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And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. – Genesis 1:29
I started smoking weed at age 20, which was a late start considering where I grew up. For years I got blew out (high) without thinkin’ whether it was ok in God’s eyes. I think there’s a verse that talks about not overdoin’ it with wine and/or “strong drink” (?). But I still wasn’t sure about how He feels about marijuana.
Now that I’m a little older and trying to get back in good, I struggle with this issue. If God said He is giving us every herb and every tree, wouldn’t that include marijuana? And how are we to use these herbs and trees? Did He mean specifically for food?
And what’s so wrong with smoking a little anyway? The Bible mentions lots of occasions where people drank wine. I’m sure that not all of this drinking was just “a glass with a meal”. People had to have gotten a little buzz from it. So why not get a weed buzz?
High is high, regardless of the source.
Another reason I’m confused about whether weed is ok is that there is a lot of evidence that marijuana is helpful to people with illnesses like cancer, HIV, and glaucoma. Couldn’t marijuana be viewed as a blessing from God?
What do you think?
Alright, later…
Elroy
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we think that God gace us healing herbs to benefit mankind, so we should use them to their fullest!
Comment by the3lb September 19, 2007 @ 3:39 pm[...] The following entry came from another new blog by an individual who enjoys cannabis. It appears that Elroy is struggling with the boundaries of religion and Christian beliefs in regard to where they intersect Cannabis. Here’s an entry from a new blog titled – 316 Life: Follow Elroy as he tries to get right with God. Weed: ok or not? [...]
Pingback by Cannabis Chronicles » Blog Archive » Elroy was here September 19, 2007 @ 4:02 pmThey probably did have cannabis in biblical times, it would be strange if that did not arrive with the caravans from India like so much else.
Comment by moonstoner7 September 19, 2007 @ 7:29 pmSome scholars believe that the oil John anointed Jesus with was cannabis extract. Also there is a story in the Moses books I think about a priest whose wife is barren, he goes into a cave, burned leaves and sees an angel.
Those who speak against cannabis for religious reasons are putting their own words in the mouth of god.
I’m certain that smoking weed (or using any drug for that matter) is not a sin but then I believe that humans have no way of knowing what the nature of god is, let alone what human acts please or displease the creator of all,
That’s an interesting question. I’m certainly no expert, but my personal belief is that nothing I’ve seen yet in the Bible directly or indirectly condemns it. I would think it would be fine unless it begins to interfere with your spirituality or if it affects the way you interact with others. Sorta like how people generally view alcohol …
Comment by rberkes September 20, 2007 @ 12:05 pm