Bible Teachings About the Cannabis Plant
In the past few years, the motion of whether marijuana is good for consumption or not has been ongoing , different people coming up with different arguments. There are those people who give their arguments basing their answers on scriptural grounds, medical, political or even scientific grounds.
Below are the some of the things to know about the bible and marijuana. The fact that all plants, herbs, and seeds were created by God shows that using any of it is not wrong since they have God’s blessing. Bible mention some herbs that were used to heal and this give an indication that cannabis might be one of the mentioned herbs.
The fact that all plants and herbs were created by God that doesn’t mean that all plants can be used by human. They argue that one can be able to take small quantities of marijuana without being intoxicated just as when one may have a small quantity of alcohol without the need to become drunk. The fact is that for you to realize the benefits of marijuana you require few puffs for one to be intoxicated, this indicates that someone who is taking it for recreational purposes may require more puffs otherwise it would have any benefit in his or her body.
The aspect of the marijuana interfering with the memory is one way of interfering with the initial intent of God in the function of the brain. Most of the users of marijuana are not able to have the alertness meaning that even the level of performance might go down.
Anything that is not glorifying God and holy spirit should not be allowed in the body. The use of marijuana is a personal decision that one has to make depending on the ultimate relationship one has with God.
Anything that undermines the mind as a Christian one needs to avoid it.|The bibles say that in the book of 1st Corinthians 6:13 that human body is meant for God in that they are designed to bring glory to God.| The scripture highlights that human body is meant to be an instrument of honor hence anything that may weaken or diminish the body capacity should be avoided.| Marijuana is known to have a great impact on the body which lowers both physical and mental capacities of the body.| One cannot be able to serve God when his or her state of the mind is not well, Christians should strive to have a clear state of mind, speak clearly and be in a position to remember well.| The affection to God grows where a Christian can be able to relate who God is, remember who he is, speak to him and serve him diligently with the right mind.|
As the witness of Christ, Christians needs to exempt themselves from what the world is doing and especially in the use of marijuana. The use of marijuana ensures that one lacks control over his or her body to an extent that one cannot reason, think or remember things in the right way. As a Christian the only influence that one needs to have is the one that comes as a result of the holy spirit, the use of marijuana is not an option for any Christian and especially where the intentions are to become high.