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“For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” – 2 Corinthians 4:20

God is saying here that we shouldn’t be people who gossip or talk about others, or believe what people say. Philippians 2:5 says we should be like Jesus and Isaiah explains Jesus here:
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
    with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
    with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness will be his belt
    and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
-       Isaiah 11: 1-5 NIV
Isaiah says that Jesus would not judge by everything He heard. We should do the same, not always believing what we hear. WE shouldn’t join in with mockers as David says in the first line of Psalms:
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
-       Psalms 1:1 NIV
The verse says that those who do not join in with mockers, but helps the person being mocked, will be blessed. Psalms also said that the one who does not walk in step with the wicked is blessed. Joining in with wicked activities basically means joining in with activities that do not please God. E.g., smoking.
What? But smoking isn’t mentioned in the Bible!
I know. But what does smoking lead to? Cancer, a disease that kills. And John 10:10 says:
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
See? Smoking is wrong! Anything against the Will and Word of God is sinful and wrong. Make your choice, make it now. To be wicked or good.






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