One thing is for sure: Muslim assassins smoked weed before they went on a hit job, because it removed their inhibitions and made them focus on the goal so hard that they couldn't be persuaded not to carry out the deed no matter what. That's where the name "hashish" came from. Hash, hashish, hashashin (assassin).
So it definitely does something to temporarily "harden your heart", which doesn't sound like a good idea. Sure, if your goal is truly righteous, being fully committed to it would be a good thing. But what if you're in the wrong? You will get high and lock in, regardless. Someone once told me something that I've never forgotten:
Weed amplifies the heart; whatever's in your heart before you smoke will be boosted, and you'll be locked in that state until the high is over.
We know what the Bible says about the heart of man, that it is "desperately wicked"... now, whether this translates over into amplifying a believer's NEW "heart of flesh" is up for debate....or does it merely amplify the dead carnal "heart of stone" that we had before coming to faith in Christ?...
I'd say people who get anxious when they smoke already have concerns in their heart, and those amplify. Conversely, those who it relaxes probably have contentment in their heart, and whether or not that contentment is justified, IE they're not just comfortably oblivious to things that should concern them, determines whether that state is a good thing to be locked into for a few hours..
One thing is for sure: Muslim assassins smoked weed before they went on a hit job, because it removed their inhibitions and made them focus on the goal so hard that they couldn't be persuaded not to carry out the deed no matter what. That's where the name "hashish" came from. Hash, hashish, hashashin (assassin).
So it definitely does something to temporarily "harden your heart", which doesn't sound like a good idea. Sure, if your goal is truly righteous, being fully committed to it would be a good thing. But what if you're in the wrong? You will get high and lock in, regardless. Someone once told me something that I've never forgotten:
We know what the Bible says about the heart of man, that it is "desperately wicked"... now, whether this translates over into amplifying a believer's NEW "heart of flesh" is up for debate....or does it merely amplify the dead carnal "heart of stone" that we had before coming to faith in Christ?...
I'd say people who get anxious when they smoke already have concerns in their heart, and those amplify. Conversely, those who it relaxes probably have contentment in their heart, and whether or not that contentment is justified, IE they're not just comfortably oblivious to things that should concern them, determines whether that state is a good thing to be locked into for a few hours..