Gen 1: 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
John 1:1ff- 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
God made everything. Eve did not eat from an apple tree, It was the fruit from the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil", (Gen 2:9). God banished them from Eden because it also contains the "tree of life". God left them to survive lives of hardship and toil.
If you pick grapes, break their skins and put them in a closed container for a few days, you will have wine...
If you take some buds from a hemp plant, and smoke them to get high, you may end up like Noah! Though he was intoxicated from wine, he tore off his clothes and his sons had to hide his nakedness from the girls...
Noah was the second beginning for this world!
Don't use God as your excuse for your counseling. You are just another legalist figuring it is the drugs or alcohol that are the problem. If you read some of Paul's writings, you will se that it ain't the drugs. It is the sinful nature God allowed us to have. We call it "free will"...
I have smoked pot. It made me high. I stopped smoking it. I still worked all my life and made a good living (for my kids!!!). I now smoke Acid cigars and drink single malts. BUT, always in moderation!!!
Marijuana is not the problem.
Eph 3: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. ...
