It's time to bring it on with your email questions.

And we're going to start with this one from Mark.

He says, "I enjoy having a cigar, pipe,

or cigarette on occasion.

It's not an addiction, just a pleasure.

Is this wrong?"

Mark, the Bible says whatever's not of faith is sin.

But here's what Paul said.

He said, look.

If meat makes my brother to offend,

I'll eat no meat while the world stands.

Now, let's assume somebody's addicted to tobacco.

And you're a Christian.

And you say, well, look.

I'm gonna light up a cigar, or I think

I'm gonna have a cigarette.

And for you, it's not a sin.

But that person, it might be a sin.

And it might get them into lung cancer and destroy them.

And they will do something because of your example.

So that's what the Paul said.

Meat is OK.

It's nothing wrong with eating meat.

But if meat causes my brothers to offend, I'll eat no meat.

I'll refrain from something that's lawful for me

lest I hurt somebody else.

That's the standard for all of us.

All right.

OK.

Roger says, "What is the unpardonable sin,

and how will I know if I've committed it?"

Roger, the only real unpardonable sin

is the sin of refusing to accept the grace of God

and the forgiveness that Jesus offers.

I've gone into great length about the unpardonable sin,

and the blasphemy against the spirit, and so forth.

And when it's all said and done, the Bible is filled with grace.

Filled with forgiveness, filled with the offer of God

to hold that forgiveness.

The only unpardonable one is the sin that says,

I reject the ruling of the Holy Spirit.

I will not receive you, I will not accept Jesus as savior,

I'll have nothing to do with him.

And there is no salvation if you do that.

All right.

Darlene says, "How can I help a friend who I know is on cocaine

but who refuses to admit it?

I'm very worried about her."

--[LAUGHS] I tell you, a hop-head, coke addict,

whatever, they're the biggest liars you have ever seen

in your life.

They'll lie, They'll obfuscate, they'll hide, they'll lie,

they'll fake drug tests.

I mean, you name it.

They are most adroit liars you have ever seen.

Now, if you really want to help them,

I think they've got what is called a confrontation.

And you have a group of people who really love this person.

An intervention.

An, excuse me, an intervention.

You got the right name.

I was searching for the answer.

Yeah, the intervention.

And you sit them down and say, look, here's the deal.

We know you're on coke and we know it's going to destroy you,

and here's the deal.

And see if they won't admit it and confess it.

And then you pray together.

But it'll take some doing.

It takes an anointing of the Lord.

But the intervention like this is some way of helping.

And your friend might not like it, but that's tough luck.

You're actually saving their life.

All right, here's this from Sarah.

She says, "My church is not growing.

Instead it looks like it's dying.

The pastor doesn't seem to see that there's a problem,

and he's not good at taking other people's ideas.

There are no men in my church-- just women and youth.

I want to grow spiritually and other church members do, too.

What should we do?"

Look.

It is the biggest folly in the world trying to change

something you can't.

The Bible says, don't put new wine into old skins.

And you obviously got an old skin.

And new wine will cause the skin to burst

and you'll lose everything.

Much better, form your own church

with a group of like-minded people.

Or go someplace where they're fresh and open to new ideas

and they're growing.

There's so many wonderful congregations,

why would you put up with a situation like that?

You don't have to, so move.

Good word.

Move! [LAUGHS]

Move.

All right.

Bev says, "I'm a 60-year-old widow.

I lost my beloved 47-year-old husband to cancer

in November of 2012.

Afterwards, the only job I was able to get

was a part-time job at a local store.

Recently the store introduced Voodoo Doll Key Chains--

'each with its own special powers.'

I thought about refusing to wait on a customer who

was purchasing them and just ask a co-worker to do it,

but I do need the job.

Any suggestions?"

Am I making too much out of this?

No, you're not.

You know, God can give you another job.

There are many jobs.

There are people looking for good employees, who

are people who are intelligent and hardworking and loyal

and all the rest of it.

You don't have to put up with it.

You don't want to give your heart over

to voodoo or magic arts.

If they're doing a voodoo doll, the next thing

you know they'll be having little dollies you put pins in

and bring down curses on them.

You never know what's next.

Why should you have to do that?

I mean, God can give you a job.

I know it'll be painful, but God can give you a job.

And hone your skills before you jump.

Make sure you got everything in order.

And possibly you can line up a job before you quit that one.

Well, we leave you with Today's Power Minute from John.

It says this.

"Then you will know the truth and the truth

will set you free."

That's all the time we've got.

For Wendy and all of us, this is Pat Robertson,

and we will see you tomorrow.

Bye-bye.

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