Does the Bible explicitly indicate that drug use is prohibited?

The Bible does not say anything about substances such as heroin, cocaine, LSD, angel dust, marijuana and tobacco. But it does provide the necessary guidance on what we must do and what to avoid in order to please God. For example, the Bible doesn't say you can't use a gun to kill people, but it explicitly prohibits killing.

But if you take into account Luke 10: 25-27 "..." Love your God Jehovah with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind "and" your neighbor as yourself "" "

• That can be logically judged: Does a man love God with all his soul and with all his mind, if he uses what shortens his life and cloudes his mind? (Not for medical purposes)

• Does he show love for others if he steals from them in order to buy drugs?

Second: 2 Corinthians 7: 1 "So, dear ones, with these promises, let us cleanse ourselves of everything, that defiles the flesh and the spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. "

• How can we count on God's approval by knowingly doing what defiles our body ?

Third : Titus 2:11, 12 : "Undeserved kindness was shown God who brings salvation to people of all kinds, teaching us to reject ungodliness and worldly desires and in sanity ("being able to control ourselves" - in another translation ) , righteousness and devotion to God to live in the current system of things ... "

• Drug use is not consistent with this advice. Because they rob a person of sanity and self-control .

And also: Galatians 5: 19-21 "And the deeds of the flesh are evident, they are ... spiritualism ... revelry and the like. ... Those who do this will not inherit the kingdom of God."

The Greek word pharmacia translated here as " spiritualism " literally means " drug use ". In Vine's Explanatory Dictionary of New Testament Words, a commentary on this Greek word says: " In witchcraft, the use of narcotic substances, whether weak or potent, was usually accompanied by incantations and appeal to magical powers, as well as the use of talismans, amulets, etc. . items that supposedly protected a person who came to the sorcerer for treatment or other help from the attention of demons and protected them from their power, but in fact should have impressed this person with supernatural means and capabilities of the sorcerer "Also today, many of those who uses drugs, engages in spiritualism or associates with those who do it because the mind is devoid of thoughts or is dominated by hallucinations . "

"It is better not to eat meat, not drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble, or get tempted, or fail" - (Romans 14:21)

"Don't you know that you the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will punish him: for the temple of God is holy; and this temple is you. "(Corinthians 3: 16-17)

But precisely direct There is no answer regarding drugs in the Bible, because at the time of its writing there was no such thing as "drugs".

There is also no direct prohibition on drugs in the Qur'an, but in Islamic law there is such a concept as "qiyas "-" judgment by analogy ", according to which drugs are compared with alcohol and, based on it, drugs are equated with forbidden. In Christianity, the situation is probably the same.