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tim bennett

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boy this is a tough site to figure out for an AI challenged old man. praise jesus. i have been playing poker on-line and at a local poker room establishment= will someone tell me what they think about that, please. i posted yesterday and no response. i am a christian. i know whenever we put anything in our lives before jesus, we are transgressing. i have many other faults too. i am an adult, 44 years old . any comments will be welcomed! constructive criticism backed up by scripture is really welcome!
 

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1 Corinthians 6:20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.If it isn't glorifying God. Then don't do it. It was a hard one for me to do, but it's possible.
 

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Christianity isn't a religion. It's the way of life. It's the real thing. Atheism, Hinduism, anything like that is a religion.
 

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Actually I don't see anything wrong with playing poker,unless its causing a hardship for you or your family,such as not being able to pay your rent or buy food,and other important things,and its not an addiction.
 

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1 Corinthians 6:20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.If it isn't glorifying God. Then don't do it. It was a hard one for me to do, but it's possible.
This is a good one. I used to play black Jack(21) in Las Vegas, where we stationed at for five years, I really enjoyed the feeling of winning even though I was not a big spender. In retrospect it was not a healthy hobby because I felt miserable when I lost. Now that I am a Christian, I would not do it.hitomi
 

Wakka

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But here is the real question. Does gambling glorify God in anyway? No. I wouldn't do it if I were you!And they cast lots in the NT and OT to choose a person to fulfill and action. They used lots because it would produce a random outcome. Much like dice.
 

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But here is the real question. Does gambling glorify God in anyway? No. I wouldn't do it if I were you!And they cast lots in the NT and OT to choose a person to fulfill and action. They used lots because it would produce a random outcome. Much like dice.
I agree with you there 100%. I don't like random outcomes.Lovest thou in Christ Jesus (Yahshua) our Lord and Saviour.
 

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But here is the real question. Does gambling glorify God in anyway? No.
Does watching a football game glorify God? Does going to work glorify God? Does eating glorify God? There are a lot of things that don't necessarily glorify God but aren't sins. Going by this logic, it's a sin to do anything such as play a game or cast lots and it is clearly not. Another false doctrine of man.
 

tim bennett

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wakka, you play poker. and wakka how do i start a thread?n2 the light i have found an advisor i agree with. not about poker, but about ETERNAL HELL=MATHEW 25:46 AND the scripture i believe you posted. god bless you, and god bless the ones that do not agree with scripture=hosanna=god wrote the bible for the church=us=not about us as individuals=i am getting this material from the pastor of sherwood baptist church on tv. of course, he is pulling from the bible.joyful, i kinda agree with you on this one.sometimes when i win i feel bad. thank you
 

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But here is the real question. Does gambling glorify God in anyway? No. I wouldn't do it if I were you!And they cast lots in the NT and OT to choose a person to fulfill and action. They used lots because it would produce a random outcome. Much like dice.
Good points Wakka.While gambling is not a sin - it is stupid. Why throw away money to rich casinos when one could get so much heavenly glory (and satisfaction) by giving the same money to the poor? And odds are stacked against the gambler, so that invariably it is just throwing away money.Another big problem is that the lottery is what many people "rely" on to improve their lives. They live in a fool's paradise. Make the necessary changes if you want a better life.But God does gamble, and Einstein was wrong when he said "God does not play dice". Firstly, God put us into a world of chance, a world filled with uncertainty and risk. Get into a plane, and you gamble that the pilot is not feeling suicidal, that the mechanics did their job, that some weather phenomenon does not strike the plane, that the traffic controlers are doing their job - or that some random part does not fail mechanically. And this is just a normal part of life.Every animal gambles. A predator takes a chance when it attacks its prey, because sometimes the prey can badly injure the predator. And the prey has to take a chance and wander about grazing where predators might lurk.To say that you can live a day without gambling is a lie. Every thing you put in your mouth may contain a germ which might harm you. Lying on the sofa is taking the risk of coronary disease.And God condemned the man who went and buried his talent and commended the ones who took a chance they might lose their master's money. Peter gambled when he stepped out of the boat, into the stormy sea.One main purpose of physical existence is to teach us faith. Peter learned faith by stepping out. By climbing on a plane, we exibit faith. By marrying we exibit faith, because we don't know what the person will be like to live with. By having children, we exhibit faith because we don't know the sacrifices we will have to make - but we take a deep breath and say "here goes!" anyway.Thus, like it or not, while you are alive you will build faith.And God wants us to co-partner with him, and rely on him to help us through this faith-requiring walk. You can do it with faith in yourself, or you can do it with a little help from Him, but you will not escape the gamble/risk and you cannot live without faith.
 

tim bennett

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well, i have been making money. i do believe gambling is probably a sin. i am single, have not kids=and in poker, the house either rakes a percentage of the pot or charges you by the hour.in poker, i play against the other players at the table, and the dealer just deals=with no real incentive to cheat. unless the house puts a ringer at the table to rack up=he and the dealer could have some kinda thing going on? i hope that does not happen. and another thing i have been thinking about. say one of the players gets mad at you for taking his money=and is waiting on you out in the parking lot with a shot gun of his choice=that could get ugly. well hosanna , and god bless=god post wingnut
 

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Just my opinion, but everything we have is a gift from God. Is it right to take what God has given us and gamble it away How many people can you feed with a hundred dollars, how much can you loose and it not be a sin?What about the parable about the talents. I know I am taking it a little out of context, but the evil servant only hid the money and gave back the same sum, being afraid to invest it. I can only imagine what his master would have said if his answer was I Put my talents on red 24 hoping to bring back many more then you gave me, but instead I lost everything. It is just my opinion , but I don't think this servant is getting the praise Good and faithful servantTo me gamboling is sin, also I would say since you are asking you are not sure, this means you are acting outside of faithRomans 14:23But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.