Are you playing to escape working for a living? Are you playing so your needs can be met? We are told in the Bible to trust in God and he will provide for our needs Ps Prov Gambling, and the lottery are also a form of coveting an intense desire to obtain something that someone else has that you do not , which is breaking the 10th Commandment Ex Also see: Deut , Rom , Col All that we own belongs to the Lord Ps Ps 1 Cor Is gambling how God would want us to spend the money He has provided for us?
How would you feel if the bank took your money and used it to play the lottery or gamble with it? So how does God feel? In preparing this, I decided to look up some stats on the lottery.
Let me use one state, Florida, as an example. The population of Florida in was 19,, I make responsible choices, except when it comes to buying books perhaps. Seriously though… I know my heart. I would suggest checking in with God on that. I in no way say those things to judge. We all got our issues. I say it with sincerity, because I want us to make decision based on our relationship with Christ, not the rules and regulations others give us. I think it happens far too often and it opens a dangerous door to legalism.
Do you have thoughts to add to this conversation? Feel free to share below. Facebook Twitter Instagram 0 Items. Is Playing the Lottery a Sin? Search for:. Let's Get Social. A Few Songs I Wrote. Pin It on Pinterest. Share This Share this post with your friends! The sin of the lottery is about the distraction and displacement of your faith. A million dollars will sit on a table and do nothing since all it consists of is paper. It cannot move, repair, or change anything. It does not have a heart or brain.
It will sit on that table until a human being decides to put those dollars into motion. The dilemma here is that the potential for greatness is equal to the potential for failure in winning the lottery. The larger the winning, the greater will be the responsibility. We buy a ticket and receive value in the form of enjoying the movie and in experiencing it together.
We go to a good restaurant and pay more money for an expensive meal than we should. We receive value in the form of good food and a pleasant evening with our friends.
I have another thought about buying tickets. When we buy a ticket we become participants in the wicked and immoral ways that our governmental leaders use a lottery to steal from the poor people. How can we pay for it get the money? The percentage of tickets bought by the people who can least afford it is through the roof. He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty Proverbs Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them Proverbs People can go to Las Vegas and have fun.
We have. The glitter is incredible. Excitement is all around. Good things for families to participate in abound. The real city is two blocks away on the other side of the Strip. Here we find residential areas with real life people and schools and stores just like any other city. The tragedy is the poor people who will not win.
After all there is a reason that the House always wins. All the games are rigged. We have nothing left. We must turn them away. I am sorry for the church; but the church is not the problem. The gambling industry ensconced in Las Vegas is the problem. Their entire system from dark rooms with no clocks so people lose track of time to free food in buffet lines so people can eat and hurry back to gambling all entice the wasting of more and more money.
The casino is designed to oppress the poor and to separate the foolish from their money. You can have fun in Las Vegas without sinning? Sure, if your conscience is clear and you have balanced limits, keeping in mind the dangers and pitfalls, you can play the slots and receive the value of a fun experience.
Paul gave an intriguing picture of what happens when the line is crossed and we trust more in our money than in the God we worship. Paul addressed this in 1 Timothy : "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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