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I think you have few things a little twisted. First, smoking hemp may or may not be habitual. If you smoke once every blue moon are you committing a sin? Secondly, getting drunk can be a one time event, constantly drinking in order to be drunk is another thing entirely.
Intentional & habitual. If you tell yourself you will only get stoned or drunk once a year, you are committing sin. It is not an unintentional slip, but an intentinal violation. We all slip in all kinds of ways, and we get back on the path, but if you actually plan it in advance, then you do actually live in intentional and habitual sin. That's my opinion about the sin aspect.
Three reasons why smoking marijuana is wrong to Christians:
1. It is illegal. Obey the law.
(although it could become legal, then what? And these laws are hardly an issue where other issues, such as abortion, are concerned for the Christian.)
2. It is harmful to gods temple, the body.
(although it's not as harmful as alcohol, cigarette smoking, preservatives in processed foods, prescription drugs.... Overeating, or even not eating the right foods increases mortality by much more than marijuana smoking.)
3. It blocks communication from God because it's an escape from reality.
(taking a pain pill, reading a book, drinking alcohol, watching TV, playing a board game.... All escapes from reality. It's usually called entertainment. Why is marijuana so different?)
And the best reason is: it makes me feel guilty.
But why would you push your guilt onto someone else? If I feel guilty about eating a second piece of cake but my friend doesn't, who am I to tell them they can't?
I don't advocate marijuana use by any means, but I also think there are bigger battles to chose to fight.
Intentional & habitual. If you tell yourself you will only get stoned or drunk once a year, you are committing sin. It is not an unintentional slip, but an intentinal violation. We all slip in all kinds of ways, and we get back on the path, but if you actually plan it in advance, then you do actually live in intentional and habitual sin. That's my opinion about the sin aspect.
In parts of the world drinking wine is customary, so what if you get drunk while enjoying your dinner did you sin?
It's not what goes in a mans mouth that makes him unclean, it is what comes out that matters"By your words you'll be forgiven or by your words you'll be condemned".
"You've been told what is good and what the Lord requires of you, only to do what is right love goodness and walk humbly with the Lord your God."
"All those who do right will rise to Live the evil doer's will rise to be damned".
Execellente!!!!
It is a pity that so many christians pick and choose what verse applies to what situation. Like you mention before, hemp has been around for thousands of years and is never mentioned in the Bible in a negative way. It seems that the people with the least experiences have the most critical things to say about something. BTW, how can something be frowned upon in the eyes of the Lord that he created for that purpose?
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