I have played the lottery from time to time and it always feels like I'm doing something wrong. I think it is the Holy Spirit convicting me and I need not to play anymore. What are your thoughts on Christians playing the lottery ?
Is It Wrong For Christians To Play The Lottery ?
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It is no worse than buying a raffle ticket for your local church's benefit.
But if you are buying one instead of seeking God's help for your situation then by winning you could lose even more.
But if you are buying one instead of seeking God's help for your situation then by winning you could lose even more.
I have family members that play the lottery and I don't know of 1 who just plays for gas or grocery money. I use to play a ticket every blue moon but my money was too limited to gamble on lottery tickets. After losing continually, I realized it was a vice I couldn't really afford and i don't miss it at all.
I think it's foolish even for unbelievers to
I live around too many gambling addicts to have anything positive to say about it anymore.
Hi Redeemed86, my spirit bore witness to your words and they were a confirmation as well.Thank you so much for your post.!!
Agreed. I have bought perhaps two in three years.
It was when a lady pooled a buck from everyone is the office and the plan was, whatever we won would be split evenly.
Of course we didn't win a thing.
What I find interesting is that a smoker will continue to smoke even after being told that if they continue, there is a one-in-five chance they will get cancer.
Yet that same smoker will buy one or more lottery tickets every single week because "someone has to win, right?" Amazing.
It was when a lady pooled a buck from everyone is the office and the plan was, whatever we won would be split evenly.
Of course we didn't win a thing.
What I find interesting is that a smoker will continue to smoke even after being told that if they continue, there is a one-in-five chance they will get cancer.
Yet that same smoker will buy one or more lottery tickets every single week because "someone has to win, right?" Amazing.
I refuse to do it, because I hear the Lord telling me not to, and the reason He has given me is that I don't need to spend money to buy chances, when Jesus is the sure thing and God is my provider for all good things in my life.
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If you chose to not buy them it's your choice. It's up to me what I do with my recreation money not you or anyone else.
Added: I would just as soon spend my recreation money on a donut.
Holly, if you believe it is a sinful act (though the scripture is silent on it), and yet you still do it, then you have sinned against your conscience and also against the Holy Spirit for placing that conviction in your conscience.
Redeemed, I agree with Tom on this one. The scirpture is silent, thus your condemnation has no wieght. Is it better to not gamble than to gamble, I would agree. However, Christian Liberty guarantees us the opportunity to explore that activity and decide for ourselves apart from the unrighteous judgment of man.
Redeemed, I agree with Tom on this one. The scirpture is silent, thus your condemnation has no wieght. Is it better to not gamble than to gamble, I would agree. However, Christian Liberty guarantees us the opportunity to explore that activity and decide for ourselves apart from the unrighteous judgment of man.
aspen
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The principle of the lottery is chance. The principle of God's dealings is design. The two seem incongruous. Although when given to me as a gift or promotion, I go ahead and scratch them...that may seem dumb too.
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Lottery odds are fascinating. Then again, I really enjoy things like this.
The odds for winning the Powerball Jackpot are something around 190 million to 1 against. Not good odds admitedly. However, if the Jackpot gets to $190 million, this is an even money bet. (meaning, if you bought all 190 million tickets, you would only get an even return on your investment and work) Since the prize is the same as the odds against you, it's still not great, but, if the jackpot gets to $380 million, you now have a 2 to 1 payoff. (which is a good bet if you bought all 190 million numbers, you would double your money.) In my opinion, a shot like that is worth a dollar.
I don't like gambling, such as slots, or various card games where the house has the edge. I do like poker, and I love the math involved in most games, and that includes slots. Here's where my mind starts to wander and wonder.....
Given that odds of winning can be "proven" by math, When does it become evident that God decides the outcome of a given event such as, Math has proven that within 10k instances, specific incedences happen 3 out of 4 times.
I don't believe so unless you cash your childs college funds out or something. It never hurts to live like Ned Flanders for a while though.
aspen
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WhiteKnuckle
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I fantasize about this quite frequently.
I don't want money to buy more things. I don't want much at all. What i do want is to not work. I HATE working and would rather be lazy. Actually, I'm not lazy. I just despise having people with less skills or lesser intelligence telling me what to do all day long. I hate someone deciding when I should wake up or go to bed. I hate being in a place all day working twice as hard as I should so others can be lazy, or because my inferrior boss decided how it should be done.
Honestly, I would quit my job. Wake up when I wanted. Work out more. Spend more time on my many many interests and hobbies. I would sit and think. I would enjoy life.
There will be problems though. I'm more willing to give now because, I have more coming next payday. If I won the lottery I would be more stingy because I would be afraid I'd run out of money and have to return to a job. I would constantly be worried about that. Then the guilt of not being charitable would set in and I would beat myself up.
As great as it sounds, the latter reality suuuuuuuuuuuuucks!
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