tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post6288661066273888086..comments2023-10-25T02:18:43.690-07:00Comments on Contend Earnestly: Is Smoking a Sin?Seth McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765679934165890595noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-60677480604831799322008-08-27T11:08:00.000-07:002008-08-27T11:08:00.000-07:00Oh, you going to the UW-Okla. game?Oh, you going to the UW-Okla. game?Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678256944843625087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-40946230416184424412008-08-27T11:07:00.000-07:002008-08-27T11:07:00.000-07:00Seth,Hadn't written you off, just got real busy wi...Seth,<BR/><BR/>Hadn't written you off, just got real busy with several projects, and with the wife being pregnant again. She's due in mid October.<BR/><BR/>It was an Olivia Serie O, Corona Gordo. <BR/><BR/>Send me an email and we'll get together soon.<BR/><BR/>StefanStefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678256944843625087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-67491510961352642982008-08-26T09:51:00.000-07:002008-08-26T09:51:00.000-07:00Stefan...Thought you wrote me off! :)Hope all is w...Stefan...<BR/><BR/>Thought you wrote me off! :)<BR/><BR/>Hope all is well in Kirk Land...<BR/><BR/>What kind of cigar?Seth McBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765679934165890595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-43304746605022643352008-08-25T21:58:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:58:00.000-07:00Seth,It's been a while, but I've been catching up ...Seth,<BR/><BR/>It's been a while, but I've been catching up on your blog tonight...while smoking a cigar!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>StefanStefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678256944843625087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-85075552540614545422008-08-20T20:18:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:18:00.000-07:00Maybe not sin but as so clearly stated not particu...Maybe not sin but as so clearly stated not particularly good for one's long term health. Gluttony - now there's a sin - even named as sin - a big daddy sin for big fat ozzies and yanks.... Put that in your pipe and smoke it brethren ;-)<BR/><BR/>Now where do you put overuse of world's resources, driving those huge cars, rampant consumerism etc etc - oh global warming? Is that sin? (I'd better get off my computer and become a luddite).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-63824163126607210482008-08-19T20:36:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:36:00.000-07:00Anonymous. I honestly am not trying to be cold tow...Anonymous. <BR/><BR/>I honestly am not trying to be cold towards your family or anyone that you have known that has had health problems because of smoking, but that doesn't make it a sin. <BR/><BR/>You say this, which will strike home to me...and I am being completely honest. You state: <BR/><BR/><I>I don't know of anyone who had health problems because of coffee drinking.</I><BR/><BR/>Guess what...I have...my mom has had some major health issues because of coffee drinking and now has to completely abstain because of it. So, now what? Do we just go off of what has affected us the most and call it sin? Do we say, "this hasn't affected me so it is okay?" <BR/><BR/>Your logic...well isn't logic at all. <BR/><BR/>You then assume: <BR/><BR/><I>Using your logic I would assume that if smoking pot was legal you would be OK with people that do it. How about heroin or crack if it was legal? </I><BR/><BR/>I would not be okay with crack or heroin because they affect the mind and you can't control your emotions or decision making, which is the reason that drunkenness is a sin. Look at <A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%2031:1-6;&version=31;" REL="nofollow">Proverbs 31</A>. <BR/><BR/>We are to be sober for strong decision making so anything that affects the mind to where your decision making is taken hold of should be avoided. <BR/><BR/>You should really think before you make these comments and also you will notice that on this blog, we use something called the Bible to define sin, not our personal experience. <BR/><BR/>Because back in the day people used your same reasoning to have slaves and beat them like they were worthless.Seth McBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765679934165890595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-25180528073245693202008-08-19T20:17:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:17:00.000-07:00anonymous: thank you for arguing stringently a po...anonymous: thank you for arguing stringently a point that no one disputses and ignoring the issue...none of what you have said makes it a sin...just stupid. I wonder do you oppose Gum on the same grounds? Gum is a waste of money you know....What about Hot Dogs? One time my dad had a friend whose cousin died eating a hotdog. Are Hot Dogs a sin. <BR/><BR/>Honestly people...it is called the bible, it is your friend, it is all about Jesus, and if you actually read it maybe your comments would not be so stuptarded. As it is you confuse your given church culture with Christlikeness and vice-versa and that to me is sad. I agree smoking is stupid..but with the way you use the Bible (or don't) to make arguments, so are some of you.<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-21601098089052518112008-08-19T20:01:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:01:00.000-07:00I have had close family members suffer many years ...I have had close family members suffer many years because of their smoking. I have had close family members die because of their smoking. This topic strikes close to home. I don't know of anyone who had health problems because of coffee drinking. Using your logic I would assume that if smoking pot was legal you would be OK with people that do it. How about heroin or crack if it was legal? Also, what about the health of others you ruin with your smoking? Smoking is a waste of money that only leads to health problems of not only the smoker but the people around them. Many are in denial of this but it doesn't change the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27391906.post-72835980250224894792008-08-19T10:30:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:30:00.000-07:00Guns are sin too, Seth.....Good post, and I agree ...Guns are sin too, Seth.....<BR/><BR/>Good post, and I agree with you. <BR/><BR/>You don't even have to delete my comment ;)<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>BobBob Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176224396073767674noreply@blogger.com