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Just get a collection going... NIV, KJV, NKJV, Holman (I *LOVE* the Apologetics Study Bible), NASB, NLT.... all good. You really wanna be a Bible hoss then get yourself a Greek/Hebrew Interlinear and a good concordance/lexicon like Strongs and Mounce... Whatever you decide, get in the Word... =)

I think one passage that makes it clear for me is John 20. When Thomas believes that Jesus had arisen, he exclaims "My Lord and my God!" or literally "the lord of me and the God of me!" If in fact Jesus was not God, that would have been a blasphemous statement on Thomas' part and Jesus would...

Bringing up slavery is a red herring. Me bringing up historical context of cannabis is relevant to the conversation because we are talking about cannabis. The point of bringing up the historical context of the legality of cannabis is that nobody 100 years ago and prior would have even viewed...

I don't use cannabis so the point is moot. Bringing up slavery is the red herring logical fallacy as it is completely unrelated to cannabis. Slavery is its own issue. History is important, is it not? If I'm talking about cannabis being culturally acceptable, then that would stand to reason...

I don't have to justify use of cannabis for anyone... it's between them and God to decide. I merely question the biblical application of verses for others to claim that cannabis is ungodly when it has only been illegal for less than 100 years, and prior to that it was culturally acceptable for...

I think the emphasis of the passage is to highlight that God is never good enough for the Pharisees and they were constantly missing the people that God was sending to them. John (greatest born among women in the verses preceding) came neither eating nor drinking and they said he had a demon...

Or this... Matthew 11:18-19 New International Version (NIV) 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom...

How about a 1 Timothy 4 argument then? And for a Gen 3 argument to be completely infallible, you'd first have to assume that cannabis is indeed bad. You claim that it has many deleterious effects... and that I might not necessarily disagree with... but the question then becomes is it the...

Well, you seem to have it all figured out. Carry on my waaaaywaaaaard sooooon!

I've been called worse than naive so I don't mind. Haven't quite gotten to Genesis 3 yet... I hope to make it.... someday. =P But what might really blow your mind is the thought that Adam could have totally tore up some honey bbq castor beans with an oleander salad and totally lived because at...

Specifically when it comes do your definition of pharmakeia, how does cannabis fit? It's not magic... unless you consider a combination of dirt, sunlight, and water to be magic. (which honestly, how stuff grows from the earth does completely blow my mind, right?) What if certain 'drug users'...

Scripture reference needed.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the marijuana itself... it is the purpose of the use that should be in question. Genesis 1 makes it clear that vegetation and fruit bearing seed is good, and marijuana undoubtedly falls into this category. There are many that believe that its use was...

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but would this not also apply to a marriage if true?

I personally don't let my wife out of the house... she gets 2 bathroom breaks a day and the rest of the time is spent cleaning or cooking. Period. Occasionally if she's well-behaved I might let her massage my feet when I get home from work.

Look up and keep seeking. Job can be your example.

Unless SHE says so! :D

Of course every dynamic is different... however in general I would refer to this as yielding to your wife, not necessarily submitting to your wife. I certainly don't expect myself to have ALL of the right decisions in my own marriage, but if I have sought the Lord and believe a certain decision...

Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3 comes to mind... It's pretty clear... wives submit to your husbands, especially when it's a matter of the husband wanting his wife not to do something 'wordly' as you put it. If we are doing something that Jesus has instructed us not to do, do we not also dishonor Him...

How do you feel about casting lots? =)