Is smoking marijuana a sin?

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If it’s illegal where you live it’s a sin. Also if it causes you to sin when your under the influence of it then it’s a sin. Other than that if used in moderation in a place where it is legal there’s nothing in the Bible against it.
 
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Smoking anything is a sin because it's both addictive which is a form of slavery of the flesh and it is destructive to health.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Marijuana is additionally sinful because it's illegal -unless it isn't where you are from.

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
 
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YES.

Any other questions?
Like the good one where
"Why do you have a friend who wants to smoke marijuana?"
Why are you calling him a "friend"?

Such activities usually get people shuttered out of the friend zone and into the acquaintance zone.
 
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Smoking anything is a sin because it's both addictive which is a form of slavery of the flesh and it is destructive to health.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Marijuana is additionally sinful because it's illegal -unless it isn't where you are from.


Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Oddly enough, my ONLY addiction is caffeine. I can smoke cigars/pipes as and when I like without ever becoming hooked. Months on, months off, no problem. But a world without caffeine in it just seems bleak. I haven't gone a day without for years now.

To put it into context:

Space cake: consumed once - kind of enjoyed it, never really bothered again.

Caffeine: consumed once, addicted for life.
 
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No. I can't find anything in the Bible that would imply that it is a sin. As far as the harmful to the body claims, if that were true it would be a sin to have a fire, drive a car, etc etc etc.
 
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Oddly enough, my ONLY addiction is caffeine. I can smoke cigars/pipes as and when I like without ever becoming hooked. Months on, months off, no problem. But a world without caffeine in it just seems bleak. I haven't gone a day without for years now.

To put it into context:

Space cake: consumed once - kind of enjoyed it, never really bothered again.

Caffeine: consumed once, addicted for life.

Agree on the caffeine. I've been up a few hours now and already had two diet dews and two energy shots.
 
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Smoking anything is a sin because it's both addictive which is a form of slavery of the flesh and it is destructive to health.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Marijuana is additionally sinful because it's illegal -unless it isn't where you are from.


Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Smoking anything is a sin because it's both addictive which is a form of slavery of the flesh and it is destructive to health.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Marijuana is additionally sinful because it's illegal -unless it isn't where you are from.


Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

The body is a temple is way to broad. If that was the case just by using electricity you are purposely causing pollution that in turn harms the body. I've been over this issue before and all I can come up with is God made it so we can use it. Everything has a purpose.
 
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Agree on the caffeine. I've been up a few hours now and already had two diet dews and two energy shots.

I can relate only too well. It's even worse for you in the states because of the SHEER variety on offer. I'm like a kid in a candy store when I'm across the pond, to the point that I'm often literally the last man standing in the "city that never sleeps".

With regards to marijuana, I think it has the potential to be a wonderful thing for certain people WHEN used accordingly at pharmaceutical grade with the mg's CLEARLY labelled. But that's another story...
 
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I can relate only too well. It's even worse for you in the states because of the SHEER variety on offer. I'm like a kid in a candy store when I'm across the pond, to the point that I'm often literally the last man standing in the "city that never sleeps".

With regards to marijuana, I think it has the potential to be a wonderful thing for certain people WHEN used accordingly at pharmaceutical grade with the mg's CLEARLY labelled. But that's another story...

True, it's all about how you use it. Alcohol was used in the Bible but being a drunkard was wrong. We can't abuse any substance. Except caffeine.
 
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If it’s illegal where you live it’s a sin. Also if it causes you to sin when your under the influence of it then it’s a sin. Other than that if used in moderation in a place where it is legal there’s nothing in the Bible against it.
I've known enough smokers to know that it's bad for you. There is a reason that it is called dope. That's what it turns people into. The bible warns people against getting drunk. It's not illegal but it is bad for the health, effects personality changes (never for the better) and can get you killed. Dope smokers are usually passive, but many suffer from severe psychosis. Mental health is a major issue in Australia. There is a substantial correlation between using marijuana and mental illness.

With marijuana, you may not know what you are getting either. I know someone who had some that was laced that nearly sent her mad.

Unless under medical supervision, I'd avoid drug use of any kind, except for over the counter medications like aspirin or Panadol.
 
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If it’s illegal where you live it’s a sin. Also if it causes you to sin when your under the influence of it then it’s a sin. Other than that if used in moderation in a place where it is legal there’s nothing in the Bible against it.
What if it’s illegal in your state and you live 1 mile from the border of a state where it’s legal? Your fellow citizens 2 miles away smoking weed would not be sinning, while you would be sinning. See how that doesn’t hold up?

Sin isn’t based on man’s borders and what’s legal or illegal according to man’s laws.

sin is the transgression of God’s law.
 
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The body is a temple is way to broad. If that was the case just by using electricity you are purposely causing pollution that in turn harms the body. I've been over this issue before and all I can come up with is God made it so we can use it. Everything has a purpose.
All things are lawful but not all are helpful. Marijuana is, in most cases, harmful. God gave us dominion over the creation. If we are addicted, it has dominion over us.
 
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Smoking anything is a sin because it's both addictive which is a form of slavery of the flesh and it is destructive to health.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Marijuana is additionally sinful because it's illegal -unless it isn't where you are from.


Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Are Mc Donald french fries a sin? How about a BLT? In moderation these are not effectively harmful to your body unless you use it excessively. I know this because I smoked it extremely heavily for 23 years and so did my family & friends, some of them still use it. I’ve never seen or met anyone who’s had medical complications due to marijuana use. I’m sure it’s possible given enough time just like anything else but you can do as much damage to your body eating cheeseburgers as you can with marijuana. I don’t see what a yoke of slavery has to do with marijuana, it’s not addictive.
 
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What if it’s illegal in your state and you live 1 mile from the border of a state where it’s legal? Your fellow citizens 2 miles away smoking weed would not be sinning, while you would be sinning. See how that doesn’t hold up?

Sin isn’t based on man’s borders and what’s legal or illegal according to man’s laws.

sin is the transgression of God’s law.


“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;”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭13:1-3‬ ‭NASB
 
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True, it's all about how you use it. Alcohol was used in the Bible but being a drunkard was wrong. We can't abuse any substance. Except caffeine.

The only things I've EVER done drunk (and it can take a lot of volume for me to get there) were write bad poetry and pretend to paint like Van Gogh. Caffeine has been a solid right hand man and does a LOT of good. We're just stuck with each other.

There's a LONG history of alcoholism on my father's side, so I tend to stick to my whisky collection for aficionado purposes only. If I get on the imperial stouts and the IPA's I become greedy with it very quickly. I think I just REALLY like beer to be honest.

Moderation is the key to everything. I think we can all agree on that.
 
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My daughter did a study on legalization of Pot. Medical marijuana had mostly or is all formed of the non mind altering cannabidiol (CBD) whereas no medical Marijuana had both CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). CBD helps regulate the effects of THC so that they are less harmful. Yet modern Marijuana is far higher in THC that the stuff people smoked in the sixties.

Thus over doses and hospitalization have been on the rise will use. Consumables also play a part in these hospitalizations as it takes a while for the effects of using to show so people end up eating far more and getting far more THC than is healthy.

The L-rd made all things good but He condemns using liqueur many times in the Scriptures and even uses being drunk as a example for sinful behavior. Further, the good of CBD which is made from the marijuana shows what this plant was created to do. Further ever case where alcohol is mentioned positively its in the context of wines for special meals.

Such a usage lowers greatly ones chance of becoming drunk, Indeed the amount of wine and how its to be drunk (between what foods) is also clearly given to reduce inebriation. So the real question, if we instead legalize CBD the non hallucinatory form of this drug that does relieve pain, would people be so quick to take it?

Because it is not sin to seek to remove pain so you can love the L-rd your G-d with your whole heart, mind and strength, but to muddy your mind with either alcohol or any drug, takes one of those three parts of ourselves away, so clearly it cannot be good to do,
 
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I don’t believe marijuana consumption is right for me.
I don’t believe its right for my spouse and children.
I don’t impose my standard on others.

But I won’t be around those who do. It’s not my thing.

Yours in His Service,

~bella
 
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I don’t believe marijuana consumption is right for me.
I don’t believe its right for my spouse and children.
I don’t impose my standard on others.

But I won’t be around those who do. It’s not my thing.

Yours in His Service,

~bella

“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;”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭13:1-3‬ ‭NASB


That's a whole different discussion. I've been looking into that passage about the higher authority now translated as government. There is no way the passage below could mean a government or president. We've had to many rulers like Hitler who used Roman's to justify their cause.

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For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
 
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I've known enough smokers to know that it's bad for you. There is a reason that it is called dope. That's what it turns people into. The bible warns people against getting drunk. It's not illegal but it is bad for the health, effects personality changes (never for the better) and can get you killed. Dope smokers are usually passive, but many suffer from severe psychosis. Mental health is a major issue in Australia. There is a substantial correlation between using marijuana and mental illness.

With marijuana, you may not know what you are getting either. I know someone who had some that was laced that nearly sent her mad.

Unless under medical supervision, I'd avoid drug use of any kind, except for over the counter medications like aspirin or Panadol.

Marijuana has been called dope since the 40s when the propaganda about it was ridiculous. The effects of marijuana vary depending on the person’s tolerance. It’s all in how much you use. Like I said in moderation it’s harmless. When I used marijuana heavily I’d use it at work and even had many conversations with police officers who never suspected anything. So it doesn’t make people act stupid unless they’re a new user and smoked more than they should’ve.
 
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