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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 | glory777 | 68130 | ||
jini- Some major problems with your thinking on this subject. In scripture it tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.6:19) also that we should have self-control(2 Tim3:3) and slef control is one of the fruits of the Spirit. Genesis 2:9 says God gave the plants for men to use as food - not to get a buzz. Being with God could not be topped, nor could it be inhanced. It was when Satan got into the picture that things that were meant for our good got messed around. And it was when man gave into him that people turned from looking to the natural (or I should say Supernatural) high, which is having fellowship with God, to what they could misuse what the Lord put on this earth. I've been there. When people tell me how beneficial it is, I also know what a load of garbage they are trying to delude people with, along with deluding themselves. Debbie |
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