Often typecast as the maniacal bad guy, the star of Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now has appeared in ads, cigar in hand, for Punch cigars and Ebel watches. 52 DEMI MOORE Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. Well, I didnt drink the Scotch. We must assume that if ever in his lifetime Spurgeon was embarrassed it was now! The thread is about smoking, I used to smoke, long since quit of course, but I was miraculously delivered by the Lord and have absolutely no desire to smoke now. | Copyright Information, Enhance your daily reading of God's word. The good news is that John also shares that when we believe in what Jesus did for us on the cross we are saved from death, which is the penalty for sin. The archetypal media mogul, who headed CBS, grew up in the Philadelphia cigar industry: his family made the La Palina. I overall do see Spurgeon as a very weak Bible teacher compared to people like Finney, Tozer and Ravenhill. ). Short and squat with a bulldog face, Robinson didn't have leading-man looks. Learn more or donate today at, Charles Ray, The Life of Susannah Spurgeon, in. Was he otherwise a godly man and fantastic teacher of God's Word? 36 DAVID LETTERMAN As Enrico "Rico" Bandello, Robinson portrayed a cigarette-smoking small-time hood who rises through the underworld ranks, becoming a Habanos-chomping, well-tailored mob boss before meeting his tragic end. Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. (born June 9, 1957), known as T. D. Jakes, is a pastor, author and filmmaker. Favorite cigar: Romeo y Julieta, 2 JOHN F. KENNEDY On an earlier occasion, Marx splurged for a 10-cent pure Havana after spotting an advertisement that promised "thirty glorious minutes in Havana." Franklin Graham. A pathological homicidal ex-con who's chewing on a Casa Blanca Half Jeroboam Maduro. His tongue told him he had "instantly made a very serious mistake." ON the other hand, what about gluttony? His wife, Susannah, wrote, My beloveds anguish was so deep and violent, that reason seemed to totter in her throne, and we sometimes feared that he would never preach again.1. Enhance your daily reading of God's word. Before flying on to Rome, Berle packed some 500 Havanas, but customs officials there informed him that visitors were limited to 100 cigars. Bible Verses, Quotes, Christian Answers, Songs and More. Smoking is obviously not healthy and the believer should be diligent in their efforts to quit but what is there in this world that isnt good for you. Cigar Aficionado Online, M. Shanken Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. He also starred in Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses and everyone's favorite cautionary tale on the dangers of adultery, Fatal Attraction. They seemed sadly regrettable in the life of so righteous a man, yet in the name of either Christian honesty or scholarly accuracy they could not be omitted. Fields had a successful career playing hard-drinking, hard-living, yet lovable misogynists in such films as Tillie and Gus (1933), My Little Chickadee (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). 1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! God obviously used Dr. Pentecost to try to open Spurgeons eyes to the truth about cigars. As the story goes, the prime minister requested that a special mask be created that would allow him to smoke while airborne. The president of media giant Cond Nast has been a cigar aficionado since his late 20s and loves to savor La Gloria Cubanas and Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs while sailing. For those who fret over the hegemony of the Political Correctness Police (and who doesn't? He got their permission. 85 ERNEST HEMINGWAY With those simple words, spoken shortly after his coronation in 1901, Britain's Edward VII ended the tobacco intolerance that had marked Queen Victoria's reign. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (KJV). As the mother feels with the weakness of her babe, so does Jesus feel with the poorest, saddest, and weakest of his chosen.11. Blessings in Christ's love. Shall lilies grow for you and briars for him?6. Jack has written 1284 articles on What Christians Want To Know! 19 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Lewis, as well as the Dutch reformed theologian (later Prime Minister of The Netherlands) Abraham Kuyper, were both often seen with pipes in their mouths. Not impressed with this man not at all. 2s, but, alas, he couldn't find any Hoyo de Monterreys. What the 35th president wanted in early 1962 was a bunch of Cuban cigars, 1,000 Petit Upmanns to be exact. Billy Sunday (1862-1935), one of the most famous American preachers raised in poverty, became a professional baseball player. He was too deep into Calvinism, which Ravenhill opposed. Tolkien, C.S. He preached against alcohol and other social ills. 58 THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL "What kind of store was this?" Consequently, this is why Jesus made the perfect sacrifice because He was without blemish and the only perfect One that ever lived. And Cosell wouldn't have had it any other way. After taking his share, Guevara used cigars as incentives for his soldiers because, as he wrote, "a smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier.". 20 AL LERNER He took 20 percent of the membership with him, and they soon established a club where smoking was heartily encouraged. The father of psychoanalysis saw phallic symbols everywhere, but nevertheless conceded that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. Humans are unable to save themselves. During the Roaring Twenties, Capone had controlled gambling, prostitution and bootlegging rackets. The Babe's explanation later: "Oh, that! The 42nd president is known for chewing cigars on the golf course, but there have been only a few reports of his actually smoking a cigar. Then he produced a cigar and lit it, and both he and they laughed at his little joke, but his point was that he was in no way ashamed of the practice. The cigar-loving author is also famous for saying, "A woman is a woman but a good cigar is a smoke.". Added to that, overwork, stress, and guilt about the stress began to take their toll. 41 THOMAS EDISON Like what you just read? Famous Preachers Who Smoke Cigars When you think "cigar" and "famous person," you probably picture Jay-Z, or Arnold Schwarzenegger, or if you've been around the block a bit, maybe even George Burns. American letters almost lost one of its most renowned champions of cigar smoking to, ironically enough, a cigarmaker. mous f-ms 1 a : widely known a restaurant famous for its French cuisine b : honored for achievement a famous explorer 2 : excellent, first-rate famous weather for a walk Enter a Crossword Clue. Then James reminds us that sin leads to death (James 1:15). Auerbach's victory ritual was so reviled that the Cincinnati Royals management once handed out 5,000 cigars to its fans, instructing them to light up when the Royals won. When I became a Christian I started praying many hours a day as time went on I learned about all the things I was doing wrong and laid them aside. Like all women pastors who presume to get behind the pulpit and teach men, Spurgeon has also never stirred my soul. It must be emphasized he saw nothing wrong in his smoking and that he did it openly. Tolkien, C.S. Smoke cigars? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are Gods. I have felt grateful to God, he wrote to the Daily Telegraph, when I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar.9. One press reporter described him as he drove to the Tabernacle each morning, and his account closed with the words enjoying his morning cigar. While out on a jaunt with his students one morning, when several of them had lighted pipes or cigars Spurgeon said, Arent you ashamed to be smoking so early! And they immediately put out their fire. Charles Spurgeon Full Name: Charles Haddon Spurgeon Known For: 19th century English Baptist minister known for his masterful preaching Born: June 19, 1834, in Kelvedon, Essex, United Kingdom Died: January 31, 1892, in Menton, France Parents: John and Eliza Spurgeon Spouse: Susannah Thompson Spurgeon After being turned on to cigars by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor-director-producer moved over the years from Cuban Cohibas to Partagas Serie D No. I have a pipe that is an heirloom from my grandfather. What does the coolest person of all do? If you watch todays talk shows, you can see just how far human opinions can deviate from the Word of God; therefore a biblical definition of sin is accurate since it is a definition from God Himself. the purpose of proclaiming the gospel through publishing This disturbs me being I have read some of Spurgeons books. If anybody can show me in the Bible the command, Thou shalt not smoke, I am ready to keep it, but I havent found it yet. Will a Christian who has been born again be lost if they dont stop smoking? Then, from the age of thirty-three, physical pain became a large and constant feature of life for him. Although you feel hopeless and helpless, I want to assure you that there is hope and there is help. Savonarola Italian Dominican (1452-1498) famous for the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence, finally executed for heresy; John of Capistrano . Mencken, journalist, humorist and shaper of modern fiction, toiled in his father's factory until August Mencken's demise allowed his son to pursue his true talent. At 5'11'' and 245 pounds I must say that I was devastated to see the G word brought into the post. Dr. D. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. 'Food and drink he could forego without a pang,' wrote his son, 'but cut off from tobacco, he was little better than a lost soul.'" "It is well known that Spurgeon smoked, although it must be admitted that many famous British preachers smoked. He is the author of several books, including Delighting in the Trinity; Rejoice and Tremble; and Gospel People. It is not Biblically wrong to smoke, it has just been passed down for some time now by Christians that it is evil. 80 PIERCE BROSNAN The Montecristo No. It never hurts to have a father-in-law who smokes cigars. Raised up by the most famous mountain man of all Preacher, Smoke was taught the ways of the mountain man, and skills with guns. If we are to be good stewards of the bodies that God gave us, we should think very carefully about using something that brings harm to us. Even Red's own players suffered from the fourth-quarter fumigation. We should seek to do whatever will honor Jesus Christ, and will best places ourselves in His complete service. 4s, Diplomaticos and Bolivars. In these two practices we see that Spurgeon was very human a man of his times. 87 HARVEY KEITEL 35 KING EDWARD VII By way of using Mr. Spurgeon as an example, I would ask if you felt that had he the medical evidence before him then that we have today if he would have smoked? The next day, Shore noticed four or five cigar butts next to a sleeping Ruth. Of our top 10 picks, at least half were prodigious cigar smokers, lighting up 10 or more sticks a day, and one person, Mark Twain, was thought to smoke more than 20. 2. The cigar emporium impresario entertained politicians, diplomats and actors alike, while smoking a culebra in the store's mezzanine. Is it Gods will that you would quit? He is occasionally seen at Cigar Aficionado's Washington Big Smokes. The automotive icon has been known to light up a Cohiba after consummating a business deal. 2 connoisseur was given the unenviable task a decade ago of turning around MBNA Corp., a Maryland bank saddled with underperforming real estate loans. Paul clarifies it in Romans 11:6, And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Any attempt to save ourselves by works is self-righteousness and God will not accept our own works because they are not sufficient. 2s and 3s, so much that he owned a tobacco plantation in pre-Castro Cuba. Win an Oscar atage 70? (As someone once said, you can smoke and still go to heaven . I like Spurgeon but he has never stirred my heart with a fire like A.B. Even while leading his troops into battles that liberated Europe in the Second World War, the brilliant but volatile U.S. general traveled with a humidor full of Cubans. 179-183, Here! Too expensive for my taste. The fact is, I have been speaking to you about real sin, and not about listening to mere quibbles and scruplesWhatsoever is not of faith is sin, and that is the real point of what my brother Pentecost has been saying. Dr. D. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. It shouldnt be a surprise, of course: being full of life in a fallen world must mean distress, and Spurgeons life was indeed full of physical and mental pain. One of America's most notorious gangsters was about to board a train for prison, having been nailed for tax evasion. It is that Spurgeon both smoked cigars and drank alcoholic beverages. Well then, let him give it up and have them whitewashed. The apostle Paul wrote, "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful [or "profitable"]. He suffered from a burning kidney inflammation called Brights Disease, as well as gout, rheumatism, and neuritis. A cigar-smoking comic-book lover, Cage has forged a flourishing career playing offbeat characters in such films as Leaving Las Vegas. It is only those who believe in Jesus Christ that are saved from the penalty of sin (John 3:16). A member of the smoking Rat Pack, Davis entertained audiences with his singing, dancing, acting and impressions. Spurgeon found for himself that in seasons of great pain, the sympathy of Jesus is the next most precious thing to his sacrifice.10 Again and again Spurgeon, therefore, returned to the theme of Christs compassion for his suffering people. Map | Privacy Policy Favorite cigar: "Babe Ruth" perfecto. If a Christian smokes, does it mean they really arent saved? Your voice is missing! Yet, Spurgeon wrote, when the gold knows why and wherefore it is in the fire . The reluctantly hunky Hollywood heavyweight has been dubbed "Star of the Century" for his reign as the all-time top box office draw. How could you, a man of God, smoke that? protested the great American evangelist. Gillespie long had an appreciation for things Cuban: Cuban trumpeter Mario Bauza befriended the young Diz during the 1930s, dramatically influencing his musical style. Other selections were less clear-cut. When his smoking began is not known, but in Spurgeons time the practice was believed to be beneficial to ones health. Now, any complaints Maria might make about her husband's cigar smoking can be parried with a quick reference to her dad. Moody went to London to meet Spurgeon, whom he had admired from a distance and considered to be his professional mentor. An Open Letter to Those Suffering from Depression. As covered by the apostle John in 1 John 3:4, a true definition of sin is lawlessness. Sin leads to death as James says in 1:15, Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. The wages or what we earn from sin is death (Romans 6:23). Some of his fondest memories are of his father smoking White Owls during his childhood in New Jersey. Enthusiastic smokers can also be found in the ranks of conservative evangelicals. As a film star, Travolta can afford to reward himself with less pedestrian smokes: Davidoffs, Dunhills and Montecristos are his favorites. Often the camera would catch him in the act, smoke rising past Letterman's face as he wore a "Who, me?" In suffering, then, it is not only the case that we get to draw nearer to Christ, becoming more like him and leaning more fully on him. . The great Renaissance figure, Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), edited the first Greek New Testament to be printed in 1516 and translated it into Latin. 1:67). All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Corinthians 6:12). Holy Bible, New International Version ( NIV). Hopefully not while they were preaching. Those who live in the lap of luxury and never experience the discipline of trouble tend always to be more frail and feeble in their faith. During his long career as head of J.P. Morgan & Co., he helped save the U.S. government from bankruptcy (at a price) and helped to create U.S. Steel. As he explained in a 1995 interview, "I think I pretty much gravitate toward restaurants that allow cigar smoking, partly because it's so important to me to smoke, particularly after dinner. Rather, it should be, "How can I please the Lord as much as possible? It is probable Dr. Pentecost did not know that Spurgeon smoked. Some of the choices were obvious. Christians in the midst of suffering often need to hear of how suffering is a covenant mark. We should be concerned about our own sins and repent daily and come to the cross of Christ for daily cleansing. It says in the bible everything God made was good.He made tobacco.Why can't we smoke?The Indians of old had peace pipes and I' sure that people in days gone by found some use for tobacco.Also it says to drink a little wine for what ails you .But we say it is a sin.I think if we love one another as God loves us all these other things are not important. The thread is about smoking, I used to smoke, long since quit of course, but I was miraculously delivered by the Lord and have absolutely no desire to smoke now. Depression of spirit is no index of declining grace; the very loss of joy and the absence of assurance may be accompanied by the greatest advancement in the spiritual life.8 We should therefore not be too easily dismayed by our troubles: in a failing world, friends will fail us, we will hurt, and we will feel our frailty and emptiness. 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