Originally Posted by
Balloons33
What does the Bible have to say about Marijuana smoking?
I would love to know if it's a sin (i assume it is) and why... if anyone could help I would appreciate it!! Thanks .
Having smoked pot heavily for many, many years, I believe that I can answer this without reservation. I was raised in a Baptist household but when I was thirteen (1973) the pressure from the southern California crowd I went to school with and hung out with became too much for me to bear. I began messing with alcohol, pot, and cigarettes. By the time I was 17, I was a full on hippy with hair down to my buns, a pot leaf earring, big bell bottom Levis, and scruffy facial hair. I'm sure you don't care to hear my life story but I just wanted to qualify myself.
Pot, simply put, makes you dumber than a rock. If I and a cucumber had a who's-the-biggest-vegetable contest, I would have won hands down. It causes smart people to be stupid and stupid people to be more stupid. That's a fact Jack.
God created mankind and gave him tools for survival in an imperfect world. The most important tool He gave us is our brain. Pot effectively neutralizes the brain's ability to function in any greater capacity than a mud fence. I was able to do a few things. I could drive to the store to get more beer and I was able to roll another joint but if you asked me anything about current events I would mumble some inane, mumbo jumbo and change the subject.
Christ is a Christian's example for living. Christ never altered His brain waves with mind altering chemicals.
Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (if you are a Christian) and it should be treated as such. Pot defiles the temple.