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Day 251 - Psalm 143
Wednesday, December 14, 20165 minutes a day 5 days a week - a year of Bible Wisdom
Illicit Substances
Wednesday, December 14, 2016I read a few things online about the Bible. Is pot/weed a sin because I did not see anything about it in the Bible?Sincerely,
Blowing Smoke
Dear Blowing Smoke,
Plants (and drugs made from plants) are wonderful things if used as God intended – medicinally. Anything that removes the clarity of someone’s mind or makes them drunk is sinful if used recreationally (1 Cor 5:11). Christians are to be sober-minded, so that we can properly learn, grow, and serve the Lord (1 Thess 5:6). The devil loves an addled brain, and the moment we stop thinking clearly, he is ready to pounce (1 Pet 5:8). Furthermore, the body is a temple and should be treated as God intended – not destroyed with drugs (1 Cor 6:19). Drugs destroy your body and mind. You were bought with a price; glorify God in your body (1 Cor 6:20).
Day 250 - Psalm 142
Tuesday, December 13, 20165 minutes a day 5 days a week - a year of Bible Wisdom
Fruitless Family Tree
Tuesday, December 13, 2016All right, this is the first time I have ever done this. Well, I tried on some other site. Okay, my question is really dumb, and I kind of just want to prove that I am right to someone in my family. So some family member thinks we have the bloodline of Jesus Christ because our last name is ‘Plant’; I guess it means ‘offspring’ or something like that. There is more to it I guess.Sincerely,
Pruning The ‘Plant’
Dear Pruning The ‘Plant’,
It is impossible to be a descendant of Jesus because Jesus had no children. Jesus was never married and never fathered any children. Your family might be connecting their last name to Jesus through Matt 15:13, but that is a figurative reference to planting – not a literal family with the surname of ‘Plant’. It is absolutely impossible to be a descendant of a man that had no offspring.
Day 249 - Psalm 141
Monday, December 12, 20165 minutes a day 5 days a week - a year of Bible Wisdom