Expert: Brenda Martin - 9/19/2005

Question
... i want to know what has god said about smoking and sex before marriage.
\          once one of my friend said how can there b a son to god(how can jesus b gods sun) . i will b so thankfull if u can answer this .
           also       in bible god has said that there is only one life for a human.... but jesus has died ,then how can he come in the end ....

Answer
Hi Ashish, you asked about--"SMOKING "

God's advice on cleanliness or purity--the apostle Paul wrote to Christians: “Dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that pollutes either body or spirit.” (2 Corinthians 7:1) Many persons have seen that using tobacco conflicts with that counsel. Drawing smoke into the lungs is unnatural. It pollutes the body and shortens a person's life expectancy. Studies have established that smokers have more heart disease, lung cancer, hypertension and fatal pneumonia.

Also, consider the effects on person around the smoker—his family and associates. Jesus Christ said that the second commandment in God's law given to Israel was: “You must love your neighbour as yourself.” (Mark 12:31) But what are the effects of smoking? It harms the user and it injures the health of others who breathe the smoke.

"SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE".

Many couples live together and have sexual relations, but they do not get married. However, God did not mean for this close relationship between a man and a woman to be on a trial basis. So to live together without getting married is a sin against God, who made the marriage arrangement. It is called fornication. Fornication is the having of sexual relations with any person to whom you are not married. And the Bible says: “This is what God wills, . . . that you abstain from fornication.” (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5) So, then, for a single person to have sexual relations with anyone is wrong.

"HOW CAN THERE BE A SON TO GOD"

It doesn't mean in the sense of having a wife etc. it just means God created him.

Jesus' being called the “only-begotten Son” (Joh 1:14; 3:16, 18; 1Jo 4:9) does not mean that the other spirit creatures produced were not God's sons, for they are called sons as well. (Ge 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:4-7) However, by virtue of his being the sole direct creation of his Father, the firstborn Son was unique, different from all others of God's sons, all of whom were created or begotten by God through that firstborn Son.

"ONLY ONE LIFE FOR A HUMAN?"

The bible tells us there is more than "one life for a human"

Remember Lazarus, he died a human and was brought back to life as a human--Christ himself when on earth performed resurrections. (Lu 7:11-15; 8:49-56; Joh 11:38-44) Only through Jesus Christ can resurrection, with everlasting life thereafter, be possible.—Joh 5:26.

God intends to do the same again in the future—"Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life.." (John 5;28)

It is part of God's arrangement for blessing people of all sorts who will be favoured with the opportunity to live forever on a paradise earth AS HUMANS.
(Compare Psalm 37:10, 11.)

"JESUS HAS DIED, HOW CAN HE COME IN THE END?"

Jesus died as a human, but he was brought back to life by God and given a spirit body, so that he could live in the heavens. He slept in death for parts of three days, and then God resurrected him to life as a mighty spirit being.—1 Peter 3:18. It will be as a "spirit" he "comes in the end"

If you have any more questions I will be happy to help.

All the best
Brenda