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What does bible say about gambling


by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Nov 23, 2006

 

What does bible say about gambling?

 

Gambling is taking an artificial, unnatural, unnecessary risk in hopes of excessive gain for above what an investment would pay. Gambling is taking risk for which you can win something additionally at others expenses. People call life itself as gambling, taking chance for everything every now and then, then gambling at casinos, or betting is perfectly okay. Nothing is wrong in gambling, as it is also chance taking like life.

 

Principles of bible

 

Love and money is the root cause of all kinds of evil. Greed leads to many foolish and hurtful lusts, many sorrows. If gambling is greed, as claimed, then it is associated with all kinds of sin and immortality. The fruits know a tree. A corrupt tree will surely produce corrupt fruits and if so, then it should be destroyed. Hence, if gambling produces many forms of evil, this will confirm that gambling is evil of it.

 

Gambling and bible

 

What bible has to say about gambling, it all depends upon the perspective and interpretation. The bible does not directly address gambling and such silence ground for discussion and disagreement. Opinions on the propriety of gambling range from acceptance in modernization to total abstinence. Gambling is all based upon chance whereas bible emphasis the sovereignty of god. The bible tells us to do things that will benefit others and harm anyone and gambling is like something for nothing, kind of.  The bible condemns materialism while gambling promotes it.

 

Fruits cause by gambling

 

The gambler says what god has provided for me is not enough. He always wants more, more, than god has provided him with, believing that being poor is bad, and being rich is good. God does not need gambling windfall for the furtherance of his kingdom, everything is all his. Many churches accept offering that come from gambling, these days. Independence Baptist church however does not accept any funds, which are earned by gambling from the people. The bible does not give any direct guidance on weather gambling is right or wrong. According to bible, however, some of the motivations and actions that may accompany modern gambling are sins and the fruits that are caused due to gambling:

  1. greed, obsession with money

  2. exploitation of people

  3. not providing for one’s family

  4. bad habits, compulsions

  5. a life of dissipation

  6. anger, hatred, and even murder

  7. drinking, drugs, alcoholism and addiction

  8. crime

  9. prostitution, lasciviousness, and general sexual immortality

  10. suicide



                                     

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