Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
You know I sometimes stop and tell smokers about the Bible sometimes briefly and other times when I see they are so far gone and they're not open to that I will sort of start that seed of love telling them about the wickedness of smoking and sometimes giving them a little bit of my own testimony. A lot of people will say "I'm trying to stop". Only a few people ever got offended that I could remember but some people will actually thank you for caring. I remember one day one guy was trying to come on to two women smoking outside of an office tower by the bank and I approached them and told them about Christ and the gospel and the man was just interested in the woman because I was young once and I know the nonsense. So he said see that car going by there that tailpipe is putting out more smoke than my cigarette. Well that tailpipe has a muffler and systems built into the car to avoid putting pollutions in the air but still pollutions get into the air. Automobiles cause a lot of pollution and these days there are ones that are under certain conditions/restrictions given to them by government and certain agencies. But my point is it is bad for you and it causes lung cancer and it also causes kids/others to get cancer by secondhand smoke. There are other toxins and they do put very strong labels on the packages now. When I was growing up there were cool fancy packed cigarette cases; cigarettes that people smoked and sometimes people tried cigars. People would think well that's less toxic. When I was working one time by the airport there was a guy smoking through one of those filters but he looked like he was smoking the chimney. The Bible implies you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. You were purchased with a price. You are not your own and even if people don't believe in Christ or God they're still going to be held accountable because even Christ said those that believe in him are not condemned but those that don't believe in him are condemned already because they have not believed on the only name given to man in which he can find Salvation.
Smoker's lungs have a look. So when you have peer pressure then you become a celebrity and think about this and they're taking all these wonderful photos and selling them for a lot of money and people are looking at those photos and impressed with the beauty and the image and of celebrity status while it goes to the celebrities head of how cool they are and pride seeps in and now you become like the devil and so you smoke because you're in this lifestyle and your dedication and sell out even your own health as you become like your master the devil and look what happens.
Just today there were a bunch of smokers around and I confronted them and I did it yesterday too. Actually I seen/confronted a woman with too much makeup on her face and she was pretty. But she didn't look natural and she had so much on. I talked to her and told her I sometimes talk to smokers and I do it because I care. I asked her why she smokes so much when she looks pretty why is she ruining herself. She said quote I am trying to stop. I told her about putting the time in reading the Bible and praying. I told her the consequences of sin. She was standing outside an office place and there was a dollar store nearby. Later a man came out smoking next to her. You know all these guys as birds of a feather. I understood. I asked her to make a serious decision and think about it deeply and she said she would and thanked me for caring. Now why did I write this?
God doesn't only want us to accept his only begotten son and know him and actually have a relationship with him but he wants us to abide in him . We were purchased with a price and we will be held accountable for our actions as there will be a judgment. Its appointed for man to die once and then the judgment. Now today it's not the first time I heard about the Hollywood actress Shannon Dorothy in the news flash was diagnosed with brain cancer and she had another cancer that seemed to have gone into remission but there is word that she kept smoking even with the chemotherapy. Here's another example although it's not just her it's even people that aren't celebrities that do this. This causes high blood pressure as well. I knew a man my dad that smoked for many years and I used to squash his cigarette pack in youth days and throw them out and he used to chase me. But then hypocrite would do it himself sometimes because I was young lost and an idiot. Later on he had his artery in his neck plugged both of them severely and he got a massive stroke that paralyzed him but he had stopped years before and felt so much better cold turkey. Now he was advised at the doctor's advice/strong recommendation to get an operation but he was worried it would cause crippling or paralyzing so he sort of did not tell the truth to my mother but eventually it got him because we reap what we sow.
He did get an operation but they could only did one side because they thought it would be taken too much of a risk to do both sides but it' still crippled him and it was very sad to see this. Cigarette smoking plugs arteries.
You see I know the ins and outs because I was close to him as I worked with him. Now there's news as I say that Shannon Dorothy has stepped out into the limelight smiling. When are people going to get it. Your best friend should be the Bible and Jesus Christ. The Bible is the inspired word of God and it is the living word of God and it is also an instruction manual on righteous living. You can't serve two master as the evil one offered Christ the kingdoms of the world if he would fall down and worship him. How many people truly get it or has the god of this world blinded the multitude?
When you get older especially when you have realized what a wretched sinner you were deceived and wicked and you've come to understand a little bit about God and the biblical Lord Jesus Christ you know that his way which is straight narrow is the way and there is no other way but his way.
Yesterday I saw two young girls and one telling the other one about testing in school and said well if you can just get a "C" pass you'll get there. Young people put your mind on school when you're in school because there are people not able to afford to go to school and try because you don't want to waste your time and just get average.
Yesterday I got one of those Satan attacks at a Plaza you know as he attacks the children of God and that made me contend for the faith as I approached a couple of people and told them about vanity of this wicked world and bless the one girl working at a supermarket that I stressed to her not to follow this wicked world and she said she would comply with such emotion then I seen a smoker in black next to her and I looked at her and I said are you a child of the devil or a child of God and she just looked at me puzzled and I walked off. I left her with the question. You can't save the world. Another smoker a young man I approached him and asked him if he ever been to a cancer ward to see people dying of cancer. I said obviously you don't know God and he walked off with a little bit of guilt. There was one day a few weeks ago that an oriental woman ask me why I was preaching solidly stern in authority as I was contending for the faith and I walked with her a little bit and told her about my life when I was young and lost and she was smoking and I said that's not good for you so she threw it away right away. Bless her soul.
I'm appealing to you if you're lost and don't know Jesus Christ of Nazareth the biblical Lord Jesus Christ and I'm talking about the Hebrew from Nazareth to challenge you to pick up a King James Bible paper copy read it pray instead of put that toxin in your body. Now I know there are many other toxins out there but I'm addressing cigarette smoking today. You see after this life comes judgment as you do not die spiritually. You die physically. You will have the same consciousness as you will most likely remember your life on Earth. Some people might see the angel of death and some people may see God's angels. You don't want to see the angel of death. You want to make sure you forgive others. Read and say the Our Father's prayer every once in awhile. Life is not perfect but Jesus Christ in his teaching Ministry taught us what life really is all about. No other man ever walked the face of this Earth and died for your sins as Jesus Christ did. No other man ever has shown the love of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and he had no beauty being physical beauty that he should be desired but he was actually despised and rejected and a man well acquainted with sorrow yet he is the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world and he died for the sins of the world. He loved us while we were yet sinners. Seriously think of a lineup stretching over say 10 Nations and 80% hear I never knew you depart from me workers of iniquity on Judgment Day as they are cast into outer Darkness being hell where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. Are you going to be among them or are you going to be wise?
So you next time that you light a cigarette and you see the smoke rising think of the smoke of hell. Think of a place with heat beyond the heat that you ever felt on Earth maybe 10,000° even more with no water and no mercy. God is the ultimate judge that you should fear. Be wise because the fool has said in their heart there is no God. The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom and if they don't inherit the Kingdom they will definitely inherit Eternal Hellfire.
The wages of sin is death and cigarette fire will lead you to Hellfire
And so with that I'm going to leave you with John 10:10
You know I sometimes stop and tell smokers about the Bible sometimes briefly and other times when I see they are so far gone and they're not open to that I will sort of start that seed of love telling them about the wickedness of smoking and sometimes giving them a little bit of my own testimony. A lot of people will say "I'm trying to stop". Only a few people ever got offended that I could remember but some people will actually thank you for caring. I remember one day one guy was trying to come on to two women smoking outside of an office tower by the bank and I approached them and told them about Christ and the gospel and the man was just interested in the woman because I was young once and I know the nonsense. So he said see that car going by there that tailpipe is putting out more smoke than my cigarette. Well that tailpipe has a muffler and systems built into the car to avoid putting pollutions in the air but still pollutions get into the air. Automobiles cause a lot of pollution and these days there are ones that are under certain conditions/restrictions given to them by government and certain agencies. But my point is it is bad for you and it causes lung cancer and it also causes kids/others to get cancer by secondhand smoke. There are other toxins and they do put very strong labels on the packages now. When I was growing up there were cool fancy packed cigarette cases; cigarettes that people smoked and sometimes people tried cigars. People would think well that's less toxic. When I was working one time by the airport there was a guy smoking through one of those filters but he looked like he was smoking the chimney. The Bible implies you are the temple of the Holy Ghost. You were purchased with a price. You are not your own and even if people don't believe in Christ or God they're still going to be held accountable because even Christ said those that believe in him are not condemned but those that don't believe in him are condemned already because they have not believed on the only name given to man in which he can find Salvation.
Smoker's lungs have a look. So when you have peer pressure then you become a celebrity and think about this and they're taking all these wonderful photos and selling them for a lot of money and people are looking at those photos and impressed with the beauty and the image and of celebrity status while it goes to the celebrities head of how cool they are and pride seeps in and now you become like the devil and so you smoke because you're in this lifestyle and your dedication and sell out even your own health as you become like your master the devil and look what happens.
Just today there were a bunch of smokers around and I confronted them and I did it yesterday too. Actually I seen/confronted a woman with too much makeup on her face and she was pretty. But she didn't look natural and she had so much on. I talked to her and told her I sometimes talk to smokers and I do it because I care. I asked her why she smokes so much when she looks pretty why is she ruining herself. She said quote I am trying to stop. I told her about putting the time in reading the Bible and praying. I told her the consequences of sin. She was standing outside an office place and there was a dollar store nearby. Later a man came out smoking next to her. You know all these guys as birds of a feather. I understood. I asked her to make a serious decision and think about it deeply and she said she would and thanked me for caring. Now why did I write this?
God doesn't only want us to accept his only begotten son and know him and actually have a relationship with him but he wants us to abide in him . We were purchased with a price and we will be held accountable for our actions as there will be a judgment. Its appointed for man to die once and then the judgment. Now today it's not the first time I heard about the Hollywood actress Shannon Dorothy in the news flash was diagnosed with brain cancer and she had another cancer that seemed to have gone into remission but there is word that she kept smoking even with the chemotherapy. Here's another example although it's not just her it's even people that aren't celebrities that do this. This causes high blood pressure as well. I knew a man my dad that smoked for many years and I used to squash his cigarette pack in youth days and throw them out and he used to chase me. But then hypocrite would do it himself sometimes because I was young lost and an idiot. Later on he had his artery in his neck plugged both of them severely and he got a massive stroke that paralyzed him but he had stopped years before and felt so much better cold turkey. Now he was advised at the doctor's advice/strong recommendation to get an operation but he was worried it would cause crippling or paralyzing so he sort of did not tell the truth to my mother but eventually it got him because we reap what we sow.
He did get an operation but they could only did one side because they thought it would be taken too much of a risk to do both sides but it' still crippled him and it was very sad to see this. Cigarette smoking plugs arteries.
You see I know the ins and outs because I was close to him as I worked with him. Now there's news as I say that Shannon Dorothy has stepped out into the limelight smiling. When are people going to get it. Your best friend should be the Bible and Jesus Christ. The Bible is the inspired word of God and it is the living word of God and it is also an instruction manual on righteous living. You can't serve two master as the evil one offered Christ the kingdoms of the world if he would fall down and worship him. How many people truly get it or has the god of this world blinded the multitude?
When you get older especially when you have realized what a wretched sinner you were deceived and wicked and you've come to understand a little bit about God and the biblical Lord Jesus Christ you know that his way which is straight narrow is the way and there is no other way but his way.
Yesterday I saw two young girls and one telling the other one about testing in school and said well if you can just get a "C" pass you'll get there. Young people put your mind on school when you're in school because there are people not able to afford to go to school and try because you don't want to waste your time and just get average.
Yesterday I got one of those Satan attacks at a Plaza you know as he attacks the children of God and that made me contend for the faith as I approached a couple of people and told them about vanity of this wicked world and bless the one girl working at a supermarket that I stressed to her not to follow this wicked world and she said she would comply with such emotion then I seen a smoker in black next to her and I looked at her and I said are you a child of the devil or a child of God and she just looked at me puzzled and I walked off. I left her with the question. You can't save the world. Another smoker a young man I approached him and asked him if he ever been to a cancer ward to see people dying of cancer. I said obviously you don't know God and he walked off with a little bit of guilt. There was one day a few weeks ago that an oriental woman ask me why I was preaching solidly stern in authority as I was contending for the faith and I walked with her a little bit and told her about my life when I was young and lost and she was smoking and I said that's not good for you so she threw it away right away. Bless her soul.
I'm appealing to you if you're lost and don't know Jesus Christ of Nazareth the biblical Lord Jesus Christ and I'm talking about the Hebrew from Nazareth to challenge you to pick up a King James Bible paper copy read it pray instead of put that toxin in your body. Now I know there are many other toxins out there but I'm addressing cigarette smoking today. You see after this life comes judgment as you do not die spiritually. You die physically. You will have the same consciousness as you will most likely remember your life on Earth. Some people might see the angel of death and some people may see God's angels. You don't want to see the angel of death. You want to make sure you forgive others. Read and say the Our Father's prayer every once in awhile. Life is not perfect but Jesus Christ in his teaching Ministry taught us what life really is all about. No other man ever walked the face of this Earth and died for your sins as Jesus Christ did. No other man ever has shown the love of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and he had no beauty being physical beauty that he should be desired but he was actually despised and rejected and a man well acquainted with sorrow yet he is the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world and he died for the sins of the world. He loved us while we were yet sinners. Seriously think of a lineup stretching over say 10 Nations and 80% hear I never knew you depart from me workers of iniquity on Judgment Day as they are cast into outer Darkness being hell where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. Are you going to be among them or are you going to be wise?
So you next time that you light a cigarette and you see the smoke rising think of the smoke of hell. Think of a place with heat beyond the heat that you ever felt on Earth maybe 10,000° even more with no water and no mercy. God is the ultimate judge that you should fear. Be wise because the fool has said in their heart there is no God. The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom and if they don't inherit the Kingdom they will definitely inherit Eternal Hellfire.
The wages of sin is death and cigarette fire will lead you to Hellfire
And so with that I'm going to leave you with John 10:10