Is Gambling a Religious Sin?

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Everybody is ignoring the issue of language and the ability to communicate. If that's the groundrule then, hey, okay , , , but just saying that Adam and Jesus are going to be hard to communicate with.
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Even when he was alive, Jesus had the gift of tongues. If we can ignore that the person is long dead, I think we can ignore the language barrier. For arguments sake, let us assume the lunch takes place in Cynosure, perhaps at Mundens.
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Jesus, how's it feel knowing you and your cohorts pulled off the biggest most epic con of all time? Now let's talk about religious wars. We can get to the good things religion has done later.

FYI your mother wasn't a Virgin, but you probably already know that. Speaking of virgins, have you heard the one about the 3 priests, 3 young boys, and a fishing trip? It's a good one.

How about the priest and a rabbi sitting at the playground bench when a young boy walks by?

Anyways, now that we are good friends any chance of a free pass into heaven, you know, just in case? At least give me some lottery numbers if you are legit.

Oh, I was wondering...The Wizard sold his sole for like a dollar, is he totally F'd?

Is gambling a sin? Dumb question I know... of course, it is.
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What religion says gambling is a sin? Not the Catholic, and not the bible.

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Everybody is ignoring the issue of language and the ability to communicate. If that's the groundrule then, hey, okay , , , but just saying that Adam and Jesus are going to be hard to communicate with.
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Even when he was alive, Jesus had the gift of tongues. If we can ignore that the person is long dead, I think we can ignore the language barrier. For arguments sake, let us assume the lunch takes place in Cynosure, perhaps at Mundens.
link to original post

Jesus, how's it feel knowing you and your cohorts pulled off the biggest most epic con of all time? Now let's talk about religious wars. We can get to the good things religion has done later.

FYI your mother wasn't a Virgin, but you probably already know that. Speaking of virgins, have you heard the one about the 3 priests, 3 young boys, and a fishing trip? It's a good one.

How about the priest and a rabbi sitting at the playground bench when a young boy walks by?

Anyways, now that we are good friends any chance of a free pass into heaven, you know, just in case? At least give me some lottery numbers if you are legit.

Oh, I was wondering...The Wizard sold his sole for like a dollar, is he totally F'd?

Is gambling a sin? Dumb question I know... of course, it is.
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What religion says gambling is a sin? Not the Catholic, and not the bible.
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WWJD? Just because something specific isn't covered as a sin in the bible, you don't think it can be a sin?

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

There are a number of religions and religious leaders, ministers/preachers/pastors that consider it to be a sin.
If it's being debated and it's not something you're doing for God If you believe it's not something God wants you to do it's a sin.

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible, real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

https://billygraham.org/answer/is-it-appropriate-for-a-christian-to-gamble/



https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/08/05/catholics-protestants-still-differ-over-gambling/c59e1538-fe97-48a5-80ea-945a473cb23c/

Here are some arguments as to why it's a sin.
http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_93.htm#whySin

https://renew.org/is-gambling-a-sin/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-xfnpzZ10g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXjJ5CQKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKvZfP58yc
DR MYLES MUNROE "Gambling is ungodly"

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WWJD? Just because something specific isn't covered as a sin in the bible, you don't think it can be a sin?link to original post

If all gambling was advantage gambling, then it would be a sin to run a casino but not to gamble in one.

There are problem gamblers, but none of them are APs.

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Everybody is ignoring the issue of language and the ability to communicate. If that's the groundrule then, hey, okay , , , but just saying that Adam and Jesus are going to be hard to communicate with.
link to original post

Even when he was alive, Jesus had the gift of tongues. If we can ignore that the person is long dead, I think we can ignore the language barrier. For arguments sake, let us assume the lunch takes place in Cynosure, perhaps at Mundens.
link to original post

Jesus, how's it feel knowing you and your cohorts pulled off the biggest most epic con of all time? Now let's talk about religious wars. We can get to the good things religion has done later.

FYI your mother wasn't a Virgin, but you probably already know that. Speaking of virgins, have you heard the one about the 3 priests, 3 young boys, and a fishing trip? It's a good one.

How about the priest and a rabbi sitting at the playground bench when a young boy walks by?

Anyways, now that we are good friends any chance of a free pass into heaven, you know, just in case? At least give me some lottery numbers if you are legit.

Oh, I was wondering...The Wizard sold his sole for like a dollar, is he totally F'd?

Is gambling a sin? Dumb question I know... of course, it is.
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What religion says gambling is a sin? Not the Catholic, and not the bible.
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WWJD? Just because something specific isn't covered as a sin in the bible, you don't think it can be a sin?

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

There are a number of religions and religious leaders, ministers/preachers/pastors that consider it to be a sin.
If it's being debated and it's not something you're doing for God If you believe it's not something God wants you to do it's a sin.

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible, real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

https://billygraham.org/answer/is-it-appropriate-for-a-christian-to-gamble/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/08/05/catholics-protestants-still-differ-over-gambling/c59e1538-fe97-48a5-80ea-945a473cb23c/

Here are some arguments as to why it's a sin.
http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_93.htm#whySin

https://renew.org/is-gambling-a-sin/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-xfnpzZ10g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXjJ5CQKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKvZfP58yc
DR MYLES MUNROE "Gambling is ungodly"
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The ignorance in that post is incredible.

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WWJD? Just because something specific isn't covered as a sin in the bible, you don't think it can be a sin?link to original post

If all gambling was advantage gambling, then it would be a sin to run a casino but not to gamble in one.

There are problem gamblers, but none of them are APs.
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I agree If that's how you supported yourself and family, and you pay your tithes and offerings.

It's a moot point since I don't believe in God. I respect those who do. For the most part, I think believing in God and going to church is a good thing.

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Everybody is ignoring the issue of language and the ability to communicate. If that's the groundrule then, hey, okay , , , but just saying that Adam and Jesus are going to be hard to communicate with.
link to original post

Even when he was alive, Jesus had the gift of tongues. If we can ignore that the person is long dead, I think we can ignore the language barrier. For arguments sake, let us assume the lunch takes place in Cynosure, perhaps at Mundens.
link to original post

Jesus, how's it feel knowing you and your cohorts pulled off the biggest most epic con of all time? Now let's talk about religious wars. We can get to the good things religion has done later.

FYI your mother wasn't a Virgin, but you probably already know that. Speaking of virgins, have you heard the one about the 3 priests, 3 young boys, and a fishing trip? It's a good one.

How about the priest and a rabbi sitting at the playground bench when a young boy walks by?

Anyways, now that we are good friends any chance of a free pass into heaven, you know, just in case? At least give me some lottery numbers if you are legit.

Oh, I was wondering...The Wizard sold his sole for like a dollar, is he totally F'd?

Is gambling a sin? Dumb question I know... of course, it is.
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What religion says gambling is a sin? Not the Catholic, and not the bible.
link to original post

WWJD? Just because something specific isn't covered as a sin in the bible, you don't think it can be a sin?

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

There are a number of religions and religious leaders, ministers/preachers/pastors that consider it to be a sin.
If it's being debated and it's not something you're doing for God If you believe it's not something God wants you to do it's a sin.

The bible may not outright condemn gambling, but based on the general doctrine of the bible, real followers of God know it's a sin to gamble. If not, they are just lying to themselves, or they are ignorant.

https://billygraham.org/answer/is-it-appropriate-for-a-christian-to-gamble/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/08/05/catholics-protestants-still-differ-over-gambling/c59e1538-fe97-48a5-80ea-945a473cb23c/

Here are some arguments as to why it's a sin.
http://www.prca.org/pamphlets/pamphlet_93.htm#whySin

https://renew.org/is-gambling-a-sin/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-xfnpzZ10g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXjJ5CQKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKvZfP58yc
DR MYLES MUNROE "Gambling is ungodly"
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The ignorance in that post is incredible.
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Why is that? You asked and stated... "What religion says gambling is a sin? Not the Catholic, and not the bible."


I gave some examples of reasons it's considered a sin along with some videos related to the subject. I didn't even mention Islam/ Muslim and I believe it's the 2nd biggest religion in the world. From what I understand It's actually a significant sin to them.

FYI it's certainly a sin if it's being done in a location prohibited by law.

Gambling was mostly prohibited back around 1910 ish and largely because religious leaders and politicians believed it to be sinful.
Once the Catholic's realized how profitable bingo could be they changed their tune.

Heck, at one time the Catholic church actually considered playing pool to be sinful and banned it.

IMO If there are actually people of the same faith saying yes and even the ones who say "in and of itself, perhaps not" but even those people say it's a hard question and a fine line.

I'm almost certain that Jesus would condone going to casinos and gambling.

Jesus gave us one law. Love one another. It's all you need. Don't worry about eating meat on Friday, or not working on the Sabbath. Please don't confuse people who call themselves Christians with people who follow his teachings.

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Jesus gave us one law. Love one another. It's all you need. Don't worry about eating meat on Friday, or not working on the Sabbath. Please don't confuse people who call themselves Christians with people who follow his teachings.
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Warning: In this forum, it is not appropriate to denounce religious belief systems and/or their followers. Or to promote them, for that matter. Steer clear of these behaviors.

And, more generally this thread is being hijacked by a discussion about how various religions view gambling, which is on-topic for the forum but off topic for this thread. If you guys want to continue with this, please speak up and we will split it into a separate thread.

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Jesus gave us one law. Love one another. It's all you need. Don't worry about eating meat on Friday, or not working on the Sabbath. Please don't confuse people who call themselves Christians with people who follow his teachings.
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Warning: In this forum, it is not appropriate to denounce religious belief systems and/or their followers. Or to promote them, for that matter. Steer clear of these behaviors.

And, more generally this thread is being hijacked by a discussion about how various religions view gambling, which is on-topic for the forum but off topic for this thread. If you guys want to continue with this, please speak up and we will split it into a separate thread.
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Feel free to split it.

Works for me.