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1 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Jeshuafreak | 54689 | ||
You should find the folowing comments enlightening at the least.****** )******Gen 1:11 Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. 2 Gen 1:12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.****** *******"The question to smoke pot or not to is a personal one. One between the Lord and each individual. Regardless of what each person believes in this regard, there is certainly no room for a Christian to judge another Christian on such a thing. Most of us know this, if not all of us. But what should we do if we choose to smoke pot? What I'm talking about is summed up in a situation whereby a friend of mine who had not long become a Christian did regarding the smoking of cigarettes. I was talking to him one day, expressing to him that although as far as Jesus' words on defilement were concerned the people judging him were the ones that are defiled, not him. Because out of them come judgments, which make them in turn stand for judgment. However, as most of us know, Jesus told us my friend was not defiling himself by what he puts into his body. He was so inspired that day, because a brother (me) had taken his side in a small country town, that didn't himslelf (me again) smoke tobacco. He was so inspired that he infact stood at the front steps to the church greeting everyone as he puffed away on his smoke. It's obvious he didn't make any new friends that day. What I'm getting at is that we must be careful to use our freedom as the appostle Paul said "to do good, not evil". The same appostle said in relation to meat sacrificed to idols, that he would eat meat never again if it stumbled a person of weaker faith. I don't think we need never smoke pot again, or cigarettes, to protect those with a weaker faith, but it might be prudent to keep things in their place. Not so much hiding it completely perhaps, but to be careful that we don't insult or upset our brothers or sisters that don't yet understand. Jesus said that the truth would set us free. So it stands to reason, that lies are what keeps us in bondage to beliefs that injure us. If anything, we ought to feel pity for those brothers and sisters that can't believe in a God that loves us beyond what food we eat, or clothes we wear, or what pot we smoke. They have been taught a lie, and have accordingly been trapped from knowing the fullness of the love of God, the finality of the cross, the end of the law for righteousness, to those that believe in Jesus. It's hard to be patient with church goers that petition for tougher drug penalties. I know. My first ever visit to a Christian church ended in a screaming match between the Pastor and I in the foyer of a rather large church. Beause I had gone to hear about God, and he had passed out a pre-typed letter, calling for harsher marijuana penalties. Although he was wrong in what he did, I too was wrong in my approach. Of Jesus they said in prophecy of his coming "a bruised reed he shall not break, and a smouldering flax he won't extinguish". And so we should be also, we should go careful and tread lightly on this subject, sympathetically understanding their ignorance is injuring them, far more than us. rob" ---rob ****Jeshuafreak writes--------- I find this man's comments enlightening.. Thought provoking.. and maybe a little inspiring.. This is an issue I am currently dealing with in my communty as well. Praises be to God the Creator of all things in heaven and on earth. He who will cause the simple things of this world to confound the wise..and He who makes the simple minded to be wise. Thank You Father from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all you creatures here below. Praise Him Father Son and Holy Ghost. ***Jeshuafreak P.S. I found that quote under the comments section of the folowing web site http://www.christiansforcannabis.com/ |
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2 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Reformer Joe | 54804 | ||
You wrote: "The question to smoke pot or not to is a personal one. One between the Lord and each individual." Well, no. At least not in the United States. The Holy Spirit tells us: "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil." --Romans 13:1-4 and "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men." --1 Peter 2;13-15 So the medical benefits aside (for which many states make provisions), no Christian should be engaging in illegal activities unless it is a law strictly prohibiting one's glorifying God. Peter, the one who penned the second passage above, is the same prison who ended up in jail and ultimately executed for the "crime" of Christianity. He, therefore, understood the difference between going to jail for the Lord's sake and submitting to laws that one even thinks to be unjust for the Lord's sake. Then we have the issue of addiction, which is a completely different argument. "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." --1 Corinthians 6:12 It seems that the Christians for Cannibis are using the name of Christ in vain to basically support the right to do whatever they want. God created sex, too. Can I go cheat on my wife if it is "done with thansgiving"? Talk about picking and choosing one's verses! While there may be legitimate reasons for opposing America's worldwide war on drugs, the alleged "God-given right" of everyone to get high is not one of them. Glorifying God often means saying "no" to our fleshly desires, which is something these guys apparently don't get. --Joe! |
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3 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Jeshuafreak | 54845 | ||
Joe- I am agreement with you on the fact that what is said in scripture is truth and there is no budging on that which is plain. Obviously we can't cheat on our wives or rob banks . I am only comparing a small amount of pot to a glass of wine. In my homble opinion I see no difference. Both are harmless in small amounts. This is my opinion and I don't think scripture speaks against this. We are to be soberminded and not drunk with wine. The application is obvious. We are not to be stoned on pot either. Well I can tell you that for some individuals can smoke it or eat without it making them "drunk". Let each man decide whether they can or not. -Jeshuafreak |
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4 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Norrie | 54866 | ||
How can you smoke pot and not get stoned? What would be the purpose of that? Even the cancer patients that can use it legally must get stoned. I agree that casual pot smoking is better than getting drunk tho, far more people wreck on alcohol than pot but...:) | ||||||
5 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Jeshuafreak | 54893 | ||
A little smoked is not the same as alot....just like drinking. | ||||||