Just wondering about this.
And what does the Bible say about using drugs and alcohol?
2007-10-29 15:44:17 · 17 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes Jesus turned water into wine. Paul also said it is good to drink wine in moderation.
2007-10-29 15:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lofty M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is mentioned all over the place. Drugs...Yeah, but it doesn't come through in English well...
Galatians 5:19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
... Don't see it, do you? But wait, the word in verse 20 translated "sorcery" is of particular interest. First off, the original Greek word is PHARMAKEIA... Yeah, the English word "pharmacy" is derived from it, so the connection is a solid one. The simple definition of the word is: "witchcraft, magic, the use of spells and potions of magic, often involving drugs." Though the other elements of "magic" are not present, the chemicals themselves seem to be condemned by the use of this word.
Boniface: One of the first cultivated plants was belladonna, many centuries BEFORE Biblical times.
This is from a UK drug + law site:
Top ten drugs used in Ancient Rome:
* Opium---pain relief, poison, suicide, pleasure.
* Mandragora or Mandrake---delirium, madness, soporific, anaesthetic.
* Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade---delirium, sedation, paralysis.
* Henbane---sedative, hallucinogenic.
* Thorn Apple---delirium
* Hemlock---sedative, narcotic, poison.
* Aconite---painkiller, slows heart rate.
* Cannabis
* Alcohol
* Mushrooms.
Opium was on sale from shops openly in Ancient Rome.
http://www.release.org.uk/html/~Drugs/Drug_History.php
2007-10-29 22:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about drugs, but for alcohol, there's the Wedding at Cana, the Last Supper, and mentions of wine in the Old Testament.
2007-10-29 22:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No drugs. Just alcohol, Abraham drank too much and Canaan his nephew may have done something to him in "his nakedness" that would explain why he later cursed Canaan and his descendants. Lot's daughters got him drunk and had sex with him. The bible says wine is good but only in moderation. It condemns drunkeness for obvious reasons. Jesus turned water into wine.
2007-10-29 22:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dally 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about drugs, but alcohol is approved of IN MODERATION. Drunkenness is a sin. But it's okay to 'take a little wine for thy stomach's sake'.
2007-10-29 22:54:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes, and it says that we should not be drunk with alcoholic beverage.
It also says that a little wine is good for the stomach.
grace2u
2007-10-29 22:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many places that suggest they overindulged in alcohol..although I can't find a scripture on drugs,,I am sure they used them...mankind has always found things to be addicted to, throughout history...
Drunkards shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Children of God have no need to cloud their perspectives nor dull their senses. We must be able to think and reason clearly. Drunkenness causes one to lose focus and rationality. Those who give themselves over to intoxication will find that it keeps them from entering heaven.
1 Corinth Chapter 6
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
2007-10-29 22:56:54 · answer #7 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wine was the common drink of the time. Jesus and His apostles drank it regularly, as did everyone else. He also provided it for a wedding feast, as His first miracle.
2007-10-29 22:52:35 · answer #8 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wedding feast at Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine.
2007-10-29 22:49:36 · answer #9 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 1:23-45
"And the stranger sayeth unto him, I yearneth for some crack rock"
2007-10-29 22:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by kmcpmgoodson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋