Colorado Bible Study Goes to Pot: ‘Stoner Jesus’ Group Combines Weed with the Word
BY HEATHER CLARK
SEE: http://christiannews.net/2015/12/06/colorado-bible-study-goes-to-pot-stoner-jesus-group-combines-weed-with-the-word/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Bible study group in Colorado has literally gone to pot, inviting its members to smoke marijuana together while discussing the Scriptures.
The group is called the “Stoner Jesus Bible Study” and was formed after Colorado legalized the use of recreational marijuana. It was formed by Deb Button, who first posted her invite on Craigslist. Only one person attended at first, who told reporters last month that Button was “so baked out of her head she forgot that she’d invited me over.”
“Many people have a thirst for spiritual connection that is lacking in the traditional church setting and we aim to learn from the wisdom of His word and teachings,” the group writes on its website. “And yes, cannabis is welcome as it can bring clarity of thought and a sense of connectedness that we often only find in a small group of fellow stoners.”
The stoner study has now grown to several people, including a Mormon, a Catholic and an atheist, according to New York Magazine.
“Jesus didn’t hang out with the Pharisees,” attendee Cynthia Joye told the outlet. “If somebody passed Him a pipe, He wouldn’t say no.”
JeTaun Brown told CBS Denver this past week she reading the Bible while stoned “enables people to relax and focus.”
“I think you have a deeper thought process, which makes you better understand,” she claimed.
Button told the outlet that she didn’t see a problem with mixing weed and the word as some congregations have small group studies with wine and cheese.
However, many Christians nationwide remain opposed to the smoking of the plant out of their belief that the substance interferes with the Biblical command to be “sober-minded.”
“Sorcery/witchcraft is from the Greek word ‘pharmakia’ the same word we get pharmacy from. It means the general illicit use of drugs (same application as today) and the use of drugs to cast spells,” writes Steve Rudd in “Drugs and the Bible: E, Shrooms, Cocaine, Crack, Marijuana.” “Psychologically, drugs can cause us to lose all sense of control. We switch our entire dependence and reason for living to the chemical.”
“The Bible teaches in I Corinthians 6:19-20 that God has given us our bodies; our bodies belong to Him,” he continues. “We are also told in Romans 12:1 that we are to present our bodies a living sacrifice to God. Can we do this and be drug dependent?”
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in the name of Jesus!
Published on Dec 5, 2015
" Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8
Quite likely the above Bible verse is being ignored in the so-called Stoner Jesus Bible Study as they are not actually getting together to be sober minded, rather their primary purpose is to get stoned.
Getting stoned and claiming to better commune with God in an intoxicated state is completely divorced from Christianity, but is nothing new. Pagan religions such as Majove Indian spirituality, Rastafarianism and anceint Caananite religions indulged in mind altering substances to allegedly commune with God.
Scripture frowns upon these practices and believers are admonished to not be like the pagans. We are called to abstain from drunkeness and to live lives of self control and selflessness:
"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."
1 Peter 4:1-4
" The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 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."
Romans 13:12-14
Altering one's mind by using alcohol, cannabis, mescaline, cocaine or some other substance is at the end of the day poisoning one's self to alter their state of consciousness. Illicit sex and mind altering substances both “gratify the flesh” and continuously indulging in either reduces one’s self control and at the end of the day makes one a slave to their passions, whatever their passions may be. In my experience many if not most people who indulge in mind altering substances whether it is alcohol, cannabis or something else, also lacks self control when it comes to other things, sexual relationships, gambling, video games, etc...... While there are degrees of harm depending on the substance, using any of the above substances (including THC) is harmful to our bodies and is therefore contrary to God's will.
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
Cannabis use, just like any other drug, is associated with a lack of self control and an unwillingness to deal with reality. Cannabis users like all other addicts seek to find freedom by escaping from reality by altering their consciousness.
Christianity on the other hand is about finding freedom by dealing with reality as it actually is and and by living lives of repentance, faith and self control. .
"you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32
Unfortunately the Frankfurt School Marxists have a firm grip on Canada and the United States. To read about the Frankfurt School and how Marxist academics have successfully corrupted the west with promiscuity, substance abuse, government dependency, etc.... http://www.freenorthamerica.ca/viewto...
I heard a news report that the city of Vancouver has around 200 “medical marijuana” dispensaries operating 7 days a week. Some have been reported to be offering their “medicine” to minors without any sort of prescription. The reality is that legalizing vice whether it is abortion, prostitution, pornography or drug use doesn’t actually reduce criminality. All that it does is give legitimacy to the criminals and makes it harder to control them and prevent their harm. For Canada the cost of legalized vice is huge, STIs, HIV, drug overdoses, tax funded so-called harm reduction initiatives, addiction treatment, court costs, loss of productivity and people who could have held jobs sitting on disability because of addiction issues, etc.....
The cost to the economy every year is billions. The human suffering is incalculable.
Christians can be a light in this darkness. A good beginning is if we stay out of the hooker houses, bars and marijuana dispensaries and offer our Bible studies while we are in our right minds......
Bill Whatcott
Social and physical effects of long term marijuana use:
Lower life satisfaction
Poorer mental health (depression, lower IQ)
Poorer physical health (respiratory problems, increase risk of stroke and heart attack with age)
More relationship problems (cannabis users tend to underacheive in school, employment and in family relationships)
" Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8
Quite likely the above Bible verse is being ignored in the so-called Stoner Jesus Bible Study as they are not actually getting together to be sober minded, rather their primary purpose is to get stoned.
Getting stoned and claiming to better commune with God in an intoxicated state is completely divorced from Christianity, but is nothing new. Pagan religions such as Majove Indian spirituality, Rastafarianism and anceint Caananite religions indulged in mind altering substances to allegedly commune with God.
Scripture frowns upon these practices and believers are admonished to not be like the pagans. We are called to abstain from drunkeness and to live lives of self control and selflessness:
"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."
1 Peter 4:1-4
" The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 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."
Romans 13:12-14
Altering one's mind by using alcohol, cannabis, mescaline, cocaine or some other substance is at the end of the day poisoning one's self to alter their state of consciousness. Illicit sex and mind altering substances both “gratify the flesh” and continuously indulging in either reduces one’s self control and at the end of the day makes one a slave to their passions, whatever their passions may be. In my experience many if not most people who indulge in mind altering substances whether it is alcohol, cannabis or something else, also lacks self control when it comes to other things, sexual relationships, gambling, video games, etc...... While there are degrees of harm depending on the substance, using any of the above substances (including THC) is harmful to our bodies and is therefore contrary to God's will.
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
Cannabis use, just like any other drug, is associated with a lack of self control and an unwillingness to deal with reality. Cannabis users like all other addicts seek to find freedom by escaping from reality by altering their consciousness.
Christianity on the other hand is about finding freedom by dealing with reality as it actually is and and by living lives of repentance, faith and self control. .
"you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32
Unfortunately the Frankfurt School Marxists have a firm grip on Canada and the United States. To read about the Frankfurt School and how Marxist academics have successfully corrupted the west with promiscuity, substance abuse, government dependency, etc.... http://www.freenorthamerica.ca/viewto...
I heard a news report that the city of Vancouver has around 200 “medical marijuana” dispensaries operating 7 days a week. Some have been reported to be offering their “medicine” to minors without any sort of prescription. The reality is that legalizing vice whether it is abortion, prostitution, pornography or drug use doesn’t actually reduce criminality. All that it does is give legitimacy to the criminals and makes it harder to control them and prevent their harm. For Canada the cost of legalized vice is huge, STIs, HIV, drug overdoses, tax funded so-called harm reduction initiatives, addiction treatment, court costs, loss of productivity and people who could have held jobs sitting on disability because of addiction issues, etc.....
The cost to the economy every year is billions. The human suffering is incalculable.
Christians can be a light in this darkness. A good beginning is if we stay out of the hooker houses, bars and marijuana dispensaries and offer our Bible studies while we are in our right minds......
Bill Whatcott
Social and physical effects of long term marijuana use:
Lower life satisfaction
Poorer mental health (depression, lower IQ)
Poorer physical health (respiratory problems, increase risk of stroke and heart attack with age)
More relationship problems (cannabis users tend to underacheive in school, employment and in family relationships)
Quite likely the above Bible verse is being ignored in the so-called Stoner Jesus Bible Study as they are not actually getting together to be sober minded, rather their primary purpose is to get stoned.
Getting stoned and claiming to better commune with God in an intoxicated state is completely divorced from Christianity, but is nothing new. Pagan religions such as Majove Indian spirituality, Rastafarianism and anceint Caananite religions indulged in mind altering substances to allegedly commune with God.
Scripture frowns upon these practices and believers are admonished to not be like the pagans. We are called to abstain from drunkeness and to live lives of self control and selflessness:
"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."
1 Peter 4:1-4
" The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 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."
Romans 13:12-14
Altering one's mind by using alcohol, cannabis, mescaline, cocaine or some other substance is at the end of the day poisoning one's self to alter their state of consciousness. Illicit sex and mind altering substances both “gratify the flesh” and continuously indulging in either reduces one’s self control and at the end of the day makes one a slave to their passions, whatever their passions may be. In my experience many if not most people who indulge in mind altering substances whether it is alcohol, cannabis or something else, also lacks self control when it comes to other things, sexual relationships, gambling, video games, etc...... While there are degrees of harm depending on the substance, using any of the above substances (including THC) is harmful to our bodies and is therefore contrary to God's will.
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
Cannabis use, just like any other drug, is associated with a lack of self control and an unwillingness to deal with reality. Cannabis users like all other addicts seek to find freedom by escaping from reality by altering their consciousness.
Christianity on the other hand is about finding freedom by dealing with reality as it actually is and and by living lives of repentance, faith and self control. .
"you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32
Unfortunately the Frankfurt School Marxists have a firm grip on Canada and the United States. To read about the Frankfurt School and how Marxist academics have successfully corrupted the west with promiscuity, substance abuse, government dependency, etc.... http://www.freenorthamerica.ca/viewto...
I heard a news report that the city of Vancouver has around 200 “medical marijuana” dispensaries operating 7 days a week. Some have been reported to be offering their “medicine” to minors without any sort of prescription. The reality is that legalizing vice whether it is abortion, prostitution, pornography or drug use doesn’t actually reduce criminality. All that it does is give legitimacy to the criminals and makes it harder to control them and prevent their harm. For Canada the cost of legalized vice is huge, STIs, HIV, drug overdoses, tax funded so-called harm reduction initiatives, addiction treatment, court costs, loss of productivity and people who could have held jobs sitting on disability because of addiction issues, etc.....
The cost to the economy every year is billions. The human suffering is incalculable.
Christians can be a light in this darkness. A good beginning is if we stay out of the hooker houses, bars and marijuana dispensaries and offer our Bible studies while we are in our right minds......
Bill Whatcott
Social and physical effects of long term marijuana use:
Lower life satisfaction
Poorer mental health (depression, lower IQ)
Poorer physical health (respiratory problems, increase risk of stroke and heart attack with age)
More relationship problems (cannabis users tend to underacheive in school, employment and in family relationships)
