The founder and senior pastor of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome on Sunday told all who cared to listen that since the Bible does not expressly condemn both Cigarette and Alcohol, then there is nothing wrong with these stuffs.

It all started when a viewer of his television programme wrote in to enquire from the popular pastor if it was wrong for a 'Christian to work in a Cigarette company'.



Below is the response from Pastor Chris:
There is nothing wrong with Cigarette, the Bible doesn’t say anything was wrong with it... I know a lot of people do complain about it because of the relationship attached to it with some sicknesses like cancer...but if they really believe it is wrong why not ban it totally.

It is the same thing when you have Christians working in the Breweries. The Bible doesn’t condemn alcohol. The only reference made to alcohol in the Bible is ‘do not take too much of wine’. So you see these things has to do with the individual state...if they are convince something is not good they should just ban it..."

What do you think about the Pastor’s position? Share your thoughts.

am nt too such abt smoking,but even if u shld drink,do dat moderately.the bible those nt condemn drinking.
like my priest will always say....
"der's no sin in eating bt in gluttony"
"der's no sin in drinking bt in drunkness"
"der's no sin in talking bt in gossiping"e.t.c
always do things moderately.

OMG! Are you guys for real?

The Bible say alcohol should be taken in moderation. Taking alcohol in excess, or food in excess (gluttony) is bad. Why? Because it poison's our body and can lead to disease. Note the reason why it is bad is because it bad for us.
The Bible does not just ask us to do or not to do something, it gives reason's why. I believe the following bible principles will help clarify this matter better, please see below.

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1) In ancient Israel God gave laws on how one's body shouldn't be treated. Leviticus 19:28 states "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks upon you: I am the LORD"

2)I Cor 3:16,17 states "16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple."

3)Revelation 21:8 mentions something about the vile (unclean or filthy)people being destroyed.

The bible doesn't have to make direct mention of something for use to understand if it is agreeable with it or not, our minds and trained by God's word to distinguish right from wrong, states Hebrews 5:12-14 "12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil."

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Let me ask, would anyone deliberately take poison; even in small doses, unless he is suicidal? Even that, committing suicide is against God's law.