What does the Bible say about tobacco?
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The Bible does not mention tobacco directly, but it calls Christians to honor God with their bodies, resist enslaving habits, and live under the Spirit's wise self-control. First Corinthians 6:19-20 teaches that believers belong to God and should glorify Him bodily, while 1 Corinthians 6:12 warns that even lawful things must not master us. Romans 12:1-2 urges the offering of our whole selves as living sacrifices rather than conformity to worldly patterns. Since tobacco can damage health and foster dependence, Christians should approach it soberly, seeking freedom, love for neighbor, and obedience to Christ. Where conscience is involved, believers should avoid judgmentalism while pursuing holiness with humility and prayer.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
[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, [20] for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
- Romans 12:1
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.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are expedient. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
- 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.
- 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,
- Galatians 5:19-21
[19] Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, [20] idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, [21] envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
- 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.
- Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.
- Romans 12:2
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.
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