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Sniper12:
hahahahah what a fool u are. so its alabi dat forced u to play with your school fees. i never spent a kobo of my school fees, some used it to bet some used it to buy phone for thier babes and so on. if u stilck to 100 naira betting. what harm can befall u ??

Calebsky:


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ThePuntFixer:


Let me take you back to the genesis from first principles. I am doing this because you mentioned your church.

The Bible is full of references to God’s view of economics.
In the garden of Eden, even before sin entered the world, God established a work ethic by which humanity was to exist (Gen. 1:28-30).
Part of God’s creation of man in his own image was that man would work for his food.
While God provided it, Adam and Eve had to exercise “dominion” over the plants and animals and till the soil, working for their sustenance.
After they sinned, work changed to a more laborious task, but it remained the way God provided for them.
In other words, God’s way is that we should earn what we get.

The above is simple but pregnant with meanings.

The answer to your question is neither "Yea" nor "Nay".

The principle of any godly living is embedded in this scripture "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand - Philippians 4:5"

That said, If no passage of Scripture explicitly forbids it, can we with confidence claim that gambling is wrong, a moral evil, sin? With good reason, Christians are hesitant to label sins that the Bible doesn’t mention (just like you, yommyk222), yet we often have to distill principles from the Bible that we apply to contemporary situations. Pornography, computer hacking, or cheating on tests aren’t mentioned in the Bible either, yet believers who want to live like Jesus know intuitively and correctly that these behaviors run counter to the will of God. While biblical texts may not mention them explicitly, biblical principles speak to them directly.

I must state categorically here that there are many reasons why Gambling violates christian principles.

1. Working and investing for a living is based on a win/win scenario, but gambling is always win/lose. God put his stamp of approval on commerce and work. When a carpenter builds a cabinet and gets paid, both parties win. One of them gets the cabinets she wanted, and one of them gets the money he desired. They can both feel good about the transaction. Not so with gambling. Someone always loses and pays a price.

2. Gambling is motivated by greed. Let’s be honest and admit that greed lies at the heart of all gambling. The desire to get something for nothing is really another name for covetousness (Exod. 20:17; Prov. 21:25-26).

3. Gambling is a wasteful use of the Lord’s money. I doubt that many Christians who gamble tithe, but even if they do, New Testament Christians understand that God doesn’t have the right to only ten percent of our money, but all of it. Even though I am a tither, I am still required to be a steward of all I have because it belongs to God. I am no freer to gamble with God’s money than I am with anyone else’s. Even though others might waste the Lord’s money on equally frivolous things, their sin doesn’t excuse mine.


Is Gambling then a Sin?

Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we read about people casting lots when a decision had to be made. In most instances, this was simply a way of determining something impartially:

Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions. (Joshua 18:10, NIV)

Casting lots was a common practice in many ancient cultures. Roman soldiers cast lots for Jesus' garments at his crucifixion:

"Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did. (John 19:24, NIV)

The Scripture gives very specific instructions about what our attitude should be toward money:

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. (Ecclesiastes 5:10, NIV)

"No servant can serve two masters. [Jesus said.] Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." (Luke 16:13, NIV)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:10, NIV)

Gambling is a way to bypass work, but the Bible counsels us to persevere and work hard:

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. (Proverbs 10:4, NIV)

Gamblers covet more money, but they may also covet the things money can buy, such as cars, boats, houses, expensive jewelry, and clothing. The Bible forbids a covetous attitude in the Tenth Commandment:

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (Exodus 20:17, NIV)

Finally, gambling provides a sense of false hope. Participants place their hope in winning, often against astronomical odds (LOL), instead of placing their hope in God.

Throughout the Bible, we are constantly reminded that our hope is in God alone, not money, power, or position:

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. (Psalm 62:5, NIV)

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, NIV)

Cards, dice, games of chance, and the like, are not inherently wrong. God's church has long understood that it is not the thing that is wrong, but the wrong use of the thing that results in sin. THE LAW OF USE AND DISUSE IN RETROSPECT. AND THIS APPLIES TO EVERY OTHER THING YOU CAN THINK OF - FOOD, DRINKS, MEN, WOMEN, SEX, ETC For example, a card or bingo game played for fun is not wrong even if poker chips, peanuts, or other items are used. In such cases, coveting is not involved. Thus, every such activity should be viewed from the standpoint of this principle: When an activity causes us to break one of God's Ten Commandments, it is a sin.

In conclusion, It is of course, not my intent to try to spell out or address every possible kind of activity which may involve putting up something of value for the chance of winning a reward. We should simply keep in mind the scriptural principles mentioned when making our decisions.

God holds each of us responsible for how we live. If we are truly yielded to Him and are seeking His Kingdom and righteousness first as Jesus instructs (Matthew 6:33), God will give us the wisdom to make the correct choices in our lives.

I sincerely pray and hope you stop gambling.... However, If you invest time and energy, plan, analyse and trade on sports outcome for possible gains and profits with the principle of moderation in mind, I wish you well.

Ever heard of the Berean christians? "Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.- Acts 17:11"

Good or Bad, the choice is yours...

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crowncodex:
we ve heard.

mistercharles:
Merrybet o...immediately I tapped "place bet", the bet place immediately, nothing like "are you sure you want to place bet in their new mobile. I wasn't ready to place yet

Rakiticbarca:
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iamawara:
May god of thunder fire Astana. What a useless club

Calebsky:
Theirs is a story of sacrifice, determination and glory.
Theirs is a story of winning against all odds.
Theirs is an unstoppable story.

What's your story?

DEFY THE GORY
EMBRACE THE GLORY

IT'S IN YOU!

Rakiticbarca:
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opjteam:
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