Where in the Bible does it say not to smoke?

Question

I know it's in there, but I can't remember the scriptures to back it up. Do you know why were are not to smoke according to Gods word the Bible?

Answer 1

There is no where in ther Bible, but it does say:

I Corinthians 6:19-20

19Do 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; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Answer 2

There isn't a single thing about smoking in the Bible. People use the verses that claim our bodies are a "Temple of God" to say one shouldn't smoke. But then we wouldn't be able to sunbathe anymore either... cancer. No more drinking sodas... caffiene is addicting and does do damage to our bodies. Think of all the preservatives we're taking in that aren't natural. Wow... we may have to shut down all the fast food places, go completely "Organic" and drink only water and natural fruit juices and wine.

If you're going to use it for one bad habit... may as well go all the way with it so as not to look hypocritical.

Answer 3

If you're talking about tobacco, it's native to North America and wasn't introduced to Europe and Asia until the seventeenth century. If you're talking about cannabis, it was common in Eurasia long before Jesus' time. Then, as now, it was one of the things that divided the local cultures. Jews and Romans drank alcohol in enormous quantities and everyone else usually preferred to smoke cannabis. It's logically impossible for Biblical authors to even have known that tobacco existed and the Christians have always felt cannabis is evil because it is deeply associated with non-Christian cultures. Since I know very little about the Bible, I'll be as interested as you to see what our Christian brothers and sisters have to offer.

Answer 4

in the bible their is a story of to different society's each following the bible to the extent they believed was right, one would not allow a person to wear a needle in their clothes on the sabbath because that could corrilate to working on the sabbath, while the other (closer to you apparently) would live by the exact word of the bible, but believed that if something was not stated specifically then it was fair game, Christ said that both ways were wrong, but that simply anything that was not of god, was of satan, so unless you are claiming that destroying your body is of god, it is against his word.

however not smoking has been listed in modern revelation in the word of wisdom in the Doctrine of Covenents.

Answer 5

Sorry, but it is not there.

To my knowledge, there was no smoking in that region of the world at that time, and therefore no need.

However, we are told that our body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit and not to be destructive in 1 Corinthians - so in a way that could apply to smoking - I guess.

Answer 6

I don't know if it says not to smoke, but I know there are Scriptures warning agings addictive behavior and harming the body, I just can't think of exact ally where to find it.

Answer 7

Romans 14. The whole chapter. Anything that is not from faith is sin. Some denominations may use 1 Corinthians 3:16-17. You read it, you decide. Blessed is the person who does not condemn himself because of what he approves.
Respectfully, Alan Ballou www.thehealingbook.com

Answer 8

It doesn't actually say not to smoke because smoking hadn't been invented when Jesus was alive or before that, but I don't think God would want anyone to do something that can kill you.

Answer 9

I don't know for a fact but I heard someone say that the bible says to "use the herbs of the land".
However way that you want to use them is up to you.

Answer 10

Well since cigarettes were invented in 1614 they can't be in the Bible.