ASK AUNT MARY-TOBACCO/ALOCHOL

July 14th, 2011 | By admin

Today, I want to talk about tobacco and alcohol. Below are listed the three major factors of death in the United States. Tobacco and Alcohol rank first and second.

Tobacco (Average 1990 – 94):……………..   430,700(1)

Alcohol (1996): ………………………………………  110,640 (2)

We all know tobacco has been a killer for years. In 2005, the CDC reported 23% of high school students were smokers. That rose from 21.9% in 2003. Another interesting fact is that 80% of all smokers started before they were 18 years old. Each day, approximately 3,900 teens under 18, begin to smoke. Of that number, 1,500 will become regular smokers. That’s pretty impressive to me. (more…)

ASK AUNT MARY

June 2nd, 2011 | By admin

Aunt Mary, a lot of my friends smoke marijuana, is it all right to do that? Puzzled

Dear Puzzled,

Some people think marijuana has medicinal qualities, but I’m not one of them. From what I’ve been told, it causes you to become relaxed, too relaxed. You also do things you would not normally do. Personally, I don’t want to do anything that will make me do things I am not aware of.

The Bible says for us to keep our bodies pure. (Romans 6:12-14) We should not be tempted to sin and smoking marijuana or eating a marijuana cookie is sin. Our bodies should be a living sacrifice to God. (Romans 12:1-2) We should not be doing what everyone else is doing. Be willing to say, “no.”

Our bodies should be kept clean and be a temple of cleanliness. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) I like verse 20 best. It says we were bought with a price. Christ died for us that we might have forgiveness of sins. He paid a big price for us. Because of His sacrifice, we should glorify God in our body and in our spirit. We are His.

Please stay away from anything that you will have regrets doing. Don’t put yourself in a position of not being aware of what you are doing. Something can happen that will make you regret it for the rest of your life, and can end your life or someone else’s. Keep your bodies pure.