IS SMOKING A SIN WORTHY OF DISFELLOWSHIPMENT?
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it seems to me,
'all things are lawful for me, but not all things are wise' & everything made by God is good if it is received with thankfulness.
so that this is a question of prudence or foolishness, and if anyone thinks they should disfellowship with everyone who does or says foolish things, that person should seal themselves in a room by themselves for the rest of their lives, and certainly not bring a mirror into that cell with them, lest they fellowship with their own selves either!
'all things are lawful for me, but not all things are wise' & everything made by God is good if it is received with thankfulness.
so that this is a question of prudence or foolishness, and if anyone thinks they should disfellowship with everyone who does or says foolish things, that person should seal themselves in a room by themselves for the rest of their lives, and certainly not bring a mirror into that cell with them, lest they fellowship with their own selves either!
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I was in a spirit filled church and a guy screamed devils of addiction come out of him and my body popped and i didnt smoke ciggs after that. But organic tobacco is not addicting. There is constant scientific research against it for ages and there has never been any proof that organic tobacco is addicting or causes any ailments. Its just hard to understand because all we know is the devils lie version of it. Like alot of things...
I believe that addiction is a disease and not idolatry. The church is comprised in those that believe in God and have been called out of the world and is not a property. Let's have each church member take a lie detector test before entering the guarded gates of the property to see if they had sinned that week or not. Green light means that no sin was committed and they are permitted access, red light means that sin has been committed and they are refused entry. A lot of the members that smoke will probably get a green light, some of the other non-smoking member may get a green light also, provided they have not behaved in an arrogant manor by their holy than thou attitude. In that case a red light will shine. That's a no-go.
bwahahaha maybe i wish i spoke like this too
Hey. Nobody explained what "defellowshipping" is.
I figured it out, but it's SICK.
I didn't know this existed.
We're supposed to help each other,
not banish those we don't agree with !
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Scientists say second hand smoke is worse for you than actual smoking. If that is the case you should all start smoking because its better for you than not smoking. But seriously yea its gonna be bad for you so are cheetohs but it doesnt really matter. Judging people is bad for you on a eternal level and that does matter.
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I myself would not refuse smokers in church. Everyone needs deliverance from something, & that's what the church is for.
The only people that should be dismissed are those who have properly been counseled with their issue, such as gossip, hatred, adultery, etc., & they refuse to repent.
See what dcon said? I haven't said anything to him today, yet there's that attitude again as if I cussed him or something.
I would not refuse him in church for his attitude, as long as he kept it to himself. There's always hope.....
I understand..... it took a great deal of self-restraint not to answer him the way I wanted to.
I hope I'm able to do the same thing tomorrow, because I have learned an important lesson about apologizing & reneging on a promise. I've discovered thru this reneging I need to rise above that myself.
Please pray for me that I won't fail on mine.
Fully agree and why I responded the way I did above.....regardless.....wine, tobacco, poop or rat poison the point is still the same....NOTHING ingested by MEN will DEFILE a man before GOD spiritually.....not saying it wont KILL you or eve make yo sick....the word NOTHING used in context means NOTHING.....