Christians Smoking Marijuana? - Ask Pastor Tim

Why do people smoke marijuana? For some it is for medical purposes; and for many young kids it is due to peer pressure from their "friends". However, for most, it is to intentionally get high and buzzed. Pot brings your mind into a state where you feel better than normal. That is why it is called getting "high" and not getting "low". In this Bible study, Tim discusses some Biblical principles regarding the Christian's view on recreationally smoking marijuana.
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[@oscarmarioali313]

It all boils down to you wanting to escape the reality you are in. Why do you feel the need to escape the current situation? Why do you feel you need to add some type of “fun” to your current situation? Is your current situation bothering you? Are you unhappy or bored ? These are all questions I have to ask myself as i fight the urge or I feel myself legalizing my thoughts. It’s not the weed. It’s you using something to escape your current situation. We do it with sex,drugs,alcohol,shopping, etc. if we can’t be happy with all we were born with, than isn’t that the issue? If we can’t stand alone, away from any additions, can we be happy. I know for myself, I’m happiest in Gods presence. I’ll admit there were some times (few) when I would smoke and listen to sermons and yes I’d realize some things I had not due to mind-blocks.....but it’s a slippery slope...and in the end I have to admit, it was when I was fully submitting to God, that I feel most whole. I came to a conclusion: do you want to live a life where your questioning your status with God, or do you want to live in certainty?

[@insylum]

Great comment

[@daughterofthekingofkings9628]

Beautifully written

[@insylum]

I am on day 3 with no weed.. I put in 5 days last week till I realized that I kinda don't like myself. I realize it as a problem in itself but my mind just works so overtime that I get exhausted. I finally smoked a quarter joint and thought in horror of all the tactless facebook posts I had made. I hurried to the activity log and repented and erased most of them and spent more time in prayer and the word than I had all week. I don't like being high and really didn't use it to get high.. there was a voice that said " that's enough" and I listened.. I gotta say I was told I had to take antidepressants all my life and they made me dead inside and suicidal and hopeless. I do not want to offend God but I am very confused because I function far better and to be honest, I feel able to calm my mind and to talk to God. I am so confused.. i want to be obedient but i also miss how i was. It was working. I'm not arguing for or against, but that's where I'm at..

[@Garricher5958]

The key as with all things that we do is: what are our intentions/motivations? Added to what you said Oscar are people who have been through some type(s) of trauma, and try to use substances to cope, rather than speaking to a councelor/minister etc. and getting help.

[@gabrielalvarado3348]

Me? I just wanna relax after studying or have a chill gaming session with my friends after a long day. I’m not using it to get baked as heck, more so just to enjoy life more, using it like a supplement to my life, like a bodybuilder would use whey protein. There’s animals proteins and plant proteins (other ways to enjoy life), but sometimes using whey (cannabis) is a good alternative when needed. As long as it’s not the lord of your life, and you love God with all your heart, there’s no reason to spark a J after work the same way some people use melatonin to sleep. Intention is everything

[@jorgewoods2740]

Heavenly Father forgive us for the things that we do not know

[@Pedro-of4tn]

Amen

[@jessicapowell8353]

I was a chronic pot smoker when I was an atheist and self-proclaimed LeVayan Satanist. When I was saved, it was only me, the Bible, and God. I waited to attend church until I knew the Bible well enough to know if the preacher was preaching the truth. No person told me to quit smoking and I never read "thou shall not smoke." The Holy Spirit convicted me out of smoking. I smoked for about a month after I got saved and eventually I could feel in my heart, the Lord was saying you can't go any farther while using this. I had to let go of that habit to draw nearer to God and my love and desire to know God led me to leave it behind. Before I was saved I couldn't go a day without getting high. I can say that smoking pot is not of God, and people that try to hold onto it are unwilling to yield to the Spirit. They are still entertaining the flesh. We are to stay sober and watchful, you can't do that when your senses are dulled.

[@dawnkelly804]

Amen!!!

[@joeb3874]

People will always justify the sins they enjoy. ALWAYS.

[@williammosley6327]

Mayan Empire Because life is a test, and you can't have a test with only right answers.

[@williammosley6327]

Mayan Empire I'm not saying weed is bad, but it definitely can be depending on who is using it and for what reason

[@AmandaBrownCPSReform]

Mayan Empire why did God make poison ivy? Do you smoke or eat poison ivy too?

[@williammosley6327]

Amanda Brown bad argument. Poison ivy is POISON. Marijuana is not poison. Marijuana is also less toxic than alcohol, so why would we be aloud to drink alcohol but not consume thc? Totally see your point though

[@AmandaBrownCPSReform]

William Mosley I'm not going to argue, but I will simply say that I used to smoke marijuana and God took it from me and made me become allergic to it. It is not from God, in my experience with it and in my opinion. He also did the a similar thing with alcohol when I began to use it to cope with the loss of my two children. He set me free from it. Then (finally) last year I allowed Him to take cigarettes me! Unfortunately I'm allergic to it now and can't even be around it, but the benefits far out way the bad. I now maintain the best high one could possibly have that is consistent and has no side effects. I believe that ALL of that stuff is bad and it blocks us from connecting to Our Creator & Christ by causing our bodies to remain in a lower vibration that attracts demonic spirits or at least keeps us enslaved to Satan and blind to the Truth. Sorry that was so long. If you made this far then Thank-You for reading a little bit about my experiences and opinion.

[@1MantisPhoenix]

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. ...

[@desertm44]

Thank you I’ll Be Honest for allowing comments! 👍🙏

[@southwoodside]

Pastor Tim, I had some similar dabbling in drugs in my young unsaved years. I was always more of a heavy alcohol user, and felt uneasy when I took cannabis. Like you, I wish my mind was unaffected but I think it's all had long term effects. I also relate to you on migraines and medication for it being quite dubious. Great address. Very edifying.

[@melodystepp1762]

Thank you for holding to real truth! So needed.

[@patricksy6009]

The Lord allowed me to watch this. Ive been smoking weed for a long time and I can hear voices and can see demons standing in front of me while sleeping. Its simple. God wants us to be sober minded. Using weed is the works of the flesh, lets not justify it. To all stoners and weed users out there, please stop it now. Following Christ has a cost. Lets go to the narrow way.

[@dawnkelly804]

True that!!!Amen

[@keithgroom4821]

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. -1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. -1 Corinthians 10:23 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. -Ephesians 5:18 So... -Is it profitable for you, why are you doing it? -Has it mastered you, do you run it, or does it run you? -Has God edified you that He's okay with it in your life, or does He want you to lay it down? -Do you just take the edge off, or do you consume to the point that you are not your sober self and cant function as such?

[@Bc232klm]

This is a great Christian response.

[@anthonylombardo4829]

Exactly. Smoking weed might be a sin for someone who God is convicting to stop. However if someone is using it responsibly and doesn't feel convinced to stop i think it might not be a sin

[@anthonylombardo4829]

Like a fat guy that is being convicted to stop eating fatty foods its a sin. However a healthy person it might not be a sin to occasionally eat unhealthily food

[@brandedforchrist]

Anthony Lombardo fatty foods doesn’t alter your mind friend.. This is how I got convicted about smoking weed , According to Gal 2:20 where Paul says he crucified with Christ and it’s Christ that now lives in him so with that being said , would Jesus be smoking weed? And we were saved to be conformed into the image of Christ.. Will Jesus Christ be smoking weed? If you’re really being conformed into the image of Jesus you wouldn’t wanna do the things He wouldn’t do and if it’s Christ that is working in you both to will and to do His good pleasure, will Christ give you the will to smoke weed? Let’s examine ourselves again lest we let the flesh dictate for us

[@discipledesigned]

@@brandedforchrist do you eat sugar foods daily? Do you drink coffee or caffeine daily?

[@peterkropotkin1158]

if weed is a sin why did god create us with canibinoid receptors in our body

[@landowar2162]

Because these receptors were made for endocannbinoids which the body produces on its own. THC and CBD mimics these endocannabinoids. Did you really think these receptors exists exclusively for weed?

[@josephkuzara2609]

industrial hemp that has high levels of cannabidiol (CBD) but very very low THC does not achieve drunkenness in moderation, but also helps the mind and body as a natural medicinal. But cannibus having high levels of THC can in low dosages/moderation cause drunkenness/psychoactivity of which is spoken against in scripture. So industrial Hemp is ok wherever it is legal to have and consume, but cannibus is not legal nor ok with God because of it's psychoactivity in low dosages/moderation that will lead to be passive to debauchery. Regardless of ones subjective objections or tolerance, God knows better and speaks against drunkenness for our protection.

[@josephkuzara2609]

@Austin Friedner the debate boils down to drunkenness/psychoactivity and I would even add mental addiction that can occur even though there is no physical property that causes physical addiction as nicotine. God opened our eyes to the reality that drunkness/psychoactivity leads to being passive to debauchery. It does not matter if a substance has a positive property as it's negative property being drunkenness in moderation outweighs the benefits and why it is spoken against by God. But Hemp being a variety of the sativa kind is non psychoactive, which has similar beneficial properties as cannibus but with moderation does not cause psychoactivity when consumed. Your assuming I'm being arrogant or even ignorant even though in my discussion I did not say that cannibus has within it's properties only negatives. You assumed this because I was debating against the negative properties of cannibus without providing information of it's benefits. That is not being arrogant or ignorant. strategic? yes, in keeping people focused on why God is against cannibus vs Industrial hemp but not arrogant or ignorant. So i pointed out why it should not be used being that what is negative of it, is spoken against by God which out wieghs any benefit it does have. TABACCO has beneficial properties too as an sedative that suppresses hunger,anxiety and stress but its negatives of addiction, cancer, stroke,heart attacks, cardiovascular issues, weakening the immunity out wieghs any beneficial properties especially sense it damages the body in low dosages. But ultimately because God speaking against addiction and consuming something that in moderation could damage His temple being our body that He owns. So just because an plant or synthetic has beneficial properties does not mean it is ok to consume if it does damage in moderation, causes addiction and causes drunkenness in moderation.

[@coke378]

@@josephkuzara2609 fuk outta here now u making up your own rules you ain Gods Speaker STFU

[@josephkuzara2609]

@Evangelist Baptist Johm Worley one sip of alcohol is not sin, as God had allowed alchohol in moderation both old testament and new testament. We are to not become addicted to booze nor a drunkard. There is no talking against drinking it, just the dissipation of it which leads to drunkenness and addiction.

[@JohnDoe-qn7rw]

You need to do some actual research on why marijuana was banned cuz yr wrong and the government is the real issue and you speak about obeying it

[@thrills120]

Cannabis was made illegal because Nixon hated the hippies and it gave him a reason to throw them in jail and make everyone hate them...he hated the hippies because he wanted a war in Nam' and the damn tree huggers were stopping the napalm from flowing. That's why marijuana was truly made a schedule 1 drug.

[@impalaman9707]

Romans 13:1-2: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation." I see nothing here that says obey the only the laws you agree with.

[@bassman619]

@@thrills120 it was made illegal 30+years earlier. Look up Harry Anslinger and the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

[@minisight2000]

Not everyone is in the same level maturity wise.. therefore it's based on there relationship with Christ!!!

[@malfonix1731]

I loved this preach... Peace be upon you all!!!

[@aydinsuleyman2269]

Bless you brother Tim...your channel is a blessing to me...the holy spirit has been convicting me on this subject ....and I concur with you...it is not used right nowadays and is blinding many ...who are called to greater things...

[@itsjustrenee1320]

The very first thing Jesus did when He miraculously saved me almost 29 years ago was to deliver me from pot and give me a strong hatred for it. It is a deceptive and spiritually dangerous tool of Satan.

[@branc6927]

Shutup

[@NotClosedMinded]

That could be the case indeed for YOU personaly, doesn't have to be for everyone.

[@shannonthomas4320]

Somebody tell this dude shut the fuck up

[@destiny9734]

TRUTH.

[@lucasbryant1899]

Lol. THis made me laugh so fucking hard 😂

[@Swillafornia]

I don't smoke weed but as a Christian I believe anything that is mind altering by getting stoned or using alcohol to get drunk is distirting your journey with the Lord. I would prefer to live a sober lifestyle.

[@Bc232klm]

You can use cannabis and remain sober.

[@dongrimm5347]

That isn’t why weed was banned in the beginning at all.

[@alecdalziell7128]

Nah it was made illegal due to racism

[@insylum]

It took away from pharma profits and the textiles companies actually funded "Reefer madness".

[@maseybonbon1672]

@@alecdalziell7128 ot was not racism, it was the companies making paper by chopping down trees would of gone out of business due to hemp paper being so easy to make and recycleable. so they made anyone who smoked it look crazy, by aslo using racism, but its foundation was not racism.

[@AshleyMarieMommy]

So far I like what you’ve said I’m not all the way through but you’ve followed scripture! I’m praying for you to stand firm in Him even in the days to come!

[@kennycaveman4738]

I want to see someone use an open mind and no go into bias because this guy said he smoked and I don’t believe it for a second 100% cap and he continually dawgs people who smoke you scaring people away from truth you have the Bible open and ain’t even lookin at it! I was not pressured into smoking at all I had interest in it and looked into my self

[@JoshuaJamesWagoner]

God granted me repentance from this sinful activity 9 months ago. It’s been hard to let it go because it was so available. I got my medical license last year, but gave it up eventually because I felt convicted by the Holy Spirit.

[@joshuavarner8554]

Joshua James I recently too gave it up and I was always and advocate of marijuana but the HOLY SPIRIT has been working on me and lead me away from a lot of things that were bad for me. I can't say enough how mercyful God is in Christ Jesus our LORD. Praise HIS MIGHTY name. God bless

[@stizzyraxx]

Wow!!!!!

[@johngraham1274]

it wasn't the Spirit that convicted you... it was your dead and powerless religion.

[@benliftin4awhile]

I’m trying, I have serious sleeping issues as well as issues that marijuana helps me from past trauma in life and mainly the military. I’d say I let it go too far, it was way too much, but if I’m only using it during my worst episodes, I wonder, I believe I feel conviction from the Holy Spirit, so I will attempt to stop completely, right now I’m onllllly doing it when I need it, sincerely, I’ve cut my use down probably 80 to 90 percent. This is a massive grey area that lies heavy on my heart. Which is why I should probably just try and stop.

[@jareddrogose1470]

I'm glad you left the comments open. Just a couple of things: I sense the apprehensiveness when you mentioned you said you've done it. I still hold you in high esteem. I will submit to you this, as one who studies demonology, witchcraft and the occult etc., there is a word in the Greek known as Pharmakea which translates to sorcery. "Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts." I believe that most of revelation has happened however, we still see these actions continue with paraphernalia use and distribution. As far as the sorcery part comes into play, substances that alter the mind are used in occult practices to commune with dieties, spirtis of the dead, etc. From that fact alone, I would not recommend partaking in substances that are also administered to conduct mediumship and/or necromancy.

[@tashachasse7239]

Jared Drogose this makes me wanna do it more tbh

[@RAY_FILET]

Doesn't alcohol alter the mind?

[@Najgee]

Thank you 🙏🏾✝️😇

[@KP-ne1cg]

People in the church that are against cannabis have no clue what their are talking about, Like they know more than God,really? I bet over half the women in the congregation are hooked on prescription pills But yet they put cannabis down. The government made your pills,God made cannabis, who are you going to trust?

[@karabo933]

K P if only you knew how Satanists use marijuana as a gateway drug to gain access to your soul, you'd understand why Christians are against marijuana

[@danielnoriega7387]

jajajajaja, what a tool.

[@RandallSGregory]

@@karabo933 you are wrong CBD has many applications . I bet you think hemp is bad also

[@peace_of_mind4204]

I agree. Most Christians don't know what the benefits are or how cannabis even works in our body.

[@1MantisPhoenix]

I cracked my skull.. I was saved by God, God then gave me marijuana later in life. Am I sinning suddenyl when Im on weed? no. I agreed 1000% with K P My parents use christianity as entitlement where they can tell me what to do.

[@SeekJesusFindLife]

Weed was the last thing to let go of for me. It was my pet sin and it got to a point I knew it was getting in the way of growing in Christ.

[@ChristDiedForYou_liveforhim]

Same brother

[@Daniel-rk4pc]

Sad how much people are bringing Tim down due to getting secular info information. What matters is biblical information.

[@kalibrrrgaming]

Reading thru these comments my heart breaks. So many Christians judging your neighbor this pastor as well judging his peers and congregation. In many States it’s not illegal, in many cases it saved lives on the brink of death. Who are you to say someone can not use something that does real physical and psychological healing? Who are you to tell someone when they read the Bible high and hear the voice of God it is not real, it is not your place to judge... many times people place judgement on their strongest enemy and the land between that enemy and you is owned by the devil! All the negativity you grasp from that enemy (cannabis) is judgement from the devil! He is feeding you your argument and there you sit gossiping about something you own no right to discuss unless it is your personal “affliction” Who are you to use the devils thoughts and words on something someone might consider their spiritual time. We as Christians need to open our hearts to the lords word and see that enemy for its good understand it’s good. It might not be good for you but the Lord created that enemy of yours in his very image whether it be the cannabis itself or a fellow stoner. They were created by God and it is not your place to cast Judgement. God is Love

[@RosannaMiller]

Love this, brother. God bless you, in Jesus name, Amen.

[@romasliv]

can you do a video about videogame adiction?

[@KP-ne1cg]

Cannabis is not a drug.

[@confessjesus-now3606]

My single biggest question about this is how can pastors preach against smoking marijuana to stay healthy but encourage people to take chemo...?

[@cathyhamlin3611]

You can't compare apples and oranges, chemo saves lives, cannabis doesn't

[@confessjesus-now3606]

@@cathyhamlin3611 that's funny... And disingenuous. We know chemotherapy kills thousands every year. How many bodies does cannabis account for?

[@Jake-vc1ry]

@@cathyhamlin3611 It helps people eat sleep also takes away the pain they have to deal with what the hell are you on about????

[@Jake-vc1ry]

@@confessjesus-now3606 A good ole zero also no physical withdrawls cannabis seems to be the most safe and effective medication known to man that you can literally grow in your backyard. And big pharma just doesn’t like that

[@benliftin4awhile]

@@cathyhamlin3611chemotherapy violently killed my sister, it melted her from the inside out, she had a year left and was dead in 45 days, kind of bitter at you a bit.

[@joekoroma9405]

Thank you

[@robertholley2195]

I used know whether pot affected ones memory or not, but I cant remember where I read it.!?🤕

[@BeckyWill0892]

I use it for medical purposes. I had seizures for years before I started after it was passed in my state. I’ve never had a conviction from the Holy Spirit about it either. I smoked a little when I was young and I hated how it made me feel so I prayed very hard before I started this time, and He gave me the release for it. I don’t smoke it to get high, it’s strictly medicinal for me. I only have to smoke it and in a vape form, once in the evening. I could quit anytime I want, but I choose this over pharmaceuticals. So it is what it is. I know there are a lot of people that misuse it and even misuse the medical stuff as well but I do not and I will not. If the Holy Spirit convicts me about it then I’ll just quit...simple as that... I don’t condone the recreational use of it tho. Those people are only doing it for that feeling or that high. God bless. 💜

[@cathyhamlin3611]

I agree that in some circumstances, medical use in small doses could be helpful, however, it was a negetive substance for me, before I got saved, made me lazy, brain fog, my grades were affected, but I threw away my weed and pipe, Jesus set me free!

[@JesusHugs4Life]

It’s from the heart it’s your personal relationship with Christ and I believe he does the Same thing with me not that I smoked it yet but it’s personal between him and I I would do this if I did smoked to thank him but the high addictive feeling I would also like to tell him to take away because we can’t be too comfortable in that sort of situation and acting disorderly it’s the image of God we must represent and the hospitality it’s seeking him with all your heart mind and spirit and pray to him personally what’s going on and what makes you uncomfortable pray for protection Etc. We must set our hearts right for God and come to him about it. Ya know. We can’t rely and let the plant become idolatry in our lives and depend on it more than God. That’s why we come to him if he heals us then it is what it is and we are set free. Praise God hallelujah 🙂🙌❤️

[@jameskjv8236]

Yeah but THC isn't used for seizures, the CBD is!!! I'd repent if I were you. Plus what are you doing after getting stoned??? Are you watching things you shouldn't be watching? Listening to music you shouldn't be listening to??? All that burnt marijuana with it's high tar content damages God's temple (your body!). Plus if you're using daily, you're depending on it and thus living after the flesh. Not crucifying it with it's passions and desires. Anyone who is smoking weed is on their way to hell. Again CBD is for seizures. THC has nothing at all to do with seizure prevention.

[@xtah6518]

Vapes are extremely potent. They are usually 60-95% thc. So, one hit would get you blasted unless you have some tolerance

[@TheOceangangmerman]

You can use cbd. You like getting high

[@al.g9534]

i wouldn't say a friend would give you drugs without allowing you the choice to choose...that person just drugged you...

[@louispittman7367]

God uses our pain as a spiritual purifier.

[@ReppinChristFitness]

100% agree. I lol'ed when he said they all yelled because they didn't realize they were in a car. Praise God for keeping them safe.

[@tom103tv7]

Thank you so much for this kind of channel, I am blessed. I hope that my channel will grow and Christ will be known as well through my channel. God Bless Pastor Tim!

[@danielpenn1734]

I don't have crazy thoughts. This is getting like the movie in the 20s,30s. Refer madness.!!!! I don't loose control. I'm not paranoid. Come on.

[@DaGubah501]

I love you Jesus, there’s no place like peace

[@itsjustx7727]

Thanks for the realism

[@AshleyMarieMommy]

Someone with cerebral palsy I understand someone with seizures if that really works I understand. But anybody who is doing this for recreational use; there’s also those who lie and say it does this or does that but it’s really just to get high! I know God save me from drug addiction six years ago this February! The drug is a drug is a drug!

[@hikaringuyengrandejackson8057]

YOU WILL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AFTER STOPPING FOR A WHILE ALSO FASTING WILL HELP A LOT YOU WILL APPRECIATE ALL THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE LIKE WAKING UP BREATHING DRINKING WATER TALKING TO YOUR LOVED ONES TRUST ME I SMOKED MARIJUANA YESTERDAY AND I HAD DEMONIC ATTACKS AND COULD NOT SLEEP. SMOKING MARIJUANA IS REALLY NOT GOOD FOR YOU BECAUSE IT TAKES YOU AWAY FROM PAIN AND THE TROUBLES THAT YOU ARE HAVING IN LIFE BUT ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING HELPS YOU TO BUILD CHARACTER AND MAKES YOU A STRONGER PERSON. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN THE DEVIL IS GOING TO ATTACK YOU IF YOU ARE NOT SOBER MINDED TRUST ME I WANT TO SMOKE MARIJUANA AND JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME BUT ONCE IT WEARS OFF IT MAKES ME WANT MORE OR FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO SATISFY MY FLESH

[@armanirani2246]

Thank you for this pastor 🙏

[@lorenolive492]

I've being thinking about the medicinal case (using it as medicine) and where is the line between medicinal and recreative

[@lorenolive492]

10:40 Because my mind is really noisy and it's chaos, when I smoke I can clear my mind in a way. I've been trying to listen to the bible and follow Jesus every day, so I came across this: Because of my noisy mind I Went to a doctor and he gave me medicine, The medicine made me have suicidal thoughts as a side effect, I almost killed myself, Now I found Jesus and have being trying to be like him, When I smoke I feel closer to him, A doctor didn't gave me a paper allowing me to use it, But a friend gave me and said that it would be good for me, And that it has been helping him a lot (he is also a Cristian) So... I don't use it to stay in the couch stonned or to go to parties, But to help me clear my mind and be productive, Btw.. Where I live is Legal to use it

[@lorenolive492]

But the thing is, when I use it I start to doubt if I'm sinning or not, and that alone seems to be a solid reason to don't do it

[@lorenolive492]

That's why I go to the bible, And it seems to be in a grey area 🤔

[@laynekurtchris4122]

“But that’s not what we’re talkin’ about” 🧐

[@ProseLitigant]

forget it ...Purportedly the Bible supports the use of all the various seeds and herbs because they were created and blessed by God. Does anyone remember that? Consequently, the plant called hemp is proper for Christians to use for food, medicine, or enjoyment (Gen. 1:12). In Genesis 1:29-31, the Bible further indicates that all herbs are given for food. 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). a bit of research maybe?

[@jesseniash6116]

@ 1:17.45 the stoner walks in lolololol great talk lots of information

[@mathewconklin6063]

And why do people get addicted to alcohol and have died because of alcohol but no one who died from cannabis

[@jorgewoods2740]

Don't let no man deceive you

[@yehmiyah]

super .......

[@tylersecrest5536]

This guy has EVERY clue about cannabis because he's listening to the Word of God. Thank you Tim!! This is extremely encouraging as I try to prevent peers from trying weed out.

[@Bc232klm]

The word of God tells us cannabis is there for us to use.

[@tylersecrest5536]

@@Bc232klm Nope. www.equip.org/article/bible-teach-cannabis-plant/

[@branc6927]

He doesn't tho Lmfaooo

[@melissasteel6716]

I was never one to try to fit in I could never anyway so I never tried it's to feel numb it's something I'm always battling to quit I was smoking it since I was 16 I'm an adult and it helps me sleep it slows my ADHD down so I can think it motivates me

[@cathyhamlin3611]

There are other herbs to use that would help besides weed

[@cottonmouth8394]

You ask why marijuana has been made illegal in every state as if each state chose. It was made illegal federally, in one stride, by the desperate for funding DEA and their war on drugs. I ask, why is marijuana, a plant that been around since ancient China, suddenly made illegal in the past 90 or so years? Money

[@cottonmouth8394]

Please just look up 1935 marijuana propaganda, and you will see the exact nonsense that was spread about marijuana. The word itself actually comes from Mexican tobacco, they used it because Mexicans were feared and hated by Americans in the early 1900’s

[@cottonmouth8394]

I also wanna add, that I respect you for opening the comments for other points of views, because of this I’ll keep trolling on a minimum

[@robertreaves2555]

I give you every herb bearing seed for meet

[@christopherrafferty7512]

Be careful with that verse brother. I personally use cannabis to help deal with stress and anxiety. But that verse in genesis was before the fall of man so the world wasn’t cursed yet. But this pastor is pretty clueless especially claiming that the ONLY reason people use it is to get high.

[@mraaaservices]

Please don't forget the Dead Sea scrolls and bible were written on hemp paper

[@YeahxxOk]

Really good practical Godly teaching.

[@cottonmouth8394]

televmj .......he’s lying to your face. So confident in your beliefs? Let’s talk

[@impalaman9707]

I've been looking all over the internet to see where the CHURCH is on this issue, and unfortunately, the silence is DEAFENING! Martin Luther once said: "If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the world and the Devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ." Right now, we are letting the culture dictate to the church how to think on this issue, and they are WINNING! I am a firm believer that what doesn't get preached from the pulpit gives license to the pew. Right now we have people in our churches smoking illegal substances because Romans 13 is simply not taught. You know, the chapter where God commands us to be subject to all governing authorities, whether we agree with them or not. Unfortunately, its going to become even harder as more states legalise the substance. So far, every state that has made it legal for "medical" use, has gone "recreational" within 5 years! It never remains "medical"! Can't we just be honest with ourselves and admit that this "medical" is just a "trojan horse' to make it "recreational"? If you want to make it 'recreational", just come out and say so! Stop using the "medical" excuse, because we all know where it eventually leads. The church needs to have an answer for this, and so far I don't hear one that's compelling

[@christopherrafferty7512]

Not sure if this is the most pressing issue in the church. I thought it was going out in the world and preaching the Gospel so the list can be saved.

[@briankite7744]

Here it is. Does weed send you to Hell? No. Does it help you on your pursuit of righteousness? No. Do you seek righteousness? If so, do you envision Christ smoking weed? No. We are to abide in Him. As we do, His word will abide in us. John 15:4-11 Not every flipping detail in life is spelled out in the Bible because we are to seek out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Can you honestly glorify God while smoking weed? If so, does smoking weed in front of an unbeliever diminish the witness expected of you? Just stop seeking out justification for your sin. If your intentions are pure, do it in private and work it out with God. If you truly have the Holy Spirit, you will get every answer your earnestly seek With all of this said, his breathy voice drives me up the wall 🤪

[@briangilley5093]

I'm a skydiver, we live in a world where living inside a second is our world. I had two friends that sat and smoked weed all day and went on a jump. They both had cypress fires which is an auto deploy device that is activated when the main chute isn't deployed. It activates at 800 ft. Bammmm. They were both kicked off the DZ.

[@brianwood4204]

I’m alert , work so much better . I can do anything and I do know what I’m doing . You’d never even know I used it trust me

[@midnightdevil.3803]

I am a disabled veteran that suffers from PTSD and two damaged knees and a damaged shoulder. I also suffer from anxiety and nightmares from my time fighting overseas. I smoke marjuana for these problems because it relieves my pain, anxiety, nightmares, and Ptsd. It does not make you a couch potatoes, i am a highly motivated and ambitious person. The only thing that hinders me is my broken body from the explosion i experienced. Instead of peforming stories i had to shift to writing stories. I have not finished the novel because it will expand to a lord of the rings type of novel. Which is a novel that expands 6 or more books. Im going to try to finish before 20 years go by but to create a world for your story takes a massive amount of information.

[@SaItyStudios]

Hey whenever you finish that book I’d like a copy

[@cathyhamlin3611]

I wasn't a couch potato, but it made me lazy and unmotivated, the dope friends I knew were going nada with their lives, plus it affects memory, and paranoid with killer anxiety

[@cathyhamlin3611]

By the way, are you a christian?

[@midnightdevil.3803]

@@cathyhamlin3611 yes I am a christian

[@sistergrace9833]

I have been a Christian since I was eight and in ministry for decades Smoking pot is not a sin No more than taken insulin I began at 40 Changed my life Weed much safer than the pharmaceutical industry. He is merely given his opinion we all have one. God alone is the judge

[@noloyou8377]

Why does someone need a car? Why does someone need food other than a pill containing all nutrients needed.

[@user-sp7wn6hb5h]

The first time I read in my Bible I opened to a random page left Page top right-hand column first words I read it said " You can't get into Heaven High " so that being said God is against drugs . So that being said medicinal marijuana is against God also. And at that point when I read that in the Bible I went to church on Sunday and during the week smoke marijuana so I believe God was speaking to me through the Bible to give me a choice enter the kingdom of heaven or ends up in hell and I decided to quit drugs

[@Lonewolf12013]

Pastor Kanna bossom or kaneh bosm is the transliteration of cannabis which was used in the anointing oil and incense used in the temple

[@cathyhamlin3611]

I would need more convincing evidence of the reality of that, what are your sources

[@trubushdrTHATSRIGHT-DR]

The bible. And the hierarchy used it to get "closer to god"

[@CT--km1le]

I've been heavily smoking for about 15 years now so I'm well experienced and I have to say I agree with everything he is saying. I'm trying to get off it but I seem to have a chemical dependency since I been doing it a lot for a long time. I'm not just dealing with that but other issues like cigs and sexual immorality. How can God save people from multiple addictions or is it even possible?

[@adamfisher4457]

You have to focus on Jesus, and everytime you fall get back up and try harder, grow in repentance, and grow in trust of the Lord. Especially when it comes to sexual immorality.

[@jessekim509]

God loves you. Never forget that. Let Lord Jesus Christ be your foundation. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

[@lightuntothepeopleministry1245]

Ct how ypu doing now

[@christopherarocha92]

I’ve been free from pot and alcohol for 5 years and alcohol was way worse than marijuana. I’m not justifying the use but man alcohol is way worse than marijuana. Also I was never lazy and dull when smoking pot. But glory Be To God for saving me 🙏🏽💯 If your reading this and bound to one of these two things stop focusing on your problem and fix your eyes on Jesus He Will Set You Free!!!

[@Jake-vc1ry]

Yeah like I see no danger in pot I make good decisions unlike alochol which makes me a damn psycho. And I know I will live to see another day an exception pill addicts just don’t have

[@C4SolvesEverything]

@Pastor Tim, as a fellow Christian I would love to get in touch with you and discuss the facts about cannabis. Not a discussion of opinions, just medical and statistical facts. You are misinformed about quite a bit and I would be interested to know your believes on cannabis after knowing all the facts.

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Did you hear his testimony? That's enough for me, marijuana was not a positive substance for me either Became very unmotivated, had panic attacks, paranoia, affected my grades, when I became a Christian, I threw away my weed and pipe, praise Jesus, I was set free!

[@C4SolvesEverything]

@@cathyhamlin3611 Yes but personal experience does not change facts of what something is. He stated what he felt about it and how God convicted him. Not questioning his personal conviction, that is different everyone, as it is personal. But how you feel about something doesn't change what it actually is. You could think dogs are all bad because you got bite by one, but that doesn't mean it's true. I can't go around saying every dog in the world is bad, cause it's just simply not true. As here some of the scientific facts listed are simply not true. Now you could come up with a different conclusion on what is good for you, but shouldn't that conclusion be come from something true instead of a lie? Is this case miss information about what cannabis actually is and does to your body.

[@mraaaservices]

Did you know that the seeds are packed with nutrients

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Chia seeds also have nutrients, I don't buy the argument from nature

[@leefeegreenz]

Marijuana was medicine for thousands of years and in many tinctures in US medicine but then big pharma convinced gov to make it illegal because it was actually helping people and it's natural

[@JacobBrown-mr3lx]

I love Pastor Tim but he spoke a lot of the third-person from a first-person perspective like he knows everyone's intentions and everyone's benefits from it

[@3rdtimothy176]

How about thank the Lord You Never Killed Someone instead of getting pulled over

[@TimpBizkit]

Remembering your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and God values our health, so assuming that since God is picky about what meats we eat e.g. turning away from pork, shrimp, rabbit (horse and camel and cat and dog), then something that is rolling smoke into the lungs like tobacco or weed, and alcohol too. Keeping the mind clear and healthy is best because we need a lot of thinking capabilities to properly follow the gospel of Jesus Christ. If you are really set on obeying Jesus, it's time to eat clean and weed out the drugs and junk food.

[@vladtheimpaler5550]

it brought the unseen realm to me, and that is why I stopped. It scared me half to death. Stay away.

[@viam7951]

VLAD THE IMPALER what did it do to you?

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Amen, I had paranoia, and extreme anxiety, no fun

[@gabrielmartinez-ss4ez]

Ok he has no clue saying there not studying it but they have company’s dedicated to study it

[@GalaxyDaveD]

If this video doesn't convince a believer to abstain from drug use, then I seriously doubt anything else will. A clear mind that prays regularly helps one govern a disciplined Christian life.

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Amen, we are to be sober minded

[@lukesanchez1024]

Weee isn't a drug its the opposite of what drugs do to people!!!

[@normanconnor8647]

The eyes could be red because of allergies-your mood could be altered by prescription medications or drinking wine. Lol.

[@brianwood4204]

Weed doesn’t make you forget your driving

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

God judges us based on the motives in our hearts. He doesn't simply judge us based on (the what) but rather based on (the why) or (the reason) we do what we do. Thats one reason He is a perfect judge. Because He can see us on the inside. Man only sees (the what) thats why men aren't the best judge of other men. I personally use marijuana to treat the symptoms of Lupus. The nausea, fatigue, depression, joint stiffness and nerve pain. I do not use to the point of dullness or detachment. I've spoken with my elders and pastor and they have NOT condemned me. Pastor Tim is wrong in saying there's no reason to use pot except for getting high. This is him passing judgement wrongly on others. Because he is declaring to know (the why). Only The Father can see our motives.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

Further more is it a glory to God for His children to suffer and be unable to function?? Absolutely not. Jesus did a complete work on the cross. All the necessary suffering ended there with Him. Jesus died so that we may have fullness of life. There is no glory to God through us by us being a martyr of sickness and pain.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

As Christians my main issue with using pot. Is that it may be a matter of confusion for folks on both sides of the matter. For example a young Christian may think its fine for them if an older Christian smokes. But, as with everything we do it should bring us closer to God or atleast not farther away. If my use of pot caused new beleivers to stumble then its a sin for me to use it. Lets not be an offense to Gods young ones.

[@jamesalanation]

My question to the Pastor would be his thoughts on coffee

[@shazca111OFFICAL]

He talks about that on 42:55

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Coffee makes your mind sharper, used alot playing chess, pot makes your mind dull, and made me lazy

[@BillBiggs1]

James Wiseman if it’s Colombian coffee, yes, any other coffee it’s a no.

[@zebpettyninja]

"Getting high" is just another way to say smoking.

[@cathyhamlin3611]

Tobacco doesn't give a high

[@peace_of_mind4204]

I smoke marijuana to increase my appetite. Social issues. Helps me sleep at night, etc. Consuming too much thc will cause negative effects such as memory lose... you don't have to get high from marijuana now a days, there's strains out there that has a higher amount of cbd and low thc. Cbd counter acts the effects of cbd, making less of a head high and more of a body relaxant... there's thousands of strains out there that causes different effects, some gets you active and aware while others get you couch lock. Some can get you very stoned while others don't get you high at all. And I do agree most people that smoke weed do smoke to get high but some do actually like the medical benefits. Our body has this system called the endocannabinoid system which controls our mood. Our body makes this THC like substances which works just like thc. It attached to our cannabinoid receptors in our brain and body cells which keeps our mood and behavioral in check. Actual thc works that same way and oh my, the thing where he was saying about being high and driving, just stupid. Stop spreading lies

[@dang5203]

Why comments allowed here and not on your attack against Seventh Day Adventists?

[@TheHelenhunter]

I don't know about weed but I need the church to speak on sugar please. And processed foods and overeating. All accepted in the church. Also I don't get why weed is a problem when wine is ok and was created by Jesus. They were drinking for days, I don't think you stay sober minded when drinking non stop.

[@briangilley5093]

The only person I will listen to, CONWAY!!!!!

[@timothycourtney6894]

I'm a little curious on how people can ask a question and instally be accused of trying to justify what you are doing. I smoke and I'm trying to follow God and his ways and u will not lie I do smoke bc I enjoy it like I enjoy playing my games or hiking or even sex. I'm not very well versed in the bible as I am still on my walk to gain knowledge so i can do right by God and resist the devil. I dont believe as of right now that weed is bad but when you let it keep you from studying the word or going to church or anything that can take away from God is a sin so in turn if doing it responsibly it will not be a sin now dont take my words seriously as I'm not at saying I'm right you must decide that on your own and check me bc God has said to check everyone so do not take my word as it's not a sin. I'm on my way to figure that out myself but we need to stop and think and come together to figure this out bc I hear on both sides they feel the holy ghost convicting them well we both can not be right it eaither is or not so who is actually telling the truth. Now I wish to not lead anyone astray God forbid I do that if so I'm truly sorry. But judging people or making up lies on weed is not good eaither. I have never hallucinated, nor have I been so far gone on weed. I only smoke it bc it gets me high and helps me look at things in a different light to see both sides of the coin. I wanna serve God I can give it up if that's what he asks of me mo sweat. Bit if it's ok for me to do so as to enjoy it from time to time I wont stop doing it but only if God says get rid of it. I do not think that is a bad way to approach this and to accuse people straight out that they just wanna justify their sin I wrong some may do that but it turns people who are generally trying to find out if it is truly a sin.

[@1MantisPhoenix]

Genesis 9:3 ESV / 554 helpful votes Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

[@Daniel-rk4pc]

That doesn't mean we grab marijuana and roll it into a joint. Neither group heroin from the poppy plant and inject it. Neither does it mean that we should drink alcohol to the point of being drunk.

[@1MantisPhoenix]

@@Daniel-rk4pc You only lose self control if you go beyond the little amount. You have THC in your body's DNA naturally. Thanks God. dl your logic is flawed.

[@DonjohnsonBG]

Sir why you turned off the comments on is SDA occult? I know for sure a SDA member would love to defend themselves on their faith and to share with you the position Sister White holds in the Church

[@illbehonest]

Comments were never turned on on that video, or about 400 other videos that were posted in a period of few years. We only started turning commets on a few years ago. it has been difficult to moderate them, and we tend to be behind in our email correspondence.

[@Kyle-yw2hw]

It’s sad but all too often we see pastors that preach their emotions and opinions instead of the word of God, trying to say that you should not smoke marijuana but they cannot back up their statements through the scripture at all because the scripture does not say that you should not smoke marijuana, well guess what... it’s not about you and your opinion and your emotion, it’s about the word of God and like I said, no where in the Bible does it state that you should not smoke marijuana, period

[@michellesvortex7237]

It doesn't matter if it's medicinal recreational or good or bad or high greater low grade The Bible does speak directly to this and it says he wants you to be absolutely mind You're not absolute mind when you smoke weed I know because the smoke weed I want to be pleasing to God but I've got a thousand excuses why he wouldn't mind or would probably excuse me... I do a lot of other things they are not good according to the Bible and I wish I didn't but knowing it and doing it are entirely different species that's the hard part

[@deanfawkes7554]

On the legal argument. According to the law Abortion is legal , tolerance or acceptance of transgender legal. So if tomorrow pot was made legal does that make it not a sin? No, alcohol is legal, it’s how it is used . In my opinion.

[@gohnjohn737]

The reasons they outlawed it yet federally they own the patent……they outlawed it because it competes and even excels further then man made pharmaceuticals

[@craigtheworst7202]

as much as this cat says he experienced weed, he apparently ain't met functional stoners. one bowl on the go. sets my body into a relaxed state whether to sleep at night for my insomnia or to kinda quiet my hyperactive adhd. Allows focus but also just feels good. i'm completely alert, functional, and unimpaired. Not as if I were drunk. The two feelings are entirely different. My inhibitions are not lowered on weed, my decision making isn't impaired and, i'm typically well kempt and can't be smelled. Especially, after being 2 years clean of cigarettes. Sure, I do it in moderation but that's because the Bible, if you look, is really talking about drunkeness as this impaired state of mind which might cause you to act foolishly or may affect other areas of your life. It's important to keep all of these things in mind. Now, at some point in a Christian's life, they may be faced with the harsh truth that cutting out the weed bill for a while will benefit them financially. This has many obvious benefits but, what if you can afford it and you're living right? Well, you must then think about your witness to others. Is it hurting your witnessing ability because people know you smoke? Well, I suppose that depends but I'll tell ya this. Witnessing ain't for uptight Grannies or the saved. It's for the unsaved. Most people smoke weed, dude. Can't tell you how many openings for sharing about God has opened up simply because we're kickin' it smokin a bowl. Might not work with the unsaved ned flanders type but then again, because I smoke at home and nowhere else, how am I even going to possibly expose ole flanders to that part of me without knowing how he feels first. Obviously, you don't be high or bring around weed if he ain't cool with it. know your audience. It's not hard to live well and smoke weed. You won't catch me on other drugs or drinking at all. But weed? It's natural, God blessed the earth with many good plants meant to be used. Let's just accept that using weed being a sin is highly dependent on the individual and their circumstances.

[@mathewconklin6063]

I disagree on the part that you can't enjoy the taste certain strains of marijuana have different tastes and smells I use it at the moment for my stomach to help settle after I eat the only reason why I'm watching this video it's cuz I'm not sure if it's a sin or not since I'm new to this religion but you say that they're lying because they enjoy the taste is false and is your opinion

[@luckyluciano2395]

But what happens when you know it benefits you? Living in pain from cancer and anxiety, while being recreational with it. There can be both. And one can use it and build a tolerance to where the medical effects are present but the recreational use is non present, you do build tolerance. There can be both at the same time. So long as you respect it as a substance. And I used it under my own volition. It also helps me with my career as a graphic designer. Now I'm currently seeking the correct path to christ for me. Wether it be christian or catholic. I used to be reformed christian. And lastly, Alcohol definitely is more of a sin as it has no medicinal effects, none. It kills 261 people per day, that's 95,265 people per year. Marijuana has killed nobody directly by just consuming it solely by overdose. The only time it can is CHS or heart conditions. It has. But the numbers are low. So what is it. If you use alcohol to feel good aren't you sinning? Exactly what you use as an argument for alcohol? 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. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

[@R.t598]

The bible makes it very clear that the ways of a man are always before the Lord and so many people are going to be in for a rude awakening when they stand before the judgment seat of God.

[@albertojbh]

Hello I am a Christian i smoke marijuana I am not a judge mental Christian here i’m not looking for any religious debates or anything I’m probably going to get a lot of hateful comments for being honest God made marijuana for a reason it’s none of my business how people use it but it’s used in a very positive way to help people for example cancer patients and other general stuff people use it for in a good perspective. I smoke it and I’m a Christian and the reason I smoke because it helps me relax and helps me sleep It helps me focus with the right dosage and there’s other reasons why are used too i use it for medical purposes personally As a Christian I will be bold enough to admit that I do smoke because it really has helped me in my lifetime and I think God every day for it. I support marijuana usage! Godbless you all have a good day thank you for reading my testimony :)

[@adirafearsjesus7778]

This is not a testimony

[@insylum]

I will accept that pot is wrong if you also state that coffee, tylenol and chemotherapy is a sin

[@Jake-vc1ry]

Also sugar as it is more addictive and deadly then cannabis.

[@Jake-vc1ry]

We might as well not stop there fry’s especially at fast food chains have chemicals far more deadly then cannabis

[@parkerbarefoot4255]

I love Jesus. I like marijuana, minimal amount. It has benefits. Using marijuana past the benefits, is sin. Marijuana didn't become illegal bc it leads to other drugs. Illegalization wasn't an act of government trying to be noble, that wasn't the issue

[@briangilley5093]

The biblical word your looking for is pharmakeia Greek translation to sorcery.

[@jaybee369ohm8]

Romans 14 is where the whole church needs to live for awhile. There are only 4 things we are to abstain from. Be mastered by nothing.