Drug Use

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 →

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

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.

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.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

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

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.

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

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.

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;

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 →

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

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

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!

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.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

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

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

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;

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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.

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

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

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.

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

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. — read the full passage →

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.

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

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

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

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

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?

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

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 →

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.

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

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

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 →

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

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. — read the full passage →

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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

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

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

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

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? — read the full passage →

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

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

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.

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:

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.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

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 →

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

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 →

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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;

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

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

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

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

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

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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:

they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him. — read the full passage →

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 →