Christian Attitudes Towards Drugs

Question 1

What are four points?

Answer 1

Drugs can harm your body
Drugs are against the law
Church Teachings
Taking drugs has mental effects that make it difficult to worship God properly

Question 2

Drugs can harm your body

Answer 2

“Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” (1 Corinthians 3)
Drugs can harm your body
Christians should not harm God’s creation but instead look after it as it is sacred

Question 3

Drugs are against the law

Answer 3

St Paul said: “Everyone must submit themselves to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.” (Romans 13:1)
Christians must follow the law as it comes from God
Christians should follow the teachings in the Bible

Question 4

Church Teachings

Answer 4

“Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offence.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
Christians should not act in a way that the Church constitutes as morally wrong

Question 5

Taking drugs has mental effects that make it difficult to worship God properly

Answer 5

Christians should always be able to worship God and be alert to him and so should never take drugs