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NASB | Mark 7:18 And He *said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 7:18 And He said to them, "Are you, too, so foolish and lacking in understanding? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile and dishonor him, |
Subject: A believer who smokes? |
Bible Note: Dadda I speak from experience. I smoked for nearly 20 years. I know the cost! I know what is like to wake up with smokers cough, I know what is to loss some sense of smell and taste, I know what it is to suffer horrible colds in the winter, I know the shortness of breath, I know how I smelled to others, I know how it must have been for my wife to kiss me (someone correctly likened it to kissing a full ashtray). I also know how I tried to justify, excuse, deny, reason, and defend my smoking. I proudly proclaimed I was in the open and therefore I was no hypocrite. I beat my chest and proclaimed I knew a man that lived to be one hundred and smoked two packs a day. I fearlessly stated no man lives forever, yet now I regret all the wasted time. I also know what it like to be smoke free for over twenty years. I got my taste back, I now smell things I never knew had an odor, I don't stink like foul smoke around others, I got my breath back, I know a cold in winter does not include that deep chest wrenching cough, and best of all my honey says my kisses are sweet! And last but not least I get to keep that 4 plus dollars each day in my pocket. In other words, "Been there done that got the T-shirt to prove it." Dadda your looking to justify and you need to be looking to quit! Your killing yourself!!!! EdB |