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Originally Posted by Aquila
While various substances might have medicinal benefits in relation to the body no earthly substance or medication can aid one spiritually. The idea that a substance can access spiritual realms is nothing but pagan superstition.
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This is indescribably naive bordering on the indecent. I sincerely hope you merely think this in the ignorance of unbelief, as opposed to holding some real conviction that the above comments reflect reality in the slightest.
I used to work 3rd shift at a resort hotel as a night auditor, and in the summer, the amount of intoxicated people that used to cross my desk was always high. Many times, as the person stumbled past, they would suddenly stop, look at me, and as I made eye contact with them, they, sensing the presence of the Holy One in me, would go into fits and rages under demonic pressure and influence, snap at me verbally, cuss me out, accuse me of wrong doing, and etc. And I could tell, I wasn't looking into their eyes, I was looking into the eyes of a devil.
One lady even started in on me being a Christian, belittling me, without even otherwise knowing I was one.
In
Proverbs 20:1 we are told that wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging, and whoever indulges in either is not wise.
In
James 3:15, we are told of a kind of wisdom that comes from the earth, not from heaven, that is sensual and
devilish, that is, it summons and channels evil spirits, the kind of "wisdom" that is procured through mocking wine and raging strong drink, for example.
More people get possessed or at least oppressed by evil spirits when they are high than at any other time in their life. One sister told me how she couldn't read tarot until she hit the pipe, then she could read. But if ever she tried to read the cards without her drugs, it never worked.
But God delivered her of all that, and she's one of the most on fire Apostolics I've ever met. Because she was demonically possessed and getting high and doing tarot went hand in hand and brought an evil spirit into her life. And then she met Jesus, and having had her fill of Satan, all she ever wants now is to have her fill of the Savior.
So, this idea that chemical substances don't lead to spiritual experiences is dangerous to the max.
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