Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11082 This question is framed as though it must be one or the other, and most of the energy in contemporary discourse goes into arguing for the disease model. Addiction, we are told, is a brain disorder rather than a moral failing, and framing it as sin is unhelpful at best and cruel at…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12049 The question of whether smoking is sinful troubles many believers. Scripture never mentions tobacco—unsurprising given that it was unknown in the biblical world—so we must apply broader biblical principles to reach a faithful conclusion. This requires careful thought rather than mere proof-texting. The Body as God’s Temple The most frequently cited passage in…