{"id":825,"date":"2013-07-18T20:51:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T00:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/?p=825"},"modified":"2014-07-22T11:31:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T15:31:51","slug":"nicotine-and-alcohol-abuse-decreases-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/voh\/2013\/07\/18\/nicotine-and-alcohol-abuse-decreases-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicotine and Alcohol Abuse Decreases Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my (Pastor Mark Shaw) favorite authors is Dr. Charles Hodges, Jr. posted a great blog about recent research that demonstrates how nicotine and alcohol abuse lead to thinking impairment.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really sad to read yet I&#8217;m grateful for the truth of science that backs up the Bible in Ephesians 5:18: <strong>&#8220;And do not be drunk with wine, for that is debauchery&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong> Debauchery means &#8220;utter ruin.&#8221; If you lose your ability to think, you will be utterly ruined.<\/p>\n<p>So once again, we see that science demonstrates the Bible is true. 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