The Importance Of Marijuana

Now Jeffery, before you go out to study the Bible and smoke marijuana with your friends, let me give you something that you and your friends can talk about. Words of wisdom for young men and women that will benefit them in their walk with Christ and in life.
Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her…. “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all
who hate me love death.”
We as Christians are called to be set apart from the world, and there are instructions in the Bible that contradict what the law say’s is legal. “’All things are lawful,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful.’ But not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.” For example, the law allows same sex marriage, but as Christians we know that this is a sin in Gods eye’s.
Just as alcohol is mentioned in the Bible and we are to refrain from it because of the toxicity of it. I know marijuana is not alcohol and not every word for wine in the Bible is talking about strong drink. When the Bible speaks of drunkards; these people are not drinking fresh wine, but old wine as it has fermented, which creates the intoxication of the wine. The Bible speaks of this intoxication in Ephesians 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.” Paul is talking about the effects of the drink, so when you see the word drunk in the scriptures, do not think it is talking about alcohol, but the effects of the drink. You can add any type of drug to the word drunk, drunkard, strong wine because they all cause an altered state of mind. The Apostle Peter informs, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. How would you receive an invitation to Christ from someone who is intoxicated with alcohol, stumbling and slurring their words? He may even be too drunk to speak the truth.
“Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.” The Bible speaks about intoxication throughout the Old and New Testament’s: “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”, “Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.” These are but a few, but there is some sound advice Paul gives the Corinthians, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God, Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.” Paul speaks of this in Romans,
For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
Sometimes it is hard to put thinks aside, but we must do these things for the glory of God. We are also told that are bodies are temples and we should take care of what we put in them.
“With the illicit nature of marijuana, less research has been conducted on the constituents of the smoke and on the respiratory effects of inhalational marijuana. However, both contain cancer-causing nitrosamines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, vinyl chlorides, and phenol.” If there is nothing wrong with you medically, then there is no reason to harm your body with a toxic drug. “in 1970, it was classified as a Schedule 1 drug due to the potential for abuse, lack of acceptance as medical treatment, and lack of safety.4 Other drugs in the Schedule 1 category include heroin, ecstasy, and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).” You are not allowed to operate a vehicle under the influence of drugs. The Police officer will not be able to give you a breathalyzer test, but they can still give a sobriety test. But the most important thing the Bible will tell you is, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great
riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” “And, A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” And the wise father would have to say no to the marijuana.