Using Caffeine is a Sin Against God :: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Using Caffeine is a sin Against God One of the most widely misunderstood commandments in The church of messiah Christ of present(prenominal) Saints is the Word of Wisdom. The interrogative mood that seems to trouble many another(prenominal) a(prenominal) members of the church is whether or not caffeine is part of the Word of Wisdom. In this paper, we will find that as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we cannot drink caffeinated beverages and say that we keep the Word of Wisdom. President Hinckley asked and answered a question in General Conference on October 4th of 1997. Are we move to mainstream America as some observers believe? In this, I consternation we are. The comment came due to the increasing amount of shopping that is being through with(p) on sundays in LDS communities, and the increasing amount of disobedience to the Word of Wisdom. His inflect was one of concern and love. We have a great responsibility to be an example of vir tuous thought and deed. We have been blessed exceedingly with knowledge, that have with wisdom will give us understanding. Why then, as a whole, do we seem to be regressing and becoming more like the world, as our Prophet has stated, instead of like the savior of all mankind, even Jesus Christ. We have been counseled heretofore by prophets of old, to seek learning, even by study, and by faith. We have an obligation to search the scriptures and to learn what the Lord is direction us and warning us of. We must go forward with faith, and not backward. We must come unto the Lord, and not expect the Lord to come unto us. Of the many dangers in this world, the greatest danger that we have is an un informed citizenry. Being informed is an obligation that distributively of us has to ourselves. Brigham Young said that Education is the capability to telephone clearly, to act well in the days work, and to appreciate keep. By this definition, and after knowing the effects of caffein e upon the human body, I have come to the conclusion that drinking caffeine is a narrow of a lack of respect for oneself, and of an unappreciative attitude toward the life that each of us has been blessed with. Furthermore, it shows of either our inability, or unwillingness to learn to think clearly.