Comments for Kellyville http://kellyville.us My little nook on the web. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Church: Smoking or Nonsmoking by NonProfit http://kellyville.us/2008/05/30/church-smoking-or-nonsmoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5 NonProfit Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:36:27 +0000 http://kellyville.us/2008/04/27/church-smoking-or-nonsmoking/#comment-5 I once attended a Bible camp who had a strict no-smoking policy. Running along one border of the property was a waist-high fence. Every year the same group would attend and a significant number of their members would lean over this fence to smoke. Their feet were at camp, but the cigarettes they were smoking were not. Ahhhh...legalism at its best. It seems grace is what we need; smokers need to to be extra careful of partaking on "Holy Ground" and non-smokers must be aware that we all have different struggles; some are public (like smoking) some are private (like issues of the heart). Blessings! -NP I once attended a Bible camp who had a strict no-smoking policy. Running along one border of the property was a waist-high fence. Every year the same group would attend and a significant number of their members would lean over this fence to smoke. Their feet were at camp, but the cigarettes they were smoking were not. Ahhhh…legalism at its best.

It seems grace is what we need; smokers need to to be extra careful of partaking on “Holy Ground” and non-smokers must be aware that we all have different struggles; some are public (like smoking) some are private (like issues of the heart).

Blessings!

-NP

]]> Comment on Church: Smoking or Nonsmoking by Josh (prezofdeath) http://kellyville.us/2008/05/30/church-smoking-or-nonsmoking/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Josh (prezofdeath) Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:24:53 +0000 http://kellyville.us/2008/04/27/church-smoking-or-nonsmoking/#comment-2 I totally agree. I've encountered the same thing before and I find it totally counter to what the message of Christianity is. After hearing a sermon on freedom in Christ, not only from sin and destruction but also how that can bleed over into things like addictions, it's ironically sad to see people lighting one up in the church parking lot. I totally agree. I’ve encountered the same thing before and I find it totally counter to what the message of Christianity is. After hearing a sermon on freedom in Christ, not only from sin and destruction but also how that can bleed over into things like addictions, it’s ironically sad to see people lighting one up in the church parking lot.

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