but you will just dismiss anything anyone says anyway. Fact is some people do have their mind (& judgement) clouded by smoking weed. The bible is quite clear in speaking against that. Every person I know who uses weed say they use it to relax and deal with stress. So they acknowledge that it is mind altering. God has provided a free way to deal with stress. There have also been scientific studies linking prolonged use of weed to numerous health problems including mental illness. How would that be treating your body as a temple of God like the bible tells us it is? if one wants to argue that they may be one that it doesn't affect then one would need to ask How do they know? Answer is they don't. The bible tells us to flee from temptation. Flee does not mean push the limits. It means stay away from, run away from. So if there is a chance it could have a bad effect then it would not be fleeing from temptation to try it to see if it does or not. So once again while the bible does not directly mention weed numerous passages that teach us how to live our lives when considered would have to lead to the conclusion that it is wrong.I have nothing against the holy ghost i have an issue with religous views that are not biblicallt y supported. There is no scriptures that say anything about smoking weed and i find it arrogant that a person can be 100 % sure on there theological view on an issue not mentioned in the bible as being a sin. Especially when historically there have been mistakes made by the church in thhe past.
Those views were often frowned upon by the church majority. When the slave trade was started a reason that was used to justify iit was the conversion of african people. This was the widely accepted idealogy of the church at the time.
You are letting yoour emotions get the best of you..I dont find weed mystical i place it on the same level as wine....and thhe reason i defend it is due to the fact *drum roll* i dont believe it is a sin....
My questiion to you is why defend a stance that isnt bibliically supported by the word. Is there a possibilitt you could be wrong? You probably would say no....a stance i find arrognat particularly when it is not biblically based and the opinion of a the many has been wrong before.
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You say you believe the bible should be taken very literal. I take it then that you agree the earth is flat. After all the bible says that quite clearly. However if we put it into context and realise that the passage concerning that is not something that should be taken literally.
Tell you what. How about you proove that christians believed in slavery and prohibition. I can tell you some christian denominations certainly never believed in prohibition. Essentially what I am asking you to do is proove that the people involved were actually christian. Proove that the crusades were led by christians and not just the following the culture of the time and saying they are christian. If you can not do this then explain why I should accept that your friend was not affected in any way. After all if your just going to dismiss others experience as being wrong like you have then obviously it is fine for me to dismiss your and your friends experience as never having happened as well as dismissing your interpretation of historical events.
Oh and by the way the scripture you quoted earlier as prioof that the bible does not tell husbands to submit to their wives is not self explanatory considering part of the scripture you quoted specifically tells them to. Especially if you take it literally there is no way around that.
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