How about this. Some Christians smoke. Some drink. Some eat too much. Some take a bunch of drugs from their doctor. All of these things are bad for you. Just simple. God gave us these bodies. We should respect them and take care of them. Give God respect for these vessels he gave us. If you don't smoke realize that it is really, really hard to stop for most, harder to quit than crack or heroin for some. So, if you do it, let's not judge and form witch hunts. If you don't do it, please don't start as it is highly addictive. I have some missing family members that died early deaths because of smoking, drinking, overeating, legal and illegal drugs, and combinations of these things. My definition of early deaths? Between 40-60.
Thank you King James, good post, right on the money (gambling?).