Is smoking a sin? | GotQuestions.org
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What is the Christian view on smoking? Is it a sin to smoke? In this video we answer your question: Is smoking a sin?
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- Hi there, many others like you have asked, is smoking a sin? Let's find out, shall we?
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- You can also discover more answers on GotQuestions .org. And now to the question at hand.
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- The Bible never directly mentions smoking. There are principles, however, that definitely apply to smoking.
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- First, the Bible commands us not to allow our bodies to become mastered by anything. Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial.
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- Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. Smoking is undeniably, strongly addictive.
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- Later, in the same passage we are told. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God?
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- You are not your own. You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
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- Smoking is undoubtedly very bad for your health and proven to damage the lungs and the heart.
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- Can smoking be considered, quote, beneficial? Can it be said that smoking is truly honoring
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- God with your body? Can a person honestly smoke, quote, for the glory of God? We believe that the answer to these three questions is a resounding no.
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- As a result, we believe that smoking is a sin and therefore should not be practiced by followers of Jesus Christ.
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- Some argue against this view by pointing to the fact that many people eat unhealthy foods, which can be just as addicting and just as bad for the body.
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- Many people are so helplessly addicted to caffeine that they cannot function without their first cup of coffee in the morning.
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- Christians are often hypocritical by condemning one sin and condoning another, but this does not make smoking honoring to God.
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- Similarly, many godly men have been smokers, such as the famous British preacher Charles Spurgeon, who was known to smoke cigars.
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- We believe Spurgeon was wrong for smoking. Spurgeon was a godly man and a fantastic teacher of God's Word.
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- Does that make all of his actions and habits honoring to God? No. In conclusion, there are many true believers in Jesus Christ who smoke.
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- Smoking does not prevent a person from being saved, nor cause a person to lose salvation.
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- Smoking is no less forgivable than any other sin. At the same time, we firmly believe that smoking is a sin that should be forsaken and with God's help overcome.
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- Alright, that answers your question, Is Smoking a Sin? On our website, GotQuestions .org, you will find an in -depth article with citations and resource suggestions.
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