Is smoking a sin for a Christian?

Is smoking a sin for a Christian?

Stealing, lying, and murder are sins because the Bible tells us so in black and white. But what about smoking cigarettes for example? Well, the Bible has the answers.

The way that God judges us is by our convictions. By our conscience. The interesting thing about this is that our conscience is not on the same level as another person. What we might consider a sin, based on our conviction, does not constitute a sin in another person, because they might not be convicted thereof. This is why we cannot judge each other in these 'grey' issues.

Paul says, "Let each be fully convinced in his own mind…”. (Rom.14:5)

If I smoke a cigarette and get a gnawing conviction in my heart that its wrong, yet I continue to puff away, then I am sinning! Why? Because I am not fully convinced in my mind that it is right.

Does the bible say that smoking is a sin? No. Not directly. But the bible does tell us that doing anything against our personal moral conviction is sin, (see Rom.14:23).