What does the Bible say about cigarette smoking?
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The Bible does not name cigarette smoking, but it calls believers to honor God with their bodies, pursue self-control, and avoid enslaving habits. First Corinthians 6:20 teaches that Christians were bought with a price and should therefore glorify God in body and spirit. Romans 8:5 contrasts a mind ruled by sinful flesh with one set on the Spirit, a principle that warns against dependence on appetite or pleasure. Genesis 1:29 recognizes God’s good provision in creation, yet not every use of created things is wise or beneficial. The smoke imagery of Psalm 18:8 and 2 Samuel 22:9 describes God’s righteous judgment, not an approval of smoking. Christians should seek freedom, health, love for neighbor, and repentance where tobacco use has become controlling.
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- 2 Samuel 22:9
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, Fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
- Psalms 18:8
Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
- Genesis 1:29
God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
- Romans 8:5
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
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