Is Smoking Marijuana A Sin? Christian Perspective!

Yes it is....but you can drink as much Jesus juice as you want

ALL things in moderation. And if your convicted by it, then its wrong for you.

A long, long time ago; in a galaxy far, far away...

God (choose which one you prefer) provided me with this seed to grow. To which I did and later reaped it's harvest.
And it was very nice indeed.
Am I sinning? Well, I'm sure I'll be forgiven at the end of the line. Failing that, it's a massive smoke out with the devil for all eternity

"I'm a Christian and i smoke weed after all it was HIM who made the hemp seed!" hah love Yeshua and love erb its NOT a sin at all look on the first and second page on the bible God made it and said that is was good! he said it shall be for you 'as' meat (meat has spiritual implications in scripture hence he compares herb to meat) it makes us more spiritual, i smoke and pray and read my bible for hours everyday and HE reveals SO much to me, in revelations it tells us that in the end times man will make illegal certain meats witch HE has given to us as food ,and i dont see beef or chicken illegal so i can only assume its talkin about the herbal meat referred to in Gen.... i do however believe that it opens our minds to the spiritual world so if we have the Holy spirit and are protected it is a great spiritual enhancer but if we don't have the holy ghost and smoke its like opening or minds to demons, i pray and give thanks before every bowl and ask that it not run empty and it never does, i always find more erb when i run out , especially when i pray about it!! , God loves us and wants us to enjoy HIS creation witch Noone can make illegal, dont believe satan and the media's lies it is not a drug its a plant, it will be on the new earth when JESUS is king, do u think he will outlaw his own creations? no way , we are in the end times now! dont give up hope and dont stop praying!!, God Bless

dumb old fucks?? hhmmmmmm

there is no one answer you are looking for scripturally, but i guarantee it will massively improve your prayer life and relationship with God as you start to quit. that is something just about anyone i'm aware of would tell you is a benefit to quitting. we can argue from Greek, "pharmakoeia" or "pharmakon" thus, sorcery, thus drug use but i already know you're not at a stage in Christian development to see any benefit to this argument. most important for you at this point is establishing a firm connection with your Creator and a good foundational knowledge of His Word. if you want to see improvement in these areas, it's a very good idea to quit using weed.

you are held to account primarily for what you know. you can say you do not hold this as a conviction, that may be your current mindset. but if you know this to be true, then setting aside doctrine and laws for a minute, which you may be fine with or without, we are now implicating your relationship with Christ. if you know you will become stronger in knowledge and in communion with God by dropping the smoking, then it would seem good for you to quit, i think.

No way, is like said that eat carrot or any other plant is a sin. God give us this plant and some others to open our mind and make contact with him. Try it you will see what I mean.

Isaiah 18:4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Marijuana is sacred. All who think otherwise are mislead. Don't overuse it. Take it with respect.

Burning it is modern sacrifice you make to the LORD.

JAH Be with You.

Spot on.

The only plant god forbade was the tree of life.

Aviatrix. You are an idiot to thing that pot is a sin but any other precribed drug is OK, I rather smoke GOD plant then take man chemical pill who disturb my temple. Pot and tobaco are sacred plant used to purify and help you to help contact your inside spirit with GOD.

Yes, absolutely... in my religion if you smoke pot the great pink unicorn will come spear you through the heart for such a sin!

Only if you don't share it.

The bible states our body is a temple. Sadly many use that verse only when conveinient ( IMO)

We put things in our body every day that are not "natural" fast food, caffeine, and probably some prescription medicines, we pierce our ears and other body parts, we tattoo ourselves up etc...

Some people can smoke pot once and awhile and be perfectly fine, some cannot leave it at that. (once in a while)

It's funny, this is not a trick question in your OP but it's very difficult to answer! Alcohol is ok in moderation, therefore I don't see why a bit of natural tobacco or marijuana isn't ok in moderation, it depends on what your reasons for smoking are, perhaps? You cannot idolize that vice, and I think once one gets beyond the point of depending on that high (no matter which it is) and rely on God and his love for that "high" great feeling, you find you really have no desire for that vice anymore.

I guess what you really need to ask yourself is... How would you feel if Christ stood in front of you whilst you smoked? Would you be embarrassed? Ashamed?

Last Edited by Oldmotherhubbard on 12/12/2011 10:43 AM

No there is not one Law against it .

so prescribed medicine is not a sin? i beg to differ pertaining to the "prescribed
" meds people are on today.

i actually wouldnt:)

nice response

It depends upon which denomination you follow.

OH YOU IGNORANT FOOL,GOD IS LOVE AND LIGHT HE DOES NOT CURSE,ONLY FOOLISH MEN CURSE AND BELIEVE OTHER FOOLISH MEN.YOU PROBABLY BELIEVE IN ORIGINAL SIN ALSO,TAUGHT TO YOU FROM SOME OTHER IGNORANT FOOL. the white rose

1) Smoking Pot since it is illegal, is a sin. As a Christian you are to obey the civil authorities. They are God's representatives, controlling lawlessness.

2) Drugs fall under the category of pharmacopeia, which is part of the Term for Witchcraft in the Bible. Strictly forbidden.

3) As stated in another post, It defiles the Body, as the Temple of the Holy Spirit that is forbidden.

As Marijuana contains the same cancer-causing chemicals as tobacco, it also causes various lung diseases, thus defiling the body. As well as new findings showing possible links to mental illness caused by continual usage.

So it is a Sin on many levels.

TO ALL, IF YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING SOMEONE TELLS YOU AND YOU SEEK NOT THE TRUTH BY PERSONAL EXPERIENTIAL ATTAINMENT AND CORROBORATION YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE ONE KNOWN AS JESUS. the white rose

this

Mark: chapter 7:verses 14 through 23 PLEASE read them:) Please Friend:)

What did he say? they dont often read that in church:) now you can go direct.. free yourself.. you know what is wrong.. in your Heart.. feel it.. after you read the scripture.. how do you feel?

You’re in the wrong religion amigo…
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The Green Prophet, Khizr al-Khidr:
Islam's Patron Saint of Cannabis

As noted by Joseph Campbell over a century ago, in his epic 1894 study for the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, On The Religion of Hemp: "To the follower of Islam the holy spirit in bhang... is the spirit of the great prophet Khizr, or Elijah."

In the 1990 book Green Man, William Anderson describes Khizr as "the voice of inspiration to the true aspirant and committed artist. He can come as a white light or the gleam of a blade of grass, but more often as an inner mood. The sign of his presence is the ability to work or experience with tireless enthusiasm beyond one's normal capacities."

A Word from the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission
"To forbid or even seriously to restrict the use of so gracious an herb as hemp would cause widespread suffering and annoyance and to large bands of worshipped ascetics, deep-seated anger. It would rob the people of a solace in discomfort, of a cure in sickness, of a guardian whose gracious protection saves them from the attacks of evil influences, and whose mightly power makes the devotee of the Victorious, overcoming the demons of hunger and thirst, of panic, fear, of the glamour of Maya or matter, and of madness, able in rest to brood on the Eternal, till the Eternal,possessing him body and soul, frees him from the haunting of self and receives him into the Ocean of Being. These beliefs the Musalman devotee shares to the full. Like his Hindu brother, the Musalman fakir reveres bhang as the lengthener of life, the freer from the bonds of self. Bhang brings union with the Divine spirit. "We drank bhang and the mystery I am he grew plain. So grand a result, so tiny a sin."

Haydar's Emerald cup
Give up wine and drink from the wine of Haydar {Hashish},
Amber scented, green the color of emerald.
It is presented to you by a Turkish gazelle, slender,
Swaying like a willow bough, delicate.
In his hand, you would think, as he turns it,
It is like the traces of down on a rosy cheek.
The slightest breeze makes it reel,
And it flutters toward the coolness of the continuing breeze.
The grayish pigeons coo upon its branches in the morning.
And the cadences of the warbling doves cause it emotion.
It has many meanings the like of which are unknown to wine.
Therefore do not listen with respect to it to the words of the old censor.
It is virginal, not deflowered by rain,
Nor has it ever been squeezed by feet or hands,
No Christian priest has ever played around with a cup containing it,
Nor have they ever communion from its cask to any heretic's soul...
Nothing has been said expressly from Malik to declare it unlawful,
Nor is the hadd penalty for its use... prescribed...
Thus take it with the sharp edge of steel.
Stay the hands of worry with kyff and achieve joyful repose.
Do not lightly postpone the day of joy till tomorrow.
'The days will show you what you were ignorant of,
And someone for who you did not provide (to serve as your
messenger) will bring you the news'

~Medieval Sufi poet, Ibn al-A'ma
~Haydar, the Persion founder of a religous order of Sufis

this is what i can tell you i know for a fact. i have been smoking pot for ten years now+-. i have learned that 1. if your will power is not strong enough it will make you lazy. 2. it wont kill you. 3. will it lead to other drug use? again like with my first point if your will is not strong enough. 4. is it morally wrong to use? again if your will power is not strong enough it could cause you to make such decisions. 5. will it make you hungry and sit in front of the tv pigging out for a few hours? you bet your ass it will. look the point i am trying to make is that with a little common sense and some responsibility and moral fiber there is nothing wrong with a person taking a hit or 2 in the privacy of their own home after a long day of hard work. but remember to not let yourself think that there is ne thing in this world you need to get by. we were born with everything we need in life to succeed. so no it is not a sin.

Whatever is not of faith is a sin. Put God first in everything and conciser the rest dung.
If you are having trouble giving up weed than put it down and walk away. I had the same thing happen to me. I loved smoking weed and it was the hardest thing to give up. Do a study on witchcraft. It is forbidden in the bible (Galatians 5:19-21).

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

If you look up the original word translated witchcraft in the concordance, it will give you the Greek word pharmakeia, where we get the word pharmacy.
Here is the definition
1) the use or the administering of drugs

2) poisoning

3) sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it

4) metaph. the deceptions and seductions of idolatry
[link to www.blueletterbible.org]
Now that you know this, do you want to continue in witchcraft?
You decide.

its not witchcraft Friend:) but if thats what got you clean.. bless you.. but you just used a word deffinition to damn them.. Jesus said it plain.. in above posted scripture.. said it plain.. dont like smoking it.. break out the ranch dressing:) much Love:)