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NASB | Exodus 20:17 ¶ "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:17 ¶ "You shall not covet [that is, selfishly desire and attempt to acquire] your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." [Luke 12:15; Col 3:5] |
Subject: What does the Bible say about gambling? |
Bible Note: I'm sure John will answer in greater detail, but the main issue of gambling is the fact of stewardship. Are you being a good steward of what God has blessed you with? Along with the central issue of stewardship, what about the effect it has on the community and/or the individual. I will give you a prime example, we have a gambling boat in the neighboring community. A lady went and gambled six thousand dollars (one article says eight thousand) of her money away. She then realized what she had done and instead of confusing to her husband, she went and shot herself. She survived and then told the police she had been robbed. (The articles are in The Telegraph for Alton, IL). This is one of hundreds of stories about how gambling has destroyed a person/family. Are we called to be our brothers/sister keeper? Romans 14 I still say the main reason that gambling is wrong, is that one is failing to be a good steward with what God has given them. Brad |