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#24 Is Gambling a Sin?
#24 Is Gambling a Sin?
The Bible does not specifica y condemn
gambling, be ing, or the lo ery.

However, the Bible does speak
strongly about avoiding the love of The Bible does not use the
words “luck” or “chance.”
money (1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 13:5).

In Leviticus lots were cast to
ch se betw†n the sacrificial
goat and the scapegoat.

Joshua cast lots to
determine the a otment of
land to the various tribes.
Nehemiah cast lots to
determine who would live
inside the wa s of Jerusalem.

The apostles cast lots to
determine the replacement
for Judas Iscariot.

The Bible also instructs us to
stay away from a empts to get
rich quick and warns that...
“The lot is cast in the
lap, but its every “Dishonest money dwindles away, but
decision is from the he who gathers money li le by li le
Lord” (Proverbs 16:33). makes it grow” (Proverbs 13:11).
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