Dear Dennis

Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

However here is a list of poisonous plants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poisonous_plants.

Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

The above verse applies to mind altering plants too. In my life (before I was born again) I’ve seen people do the stupid things after smoking grass, some get violent, others become downright stupid and do irresponsible things, others set aside the little morals they did have for something far worse.

You can’t pray when you are high: 1 Peter 4:7 “But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

He also causeth Water Hemlock, deadly Snakeroot, White Snakeroot, Castor Bean, and Rosary Pea, to grow. Are you going to use any of them for human consumption? If you do, please repent and believe the Gospel because one of them will surely kill you.

Dear Ben

You said “Ek het so pas na die reeks ” The Sacred Plant ” gekyk.”

‘The Sacred Plant’? Do you know what sacred means?

sacred
‘seɪkrɪd’
adjective
connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.

The title of the video alone should be a warning sign. Just because scientists in Israel are working on this plant does not make it in any way a good thing.

You said “Die Here het ook dagga geskep met ‘n doel.”

“The Biblical Text Used to Support the Use of Cannabis. Purportedly the Bible supports the use of all the various seeds and herbs because they were created and blessed by God and could not be wrong to use. Consequently, the plant called hemp is proper for Christians to use for food, medicine, and enjoyment (Gen. 1:12).2 In Genesis 1:29–31, the Bible further indicates that all herbs are given for food.3 Much is made about the statement, found in the KJV, which supposedly speaks of hemp being the plant spoken of in Ezekiel 34:29, called a “plant of renown,” which would heal (Rev. 22:1–2).

First, I agree that God created everything, but this argument does not address the problem that not all plants that are part of creation are edible, or the fact that the original creation was impacted by sin, so that some things created may no longer be in their original state. One must use wisdom in discerning the use of something made by God. It may be that its intended use is for various products that do not involve ingestion. Remember that hemlock and poison mushrooms are part of creation but are deadly as food. Second, there is no indication in the context of Ezekiel 34:29 or Revelation 22:1–2 that the hemp plant is in view, but in Ezekiel 34:29, marijuana supporters have based their thinking on a wrong translation of the Hebrew. The Hebrew maṭṭāʿ lešēm that the KJV translates as “plant of renown” should rather be translated in regards to the place of planting and not to the plants themselves.4

There Is Evidence of the Use of Drugs in the Ancient Near East, Including Israel. Although its mention by name is uncertain, little question exists that the hemp plant was used in the Ancient Near East, and likely in Israel, in a variety of ways, other than as a drug, such as textiles, cords, incense, oils, and even seeds used for food. The argument has been made that the reference to herbs in Isaiah 18:4–5 concerns the cannabis plant, but it simply does not use a designation that defines the term as hemp.5 It is true that as early as 5000 BC what was called a “joy plant,” possibly cannabis, was indulged in to induce sleep or a trance. Whether used in Israel, it is well known6 that drugs from plants were tied both to medical applications and pagan activities, including especially magic. Galen, the ancient doctor, for example, speaks at length of medical applications of intoxicating drugs (see also medical texts such as Celsus, De medicina Prooemium 1.37).” — http://www.equip.org/article/bible-teach-cannabis-plant/

Thank you for your comment Heidi!

This needs to go viral…

Thank you Santie for your valuable comment.