But another issue, one that is none of the magistrate’s business either, is the loss of joy. The body is hard enough to subdue (Rom. 6:12) without giving it a bunch of extra dependencies. I will not be brought, Paul says, under the power of any (1 Cor. 6:12–13). But if his joy is not held hostage by whatever it may be, he may follow the example of many of God’s most effective servants, thank God for that fine creature tobacco, and smoke like a chimney to the glory of God.
