Is smoking tobacco a sin ?

[disciplehelovestoo]

Now concerning smoking,the bible did not directly say christian should not smoke,neither did the bible encourage a christian to smoke,

Dearly beloved,i beseech you as a stranger and pilgrims,abstain from fleshly lusts,which war against the soul.

1 peter 2:11"

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words spoken directly to me from God,concerning smoking and receiving healing,

before i stoped smoking,

God spoke very clear to me 24 years ago,when i needed a healing,

God asked me....how can i heal one part of you,

when you are damanging another?

i know exactly what He meanlt,

He meanlt,how can He heal one part of me,when iam damanging another with smoking,

God is saying that smoking is such irresponsible care to the body that He gave us,

i believe that this is a direct revelation from God and fact that He does not want His people to smoke,

and possible smoking hinders us from receiving God's total healings.

 

you believe smoking is wrong for you, so for you it is sin.  another believes it is not a problem, so for him it isn't sin; what i believe about smoking is of no importance to what you or someone else believes, because there is no clear scripture about this; each person must be led by God in such cases.  i drew the comparison of driving in a car and exposing one's self to exhaust for the sake of convenience - while smoking is believed by science to be more effectively deadly than exposure to exhaust fumes, both are believed to be deadly by science; so to say one is a sin because it's harmful to the body is to say that the other is a sin because it's harmful to the body - this is a hypocritical argument otherwise, and it is not clearly based in scripture.

 

but you still don't see my point; your focus is on actions, your focus is on law - not faith in grace.  

 

Mat 15:1-2

(1)  Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

(2)  Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

 

notice what the pharisees asked?  not why do the disciples transgress the law (scripture), but why do the disciples transgress the traditions of the elders.  the reason they asked the question this way was that scripture doesn't say that not washing hands before eating is a sin.

 

so why don't people smoke in church?  because the bible clearly says not to?  no - because it transgressions the traditions of the elders of the traditional church today.  and this varies from place to place.  Andrew Womack speaks about preaching in europe to a church of God-loving saved people who drank beer during the service as a tradition, but believed smoking would send people to hell; and he preached in a different part of europe where God-loving saved people smoked in church during the service and believed that drinking beer would send people to hell - this is what elevating tradition to be equal to scripture leads to - ridiculous rules that do not lead people to faith in grace, but burden them with ridiculous performance goals instead.

 

look at what Jesus said to those pharisees that were so sure that eating without washing hands was sin:

 

Mat 15:7-9

(7)  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

(8)  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

(9)  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

 

the same science that says that smoking is deadly says the same thing about not washing your hands today - does this not sound sin the least bit familiar to Mat 15:1-20?  

 

Rom 7:7-10

(7)  What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

(8)  But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

(9)  For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

(10)  And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

 

the more you say that smoking is a sin (like the pharisees said that eating without washing your hands is a sin), the more you drive those who smoke to smoke more - because when you lay a law on them, their lust for smoking becomes even stronger - it 'revives'.  if you want to help people quit smoking, lead them into fellowship with God (disciple them), and let His grace (opposite of the law) and love lead them to change if that's His will.  the devil is the accuser of the bretherin, he's the one who tries to condemn people for their actions, not God - don't be used by the devil to minister guilt and condemnation by focusing on other people's actions; instead focus them on God's grace through fellowship, and let Him decide what changes they need to make, and when they need to make them.

 

as for those who have quoted scriptures dealing with the body being the temple of the Holy Spirit, i have shown that those scriptures taken in context have nothing to do with physical habits; yet they continue to hold to their out of context interpretation citing science and church tradition as if it were scripture - there are none so blind as those who will not see.  you can also choose to blind yourself from grace by focusing on 'the traditions of the elders' of today, but unless you can come up with scripture taken in context to support your views, you will not convince me of anything; especially using science and traditions as if these were scripture; and so far you have yet to offer any clear scripture that smoking is a sin for everyone.

 

[firestormx]

you believe smoking is wrong for you, so for you it is sin.  another believes it is not a problem, so for him it isn't sin; what i believe about smoking is of no importance to what you or someone else believes, because there is no clear scripture about this; each person must be led by God in such cases.  i drew the comparison of driving in a car and exposing one's self to exhaust for the sake of convenience - while smoking is believed by science to be more effectively deadly than exposure to exhaust fumes, both are believed to be deadly by science; so to say one is a sin because it's harmful to the body is to say that the other is a sin because it's harmful to the body - this is a hypocritical argument otherwise, and it is not clearly based in scripture.

 

but you still don't see my point; your focus is on actions, your focus is on law - not faith in grace.  

 

Mat 15:1-2

(1)  Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

(2)  Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

 

notice what the pharisees asked?  not why do the disciples transgress the law (scripture), but why do the disciples transgress the traditions of the elders.  the reason they asked the question this way was that scripture doesn't say that not washing hands before eating is a sin.

 

so why don't people smoke in church?  because the bible clearly says not to?  no - because it transgressions the traditions of the elders of the traditional church today.  and this varies from place to place.  Andrew Womack speaks about preaching in europe to a church of God-loving saved people who drank beer during the service as a tradition, but believed smoking would send people to hell; and he preached in a different part of europe where God-loving saved people smoked in church during the service and believed that drinking beer would send people to hell - this is what elevating tradition to be equal to scripture leads to - ridiculous rules that do not lead people to faith in grace, but burden them with ridiculous performance goals instead.

 

look at what Jesus said to those pharisees that were so sure that eating without washing hands was sin:

 

Mat 15:7-9

(7)  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

(8)  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

(9)  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

 

the same science that says that smoking is deadly says the same thing about not washing your hands today - does this not sound sin the least bit familiar to Mat 15:1-20?  

 

Rom 7:7-10

(7)  What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

(8)  But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

(9)  For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

(10)  And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

 

the more you say that smoking is a sin (like the pharisees said that eating without washing your hands is a sin), the more you drive those who smoke to smoke more - because when you lay a law on them, their lust for smoking becomes even stronger - it 'revives'.  if you want to help people quit smoking, lead them into fellowship with God (disciple them), and let His grace (opposite of the law) and love lead them to change if that's His will.  the devil is the accuser of the bretherin, he's the one who tries to condemn people for their actions, not God - don't be used by the devil to minister guilt and condemnation by focusing on other people's actions; instead focus them on God's grace through fellowship, and let Him decide what changes they need to make, and when they need to make them.

 

as for those who have quoted scriptures dealing with the body being the temple of the Holy Spirit, i have shown that those scriptures taken in context have nothing to do with physical habits; yet they continue to hold to their out of context interpretation citing science and church tradition as if it were scripture - there are none so blind as those who will not see.  you can also choose to blind yourself from grace by focusing on 'the traditions of the elders' of today, but unless you can come up with scripture taken in context to support your views, you will not convince me of anything; especially using science and traditions as if these were scripture; and so far you have yet to offer any clear scripture that smoking is a sin for everyone.

Smoking is a fleshly act, a lust of the flesh.

1John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

 

Smoking is a holiness issue, period. I do not agree with the belief that we can't say anything is wrong. I do understand though, that only the Holy Spirit can convince, and it's not my job to convince anyone of anything. I personally find it greatly disturbing that some may find nothing wrong with following fleshly lusts of drinking and smoking while your suppose to be serving God. Where is the Holy fear of God????? Where is the Holiness?????

[disciplehelovestoo]

 

Smoking is a fleshly act, a lust of the flesh.

1John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

 

Smoking is a holiness issue, period. I do not agree with the belief that we can't say anything is wrong. I do understand though, that only the Holy Spirit can convince, and it's not my job to convince anyone of anything. I personally find it greatly disturbing that some may find nothing wrong with following fleshly lusts of drinking and smoking while your suppose to be serving God. Where is the Holy fear of God????? Where is the Holiness?????

 

you mean IN YOUR OPINION smoking is a flesh act - you have no scripture about smoking, do you?  THIS is what is in question.  where is the scripture about smoking?  did God not foresee that this issue would come up?  did He leave this 'crucial' wrong action un-addressed in scripture by mistake?

 

somehow you don't see that your focus is on performance, and not faith in His grace - your performance - good or bad - does not get you anything with God, else all are doomed!

 

God said this:

 

Deu 14:26

(26)  And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

 

are you saying that God was wrong, because drinking is always wrong?  why would smoking be different?  

 

the fear of God is cast out by revelation of His love; fear is torment - fear is the tool of the devil!  are you saying that God will punish us for smoking, and that fear of His wrath is why we shouldn't smoke?  

 

where is holiness?  it is either in your faith in Jesus, or in your own flawless, perfect performance - not both.  which qualifies you for holiness - your actions or His grace???

[AnythingIsPossible]

Is smoking tobacco a sin?

I used to smoke once or atmost twice an year.

I'm not addicted to it.

Am I committing a sin

No not a sin

But the real question is perhaps is it beneficial, will it improve or deepen my relationship with the Lord  ?  this is the question I keep asking myself as a Christian.

 

Blessings

Andy

[Guest shiloh357]

 

 

Smoking is a fleshly act, a lust of the flesh.

1John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

 

Smoking is a holiness issue, period. I do not agree with the belief that we can't say anything is wrong. I do understand though, that only the Holy Spirit can convince, and it's not my job to convince anyone of anything. I personally find it greatly disturbing that some may find nothing wrong with following fleshly lusts of drinking and smoking while your suppose to be serving God. Where is the Holy fear of God????? Where is the Holiness?????

 

you mean IN YOUR OPINION smoking is a flesh act - you have no scripture about smoking, do you?  THIS is what is in question.  where is the scripture about smoking?  did God not foresee that this issue would come up?  did He leave this 'crucial' wrong action un-addressed in scripture by mistake?

 

By that logic, viewing pornography, spousal abuse and child molestation are not sins because there is no Scripture that says those things are not sins.  Your argument is hermeneutically unsustainable because the Bible doesn't list every possible sin that a person could commit.  Your argument is internally inconsistent.

 

somehow you don't see that your focus is on performance, and not faith in His grace - your performance - good or bad - does not get you anything with God, else all are doomed!

 

Actually God is very much concerend about our performance.  We are not saved by performance, but our performance, as you call it, is the means by which God is glorified or reproached.  Smoking is an filthy unclean habit and it contributes to sickness and disease.  It abuses the human body and we are called by God to be good stewards of our bodies.  We called to love God with all of heart, soul and strength, we called to present out bodies as living sacrifices and to care for it as the temple of the Lord and that applies to all moral issues NOT just sexual immorality.   The behavioral paradigm applies any self-destructive behaviors.

 

God said this:

 

Deu 14:26

(26)  And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

 

are you saying that God was wrong, because drinking is always wrong?  why would smoking be different?  

 

 

I can drink a glass of wine without harmful effects on my body.  Small amounts of wine are shown to be good for vascular health, actually.    But smoking is has no redeeming health benefits.  

 

Smoking destroys your lungs and it doesn't just happen to people who are chain smokers.  The chemicals in modern cigarettes are destructive from the very first puff.  There is no "moderation"  with cigarettes that will allow a person to smoke without harmful effects on the human body including cancer.  Smoking is self-abuse and God hates self-abuse. 

 

 

the fear of God is cast out by revelation of His love; fear is torment - fear is the tool of the devil!  are you saying that God will punish us for smoking, and that fear of His wrath is why we shouldn't smoke?  

 

Actually firestormx is right.  We need a healthy and holy fear of God.   The love of God casts out unholy fear, the kind of fear and worry that causes us to put confidence in something other than God.   Firestormx is referring to the kind of fear that we are commanded to have for God.   Part of the problem with the church and its moral decline is that we don't fear God anymore.

 

 

where is holiness?  it is either in your faith in Jesus, or in your own flawless, perfect performance - not both.  which qualifies you for holiness - your actions or His grace???

 

 

Actually if you took the time to actually study the Word of God, you would find that the holiness is both positional and practical.  I am made holy at the time I put faith in Jesus.  I am separated unto the Lord at the moment of salvation, but the New Testament contains repeated calls for me to walk and live out practical holiness. We are called to be holy because the Lord is holy.  If holiness had nothing to do with what we do, then commandments to live pure and holy lives would make no sense. 

 

• I Peter 1:14-16 calls on us to be holy in all manner of conduct.   
• II Cor. 7:1 calls on us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit and bring holiness into completion in the fear of the Lord
• Phil. 1:27 commands us to live lives worthy of the Gospel
• Phi. 2:15 says that we should be innocent and blameless in a crooked and perverse generation
• I Thess. 4: 3-7 calls on us to practical holiness to live lives free of sexual immorality, that we are not called to impurity but to holiness. And this is to be done in the fear of the Lord because He is the avenger of those we wrong when we don't exercise control over out bodies in honor and holiness.
• Titus 2:11-14 stresses that we are to purify ourselves in view of the Lord's return.

 

These references all stress the fact that holiness is connected to the fear of the Lord and IS, in part, about our actions, performance, conduct, whatever you want to call it.  Holiness is both spiritual and practical.

[firestormx]

you mean IN YOUR OPINION smoking is a flesh act - you have no scripture about smoking, do you?  THIS is what is in question.  where is the scripture about smoking?  did God not foresee that this issue would come up?  did He leave this 'crucial' wrong action un-addressed in scripture by mistake?

 

somehow you don't see that your focus is on performance, and not faith in His grace - your performance - good or bad - does not get you anything with God, else all are doomed!

 

God said this:

 

Deu 14:26

(26)  And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

 

are you saying that God was wrong, because drinking is always wrong?  why would smoking be different?  

 

the fear of God is cast out by revelation of His love; fear is torment - fear is the tool of the devil!  are you saying that God will punish us for smoking, and that fear of His wrath is why we shouldn't smoke?  

 

where is holiness?  it is either in your faith in Jesus, or in your own flawless, perfect performance - not both.  which qualifies you for holiness - your actions or His grace???

If all your saying is true, then why did God say the following, and notice it's a statue that is forever. Notice what is said about holiness.

Leviticus 10:8-10

And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean.

[Jerry1023]

When will this debate come to an end,

@dsiciplehelovestoo,you has been strongly following this topic,

likewise i myself and others,

all you want to hear or to see,

is a passage in the bible that says,

smoking tobaco is a sin,

and you has been busy qouting bible,

but you fail to understand that,

the word of God is like two edge sword,

you just quoted Deuteronomy 14:26"

Does it meaning that since the bible said we should use the money and buy and eat and do what ever our heart lusted after,

so if your heart lusted after a harlot who stays in a hotel,

does that mean that you are free to go and sleep with her,

since the bible says what soever your heart lusted after,

Dose that mean you are permited to go and drink and become drunk,

this question is very simple,

Is smoking tobaco a sin?

since we are serving the God of the bible,

and the entire christian race is center on the word of God,

the bible said we should not add or minus,

No passage in the bible that says smoking is a sin,

to answer this question base on bible,

we will never come to one agreement,

the bible did not talk about smoking directly,

if to get the answer from the bible,

both the people that says is a sin and not a sin are wrong,

no passage in the bibl that directly says that smoking is not a sin,

neither is there any passage that says smoking is a sin,

brother dsiciplehelovestoo,

shall we encourage every believer to smoke?

[disciplehelovestoo]

When will this debate come to an end,

@dsiciplehelovestoo,you has been strongly following this topic,

likewise i myself and others,

all you want to hear or to see,

is a passage in the bible that says,

smoking tobaco is a sin,

and you has been busy qouting bible,

but you fail to understand that,

the word of God is like two edge sword,

you just quoted Deuteronomy 14:26"

Does it meaning that since the bible said we should use the money and buy and eat and do what ever our heart lusted after,

so if your heart lusted after a harlot who stays in a hotel,

does that mean that you are free to go and sleep with her,

since the bible says what soever your heart lusted after,

Dose that mean you are permited to go and drink and become drunk,

this question is very simple,

Is smoking tobaco a sin?

since we are serving the God of the bible,

and the entire christian race is center on the word of God,

the bible said we should not add or minus,

No passage in the bible that says smoking is a sin,

to answer this question base on bible,

we will never come to one agreement,

the bible did not talk about smoking directly,

if to get the answer from the bible,

both the people that says is a sin and not a sin are wrong,

no passage in the bibl that directly says that smoking is not a sin,

neither is there any passage that says smoking is a sin,

brother dsiciplehelovestoo,

shall we encourage every believer to smoke?

my reply to your other thread about "JESUS AND THE CRIMINALS ON THE CROSS" LUKE 23:32-43" aplies here as well.

 

"i think you're confused about the difference between works that are of the law and works that are of faith.

 

works that are of the law are works we do outside of God's leading; and are focused on our own performance; self-focused.  for example, the pharisees in Jesus day were the most outwardly holy people in that time, and indeed any 'traditional' church today would gladly embrace a pharisee from Jesus's day.  they gave methodically, carefully avoided any obvious transgression of the law and strictly observed the sacrifice requirements when they did transgress the law, they attended temple services 'religiously', prayed elegant prayers, corrected others who failed to meet their idea of the law's performance requirements - yet Jesus said they were like tombs full of death.  from the outside, they looked holy, but God does not judge by outward performance, He judges by the heart.  it was the reason that motivated the pharisees to carefully conform their actions to the law that was important to God; in their case, their motive was self-centered - to appear holy, to earn God's favor through their own performance - they were led by their own understanding of the law; they were not led by God, as was evident by their lack of focus on helping others (as opposed to their focus on correcting others for their wrong actions instead).

 

works of faith often look similar at first glance, as God certainly leads people to act in accordance with His laws - to give, to avoid wrong actions, to fellowship with other true believers, to pray; but there is one major difference that can be 'seen' - works of faith show selfless love to others; this was not true of the pharisees.  works of faith seek to bring others into fellowship with God based on faith in His grace, not conformance to rules.  i have a friend who has been told by the medical industry that he has terminal bladder cancer, and will die soon. when he told me about this, he followed it by saying 'but they don't know that i was healed by the stripes of Jesus'.  he told me that he does not fear death, but will fight to reject this cancer invasion of his God-healed body in order to be a witness to others to believe God and receive their healings; where most people would be far more focused on not missing out on their own potential future happiness - his focus is self-less, not self-ish.  he speaks to his mountain of cancer, and is careful to speak life over himself; has regained his strength and returned to work, and continues to plan and prepare to help others in the future, rather than seek his own fleshly fulfillment by doing things he enjoys while he still can (which would be most people's focus when faced with the 'report' that they will die soon).

 

the greatest confession of faith is the selfless acts of love we do toward others who can't repay us and may hate us; anyone can parrrot the sinner's prayer and conform to rules, but you must be led by God to be a selfless blessing to others who may hate you anyway."

 

there are many pharisees with us today; people who are focused on conformance to rules and lwas, often that have no clear basis in scripture.  the reason that skoking isn't mentioned in scripture is that what is mentioned is sufficient to condemn anyone and everyone except Jesus according to performance; the law was given for two reasons:

 

-to be a harsh schooolmaster that would casue us to despair of keeping it and place faith in God's mercy through Jesus and grace toward us instead (Gal 3:21-24).  now this doesn't mean that the law isn't just and right; it means that we can't keep it by our own strength; we can fulfill the law only as effectivelty as we are led by God in each situation.

-to serve as confirmation of God's situational leading (2Ti 3:16, 17).

 

God never intended that people focus on the law; we aren't smart enough to apply the multitude of God's laws correctly in any given situation (Mat 12:2-8); but once we 'rest' from striving to conform to His laws and strive instead to be led by Him in each situation, the law becomes a second witness to the leading of the Holy Spirit in each situation - to the extent that we have received the true meaning of His word through fellowship with Him based exclusively on faith in His grace rather than according to our own intellect, understanding, and experience.

 

Eph 2:8-9

(8)  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

(9)  Not of works, lest any man should boast.

 

Gal 5:4-6

(4)  Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

(5)  For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

(6)  For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

 

Rom 8:5-15

(5)  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

(6)  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

(7)  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

(8)  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

(9)  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

(10)  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

(11)  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

(12)  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

(13)  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

(14)  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

(15)  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

 

to be focused on smoking is to be mindful of the flesh; whether it is your own smoking or someone else's - either way the focus is on the flesh - these are two sides of the same coin.  but if you are focused on being led by God in each situation, you will automatically conform more and more in your flesh to God's laws as you are  led by Him more and more.  and you will not be focused on other people's works of the flesh good or bad, but rather on bringing them into fellowship with God and being led by Him, which will produce an effortless reduction of transgressions of the law, and a corresponding increase in outward holiness, effortlessly.  

 

so to ask the question 'is smoking a sin' is error because it is mindful of or focused on the flesh - the right question to ask when focused on whether or not an outward action is sin, is 'how can i bring my focus back to God's leading of the moment?'

[disciplehelovestoo]

Every one of us should have as our main focus walking in the Spirit.  There is no question that if we do that, we won't sin.  At the same time, it is still valid to ask if a particular thing is a sin.  If someone comes in here and asks if sex outside of marriage is a sin, though this is focusing on the flesh, it is a valid question, and the answer is yes.  At the same time, you are correct in saying that if every Christian would walk in the Spirit, focus on individual sins would not be necessary.  The reason these individual sins matter is because they are symptoms that one is not walking in the Spirit.  Back to the question in the OP.  Is smoking a sin?  I would say in my opinion it is.  Would someone walking in the Spirit smoke?  I would say in my opinion no.  Others may not agree, and that is fine, but the question remains a valid one. 

Gal 5:4

(4)  Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

 

focus is the key; if you are focused on actions, whether it be one specifically identified as sinful by scripture such as sex outside of marriage, or one that isn't mentioned at all in scripture such as smoking - either way you are focused on the flesh - on what you judge to be right and wrong according to your own intellect, understanding and experience - and therefore you can not  be focused on God.

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Every one of us should have as our main focus walking in the Spirit.  There is no question that if we do that, we won't sin.  At the same time, it is still valid to ask if a particular thing is a sin.  If someone comes in here and asks if sex outside of marriage is a sin, though this is focusing on the flesh, it is a valid question, and the answer is yes.  At the same time, you are correct in saying that if every Christian would walk in the Spirit, focus on individual sins would not be necessary.  The reason these individual sins matter is because they are symptoms that one is not walking in the Spirit.  Back to the question in the OP.  Is smoking a sin?  I would say in my opinion it is.  Would someone walking in the Spirit smoke?  I would say in my opinion no.  Others may not agree, and that is fine, but the question remains a valid one. 

Gal 5:4

(4)  Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

 

focus is the key; if you are focused on actions, whether it be one specifically identified as sinful by scripture such as sex outside of marriage, or one that isn't mentioned at all in scripture such as smoking - either way you are focused on the flesh - on what you judge to be right and wrong according to your own intellect, understanding and experience - and therefore you can not  be focused on God.

 

Care to address this from Shiloh?

 

By that logic, viewing pornography, spousal abuse and child molestation are not sins because there is no Scripture that says those things are not sins.  Your argument is hermeneutically unsustainable because the Bible doesn't list every possible sin that a person could commit.  Your argument is internally inconsistent.