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RE: I rolled up the dollar bill, plugged one nostril and wham! The head of narcotics was high on cocaine - Former Narc Turned Humanitarian- A Life Series by Barry Cooper

in #barrycooperlifeseries8 years ago (edited)

It's good to own up to one's own hypocrisy, Man; I've had to do it numerous times myself. Ironically, though, a consistently sound, exegetical reading of the Bible leads to a denouncement of prohibition and of the drug war. It also leads to a rejection of statism in general (e.g., the tyrannical Roman empire was deemed a "beast" in the book of Revelation).

By original design (and not always description), civil governance is severely limited to issues of justice in a biblical worldview, and a high priority is placed on self-government. Though it may be sinful and self-destructive, drug abuse can in no way be considered a civil crime in Christianity. Sin doesn't automatically equal civil crime.

A sound reading of Scripture also leads one to believe that drug use is not inherently sinful. It can be, but not inherently. Individual Christians and churches might say otherwise--and they oftentimes do--but their sentiments aren't morally or exegetically justifiable. And given the doctrine of inspiration (i.e., that God breathed out the words of Scripture, as per 2 Tim. 3:16), Christians are supposed to care about exegesis.

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Thanks for you insights @expatlove. I'm not longer a Christian so for me, the only "sin" is to use force other than in self defense. Peace and love to you and thanks for finding interest in my stories.

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