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1 | Why is marijuana use prohibited? | Heb 13:17 | jini | 68121 | ||
Pris- To be honest with you, there is no place in the Bible that prohibits the use of cannabis. We are warned against drunkenness, but to drink in moderation is not prohibited. In fact, many would say, as a seed bearing plant, cannabis was created on the third day and given to man for use on the sixth. Unfortunately, in reference to cannabis or marijuana as you refer to it here, the church is filled with apathy and ignorance, quoting scripture that simply does not apply in support of ideology that can not be justified biblically. While it is true that we are told to obey our leaders, it is also said in Isaiah "Woe to those who make unjust laws and issue oppressive decrees". Christians do not realize that we bear responsiblity for these laws being in existence and share in those woes. They do not see that making laws that criminalize something that God does not condemn is actually plotting harm against our neighbor, which we are explicitly told not to do. I confess, I have no clue as to how the body of Christ has been deceived into getting on the war on drugs bandwagon. On every other issue we have viewed government information and motivation with a critical eye. Not this one. Jesus told us to visit people in prison, not to put them there. Paul told us that the rules of "hold not, taste not and touch not" were destined to perish with use because they were based on human teachings and only had the appearance of wisdom. Yet we have charged on, not even bothering to see if our position is scripturally valid or is something we can say we are doing in the name of Jesus. There are a number of denominations that are recognizing that the laws that prohibit and criminalize cannabis use and other illicit substances, really does cause more harm than good. And this is only by earthly accounts. The active and unanimous Christian support of these laws have have caused more eternal harm than can be believed. love and peace, -jini |
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2 | Why is marijuana use prohibited? | Heb 13:17 | Steve V. | 68173 | ||
Friend in Christ Jini, Your view is a actually quite a natural position and easy to argue both ways... I wont listen to your opinion/view and ask you insulting questions like "how long you been smokin that stuff?" or "duh, get real, what do you think?" because you bring up a valid question to be asked in our time. Statements like that are only argumentitive and detract from the discussion more than address it. In days where law makers are getting more and more corrupt and there are no doubt many questionable laws, some made even to benefit the lawmakers themselves, its easy to question laws that we are supposed to follow. The bible clearly states that we are not to follow laws that are against God's teachings. We are not to follow a law that goes against what God has said in the word given to us, that is clear. You are also correct in saying there is no exact part of scripture that verbally addresses marijuana use itself and whether it is a sin to smoke it or not. But heres some thoughts.. First just to be completely honest, ive smoked marijuana for the last 9 1/2 years more than once a day...it is from this perspective I speak to you. I now no longer smoke marijuana, or do cocaine, or snort herion...(yes, for those of you who dont know, lucky you, you can snort it). I have met many people in what I call my "human garbage can days". To be honest, they were all quite different. There is the stereotypical "stoner" that the general public automatically see soon as they here that they smoke the "horrible, deady stuff". There was also people that you would never suspect who smoke, good people (please dont try to judge these people you never met, let me stop you now in your head, one of God's children is not a bad person because they have a different sin or addiction than you, ill move on now) good people who are caring, kind, live normal lives. Normal lives as in goto work, take care of their bills, feed their family, help others...and yes, read the bible, have a PERSONAL relationship with God and goto church. Now, with such a debatable subject, like many questioned subjects of "is it a sin or not". You have to look to God's word AND what he tells you. What I mean by that is exactly what we ALL innately know to be God speaking to us, our conscience. God made us in his likeness and has a connection with all of us, he gives you a feeling inside letting us know right from wrong because Adam and Eve ate from the tree of life that told them the difference between good and evil and us in turn. So in deciding something like this you could easily say "yeah, but what if you DONT go to other drugs?" or "what if I do do it in moderation and control myself?" or "what if it ISNT hurting anyone else?"...well actually, very good question. Some of the people who wrote back to you on this board and who also read this and didnt decide to write back have their own sins, some more disgusting in the eyes of God than smoking a plant that makes you smile in your living room and watch TV for 2 hours hurting no one but your own lungs and some brain cells...that the world doesnt have a personal war on so they dont see it as as bad...but we know God sees a sin as a sin, so let that be all that has to be said about how "bad" smoking is. But in deciding if you should do it is actually quite simple. You have to look at the end result, the effect, the "fruit" of it if you will. What actually happens when you do this? Well being from experience I'll tell you what it did for me. It made me lazy and less ambitious..it made me not care about some things as much as I would have considering them sober...it made me forget things, some big some small, but I would like to have remembered some of the things that happened around me in this gift of a life God has given me. Now these things may all sound rather trite and harmless...perhaps they are to some, perhaps not. The message im trying to tell you is this: When deciding if something is a sin or not when the Bible does not SPECIFICALLY address it, consider the outcome, the fruit of your actions. Is what your doing pleasing to God? Are you truly keeping your body a temple like he asked of you? Would you do roll up a joint if God himself was sitting right next to you in all his glory and was staring at you with his soft loving eyes that you know love and care for you? Do you really have to smoke pot so bad you want to risk his dissapointment? When you search your heart in light of the knowledge he has instilled in your soul about good and evil do you really still question if you should? Listen to God's silent voice lovingly speaking to you inside your heart...and remember he knows your heart better than you do. Do you hear him? Do you want to make him happy with what youve done with the life he has given us? Do we really need to ask this question? Peace be to you Jinni. Love Steve. |
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3 | Why is marijuana use prohibited? | Heb 13:17 | Steve V. | 68175 | ||
Just to add a little now after reading my posted message. I must also point out that when I listed the "fruits" of smoking I was reffering to this from the perspective of even if you DONT go to other drugs which we do know occurs in most users (it did for me but then i stopped and only smoked marijuana for awhile). I didnt feel the need to go into all the obvious reasons smoking pot is clearly wrong. We know God wants us to follow the laws of our country like the Hebrew passage indicates and others actually. We also know the horrible effects it can have on a mind that is young and growing and trying to discern right from wrong under the cloud and distraction of pot. I am trying to speak to Jinni and how I saw her in her writing. I envisioned one of the "good people" I described earlier who just also happens to smoke. I wrote my words for her. Not to write an essay on how the common view of the world see's pot smoking. I just hope ive helped you think a bit more on what should be just as important of a decision as any other sin you should be nailing to the cross and following our Jesus Jinni... I really just wanted you to think about it picturing God sitting next to you and have you ask yourself again if its wrong. | ||||||