Gambling Of Any Kind Is Not A Sin!!

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KY Floyd — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:42:13 GMT

every form of harmful activity could fall in this category

Don't forget all of the supposedly harmless activities. Some people think eating honors Jesus because your temple needs nourishment, but suppose you already weigh 600 pounds and your cholesterol level is also 600? I guess that eating ice cream or a Big Mac must be a sin, because neither one of them is actually good for you (at least physiologically).

Of course some people think anything they don't approve of is a sin, and they'll... [ More ]

Reply #13

four4me — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:05:56 GMT

Any from of gambling where money exchanges hand can be considered a sin in like 99% of the religions. Probably all. Either you understand this or you don't.

People who say there aren't any scriptures in the bible relating to gambling (playing the lottery is gambling) haven't read the bible nor do they have an understanding of the scriptures.

Devout Christians do not play the lottery and even if they did they know they can ask for forgiveness. Jeese probably more than half the people who ga... [ More ]

Reply #12

Pick-5Player — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:35:15 GMT

gambling is only a sin too folks that follow religious beliefs,for those of you that do not follow religious beliefs(like me) it's not a sin and since it's not in the bible religious folks are making a PERSONAL belief that it is.Someone mentioned the casting of lots which was basically a prelude too modern day gambling and the word LOT is where we get the word LOTTERY from so if gambling was really a sin then you wouldn't have this connection plus the casting of lots had nothing to do with money... [ More ]

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pumpi76 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:20:02 GMT

Has anyone of you thought and think that what people bet on are games...Is there anything wrong with a game...Is there anything wrong with placing your money on your favorite team or horse thinking he/she is going to win...

Gambling can't be a sin....I encourage for the State to select lottery games that are hard to win but that don't have a lot of odds...I encourage them to do it but at the same time i don't....For example i encourage the state to put keno more harder give it more numbers, t... [ More ]

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pacattack05 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:00:27 GMT

You're interpretation of what is right and wrong is among the many reasons why I don't subscribe to religous institutions. Everyone likes to bend the rules around their comfort zone. I call that being a hypocrite.

I personally don't believe in sin, just right and wrong. Sin is just a fabrication made up by religous freaks to control the masses.

If I did believe in sin, I'd say that any religous person who claims that gambling is NOT a sin is a hypocrite. Twisting the true intention of the... [ More ]

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four4me — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:27:50 GMT

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Reply #8

Shawn67 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:17 GMT

Almost exactly what I was thinking (in so many words). Gambling itself is no more of a sin than investing your money (in the stock market, for example), and attempting to make your investment grow. You can lose all of your savings on either route. Likewise, you can also increase your investment tenfold if you make wise decisions in either. Gambling itself is not the sin, it's your attitude towards it that makes it a sin, and whether or not it consumes you.

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pumpi76 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:58:02 GMT

Gambling of any kind is not a sin, it can't be a sin....The lottery is not a sin, what people don't realize is that the lottery can be modified and made into a Stock Market, something that can move hundreds of millions of dollars around...Gambling is not a sin, however there are little things that people think are not a sin and they are a sin, stuff like throwing thrash on the streets, smoking, living like a rich person if you have a lot of money....For instance let's assume you win 100 million... [ More ]

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trulyblessed — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:18:48 GMT

I will pm you. thanks.

I actually read that before.

http://www.gotquestions.org/gambling-sin.html

Reply #5

pacattack05 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:43:39 GMT

It's been a long time since i read it, but I did some searching and found some examples.

While the Bible does not explicitly mention gambling, it does mention games of luck or chance. As an example, casting lots is used in Leviticus to choose between the sacrificial goat and the scapegoat. Joshua cast lots to determine the allotment of land to the various tribes. Nehemiah cast lots to determine who would live inside the walls of Jerusalem and who wouldn t. The apostles cast lots to deter... [ More ]

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trulyblessed — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:43:29 GMT

Can you share where you found some of those examples. I'm interested. You can post the scriptures and I will go read them. Thanks

Reply #3

pacattack05 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:15:09 GMT

Also, there are things called peripherals. Certain traits or behaviours lead other traits to the right path. For example.....the body is the temple....well....every form of harmful activity could fall in this category. Gambling might hurt not only mentally but physically in the long run. It's an indirect influence.

So...just because the bible dosen't directly mention gambling per sa, in other ways, it can make the same point.

Reply #2

pacattack05 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:07:33 GMT

The bible is not the last word on anything. It's just one more version of events told by many religions. Nothing is written in stone or black and white.

I recall a lot of grey areas.....

Nevertheless, gambling has been around in different forms throughout the ages. The bible is rife with examples. Maybe you need to re-read your bible.

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kwint — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:05:39 GMT

Its a sin when it turns into an addiction and you commit sins just to gamble. (ie: theft

Gambling Of Any Kind Is Not A Sin!!

Pick-5Player — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:55:10 GMT

read the bible and you will see no where does it mention anything about gambling,i have searched the scriptures from OT to NT and what i found were VAGUE passages that religious folks personally interpret as meaning gambling is wrong.to the best of my knowledge no one was gambling during that time because the modern form of gambling didn't exist back then.