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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by ipunchbitches(m): 6:12am On Mar 22, 2015
IT IS CALLED INVESTMENT:

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by gunnerman(m): 6:20am On Mar 22, 2015
come to think of it,is almost every thing in life not a gamble?I'll give u a few examples:spending on a lady you wish to marry or just wanna dick-put.You dont know if she will accept or not yet you gave it a shot;Sowing seeds upon seeds of faith in the church,you are not sure if it would yield anything.op,take your chances jare,don't try to be more catholic than the Pope.
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by dammywapes(m): 6:30am On Mar 22, 2015
ifeomaekol:
Whatever that takes the place of God in your life is a sin, moderation is the key to everything. Life itself is a bet, if u become addicted to anything that it stops your good reasoning its a sin.
I like your comment.

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by obstead200(m): 6:39am On Mar 22, 2015
slap1:
I'm convinced you know your analogy is not related to this, unless you orchestrated your boss' sack!
are u directly responsible when someone else lose money and u win in gambling?
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by listica(m): 6:40am On Mar 22, 2015
blym4real:

If your immediate boss was sacked and you were promoted to his position, won't you take it?
nice quesition
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by Misogynist2014(m): 6:52am On Mar 22, 2015
No evil like gambling. Na the day them scope me chop my money, na im I vowed neva to gamble again. Listen to 'the gambler' by Kenny Rodgers.
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by vincent181(m): 7:12am On Mar 22, 2015
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS The Bible makes no significant mention of
gambling. Yet, it does offer a number of guiding principles that reveal how God
feels about gambling.
The basic nature of gambling—winning money at the expense of others—is at
odds with the Bible’s warning to “guard against every sort of greed.” ( Luke
12:15 ) Gambling is, in fact, fueled by greed. Gaming institutions advertise big
jackpots, while downplaying the poor odds of winning, because they know that
dreams of wealth prompt players to wager large amounts at the casinos. Rather
than helping a person guard against greed, gambling promotes the desire for
easy money.
Gambling is based on an inherently selfish goal: winning money that other
players have lost. However, the Bible encourages a person to “keep seeking, not
his own advantage, but that of the other person.” ( 1 Corinthians 10:24 ) And
one of the Ten Commandments states: “You must not desire . . . anything that
belongs to your fellow man.” ( Exodus 20:17 ) When a gambler sets his heart on
winning, he is, in essence, hoping that others will lose their money in order for
him to profit.
The Bible also cautions against viewing luck as a mystic force that might
bestow blessings. In ancient Israel, there were some who lacked faith in God
and began “setting a table for the god of Good Luck.” Was such devotion to
“the god of Good Luck” acceptable to God? No, he said to them: “You kept
doing what was bad in my eyes, and you chose what displeased me.”— Isaiah
65:11, 12 .
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by nmadu1: 7:12am On Mar 22, 2015
Bae026:
Game

Let me educate some of us (nairalanders) that have little or no idea on this betting tingy.

Life is gambling. Work is gambling, Falling in love/dating these are all gambling. Almost everything we indulge into happens to be gambling.

Now as a graduate, university, HND etc...you are entitled to using your head in all you do.

My story!
I earn 40k in my present work place, I live with friends...Lagos isn't friendly with transportation, feeding etc. So, I put 100/200..and I earn 60k in two days with loads of data usage/time consumption/ maximum calculations etc.. and someone is saying IT'S a SIN

Send your congratulatory messages... I won yesterday again and again.
congrats I also won one out of my two tickets...
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by slap1(m): 7:14am On Mar 22, 2015
obstead200:
are u directly responsible when someone else lose money and u win in gambling?
In gambling, someone MUST lose. The result you hope goes your way, another person hope it goes his way also. In one-on-one gambling, you're directly responsible. In sports betting, you hope to succeed no matter who loses. Not an ideal Christian mentality.

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by adexsimply(m): 7:19am On Mar 22, 2015
smoothpapuzy:
I have been educated on the gains of venturing into the world of betting. I mean, the cash is cool for I saw a dude today that won 95k with a 100 naira ticket.
I don't want to displease God so please I need your advice. Is it a sin to bet?
Please introduce me to that guy. I want to win 9.5M with a "10000 naira" ticket angry
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by BlackLeopard(m): 7:20am On Mar 22, 2015
tbaba1234:


It is all bad, a person addicted to music just needs youtube in the modern world.

No addiction is healthy but some are more dangerous than others.

True words, and the existence of internet certainly makes many addictions more tolerable. (As in not messing life of the person so much).
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by optionb2(m): 7:22am On Mar 22, 2015
It is forbidden in islam, so run for your dear live! because it is a sin.
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by ayzero6487(m): 7:23am On Mar 22, 2015
....Sin...Sin....Sin......u download free songs from illegal sites........u buy pirated cd........u browse wif cheat.......wen we gt 2 heaven....we'l knw wat God sees as sins nd wat he doesn't......in d mean tym....Enjoy ya life/hurt nobori...

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by dennismukoro(m): 7:28am On Mar 22, 2015
The biggest risk in life is when you don't take the risk. even the life we lives is at risk. business is gambling sometimes you you gain profit and sometimes you lost. so my opinion Gambling is just a business grin grin

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by babyfaceafrica: 7:28am On Mar 22, 2015
eleojo23:
Some things are not spelt out as sin in the Bible but from the effect those things have on your life spiritually or physically, you can know whether it would be pleasing to God or not.
It looks harmless and even enticing to go into betting (which is a form of gambling), but the problem is that you get addicted to it with time and it can take the place of God in your life because it will become your top priority.

Here is a case posted on this forum by someone last year. He says:
"My friend is very addicted to football betting. He spends most of his income on sports betting and he does not win. He is so addicted to it that he can spend his last penny on it. Many times he has confided in me that he will stop it but he still goes on to try it again and lose all his money. He is always broke and does not feed well. The sports betting is destroying his life. He wishes to stop and cut his losses. But he does not know how to overcome the urge. His family and loved ones don't know he is passing through it. How can I help him stop the sports betting because it's ruining his life."

From this story, you can ask yourself: Would God be pleased with this kind of life? Would He want you to waste your resources/money like that? Would it bring glory to His name? The answer to these questions is in the negative.

Therefore, as someone who wants to have a pleasing life before God, you should not go into it. Don't say 'I will do it just once" because that once will lead to another one until you are deep in it and your case will become like that of the man in the example above who I'm sure also started with the mind that he will do it just a few times.
maybe the OP is satisfied I am not.Am not clear what you mean? Is gambling a sin or not? I will like a straigt forward answer,u said it leads to adiction wich is a sin, so if am addicted to eating chocolates does that mean that eating chocolates is wrong? Addiction is wrong and bad,but what makes you conclude that everybody that bets o gamble will be adictted,I believe that's a wrong generalization,its just like drinking and smoking,not every one is addicted to this things.If you say gambling is a sin , I ave no issues with it,but saying ones adiction to it makes it a sin is what I don concurr with,not everyboy is adicted to it.nice post though
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 7:35am On Mar 22, 2015
Most of the things we do in life involve gambling of which all this holier than thou folks take part in too but they won't admit it is gambling. We all pool resources one way or the other as an investment to get a future benefit. In fact investment is a firm of gambling, however sometimes, greed is the sin and not gambling itself
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by babyfaceafrica: 7:36am On Mar 22, 2015
slap1:
Yes it's a sin. How do you think the person whose loss becomes your gain would feel?

As a Christian, should your gain come from someone's loss, sadness, regret and misfortune? When you gamble, you're actually praying for someone to lose money. (E good?)

Think about it.
Exodus 20 vs 17
"Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns."
Am sorry ,I don't get you logic of gaining from someone else loss,the reasons are wat if 10 of us are pursuing a contract and I got it which is the other nine peoples loss,is dat a sin? And if we are talking of online betting,you ont ave to pray for other people to lose because as long as you win,the betting company will pay,look am not saying gambling o betting is a sin onot,but you ave to come up with better salient points than the ones above to convince people

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by Nobody: 7:37am On Mar 22, 2015
Yes it is... Including those football betting guys
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 7:41am On Mar 22, 2015
eleojo23:
Some things are not spelt out as sin in the Bible but from the effect those things have on your life spiritually or physically, you can know whether it would be pleasing to God or not.
It looks harmless and even enticing to go into betting (which is a form of gambling), but the problem is that you get addicted to it with time and it can take the place of God in your life because it will become your top priority.

Here is a case posted on this forum by someone last year. He says:
"My friend is very addicted to football betting. He spends most of his income on sports betting and he does not win. He is so addicted to it that he can spend his last penny on it. Many times he has confided in me that he will stop it but he still goes on to try it again and lose all his money. He is always broke and does not feed well. The sports betting is destroying his life. He wishes to stop and cut his losses. But he does not know how to overcome the urge. His family and loved ones don't know he is passing through it. How can I help him stop the sports betting because it's ruining his life."

From this story, you can ask yourself: Would God be pleased with this kind of life? Would He want you to waste your resources/money like that? Would it bring glory to His name? The answer to these questions is in the negative.

Therefore, as someone who wants to have a pleasing life before God, you should not go into it. Don't say 'I will do it just once" because that once will lead to another one until you are deep in it and your case will become like that of the man in the example above who I'm sure also started with the mind that he will do it just a few times.

Mr man gambling is a very broad term, sport betting is only an area of gambling. Gambling is addictive when you are getting the right benefit, this is not just a case of sport betting, it applies to investment too.

While I know greed Is not good, it doesn't mean gambling is a sin. Take anyway gambling from your life and you will see that you yourself cannot cope because a lot of things which seem normal to you involves gambling.

I remember telling a friend who said gambling is a sin that the "who wants to be a millionaire" he wants to partake in is a form of gambling but he didn't accept until I explained to him deeply.

The focal point is that greed and deceit should not be involved in our gambling as they are bad. But saying gambling in itself is a sin is pure ignorance as everyone gambles

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by oxygenpack(m): 7:44am On Mar 22, 2015
read proverb 28:20 which says 'a faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent'.....pls stay away from it
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 7:44am On Mar 22, 2015
optionb2:
It is forbidden in islam, so run for your dear live! because it is a sin.

then you should run from business too.. lol see gullible folks oo
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 7:45am On Mar 22, 2015
oxygenpack:
read proverb 28:20 which says 'a faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent'.....pls stay away from it

that is greed, it didn't specifically say gambling. Don't twist scriptures to suit your personal belief. Gambling is inevitable, you gamble too Mr man

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by loomer: 7:47am On Mar 22, 2015
kelch19:
Its a sin and irresponsible to gamble...u can never see a responsible or man of God gambling..

So Alex Ferguson na irresponsible man?

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 7:50am On Mar 22, 2015
Missmossy:
I'd be as blunt as i can, anything associated with uncleanliness/iniquity is a sin so gambling is unarguably a sin. Stay away from it and be just in all your ways then God will crown your efforts with success smiley

very illogical reasoning. Do you know how many good things you do that is associated with gambling? SMH
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by lomprico(m): 8:00am On Mar 22, 2015
tempem:
Money is good! But the love of money is bad!


Greed leads to the excessive love of money....

And greediness is a sin.
Tell that to yo billionaire n millionare pastors.

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by haibe(m): 8:02am On Mar 22, 2015
slap1:
Yes it's a sin. How do you think the person whose loss becomes your gain would feel?

As a Christian, should your gain come from someone's loss, sadness, regret and misfortune? When you gamble, you're actually praying for someone to lose money. (E good?)

Think about it.
Exodus 20 vs 17
"Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns."

that's why gambling is not meant for everyone, not everyone would have the feeling you described above. There are other gambling that you may not be involved directly with people. So what's your point? You think Nairabet will feel bad that you won 17k from them? SMH
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by lomprico(m): 8:02am On Mar 22, 2015
eleojo23:
Some things are not spelt out as sin in the Bible but from the effect those things have on your life spiritually or physically, you can know whether it would be pleasing to God or not.
It looks harmless and even enticing to go into betting (which is a form of gambling), but the problem is that you get addicted to it with time and it can take the place of God in your life because it will become your top priority.

Here is a case posted on this forum by someone last year. He says:
"My friend is very addicted to football betting. He spends most of his income on sports betting and he does not win. He is so addicted to it that he can spend his last penny on it. Many times he has confided in me that he will stop it but he still goes on to try it again and lose all his money. He is always broke and does not feed well. The sports betting is destroying his life. He wishes to stop and cut his losses. But he does not know how to overcome the urge. His family and loved ones don't know he is passing through it. How can I help him stop the sports betting because it's ruining his life."

From this story, you can ask yourself: Would God be pleased with this kind of life? Would He want you to waste your resources/money like that? Would it bring glory to His name? The answer to these questions is in the negative.

Therefore, as someone who wants to have a pleasing life before God, you should not go into it. Don't say 'I will do it just once" because that once will lead to another one until you are deep in it and your case will become like that of the man in the example above who I'm sure also started with the mind that he will do it just a few times.
What if the gambling was paying off and he uses the money to better his live n that of his family and also pays tithe from it, Will it b a sin then?

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by amnesty7: 8:03am On Mar 22, 2015
In Islam game of chance in which one gains only when his companion loses is unequivocally haram, ie forbidden. In Qur'an 5:90, gambling is forbidden along with consuming intoxicants and divinity by arrows. The rule for gaining any wealth should be by mutual consent and pleasure as in buying and selling, exchange of gifts, charity, etc. Gambling eventually and inevitably breeds enmity. So run away from it, brother.
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by lomprico(m): 8:04am On Mar 22, 2015
Samirana360:
It's nt even acceptable in society...it is a sin bro
And we have 1001 betting coys everywhere? undecided

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Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by bloglover(m): 8:05am On Mar 22, 2015
Woged2005:
But every business is gambling including some church business (investing on ventures with some level of risk and uncertainties. Sometime you win, sometime you lose). Pastors open churches not knowing how many people will be converted and join the church (risk). People may join or may not join leaving a 50-50 chances (gambling) So who really has the right to call another a 'sinner'?

Sometime I feel that the way majority of Africans have hard time comprehending how a cellphone works, how Airplanes fly, and how a spacecraft is launched, same way they don't comprehend foreign religion. Therefore they simply use it 'cut & join', and out of over over-zealousness over-do things. If we Africans really grasp the concept of 'God is Love', there will be no outrageous level of poverty, corruption, wars, militancy, massacres and wickedness on the continent. Honestly, call me naive, I don't let an African preach to me.

Does a liar have the right to call a thief a 'sinner'?

This is the most reasonable post I hqve ever read on nairaland coming from a female. I love u so much, pls marry me!!
Re: Is It A Sin To Bet? by lomprico(m): 8:07am On Mar 22, 2015
slap1:
Yes it's a sin. How do you think the person whose loss becomes your gain would feel?

As a Christian, should your gain come from someone's loss, sadness, regret and misfortune? When you gamble, you're actually praying for someone to lose money. (E good?)

Think about it.
Exodus 20 vs 17
"Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns."
The verse u quoted has no correlation in any way with betting! And does that also mean that banking is a sin? Cos thats what ur explanation insinuate.

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