We Christians must be especially careful about what we do and say because the world is looking for a difference in our lives. The world is watching to see if what we do is consistent with what we say. Such symptoms may remind us of some sort of rare tropical disease, or even a disease caused by a germ brought back from outer space. Perhaps it sounds like the result of chemical warfare. The symptoms just mentioned are the result of cigarette smoking.
Most smokers have some of the marks named in the above paragraph.
As a result of smoking, individuals increase their chances for strokes, heart attacks, lung cancer, mouth cancer, urinary bladder cancer, kidney cancer, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smokers are more susceptible to these illnesses than are nonsmokers - so says the United States government through the office of the Surgeon General. Yet despite the obvious health hazard that tobacco smoking causes, many persons continue to smoke pipes, cigars, and cigarettes. Multitudes are bringing ruination to their bodies by perpetuating a filthy habit. One day Jesus was asked to summarize the Law.