Did God create drugs?

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I was having a discussion with a friend of mine on this topic. And they brought up the fact that God made several of the things that make up drugs such as opium poppies, marijuana, and coca leaves. I conceded to these but gave him two points on why we should stay away from them nevertheless: Moderation and cases based on need not necessarily to 'get high.'

The point is: If God did intend these things for man then it's based medicinal purposes and not abuse.

Also, does anyone think that the 'leaves' mentioned over in the book of Revelation could be some of these used for the healing of the nations?
 

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This is something that I wanted to know for a long time as well. I guess God may have made them, but like sin, he gives us the choice to stay away from them and to worship him only instead of indulging in psychedelic plants and such and not ministering to others and helping them on the right path to God. Because if you're high and knocked off of your rocker, are you being helpful to others and do you have the holy spirit in you? Not really. The best thing to do is ask god for forgiveness and not do it again.
 
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I believe I have two pieces to the puzzle already. But there's more. And I believe three more.

I believe the Bible clearly makes a case for moderation. And I believe it makes a case for things based on need too. I look forward to waiting on the Lord for more wisdom and understanding concerning this.

Need: Alcohol is for the dying, and wine for those in bitter distress. (Proverbs 31:6)
"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities" (1 Tim 5:23)
 
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I don't think any drug should be misused. Especially God created ones. Many plants are also toxic to eat, believe he made those as well. To keep human and animal from consuming everything in sight. No vegetation would remain on the planet if everything were edible.
 
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And if God is the Creator of all things GOOD, and Satan only counterfeits. How are some ways that the devil manipulates these things such as I've described?

The Bible teaches that every word of God is pure and a light unto ones feet.

Yet? Satan took the Word of God and used it in a way to try to trip up Jesus.

Same with plants.
 
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I don't think any drug should be misused. Especially God created ones. Many plants are also toxic to eat, believe he made those as well. To keep human and animal from consuming everything in sight. No vegetation would remain on the planet if everything were edible.
Do you think there were toxic plants prior to the fall of Adam? Just asking.
 
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Do you think there were toxic plants prior to the fall of Adam? Just asking.

I went back and reviewed some of Genesis. I am probably wrong. At least one fruit was toxic in the garden though. The one that God forbid them to eat. Everything else was edible, to man and animal.

Outside of Eden there could have been some inedible plants. Just my opinion.
 
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I was having a discussion with a friend of mine on this topic. And they brought up the fact that God made several of the things that make up drugs such as opium poppies, marijuana, and coca leaves. I conceded to these but gave him two points on why we should stay away from them nevertheless: Moderation and cases based on need not necessarily to 'get high.'

The point is: If God did intend these things for man then it's based medicinal purposes and not abuse.

Also, does anyone think that the 'leaves' mentioned over in the book of Revelation could be some of these used for the healing of the nations?

Only for pain relieve or some other type of medicinal properties, ie- heard of tribes men in Africa using a twig with anti-bacterial properties to clean their teeth.

Try not to use drugs, herbal or chemical for anything other than pain relief. I know through experience (similar to Solomon when he got old), those joys are meaningless. Sedatives, Alchohol, etc dull down the work of the Holy spirit within you and they also can cause you health problems. We see it all around us in life and even Samson's mother was told not to drink wine and strong drink and then she bare a son.

God bless.
 
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God made arsenic.

Regular food can be abused.

Our Apostle Paul says >

"All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any." (in 1 Corinthians 6:12)

It is possible to be under the power of anything. And it seems people get under the power of nicotine, caffeine, food, narcotics, alcohol, work, sexual sensation, and excitement. So, we need to submit to Jesus so we are in self control, and we are content no matter how much or how little we have >

Hebrews 13:5

Philippians 4:11-13.
 
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God gave all these plants and chemical to use for beneficial purposes. However, as with all things, man through the assistance of Satan use them for all the wrong reasons - for example morphine used as a pain killer, but in the wrong hands it is made into heroine for personal destruction.
 
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And if God is the Creator of all things GOOD, and Satan only counterfeits. How are some ways that the devil manipulates these things such as I've described?

The devil can't create anything. God made all things, but man will combine them and use them in ways not intended.
Alcohol is a good example. It has numerous uses 4. Uses of alcohol - Alcohol, carboxylic acid and esters
There are positive verses in the Bible about alcohol
Health: “Stop drinking only water and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent ailments”—1 Timothy 5:23
used in a positive way
“He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labour of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth. And wine which makes man’s heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and the bread that sustains his heart.”—Psalms 104:14-15
And we know Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding, so he is not against alcohol.

But the Bible also has verses on how people sin with alcohol.
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”—Ephesians 5:18

“It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything to cause your brother to stumble.”—Romans 14:21

Man can take anything and sin with it, including our own tongue.
James 3:9
With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father, and with it, we curse human beings, who have been made in God's likeness.

A drug is no different. It can be used to bless or curse.
 
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The devil can't create anything.

I don't think that's true. Satan created sin and took over Adam's domain of the world and became the "god of the world and the prince of the power of the air." God made Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden, but God also left the Earth and universe because he is holy and hates sin. Due to sin, the plants, animals, and humans became of dual nature, i.e. not all good and humans have control over them. It turned out Adam and Eve's generation was doomed. We are Noah's generation, but are also doomed. We have Satan's Antibible of Evolution take over science as creation scientists were expelled from participating in peer reviews. The Antibible states we will all perish due to something from the sky. Instead of our Lord Jesus Christ, it will be a large asteroid that will cause massive flooding and global warming like how the dinosaurs became extinct.
 
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I don't think that's true. Satan created sin and took over Adam's domain of the world and became the "god of the world and the prince of the power of the air." God made Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden, but God also left the Earth and universe because he is holy and hates sin. Due to sin, the plants, animals, and humans became of dual nature, i.e. not all good and humans have control over them. It turned out Adam and Eve's generation was doomed. We are Noah's generation, but are also doomed. We have Satan's Antibible of Evolution take over science as creation scientists were expelled from participating in peer reviews. The Antibible states we will all perish due to something from the sky. Instead of our Lord Jesus Christ, it will be a large asteroid that will cause massive flooding and global warming like how the dinosaurs became extinct.

Satan can distort what God has made. Satan does not have the power to create.
 
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