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NASB | Genesis 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:12 The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it. |
Subject: question to smoke pot or not |
Bible Note: Marijuana should be classified as an herb likened to St. John's Wort or Kava. There are many herbs whos properties give a relaxing affect or restore energy. Valerian root is a great sleep aid and stress reducer. My opinion is that Marijuanna has a stigma attached to it. Everyone has seen the propaganda film REEFER MADNESS or watched too many Cheech and Chong movies. I suggest EVERYONE DO THEIR HOMEWORK BEFORE criticizing something they don't understand. God has given us the wonderful versaltile plant to use. The seeds contain omega 3 fatty acids, can be preesed for oil for food or used for fuel. The fibrous stalk was once used for rope in this country, you ever heard of HEMP? It's the same plant. The leaves and buds can be made into a tea, or yes smoked. It is better to eat it or drink it in a tea than to smoke. My own dad is able to have it medicinally for his back, as well as a close friend of my wife. This comes down to preference. I did not grow up having a stigma against Marijuanna. It was and still is a usefull plant. Socity needs to take there head out of sand and stop prohibitiion of marijuanna. It puts people in prison unjustly, due to mandatory minimums. A person who rapes or a child molester is doing less time than one who grew a plant for their own use. Another reason to legalize is to cut out the blackmarket, and all the criminals who make tons of money because it is illegal. If it were legal the government could grow it sell it and tax it... but as it stands they make more money with it being illegal also. Are we going to make wine, beer and other forms of alcohol illegal again also? History proves that it doesn't work, people who are told they can't have something want it all the more. I know of people who gre up in families where the meal was accompanied with wine. Everybody drank it even the kids. There was no abuse of it because it was not abused by people in the family, this is very much common in old world families. I have to end this discussion ....THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH CONTRAVERSARY and it divides rather than edifys..... So this is Jeshuafreak signing out of this discussion. DON"T BE PREJUDICE AGAINST YOUR BROTHERS FOOD, DRINK, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY PUT IN THEIR BODIES...THEIR BODY IS NOT YOURS...DON'T PUT A HEAVEY YOKE ON THEM. READ SONG OF SONGS...****WE MUST ALL GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO GOD FOR OURSELVES AND WHAT WE DID IN THIS LIFE....WHO ARE YOU O'MAN THAT YOU SHOULD JUDGE YOUR BROTHER....LET EACH MAN BE CONVINCED IN HIS OWN CONSCIENCE...YOU DON'T KNOW MY INTENTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW YOURS...ONLY GOD SEES THE INTENTIONS OF OUR HEARTS..... AND BY THE WAY I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT IT CAN BECOME IDOLATRY....ANYTHING CAN BECOME IDOLATRY... chocolate can become idolatry...if it becomes idolatry for you take it to Jesus He is the Author and Finisher of our faith. He make all things to work together for those who love God and are the called according to His purpose. Gosd will even use our sins and fumbles. He loves us warts and all. Oh how easy it is to get wrapped up in legalism. So much easier to make a list of rules and check them all day instead of submitting our entire lives to God. It is a sad state of afairs when are the ones governing each others behavior, instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to work in each individual. We all have access to the same Word of God and the same Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ our Lord. So we all must search the scriptures ourselves and have the Lord illuminate our hearts and our minds to what He would have us to do.-Jeshuafreak |