Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as THEMESSAGE//REMIX: PAUSE: A DAILY READING BIBLE ( THE MESSAGE ). Ephesians 5:29 reads as follows:
"No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That's how Christ treats us, the church."
From this passage in the Holy Bible, we can see that smoking, for example, is a sin ( see 1 John 3:4, for example ), since it is a means of abusing one's body. An increased risk of lung cancer, for example, has been linked to cigarette smoking ( see note below ), for example, and this is just some of the evidence which indicates that smokers abuse their own bodies.
Moreover, smoking electronic cigarettes is also sinful. The phrase "throat hit" is defined as follows ( as found on the website: http://ecigone.com/e-cigarette-basics/throat-hit/ ):
"Throat hit refers to the feeling you get when you inhale nicotine. While most people find this sensation fulfilling and expected when they smoke, it’s actually a form of mild irritation."
Thus, whether inhaling nicotine from a regular or electronic cigarette, such an act is the abuse of one's body. In the situation whereby an e-liquid with zero nicotine is used ( with regard to smoking an electronic cigarette ), the act is still sinful. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 reads as follows: "Throw out anything tainted with evil." The act of smoking an electronic cigarette, in this situation, is "tainted with evil": the act itself is associated with negative implications. Worded similarly, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 ( KJV; with center-column references, for example ) reads as follows: "Abstain from all appearance of evil." Therefore, God has commanded ( see Ecclesiastes 12:13 and 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example ) that we, as Christians ( see Psalm 50:5 and Acts 11:26, for example ), abstain from even the appearance of evil. See also Psalm 22:22, 25; 40:9, 10; 119:13, 65-73, 142, 151, Matthew 28:18, John 1:1, 14; 3:16, 17; 5:26, 27; 7:16; 8:26; 10:30; 14:6; 17:17, Romans 1:16; 1:20 ( see Romans 1:20 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references, for example ) to get the equivalent translation for the word "Godhead" ), Colossians 2:8, 9, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 ( especially verses 7 through 10, for example ), Titus 1:1, 2, 1 John 5:6-8, and Revelation 2:10, for example. Please study the Holy Bible ( see 2 Timothy 2:15, for example ).
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NOTE: Please visit the American Cancer Society website ( www.cancer.org ) and click on the appropriate links, for example.
