Will Christian smokers go to Hell when they die?

Question

Smoking is a type of suicide. Will they fall into the throes of hell after they're consumed by cancer?

You're right dude! Sidestream smoke can cause cancer to non-smokers, so smoking is a type of murder too!!

Answer 1

Yes--and they'll have to wear "The Patch."

Answer 2

The bible does not mention smoking. While it may not be wise to smoke, there is nothing directly condemning it.

There are several verses that a Christian should consider in relation to smoking.

1 Corinthians 6:19 - 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;

1 Corinthians 6:12 - "Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything.

As a Christian grows in Christ, he will eventually stop the habits that hold him down. The pastor at my church mentioned this weekend he was a police officer back in the 60's. He would stop at this little restaurant for free pie and coffee each week. He was a christian at the time, but he still smoked, and each week at that restaurant he would buy a pack. Eventually he started feeling guilty about it and one day he pulled out on the side of a desert road and sat the pack on a rock and used it as target practice. He went on doing this for a month until God delivered him from it totally. He became a mature Christian and was no longer held by the chains of smoking. However he did not give up his free pie and coffee.

Answer 3

Not all smokers get cancer and not all cancers are caused by smoking.
Smokers do not really commit suicide anymore than overweight people do by eating too much or coal miners do by working in coal dust. Smokers usually get hooked long before they are old enough to comprehend the long term dangers.
If smoking is a sin (and it possibly is), so are other activities such as lying, stealing, cheating, etc. So everyone runs the same risk, I think, of judgment. Because no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes.
Best wishes to you.

Answer 4

Smoking is not a habit that Christians should be addicted to and it is certainly not for those who want to live a long and happy life. The probability that a long-term smoker will eventually be killed by tobacco is 1 in 2. The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated: "A cigarette is . . . a cleverly crafted product that delivers just the right amount of nicotine to keep its user addicted for life before killing the person."
The Bible says: "You must love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39) Second hand smoke could harm not only your neighbors, but your own family.
Yes, smoking hurts others. Until recent times a smoker could light up just about anywhere and expect no objection. But attitudes are changing because more people understand the dangers of breathing in smoke that drifts from the cigarettes of others. For example, a nonsmoker who is married to a smoker has a 30-percent greater risk of developing lung cancer than if he or she were married to a nonsmoker. Children who live with parents who smoke are more likely to develop pneumonia or bronchitis in the first two years of life than are children who live in homes where no one smokes.
By not smoking, a Christian will be acting in harmony with God's will, since the Bible says: "Let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of [the] flesh." (2 Corinthians 7:1)
The Bible says that we should love God with our whole mind, heart, soul, and strength. That is something we cannot do if we are addicted to tobacco.—Mark 12:30. Another good Scripture is:
"Consequently I entreat you by the compassions of God, brothers, to present your bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power
of reason" (Romans 12:1)
How can we present our bodies as a sacrifice if they are defiled by such an addiction? The answer is --we can't.
As far as hell is concerned---all people who die go to the Bible hell. It is mankind's common grave. The sad part is this__ Those who are addicted to nicotine and have been for years, may find themselves there sooner than they expect.

Answer 5

Jesus came to destroy religion and legalism. The question can only be answered between the individual and God. To put a definite answer to that is to fall into a trap that so many people do when the enter into religion.

Though personally I think smoking is as disgusting as hell, but that is just my opinion.

Answer 6

Hell is not a literal place. The Greek word Hades and the Hebrew word Sheol are both translated hell in English, it literally means a covered over place or common grave of mankind.

The Bible says that the dead are conscious of nothing at all(Ecclesiastes 9:5,10) So the dead are unconscious, they cant suffer or rejoice.

If your child made a huge mistake, would you hold his hands over fire to punish him and still call yourself a good parent? Hardly.
The doctrine of hell fire is a pagan teaching introduced into Christianity by men who wanted to frighten unbelievers into being Christians. The pagan nations believed that the human soul is immortal and they made their children pass through fire in worship to the god Mo-lech.

Jehovah is not like that, he does not torture sinners. He takes no pleasure in the death of anyone wicked (Ezekiel 18:23) If he does not want the wicked to die in the first place, why would he torture them after-wards? These teachings are not scriptural, and if only people would listen, they would not fear death or hellfire, but people choose to follow tradition rather than truth. its sad.

Rely on God to help you stop smoking, I smoked for 9 years and he helped me (i prayed like crazy and stayed away from others who smoked until I didnt desire to anymore) he will help you. (Isaiah 41:10)

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Draw close to God and he will draw close to you (James 4:8)

Answer 7

All people who die, whether smokers or not goes to hell...as hell is simply the translation for Sheol/Hades which means grave/pit/burial ground.

but you're correct in saying its a type of suicide...and slowly killing those around you who inhale it....does not really follow the command 'love your neighbor...'

Answer 8

If Christian smokers do go to the fictional "Hell', then those who conspired to get them hooked, can march right in there ahead of the pack, and take the brunt of it.

Answer 9

Don't be silly. God is going to be busy enough dealing with the warmongers, murderers and leaders who in their positions of power were responsible for the genocide of whole peoples.

Answer 10

I think the hell is the lingering death that smoking can cause. I've seen the effects and it's not pretty.

Answer 11

Yeah, smoking is not only hazardous to the smoker, but it hurts others nearby.