Could smoking be considered a sin ?

Question

What I mean is that, essentially , by smoking one shortens their God given life, thus it might be considered a sin....What's U'r opinion ?

Answer 1

Certainly. If you believe that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, then anything you do knowingly harmful to your body is defiling that temple, and that's a sin.

Answer 2

Smoking could be a sin. It depends on how you interpret the scriptures concerning your Body is a temple.

Some say that if you do not take care of your body then you are defiling God's temple and therefore sinning. This would also mean that not eating right and not exercising or not getting enough sleep is also sinning.

Answer 3

It's only a sin if you blow the smoke on someone. If you just suck the smoke into your lungs, no sin. I understand the apostle Paul smoked, but was always careful not to blow the smoke on people.

Answer 4

Eating fatty foods shortens your life, is it a sin to eat McDonalds?

Answer 5

Smoking is a sin - goes against killing yourself (and others with second hand smoke).

Answer 6

According to xians, everything short of kissing your mom on the cheek (but only on her birthday) is a sin.

Answer 7

Everything could be considered a sin. Smoking, eating, not eating, intoxication, not intoxicating, sex, no sex, talking, being quiet.....it just depends on what you want to believe.

Answer 8

it's a disgusting, foul, repulsive habit that should be eradicated immediately.

but I don't think I'd go so far as to call it a sin.

Answer 9

it is because its a vice

Answer 10

You are CORRECT...it's also defiling your "temple".