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Bible Questions Answered:
“My boyfriend and I are thinking about trying marijuana, what would the bible say about that. Some of our friends are thinking about it....”
Terri/ Durham, England United Kingdom
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Anything that dulls the senses, to give some false high, is categorized as being like alcohol.
Ephesians 5:18 KJV
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with The Spirit;
I Peter 4:1-5 NLT (Living for God)
1 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude He had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.
2 You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
3 You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
4 Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.
5 But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to judge everyone, both the living and the dead.
If you are a Christian, The Word tells us...
II Corinthians 6:17,18 KJV
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be A Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith The Lord Almighty.
I Peter 1:16 KJV
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Romans 12:1,2 KJV
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
I Corinthians 3:16,17 KJV
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that The Spirit Of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
The question arises, what are our priorities, serving The Lord, or own selves?
Romans 14:20,21 NLT
20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.
I Corinthians 10:23,24 NLT
23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.
24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
II Corinthians 5:20 NLT
So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God
Prayer:
Psalm 4:3 KJV
But know that The Lord hath set apart him that is Godly for Himself: The Lord will hear when I call unto Him.
