Church Doctrine: Smoking Is A Sin - Herbert W Armstrong - July 3, 1978

Herbert W Armstrong

Speaking of degrees of sin, smoking may be a milder sin – but nevertheless a SIN. Here is the story of how this came into the doctrine of this Church. It may come as astonishing news to some of our members, but the truth is, I personally did smoke – until a little more than 51 years ago, that is. As a matter of fact I was smoking until after I was baptized! Let me EXPLAIN THAT. True, I had not been a heavy smoker. On the average I had, since age 19, been smoking about THREE CIGARETTES a day (not three packets), or one cigar. On those days that I smoked a cigar I usually smoked no cigarettes at all. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library