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That is just those in the first 5 books. The NT contains about 1050 commandments.All 613 of them?
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That is just those in the first 5 books. The NT contains about 1050 commandments.All 613 of them?
Well by all means let us add to the total then! 1663 commandments to be obeyed. I can guarantee that BE PERFECT is one of those NT commandments. No one can obey that one. So that is one we can cross off the list.That is just those in the first 5 books. The NT contains about 1050 commandments.
Keep smoking and drinking. God will take care of those habits for you.
Right! They go to Hell and smoke! See what I did there?Smoking cigs is not a moral issue regarding your eternal soul.
You should quit! But no one goes to hell for smoking.
You must not be in a Greek Orthodox church.... I mean, a really GREEK Orthodox church. LOL, even the priests smoke and drink. Nothing wrong with it if not in excess...Why would anyone ask how close they can walk to the edge without falling over? Is that wise?
That said, several principles apply. We are obligated to care for our bodies.
But in spite of what many teach, and often need to wrangle the Scriptures in an attempt to prove - drinking alcohol isn't a sin. Christ turned water into wine at the wedding at Cana, and Paul advised Timothy to drink a little wine for the sake of his stomach. However - being drunk IS a sin.
Cigarettes serve no useful purpose, and are bad for the body in any amount, so if someone were to ask me, I think the correct thing to do is not to smoke.
But Christianity isn't meant to be a set of laws, do's and don'ts - rather it is a way of moving toward God and healing the damage done by sin. Still, smoking won't help this, nor will getting drunk. Restrained drinking of beer or wine isn't prohibited though.
(But I will say, we must know ourselves. If one has a tendency to alcoholism, for example, any amount of alcohol might be a poor choice for that person and should be avoided.)
(And just to answer in advance what folks will surely oppose - I am allergic to tobacco and so never smoked, and I don't really enjoy the taste of alcohol, so I generally go months without ever tasting any or it crossing my mind, then I might have a glass of wine with my husband on our anniversary or whatever - but I have no stake at all in justifying either of these things. This is simply what I believe, history supports, and the Scriptures teach. And I have no desire to debate.)
Can Christians smoke and drink beer?
Maybe 1 package of cigarette per day, 1 pint of beer per day.
Is that allowable?
All 613 of them?
Yes, as long as they do not get buzzed.
Can Christians smoke and drink beer?
Maybe 1 package of cigarette per day, 1 pint of beer per day.
Is that allowable?
Now lets ask the question can a Christian eat themselves to death and many are,the obesity rate in America is an insult to any sense of moderation or restraint,many seem to say I cant drink,smoke or have sex out of bounds but by golly I can eat and make up for it.