There are differing views on the legality, morality, and health effects of marijuana usage, commonly referred to as “weed,” in different nations.
Christians must consider what the Bible says regarding using narcotics, including marijuana.
Although marijuana is not directly mentioned in the Bible, it does offer advice on topics like self-control, addiction, and body stewardship.
This discussion will examine several Bible verses about weed and how we can use these lessons to make wise choices regarding our drug usage and live by God’s plan.
Bible Verses About Weed
In this article, we’ll look at numerous texts from the Bible that deal with marijuana weed and examine how we might use them to guide our opinions and deeds on this contentious subject.
We’ll also think about how our decisions regarding marijuana usage relate to the broader concepts of stewardship, restraint, and abiding by God’s commandments.
1 Peter 5:8 – Be Soberly Minded, Be Watchful
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Genesis 1:29 – You Shall Have Them For Food
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
Genesis 9:3 – Every Moving Thing That Lives Shall Be Food For You
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
Ephesians 5:18 – Be Filled With The Spirit
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Galatians 5:19-25 – The Fruits Of The Spirit
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. …
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Glorify God In Your Body
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Titus 2:1-8 – Teach What Is Good
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. …
Genesis 1:12 – God Saw That It Was Good
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Romans 13:13-14 – Make No Provision For The Flesh
Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
1 Peter 4:1-6 – Avoid Lawless Idolatry
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. …
Bible Verses About Weed Smoking
Questions concerning marijuana’s morality and conformity to Christian values have surfaced as its usage becomes more acceptable and authorized globally.
Although marijuana or cannabis smoking is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, several verses offer guidance on how Christians should view the use of mind-altering substances.
We’ll look at a few of these verses from the Bible and discuss how they relate to people who choose to use marijuana for recreational or therapeutic purposes.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:12
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
Bible Verses That Talk About Weed
Cannabis, usually known as marijuana or pot, has generated a lot of discussion in recent years, especially as efforts to legalize it spread to more nations.
While some claim that marijuana has medicinal benefits, others think it is morally and legally wrong.
Christians must consult the Bible for direction and comprehend what it says regarding the use of drugs that affect the mind.
Romans 13:13
Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
John 3:16-17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Matthew 15:11
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Matthew 13:24-30
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ …
Habakkuk 2:15
“Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
Ezekiel 34:29
And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations.
Ezekiel 27:19
And casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
Proverbs 26:13-16
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 23:20
Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
Conclusion
In conclusion, although marijuana and cannabis smoking is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, it does offer instruction on how Christians should view the use of drugs that affect consciousness.
We have shown that, despite some claims to the contrary, marijuana usage can raise ethical and legal concerns that warrant serious deliberation.
It is crucial for Christians to seek the guidance and discernment of the Holy Spirit and to base their judgments on biblical teachings and their convictions.
Let’s keep asking the Lord for direction in every area of our lives, including using drugs like marijuana.
