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>>>>> "Jonathan" == Jonathan McNair <jmcnair@atcon.com> writes:

    >> I find it hard to uphold the precept that it is not a sin to
    >> smoke cigarettes.  I know you did not say it was not a sin,
    >> only that this man said that the Lord did not say that it was a
    >> sin.
    >> 

    Jonathan> There was a pastor friend of mine who had a new convert
    Jonathan> in his church. This new convert came to her pastor and
    Jonathan> asked him about smoking. He gave her a list of
    Jonathan> scriptures to read about defiling the temple of God,
    Jonathan> etc... She came back to him, told him she had read the
    Jonathan> scriptures and prayed about it and the Lord had told her
    Jonathan> it was alright to smoke, as a matter of fact HE had a
    Jonathan> cigarette himself from time to time. True story......

    Jonathan> Pastor J :-)

I would not permit such a man to be *MY* pastor.

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