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1 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 16710 | ||
"Gambling is a bankrupt abandonment of reason and religion, and in the long run everyone loses." You ask: "Did not the Apostles "gamble" when casting lots to see who would replace Judas." No, they did not. The Apostles were not "gambling." "What appears to be chance to the finite human mind is known to a sovereign God. Casting of lots, for example, is a biblical illustration not of gambling (for no money or other value was placed at risk in hopes of greater gain) but of individuals trusting a sovereign God to direct the "chance" disposition or direction of the lay of the lots. People used "chance" to understand God’s will. Their faith was not in chance but in God. But belief in chance as fate stands in direct opposition to a purposeful creation, ordered and directed by the Sovereign God of the universe. Chance without God is the personification of anarchy and nihilism. God controls, not chance (Amos 3:6)." (...) "Summary "If baseball once was America’s national pastime, it’s been replaced by a 550 billion-dollar-per-year obsession — gambling. Gambling feeds the self-indulgent, instant-gratification mindset that has plagued America in recent decades. Beneath its glittery surface lurk the parallel tragedies of increasing addiction and a decreasing devotion to spirituality. Most Christian churches have been silent about gambling. Scripture is not. Even without a direct commandment, "Thou shalt not gamble," the Bible offers numerous principles that militate against the practice. Informed Christians will challenge such social evils as state-sponsored gambling and the use of gambling for fundraising. Gambling is a bankrupt abandonment of reason and religion, and in the long run everyone loses." (www.equip.org/free/DE209.htm) |
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2 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16717 | ||
Wow..Why don't you tell us how you really feal:-) | ||||||
3 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 16721 | ||
Well done. If you have no answer to a posting, then, by all means, resort to ridicule and mockery. Are you a-mus-ing yourself with this forum? In a debate, it is useful if you respond to the points that the other side makes. I will interact with anyone who has a specific comment or question about the passage in question. I will not respond to questions or posts that stray away from the specific passage being discussed. |
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4 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16724 | ||
Chill..there was no passage being discussed untill you brought some up. And besides, you said most emphatically that you would not respond to anything unless it dealt with the specific comment or question about the passage. So I guess I should not have heard from you. Unless you mean from now on you will not respond.Shall we play dualing scriptures? What you wrote does not make sense to me. Not because you said it in a senseless manner, but because I am too dense to get it. I apologize if you think me a mocker. Sorry. Say, by the way, does your church use wine or grape juice as a Communion element? I'm new to the Forum and am kind of taking a survey. Seriously! God Bless, Jim |
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5 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 16747 | ||
Jim: My church uses Welch's grape juice instead of wine. :-) Grace to you. |
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