Hello, I'm Ryan, I'm 15, and I'm getting baptized today and I've committed myself to following the rules and laws of our Heavenly Father, but one thing that missionaries or every one in the church has failed to convince me of is...
The prohibition of tea and coffee.
I know this has been discussed a lot, and none of them really make sense to me.
They say "you shouldn't do it cause our Heavenly Father commanded it, and he will bless us after even if we do not know why we must follow it." Now, this does not make sense at all. The Word of Wisdom has commanded everything else, and they make sense to me.
No Alcohol, because it destroys families, it is extremely addictive, temporarily ruins one's mental state, and also causes diseases
No Tabacco, because it is addictive, and causes dieseases such as cancer.
No Illegal or Addictive Substances, because...well they're addictive and illegal, and by obtaining illegal item it is considered dishonest, which falls under the 10 commandments.
No Coffee or Tea, because...they taste good?
Keep in mind that when I discussed with the missionaries and we were reviewing the Word of Wisdom, I told them we shouldn't have caffeine, and they said caffeine was 100% okay, it's just tea and coffee that should be avoided
People who have been saying "it is because caffeine is a psychoactive drug in some form." You could not be more wrong. Also, keep in mind that decaf is also prohibited, because it is "still a derivative of tea and coffee."
I will still continue to follow the laws and rules that have been presented to me, even though I utterly disagree with this one. So my question is...
One thing that has been really been bothering me...
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Hello, I'm Ryan, I'm 15, and I'm getting baptized today and I've committed myself to following the rules and laws of our Heavenly Father, but one thing that missionaries or every one in the church has failed to convince me of is...
The prohibition of tea and coffee.
I know this has been discussed a lot, and none of them really make sense to me.
They say "you shouldn't do it cause our Heavenly Father commanded it, and he will bless us after even if we do not know why we must follow it." Now, this does not make sense at all. The Word of Wisdom has commanded everything else, and they make sense to me.
No Alcohol, because it destroys families, it is extremely addictive, temporarily ruins one's mental state, and also causes diseases
No Tabacco, because it is addictive, and causes dieseases such as cancer.
No Illegal or Addictive Substances, because...well they're addictive and illegal, and by obtaining illegal item it is considered dishonest, which falls under the 10 commandments.
No Coffee or Tea, because...they taste good?
Keep in mind that when I discussed with the missionaries and we were reviewing the Word of Wisdom, I told them we shouldn't have caffeine, and they said caffeine was 100% okay, it's just tea and coffee that should be avoided
People who have been saying "it is because caffeine is a psychoactive drug in some form." You could not be more wrong. Also, keep in mind that decaf is also prohibited, because it is "still a derivative of tea and coffee."
I will still continue to follow the laws and rules that have been presented to me, even though I utterly disagree with this one. So my question is...
Why do we abstain from coffee and tea?