May I smoke here??!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

You might be surprised if I told you who it was.

However, I go back to my original premise. I haven't seen one person on this thread who said, "Oh, smoking is a great thing, and should not be preached against!"

What I have seen is, "How come we make smoking a mortal sin, but put our stamp of approval on gluttony?"

The Bible speaks often about gluttony, and in one case connects the "drunkard and the glutton" in the same category.

But, how many sermons have you heard at General Conference about gluttony? How many Bible studies in your local assembly have you taught about gluttony?

That's where my frustration lies.

And, I get even more frustrated when these questions are asked, and someone says "They don't believe in anything any more, it's a non-Apostolic forum".

Lord, me too!

The accusation that we lump all preachers in the same bucket when discussing one issue, BUT it's okay to throw the whole forum into the cesspool of non-Apostolic posters category - - - gets old.