1. Rev. Robert J. Smith Pastor Colonial Hills Baptist Church What’s Wrong with Marijuana?

2. Galatians 5:13-21 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

3. The End of the World 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. Matthew 24:3-4 (KJV)

4. Good and Evil Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 (KJV)

5. Marijuana Leads you into Bondage 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

6. Marijuana Leads you into Bondage As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 1 Peter 2:16 (KJV)

7. Marijuana Leads you into Bondage All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Corinthians 6:12 (KJV)

8. Marijuana Leads you into Bondage 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. Romans 6:11-13 (KJV)

9. Marijuana Leads you into Flesh 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

10. Marijuana Leads you into Flesh Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41 (KJV)

11. Marijuana Leads you into Flesh That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6 (KJV)

12. Marijuana Leads you into Flesh For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Romans 7:18 (KJV)

13. Marijuana Leads you into Hell 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciv- iousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, her- esies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

14. Marijuana Leads you into Hell Witchcraft = Pharmakeia Means the use of or the administering of drugs, poisoning. Metaphorically the deceptions and seductions of idolatry

15. Marijuana Leads you into Hell Witchcraft = Pharmakeia Means the use of or the administering of drugs, poisoning. Metaphorically the deceptions and seductions of idolatry

16. Marijuana Leads you into Hell But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 (KJV)

17. Marijuana Leads you into Hell 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (KJV)

18. What is the Answer? For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 3:23 (KJV)

19. What is the Answer? For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 (KJV)

20. What is the Answer? For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV)

21. What is the Answer? But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12 (KJV)

22. What is the Answer? And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Luke 5:17 (KJV)

23. What is the Answer? The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Luke 4:18 (KJV)

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