possible to smoke without becoming addicted. I enjoy smoking both cigarettes (I stick to all-natural American Spirits) and pipe tobacco, and if you have a problem with that, go talk to C.S. Lewis. I smoke most often with friends, at poker games, while I usually have a beer on the table in front of me. *GASP* I know. The Trifecta. What can I say? I like my vices. Except, I don't think they're vices. Everything in moderation, and when it comes to Scripturally gray areas like these, I always practice moderation.

By: joanna

joanna — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:45:24 +0000

I think the way smoke can effect others is an important point. It really frustrates me how many smokers will light up really close to someone else (in an enclosed space even) without checking if the other person minds. Given it can have immediate (asthma attack ect) and long term (cancer ect.) health effects and subjects the person to a smell they may find very unpleasant I find it very rude and selfish. If you've really gotta smoke around other people, ask if they mind and hold on till you are out of their presence if they say they do mind.

By: joanna

joanna — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:37:41 +0000

no need to be so nasty. Surely it is possible to say you think smoking isn't a problem without being so rude.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:07:44 +0000

The whole body is a temple thing seems like a conservative Christian cop out, but I can see the danger in engaging in addictive activity. it's so easy for something like that begin taking the place of God. So, when you don't smoke you get cold sweats and turn into a mean son of a gun. What happens when you don't pray or begin to leave God out? How does that affect your spirit? In that sense it's like anything else. Idols come in all shapes and sizes, but if a habit can be controled, I don't see much problem with it. Sure light one up, but don't let that become more important than God or your neighbor.

By: Caitlyn

Caitlyn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:18:41 +0000

i always figured smoking was stupid, but not sinful