Pneumiatric Drug Treatment Center
A Service of The
Pneumiatry Institute
Our clinical approach encompasses
medical, psychological, moral, ethical, and spiritual elements. We are a service of the Pneumiatry Institute
and are affiliated with the Pneumiatric
Mental Health Clinic and the Bisconti Neurosurgical & Psychiatric Clinic.
Morality, Ethics, & Spirituality
The following article by Dr.
Michael Bisconti also appears on the L. F. Nexus
website. The article is titled Is Drug Use A Sin? The purpose of this article is to address
moral, ethical, and spiritual concerns of those struggling with drug addiction.
Is Drug Use A Sin?
Before we begin, note that we are not talking about the
medical use of drugs. The Bible teaches
that the medical use of drugs is not a sin.
Is drug use a sin?
Yes, with two exceptions.
In order to learn the Bible’s teachings on drugs, we need
to know that alcoholic drinks are a type of drug. Whatever the Bible teaches about alcoholic drinks it is teaching
about drugs. Whatever the Bible teaches
about wine and “strong drink” it is teaching about drugs.
The Bible makes a distinction between “wine” and “strong
drink.” It is obvious from these terms
that wine is not a strong, alcoholic drink.
A parallel examination of the Hebrew and Greek texts, of course, reveals
the same thing. These facts teach us
that the Bible makes a distinction between “weak drugs” (e.g., wine) and
“strong drugs” (e.g., strong drink).
Before you jump to any conclusions, note that this distinction is only
for medical purposes. IN OTHER
WORDS, THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT DRUGS (OF ANY TYPE AND IN ANY FORM) ARE
ONLY TO BE USED MEDICALLY IF THEY DO NOT IMPAIR ONE’S MENTAL OR MORAL
FACULTIES AND DO NOT ALTER ONE’S PERSONALITY.
The Bible does not say that Jesus drank any alcoholic
drinks. The Bible does not say that
Jesus used any drugs (alcoholic drinks and any other types of drugs). The model of a “holy person” in the Bible
excluded the drinking of wine. The
model of a “holy person” in the Bible excluded the use of drugs (wine and any
other types of drugs). Jesus refused
wine when it was offered to him. Jesus
REFUSED A DRUG (wine) when it was offered to him.
What
are the two exceptions to the ban on drug use found in the Bible? These exceptions apply only if one does not
have the benefit of either a certain part of or all of the work of the Holy
Spirit and if one does not have a better way to meet the needs involved in
these exceptions. They are: (1) to mitigate the pangs of death and (2)
when one would otherwise die of thirst.
The “thirst exception” refers to the use of an alcoholic drink WHEN
THERE IS NO DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE.
We
will have more to say later on the subject of drug use.
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