What does the Bible say about chewing tobacco?
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The Bible does not mention chewing tobacco directly, but it calls Christians to avoid enslaving habits and to honor God with their bodies. First Corinthians 6:19 and 3:16 teach that believers belong to God and are temples of the Holy Spirit, encouraging careful stewardship of physical health. Romans 13:14 urges us not to make provision for fleshly desires, while Romans 12:1-2 calls for lives offered to God rather than shaped by the world. Since tobacco can be addictive and harmful, wisdom, self-control, and love for neighbor ordinarily counsel against its use. Yet Christians should address one another patiently, seeking repentance where needed and freedom in Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:19
Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?
- Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- Romans 12:1-2
[1] Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. [2] Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- John 14:15
If you love me, keep my commandments.
- Ezekiel 14:6
Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Return you, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
- Exodus 15:26
and he said, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you."
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