May I smoke here??!

[Amos]

Originally Posted by Ferd

It simply amazes me that one can find a valid excuse for a sinful behavior by suggesting that some other behavior is just as sinful.

Smoking damages a body and is very addictive and unless one smokes in a vacuum sealed chamber, smoking hurts those around you.

If you want to have a discussion about over eating, then fine. We have done that many times. Its a worthy discussion.

You want to talk about the evil of pork, great, we have done that too and it is a worthy discussion.

You want to talk about the evils of caffeine great! We have discussed that more than once too....


But PLEASE people, none of those things is an excuse for lighting up and ingesting tobacco into your lungs. Smoking damages the body. period. end of discussion. it damages the body very clearly, it kills people, it harms those around the smoker, and it has an addictive nature that keeps you coming back for more.


One cannot smoke in moderation and not damage your body. One cannot smoke on occasion for recreation and not damage your body.

No amount of bacon or fried chicken or chicken fried in bacon grease undoes the simple fact that smoking DAMAGES the body!

Doing willfull damage to the Temple of God is a SIN.

If you are attempting to justify smoking using ANY argument at all, you are attempting to justify sin. period.



Some complain that AFF has become "Post-Apostolic". This thread makes me wonder if we have "Apostolics" that have really become Post-Christian.

I really haven't posted much on AFF for a while, until the past few days.

I have noticed that the prevailing midset here has definitely become what I would describe as post-Apostolic.

The sheer hostility that meets anything resembling what would be considered mainstream conservative Apostolic thought is mind boggling.

It's like there are these little gangs of roving trolls waiting for an opportunity to dog pile anyone who suggests that Acts 2:38 is essential, or that holiness standards are a good idea.

Things really, really have changed here, and this thread is yet another example.