Abstain From Drugs

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. — read the full passage →

and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit; — read the full passage →

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. — read the full passage →

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

abstain from every form of evil.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? — read the full passage →

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth, — read the full passage →

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.