Smoking Weed A SIN?

I am a christian and I volunteer at church and attend regulary although I dont beleive it is necessary to go to church in order to beleive. It just helps me on my path to be around other christians ya know? Its crazy though I struggle with the marijuana issue on wether its a sin or not. I think since marijuana is natural and god put it on this earth so it cant be a sin can it? I think its all about balance in life. As long as you dont let it affect your life then Im thinking that is ok. and opinions?

....from the "christian" point of view, it is a sin......

Why dont you just not worry about it. Why do you have to live your entire life on what a book or some stupid cult tells you. What do YOU think about smoking marijuana. Theres an idea, thinking for yourself

theelite85 said:

I am a christian and I volunteer at church and attend regulary although I dont beleive it is necessary to go to church in order to beleive. It just helps me on my path to be around other christians ya know? Its crazy though I struggle with the marijuana issue on wether its a sin or not. I think since marijuana is natural and god put it on this earth so it cant be a sin can it? I think its all about balance in life. As long as you dont let it affect your life then Im thinking that is ok. and opinions?

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I think it is ok to smoke as long as you know where your herb is coming from. I used to buy herb wherever until i learned about all the violence and suffering caused by the very cartels that supply my local weed. If u grow it or get it from a nonviolent source i beleive there is no sin involved... In my eyes the sin begins when you put your habbits over the lives/welfare of others

quote me if im wrong but everything here on earth isnt created by god. i dont think god gave us all the diesease didnt the devel create that??? what im trying to point out here is the devil created things to distract us from god

"We must obey God rather than men. "
-Acts 5:29

"See, I give you all the seed-bearing plants that are upon the whole earth, and all the trees with seed-bearing fruit; this shall be your food. "
-Genesis 1:29

You will have to be the judge, however, I consider it medication personally. Frankly, I do not intend to get 'stoned out of my mind' when I smoke, I simply intend to feel better.

IMO...it is no sin with my intentions. With other intetions, however, it certainly could be.

-uhprentis-

Personally I believe that if it made you feel good and doesn't harm anyone else, God shouldn't have a problem with it..

uhprentis said:

"We must obey God rather than men. "
-Acts 5:29

"See, I give you all the seed-bearing plants that are upon the whole earth, and all the trees with seed-bearing fruit; this shall be your food. "
-Genesis 1:29

You will have to be the judge, however, I consider it medication personally. Frankly, I do not intend to get 'stoned out of my mind' when I smoke, I simply intend to feel better.

IMO...it is no sin with my intentions. With other intetions, however, it certainly could be.

-uhprentis-

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Hit the nail on the head, if you believe in sin that is.

i personally dont think its a sin... well cuz i dont really think about sins or god too much... but whenever i see people asking this question they always say "I think since marijuana is natural and god put it on this earth so it cant be a sin can it?" or something along those lines... and that makes me think of adam and eve with the apple. god put it in the garden of eden to tempt them and to see if they would listen to god or whatever

just my two cents.

but i think most believers have a problem with this because everywhere people tell them its bad but they really like it so its hard for them to let go.

your body is a temple. arsenic is poison, ciggarettes are legal. smoking is a sin. marijuana is medication, it is also illegal, but it is not a sin. jesus told me this last week

weedman013 said:

quote me if im wrong but everything here on earth isnt created by god. i dont think god gave us all the diesease didnt the devel create that??? what im trying to point out here is the devil created things to distract us from god

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Diseases are a test of will like the plagues

uhprentis said:

"We must obey God rather than men. "
-Acts 5:29

"See, I give you all the seed-bearing plants that are upon the whole earth, and all the trees with seed-bearing fruit; this shall be your food. "
-Genesis 1:29

You will have to be the judge, however, I consider it medication personally. Frankly, I do not intend to get 'stoned out of my mind' when I smoke, I simply intend to feel better.

IMO...it is no sin with my intentions. With other intetions, however, it certainly could be.

-uhprentis-

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And the same argument with sex could be made. It's all in the content and why..

CreepyStevie69 said:

i personally dont think its a sin... well cuz i dont really think about sins or god too much... but whenever i see people asking this question they always say "I think since marijuana is natural and god put it on this earth so it cant be a sin can it?" or something along those lines... and that makes me think of adam and eve with the apple. god put it in the garden of eden to tempt them and to see if they would listen to god or whatever

just my two cents.

but i think most believers have a problem with this because everywhere people tell them its bad but they really like it so its hard for them to let go.

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Adam and Eve were told by God..We were told by our elders but only after the prohibition in 1937 of marijuana created this stigma.

In my eyes the sin begins when you put your habbits over the lives/welfare of others.


Very well said.

MurderAlley said:

I think it is ok to smoke as long as you know where your herb is coming from. I used to buy herb wherever until i learned about all the violence and suffering caused by the very cartels that supply my local weed. If u grow it or get it from a nonviolent source i beleive there is no sin involved... In my eyes the sin begins when you put your habbits over the lives/welfare of others

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right on. Plus rep.

Funny. Most Churches would disagree with you. Sme chruches have adopted the idea that medimarijuana is ok, but not for recreation. The vatican has gone as far as saying that drugs "constitute direct co-operation in evil".(yet jesus turned his blood into alcohol, pirceless) But all you christinas just seem to believe what is convenient to you anyway. Id bet that even if the bible expressly forbid weed, all of you would still be smoking.

am feeling what u r saying am also a chirtian and to me smoking weed is not a sin i have read my bible many of times and i have not read anything that says that smoking weed is a sin. matter of fact b 4 i started smoking weed i pray and fasted ,study 4 about for about 2 years and when i felt like i got my answer i was good so to my fellow chirtian trust in GOD and he will guide your path in everything u do and that means smoking weed also velvet 1

Mmm lovely thread.

My three cents:
1st cent - It isn't up to us to decide what is sinful and what isn't. The church you subscribe to decides that for you. That's why you belong to that church, because you believe that they can teach you how to live your life properly and get into heaven.

2nd cent - There are as many interpretations of holy scripture as there are people. Ultimately, it's your own moral compass that you follow. Focus on fine tuning your actions to fit the kind of person you want to be. Does smoking weed get in the way of you being the person you want to be? Do you feel like you are living up to your potential as a human being? If everything is great, then keep doing what you're doing. If, on the other hand, there seems to be a huge gap between the person you are and the person you want to be, try to alter some of the factors that might be keeping you down. Some people can be high all day and function perfectly fine, while other people may find themselves becoming depressed.

3rd cent - to paraphrase SouthPark: Pot doesn't ruin your life, it just makes you feel OK about doing nothing. A little bit is fine, but if it gets in the way of living your life, then it isn't all right. You have to decide for yourself what role it will play, sinful or not.

lmao! i seen him at walmart yesterday.

Friends,

the word "Sin" means "error". According to the Christian Tradition, the only Sin, the father of all Sins is putting mundane things above God.

Jesus gave us his commandement: "Love God above everything and love others like you love yourself", and the Christian path can be resumed by this simple phrase.

Like the starter of the post said, we must find balance and live a life to serve God and others. Just don't let pot take over your life, or your will.