Organized religion and Gambling, moral or are people just against gambling.

[Olotu20]

Gambling is something that has been seen by many as been against the principles that the Almighty God commands people to do. Even though there are no clear standing about gambling in terms of God warning against gambling in the Bible yet, many preacher are against gambling. I don't know about other religions but as a Christians and someone who is into gambling I was shocked, to realize that the cloth of Jesus was used to gamble upon. This shows that from time immemorial there has been different forms of gambling activities. The gospel of Matthew talks about lots been thrown over the cloth of Jesus. So is organized religion really against gambling or people are only against it due to their moral right or values so they are opposed to it. There are many reasons religious people who are against gambling will give such as gambling is a tool of the devil used in taking money away from people, that gamble is a scheme of the devil.

But from what I have seen there are allot of things that can take away money From you as an individual, infact anything in life that you are into that you don't have self control will take away money from you. So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.
References
 Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, John 19:23.

[alegotardo]

Look, actually this scripture is not a proof or against gambling... it only proves that gambling existed in Jesus time and certainly before him too.

I am religious, not a person devout, but I know a bit about Bible and I think the problem is not that existence of an explicit prohibition in the scriptures. In fact, biblical principles go against what normally sustains it: greed, the desire to get rich easily, and the risk of harming one's own family to satisfy a personal desire.

Lets face it... that is really the sin most gamblers do when they gamble, right? I do it in a controlled way and just for entertainment, never to make money.... I've never compromised more than I should, so I believe that I gambling without displeasing God.

[PostQuantumBTC]

Gambling is not a tool from the devil but it is what we should have fun with, just that some people are using it to look for money. If you are taking about the Christians, gambling was not talked about in the Bible, the love of money which can be the root of evil was talked about. If you love money in a way that you want to use gambling to make the money, that is love of money which you should not do because that is the reason people are losing. Use little amount to gamble is far better than to see gambling as a means to make money which will end you up badly.

[Sim_card]

Casting lots to see who will be the rightful owner of Jesus cloak isn't gambling because they soldiers didn't stake anything. However, it's what you take gambling to be is what will determine if you sinning or not. If I take gambling to be a means of fun to me and I am not after profits, I don't think it will be considered as sin. It's when you allow gambling take over you and you start doing all sort of things just to gamble, that it will become a sin.

[giammangiato]

But from what I have seen there are allot of things that can take away money From you as an individual, infact anything in life that you are into that you don't have self control will take away money from you. So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.
References
 Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, John 19:23.

Your reasoning is legitimate, I too have asked myself this as a Christian, but the basic concept that pushes me to think it borders on acceptance is that gambling could lead to perdition.
Which in fact happens very often, how could it lead you to idleness and all the vices that man might know, an example?
You win a large sum of money and instead of using it constructively, you spend it on going to prostitutes, this is obviously an anti-Christian condition.
Gambling has always been part of man, but the problem is never the medium but how it is used.

[retreat]

The Bible itself doesn't specifically prohibit gambling, but it does emphasize avoiding worldly pursuits that can lead to greed and a love of money. So, as I understand it, it's not completely forbidden. You can gamble, but don't let it lead you to things that will ruin your life or distance you from your religion. This is actually quite a complicated issue when discussed from a religious perspective, so gambling should be a personal matter, where you are responsible for your actions.

[Dunamisx]

Either you are being religious or you follow your custom and tradition, all I know about gambling is that it is not a crime to gamble as long as you are not doing it illegally, gambling is not fornication or any other atrocities will commit, gambling simply means having fun or being entertained by playing games on a casino, if others are taking the wrong approach to it, then our conscience should judge us that we are doing the right thing and maintain the normal standard.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

This has been a long been debated for centuries already. But the thing is that there is a religion that used sort of gambling to raised money for their church. Like having games in the likes of Bingo in some countries to have funds.

So it's really ironic and maybe against their teaching and there are also a lot of corruption in churches. Donation money that might have been shifted by clergy for their personnel used. For me, not that I'm not a practicing religion person, but there are a lot of contradictions as far as gambling is concern that you have to question your church and your inner beliefs, just saying.

[Stepstowealth]

So I want to know from the gambling community is gambling really a tool of the devil since, it has roots right from the days of the Bible.

I think religion is man made and sometimes some of these rules that are being made are made by man and not by God, having said that I believe moderation is key to everything because if you are able to control your gambling and ensure that you do not become addicted to it to the level that you start gambling irresponsibly, then I don't think that should be seen as sin especially when you're gambling for the purpose of entertainment and not to make money, but if you are gambling irresponsibly without any form of control or moderation then that becomes the Devils tool.

[Sanitough]

I don’t know, but I feel like we can’t judge people right away and say someone is bad just because he gambles. It still depends on how a person behaves while gambling. If it’s something that makes him feel alive and gives him enjoyment, then I don’t think he should automatically be blamed for that.

Actually, even trading can be seen by some people as a form of gambling, so why is there not the same reaction against it? I respect people who choose not to gamble, and I just hope they also respect those of us who do. In the eyes of God, we are all His children, and in the end we are still responsible for our own actions.

[bettercrypto]

Well, literally speaking, we don't really find anything in the bible that is really gambling, but maybe the definition is there, I just don't know where. For example, the name ampalaya, a vegetable, we don't find in the bible, but its description is in the bible.

So it seems like the same thing is true with gambling that we are talking about here today. Then if you look at it, gambling is not bad, it only gets worse when it no longer brings good to the person, that's how it should be.

[WhoYouCantKill]

Casting lots to see who will be the rightful owner of Jesus cloak isn't gambling because they soldiers didn't stake anything. However, it's what you take gambling to be is what will determine if you sinning or not. If I take gambling to be a means of fun to me and I am not after profits, I don't think it will be considered as sin. It's when you allow gambling take over you and you start doing all sort of things just to gamble, that it will become a sin.

stealing but for the right reasons, maybe stealing from the rich to give to the poor like robinhood , does that mean you're innocent, or not sinned when the bible specifically said thou shall not steal? My point is that, if your religious guide, let's say bible for christians condemns gambling (not just because pastors or religious leaders believes or thinks so) and even your conscience tells you so, then it sure doesn't matter the reason you're doing, most times, it's not the intentions that matter but the deed itself.

[Porfirii]

I can't really talk about different cultures and religions, but when it comes to Catholicism it doesn't seem to exist a connection nowadays between the Bible and the prohibition of gambling. In fact, in my country (although officially laic, still mainly catholic) the most important lottery if the year is, precisely, the Christmas Lottery, and it's nothing new, since it has existed for decades.

[cryptoaddictchie]

The Bible itself doesn't specifically prohibit gambling, but it does emphasize avoiding worldly pursuits that can lead to greed and a love of money. So, as I understand it, it's not completely forbidden.

Yes I believed there was no mentioned about gambling as totallly prohibited too well at least what I know as a catholic community. Im not so religious to the point that I had memorize some verses from the bible.

But for other religions I think gambling isnt allowed on them. Like for example Muslim, cause I had a co worker before abd Invited him to join us but he said its haram or not allowed. So basically some religion really not allowing it.

[Zadicar]

Look, actually this scripture is not a proof or against gambling... it only proves that gambling existed in Jesus time and certainly before him too.

I am religious, not a person devout, but I know a bit about Bible and I think the problem is not that existence of an explicit prohibition in the scriptures. In fact, biblical principles go against what normally sustains it: greed, the desire to get rich easily, and the risk of harming one's own family to satisfy a personal desire.

Lets face it... that is really the sin most gamblers do when they gamble, right? I do it in a controlled way and just for entertainment, never to make money.... I've never compromised more than I should, so I believe that I gambling without displeasing God.

I heavily agree to this on which even though gambling is really that not recommended but it was already existed before and since its stated on the bible on what are the issues of gambling in the first place. It would be that a sin if you would really be making yourself get drowned into this state. I do agree into the point on which its not bad to gamble as long you are that having the control and moderation and aware into your actions then there would be no issues. On the time that you would be doing gambling then most of people do really end up on having that greed and for the love of money and even do illegal things just for them to gamble and this is where sins do really start to tangle or chained up on different situation on which it could lead into someones demise if they wont really be able to stop immediately. It all matters about on someones action and on how they do act into it because if you just that let things happen without thinking about the consequences then this is where sins do start up.

[fruktik]

I think gambling is much older than what you've written about. Many thousands of years ago, people also needed to entertain themselves somehow. And yes, they were gambling. Perhaps that's very different from the modern idea. There was no technology or anything like that.

People have always found ways to escape the daily grind. So it's a bit naive to think of gambling as the devil's weapon. It's just a business, like any other.

[Ishicryptic]

I believe that most people that are against gambling are actually out of concern because they have seen the physical devastations of gambling addicts therefore they conclude that if you are a gambler you will authomatically end up an addict. Most of us knows that this mindset is a misconception because there are also responsible gamblers who have been gambling yet they are not addicted.

The thing is that responsible gamblers don't go around blowing their trumpets that they are responsible gamblers, if only people that speaks against gambling like it is a sin knows that there are responsible gamblers as there are addicted gamblers they wouldn't be too judgemental. A fact is that gambling is addictive and if you don't control yourself you will become addicted to it.

[_act_]

I can't really talk about different cultures and religions, but when it comes to Catholicism it doesn't seem to exist a connection nowadays between the Bible and the prohibition of gambling.

There is not connections between the Bible and prohibition of gambling in Christianity, not just in Catholicism, but the scholars can say something not good about gambling which is very good that way. Anyone can still decide to gamble but know that they have to do it in a responsible way and not look for money through gambling.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

When it comes to gambling, I don't like the way people bring religious affairs into it because they are different things entirely, once we see that our mind is clear and permit us to gamble, then we should do it responsibly and avoid any abnormality that could lead to negative consequences when gambling, most of the challenges we see today are often cause by ourselves because we feel to plan ahead of time as we Gamble in respect to some of the decisions with take along the line.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

The bible did not directly condemn gambling in any chapter or verse in it, the other references in the bible that was made concerning the excessive love of money and greed was referring to many other illegal activities and not gambling. I remember the passage that says "too much love of money is the root of evil" In today's world, we can see most thieves killing rich people and inheriting their wealth, some thieves involve in abducting a rich person and then demanding for ransom. Could evils acts like that be linked to gambling? Gambling is not bad, the fact that some people have allergies for certain food doesn't mean that the food is condemned and must not be eaten by anyone.