Gambling and Religon

[hmkpoker]

Thank you, peter, for being one of the few people who can spell "atheist" correctly [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[txag007]

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Would you say that it is true that God created the world in such a way that following his instructions is, in addition to being righteous, specifically +EV in this life as well?

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[hmkpoker]

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Would you say that it is true that God created the world in such a way that following his instructions is, in addition to being righteous, specifically +EV in this life as well?

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Yes

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Is abstaining from sex till marriage supposed to be +EV in this life?

[txag007]

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Would you say that it is true that God created the world in such a way that following his instructions is, in addition to being righteous, specifically +EV in this life as well?

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Yes

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Is abstaining from sex till marriage supposed to be +EV in this life?

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Yes

[hmkpoker]

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Would you say that it is true that God created the world in such a way that following his instructions is, in addition to being righteous, specifically +EV in this life as well?

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Yes

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Is abstaining from sex till marriage supposed to be +EV in this life?

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Yes

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I'm not feeling inclined to argue this, just wanted to ask [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

In other words, Southern Baptists think gambling is OK when *they* make the profit.

[pkrNinja]

If anyone can refute this, I would like to know the verse’s location. I have heard people say that gambling is a sin... but I have never read anything myself that says that. I’m pretty sure (not 100%) that Jesus got mad when people were gambling in the “house of the lord” (church), but the gambling itself was not the problem. There is more of the Bible that I haven't read, than have... so I may be totally wrong here. I would just like evidence of me being wrong.

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As a believing poker player, I do not find any mention in the Bible against gambling. There is guidance of money management, but I see any +EV bet as a good use of money. And in the end, it is really no different than a business gamble or playing the stock market.

As far as Jesus in the Temple, there was actually no mention of gambling. Jesus was angry at the moneychangers who were ripping off foreign Jews travelling to Jeruselem. The moneychangers were changing foreign currency to local and at a very dishonest rate. There were also market workers in the Temple selling animals for sacrafice at outrageous prices.

[KipBond]

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As a believing poker player, I do not find any mention in the Bible against gambling.

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No offense, but if you really cared what the Bible said about gambling, then you wouldn't gamble. Can you name any Christian denomination whose official stance on gambling is that it's OK?

If you really cared what the Bible said, then you would avoid the appearance of evil. You would not cause your brother to stumble by taking his money and/or feeding his gambling habit.

[edit] PS: This is my 777th post -- it must be an endorsement from God. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[chezlaw]

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Would you say that it is true that God created the world in such a way that following his instructions is, in addition to being righteous, specifically +EV in this life as well?

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Yes

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Is abstaining from sex till marriage supposed to be +EV in this life?

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Yes

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I hear eunuchs live 12 years longer on average.

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[MidGe]

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I hear eunuchs live 12 years longer on average.

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Ah, that explains the castrati. It wasn't done for the pope ears but for their own good. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]