|
|
| Is it ok to you? |
| Yes. |
|
20% |
[ 2 ] |
| No. |
|
60% |
[ 6 ] |
| Whatever. |
|
20% |
[ 2 ] |
|
| Total Votes : 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:59 am
What do you all think about drinking and smoking? In my opinions i think that neither should be done. My resons are OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF GOD my second reason is that it is just stupid you are literally commiting long term suicide and it's sick and discusting. What are your opinions?
You're friend,
Antonio
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:44 am
Well for myself I wouldn't drink or smoke, but I'm not going to judge others if they do for its has to be their conviction about it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:04 am
Yeah, if someone drinks or smokes we can tell them it's wrong but, we should'nt judge them. That is God's job, not ours.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:21 am
i totally agree wit yall. Drinking and smoking iz in my opinon a very digusting habit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:07 pm
I agree. Defiling the temple that is our GOD-GIVEN body is a sin. I quit smoking and drinking awhile ago, myself. biggrin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:11 pm
Congratulations Barbie!!! *hugs! Very proud of you! Not an easy thing to do. But definatly the best thing to do for you! biggrin
I think drinking and smoking are very bad for your body. I don't believe it is my place to judge others for their bad behaviors. I have my own bad behaviors that I'm working on...and wouldn't want others pointing them out to me. sad
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:13 pm
anto81092 What do you all think about drinking and smoking? In my opinions i think that neither should be done. My resons are OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF GOD my second reason is that it is just stupid you are literally commiting long term suicide and it's sick and discusting. What are your opinions? You're friend, Antonio May I ask.. are you a Baptist?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 1:18 am
runswithscissors421 anto81092 What do you all think about drinking and smoking? In my opinions i think that neither should be done. My resons are OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF GOD my second reason is that it is just stupid you are literally commiting long term suicide and it's sick and discusting. What are your opinions? You're friend, Antonio May I ask.. are you a Baptist? Hey! I resemble...er, resent that! domokun Personally, I don't smoke or drink. Latter is still illegal for me today anyway, since I'm not 21. Smoking is bad, blah blah blah. Drinking in excess is bad; though, maybe in the future at certain times, I may drink in moderation (like wine or something). Jesus drank wine, so to say drinking is completely bad is asinine.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:31 pm
runswithscissors421 anto81092 What do you all think about drinking and smoking? In my opinions i think that neither should be done. My resons are OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF GOD my second reason is that it is just stupid you are literally commiting long term suicide and it's sick and discusting. What are your opinions? You're friend, Antonio May I ask.. are you a Baptist? Hey Runs, are you Baptist?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 8:42 pm
It's a rather touchy topic. As the Director of the Drug Counsil of my country visited my university to give a conference on drugs, he explained how even non-alcoholic beverages, such as sodas, affect our health in the long-term. The Bible condemns getting drunk, but not drinking alcoholic beverages (and with this I'm not defending the consume of alcoholic drinks). Smoking is a usual cause of severe problems in the lungs.
Now, while a Christian might be "free" to do any of these things, he is not free to violate the conscience of the weak brother. Paul says in Romans 14: "Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble." In this sense, we know that if a non-believer sees a Christian drinking alcohol or smoking, he will bring a bad testimony to the body of Christ, and this will result in stumble for weak Christians inside the Church.
The damages that drinking alcohol and smoking do to our organism, should be enough to stop us from consuming them. The possibility that, if we do one or both of them, we may cause stumble to other Christians, is a further reason to stop us from consuming them. Finally, in the same chapter of Romans Paul says: "So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:04 pm
yes it is slowly killing yourself and god told you don't kill anyone so right there it is wrong, but since i live with it alot, it doen't bother me, but my opion doesn't matter, its what God thinks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:39 pm
Juan Pablo Duarte It's a rather touchy topic. As the Director of the Drug Counsil of my country visited my university to give a conference on drugs, he explained how even non-alcoholic beverages, such as sodas, affect our health in the long-term. The Bible condemns getting drunk, but not drinking alcoholic beverages (and with this I'm not defending the consume of alcoholic drinks). Smoking is a usual cause of severe problems in the lungs. Now, while a Christian might be "free" to do any of these things, he is not free to violate the conscience of the weak brother. Paul says in Romans 14: "Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble." In this sense, we know that if a non-believer sees a Christian drinking alcohol or smoking, he will bring a bad testimony to the body of Christ, and this will result in stumble for weak Christians inside the Church. The damages that drinking alcohol and smoking do to our organism, should be enough to stop us from consuming them. The possibility that, if we do one or both of them, we may cause stumble to other Christians, is a further reason to stop us from consuming them. Finally, in the same chapter of Romans Paul says: "So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves." I definitely agree about being a stumbling block. If someone is convicted about drinking, or is recovering from alcoholism, you shouldn't drink in front of them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 7:58 pm
I am a recovered alcoholic, and I have studied the bible's words on drinking and smoking. Smoking is wrong completely, no matter what. Drinking is wrong in excess, excess being a single drink for people like me. The bible does say that we should let people become drunk if they are dying, grieving, or are facing an incredibly difficult time in their lives. (Proverbs 31)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:00 pm
nastiest thing a person could do
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:05 pm
Xiterrose runswithscissors421 anto81092 What do you all think about drinking and smoking? In my opinions i think that neither should be done. My resons are OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF GOD my second reason is that it is just stupid you are literally commiting long term suicide and it's sick and discusting. What are your opinions? You're friend, Antonio May I ask.. are you a Baptist? Hey! I resemble...er, resent that! domokun Personally, I don't smoke or drink. Latter is still illegal for me today anyway, since I'm not 21. Smoking is bad, blah blah blah. Drinking in excess is bad; though, maybe in the future at certain times, I may drink in moderation (like wine or something). Jesus drank wine, so to say drinking is completely bad is asinine. I agree. ANYTHING in excess is bad. Anything that takes too much of your time, time you should devote to Jesus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
