The Bible teaches that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we are to honor God with them. In 1 Corinthians, the apostle Paul instructs believers to use their freedom responsibly, noting that everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. He emphasizes the importance of glorifying God in all aspects of life, including the care of our physical bodies, as seen in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and 1 Corinthians 10:31. By taking care of our bodies, we demonstrate respect for God's creation and our role as stewards of His gift. This principle guides Christians in making wise choices about habits like smoking.
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“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
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; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
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;
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.