Is smoking a sin?

Hello there Hewhoeatspie, to answer your question let me first tell you that smoking has nothing to do with your salvation and is not a sin to smoke. However, we are told to take care of our body because as we know our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit as it says in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body," (1 Cor. 6:19-20). By doing this command, we must be also careful of our health. And God is concern about our health. So if smoking will cause us to have disease, then we should stop smoking and live a healthy lifestyle. But it is still your decision to stop smoking or not. But when the verse says, therefore honor God with your body, then i guess it is very clear what it means to tell us. Happy Mylotting!

I don't think smoking is exactly a sin, but if we look at how we are asked to look after ourselves because God is within us, it makes sense that to do something as harmful to ourselves as smoking will not be looked on as favorable, even if it is not specificly mentioned as sinful.

Well I am a Christian and I smoke. I was smoking when I came to God and He accepted me exactly like I was. I figure if I ever get to the point where smoking is my most serious problem then God will help me get rid of it. Until then I'm not going to worry about it. Instead I am going to work on my more serious problems. Art

There is a difference between sin and bad. smoking is not a sin, it's bad.

Smoking is considered to be a sin only to frighten you. If you are responsible and are aware of the effects of smoking on yourself and on other through passive smoking, then you will be careful when to smoke and when not to smoke. However, if you are aware of the harmful effects and still continue to smoke, then obviously it is sinful. by the way, what is a sin? is it an act for which you will be punished in hell after you die? if so, why be bothered about it now?

I think for most it comes down to the whole your body is a temple to the lord kinda thing, and smoking is bad, it's bad for you, bad for those around you and bad for the planet. Gosh I should quit huh?! I don't smoke at church, not before or after or at functions, not even hiding outside, but they know I smoke and I haven't been shunned yet, maybe it's just a matter of exactly what church you attend and who's complaining. Part of being a Christian is also acceptance and forgiveness and not judging, sometimes I think a lot of people forget that when they judge others for things like smoking.

Smoking is only a sin if you have your mind set to believe it is a sin!

Smoking is not a sin,but smoke is not welcomed by most people,especially for those people who don't like smoking.I think you families would also suggest you to get rid of it if you got a heavy smoke.We all should work together to stop smoking as it is really not a good taste

well as what i have know smoking is not a sin its a kind of habit maybe it is a sin if you smoke in inproper places...but i believe that this is not good in our health this can cause lung cancer... happy mylotting....

Smoking is not a sin but it's one cause for a person to have a bad health. Our body said to be a temple of God so we must not do things to harm or ruin our bodies. Too much of anything is not good, if you smoke a little just to have release of tensions or to overcome boredom, I think this would not cause you deceases smoking bring. It's a matter of discipline still.

For me, it is. There is nothing good you can get from smoking, except hypocracy.

To be honest,it is a bad habit to your life.smoking is bad for your health,sin....i do not think so ,you didn't hurt anyboby.hehe i don't understand religion.

somewhere i heard that smoking marijauna was good because God made it and its not manmade. But i dont believe that!!!

Smoking is bad for anyone health and also bad for their family! No smoking!

If smoking's a sin, so's drinking...and before our recent decades? Drinking used to be considered a sin by the puritans (who were the first wave of immigrants here in America), who came about because of the excess of drinking and partying where they were from -- especially in the church. From there it was "just in excess" and now no one considers it a sin at all. Most people aren't comfortable with calling drinking a sin...so as far as I figure, they shouldn't be comfortable with calling smoking a sin. It's easy to say something you don't do is bad, you see. I just like consistancy. I'm not a christian...I'm not fond of smoking and I'll never choose to smoke, I just won't judge those who do. I just pay attention to things that seem to matter -- the history of religion and this sin concept in concerns to our culture and how we live seems to be important, so I've read a bit about it. xD

No,Smoking is not a sin. In no holy books or any religious sayings are not against the smoking.I know many presits who smoke. "Smoking is not s sin" But " Smoking is banned",as it harms human like.

hello friend, I don't think any religion has its written in its Holy Book that one should smoke. When you smoke, those around you become passive smokers and they get irritated. No religion permits that you create trouble for your fellow human beings so in a way, smoking is a sin for every religion. If you ask me generally, I don't have anything against a smoker, provided he smokes in a proper place, away from children and other non smokers. The smokers are mature enough to know about the hazards of smoking and if they still want to carry on with it, I am no one to stop him.

I am Christian and have never heard of any thing like this. There is nothing in the Bible that says that you are correct. But I don't feel it's a sin. I am a smoker alot of people don't like it but never heard of it like this in this manner.

I've come to the conclusion every single christian on the face of this earth struggles with one sin or another. Even if we get rid of one sin like smoking, we will still have 20 more to deal with and we will never perfect. Anyone who says they don't sin is a liar and if we weren't sinners, there would've be no reason for Jesus to come and do what he did. That's not to say to keep on sinning, but a person can almost drive themselves crazy thinking of all the things that are sinful..

Basically.....just because it doesn't say in the bible it is not a sin, doesn't mean its ok. Let me also make clear, that I don't think it will affect our salvation, BUT I am a great believer in the intuition God gives us...and if what we are doing feel wrong, then we probably shouldn't do it...AND I INCLUDE MYSELF IN THIS!What it all comes down to, is self control. Our bodies are temples....temples of which the Holy Spirit lives...should we therfore be abusing our bodies?. Smoking is just one bad habit, it contributes no more to bad health than eating junk food and not getting enough exercise does. So i think these should be looked at collectively. God gave us the power to change our habits when he gave us the power to choose our thoughts. God won't let us get tempted beyond what we can bear..if we can give up these bad habits, then we should...with God's help and prayer. Rick Warren, pastor and author of 'Purpose Driven Life' puts it simply when he says that to be physically refreshed to love others and do the work God wants us to do, we must take care of our bodies...eat well, exercise etc. The Bible says "Honor the Lord with your body" (1 Cor 6: 20) Now, I'm not suggesting we all live like monks here....God created the world for us to get pleasure out of it too...to not enjoy ANYTHING God provides would be an insult. I'm just saying maybe we should cut out, or down on the things we KNOW are bad for us.