I want to weigh in on this one. I started smoking when I was 19 and backslidden. I came back to the Lord two or three years later. It took me over ten years to kick this habit! Whether smoking is a sin or not I don't know, but I can honestly say cigarettes are the devil!
I have done my research and the modern cigarette is a finely tuned instrument of nicotine addiction. It hads been specifically developed to deliver a high of nicotine that will last about an hour or two before the user needs another hit.
I see this as an issue of living life more abundantly, not sin or heaven/hell. I have met very few people who are over 25 and are happy that they smoke. Go talk to some smokers and they will tell you how many times they have tried to quit.
If there is someone out there who is struggling with this addiction, don't look for excuses to stay smoking. So what if you can stay saved and smoke? Thats not going to give you life more abundantly. If you partner with God he can and will deliver you of nicotine addiction! I am living proof.
Excellent and heart felt post. Thank you.
__________________ Mrs. LPW
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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