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Do you smoke? Do you like to have a beer or glass of wine occasionally? Are you Fat? If you've answered yes to any of the above questions, then you have no doubt had some preacher recite 1 Corinthians 6:19 to you at one time or another.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

It's a favorite. A golden oldie that preachers like to draw like a gun, then shoot you with it! The strait scoop is, 1 Corinthians 6:19 has absolutely nothing to do with drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes or over eating. It's simply taken out of context to mislead you.

This scripture pertains specifically and exclusively to "sleeping with prostitutes" and nothing else! However, don't simply take my word for it. Read 1 Corinthians 6:15 through 20. In verse 18, Paul clearly states that every other sin is "not" of the body, it is outside of it. This would include smoking, drinking and over eating. (that is assuming that these are even sins)

Is your pastor misquoting scripture purposely to mislead you? Or is he ignorant of the meaning? Neither one is good. If someone claims Christ's place as leader of the Church, he better know.
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