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There is no part of the bible that states that gambling is illegal or immoral.

But there are obviously many aspects of gambling that clash with certain passages.

There is no part of the bible that states that gambling is illegal or immoral.

But there are obviously many aspects of gambling that clash with certain passages.

There are no parts that forbid the use of condoms, giving blood or donating organs, etc., but some christian churches feel very strongly about these issues. 

Many passages of the bible talk of a god who uses genocide and supports the idea of racial superiority - playing cards shouldn't really be a problem in light of that.

There are no parts that forbid the use of condoms, giving blood or donating organs, etc., but some christian churches feel very strongly about these issues. 

Many passages of the bible talk of a god who uses genocide and supports the idea of racial superiority - playing cards shouldn't really be a problem in light of that.

Must admit that often when I gamble I feel as though something has clashed with one of my passages.

Tbh, I only think that people who are serious about being christians can give you a proper answer to this........

Really? I reckon they are probably the least qualified as they are bound to have interpreted the bible (usually in any way they see fit) whereas those who are not Christians can go with what the bible actually states.

If its about Chrsitianity and poker and whether they fit, how the hell can anyone who not a Christian give you a real perspective on it?

But even Christians don't agree on many things and make the bible fit their own ideas/lifestyle.
In the case of poker, yeah you can see a Christian can give you their perspective on it...but their perspective might have nothing to do with what it actually states in the bible.

lol..organ donation being mentioned in the bible would be a bit unlikely, no?

^^^ Deserves more love.

If there is a god, you'd reckon he'd have said something beyond the scientific knowledge of the time, knowing it would show is power, omnipotence, etc.

He might have done btu whoever wrote all the stuff done probably thought "Well, he's clearly babbling now and I can't be fecked with this shit at the moment so fuck it, I'll just write about the stuff I understand"

Nah, can't be that.  It's god's word.  Says so in the bible.

This might have been an interesting thread if the usual threadfuckers hadn't got involved.......... 8)

You, boldie and me?

Numbers 26:52-56
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ... the land shall be divided by lot.

Numbers 33:54
    Ye shall divide the land by lot.

Numbers 34:13
    And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot.

Joshua 14:2
    By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Joshua 18:6
    Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

Joshua 19:51
    These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD.

Joshua 21:8
    And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

1 Samuel 10:19-21
    Ye have said ... set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes ... When Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken.

1 Chronicles 26:13-14
    And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

Nehemiah 10:34
    And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God.

Acts 1:23-26
    And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen.... And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

i think you may find that the roman guards casting lots for jesuses robes while he was on the cross could have provided grounds for him to be a bit peeved with all gamblers,   just have to hope jesus realises that the decendants of the romans are todays italians and its them he should be sending a abundance of bad beat horrors to ,with a sprinkleing of miss deals when they have the nuts

John 19:23-24
    Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments ... and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

tbh if you're living your life based on one of the best selling novels of all time theres probably more wrong with you than the fact that you like to play poker

Would Jesus 5-bet shove with air?

Proverbs 22:27
"Slageth off ye not DTD lest ye be banished"

tbh if you're living your life based on one of the best selling novels of all time theres probably more wrong with you than the fact that you like to play poker

Chris de Burgh

Hey Jesus, here's 2 loaves and 5 fishes, sort out the players buffet please. Oh, whilst you're at it change this water into Guinness for the ChezGer home game.

Lazurus......I raise you.......

Proverbs 22:27
"Slageth off ye not DTD lest ye be banished"

;applause;

let me get this right.  you are applauding your own posts?  are you sure you're well enough to be back Rob? ;)

Obv not, I was trying to praise the Lazurus post. Not very good at this posting thing it seems.

well i thought it was a very good post dear. you clap away :)

Thank you for your comment and the warm feeling of being totally patronised ;)

That smiley is going to want paying overtime soon.  :)

It's having a rest now  ;sleep;

I know a guy who's really in to religion and the meaning of the bible so I guess I could ask him for a definitive answer.

Unfortunately if I show even the slightest interest he'll try to recruit me so I'll just have to cope with not knowing.

I finally got around to asking my sister about this question.

She has the equivalent of a theology degree.

She says that the bible doesn't say anything specifically about not gambling, and that as mentioned before, God and others regularly use lots to decide things.

But it does warn against excess in a few places; and in one it says that just because it is possible to do something - it doesn't mean you should

Apparantly a phrase my nieces hear frequently is, "just because you can do something, doesn't mean it is wise to do it" (or along those lines)

Anyway, it's not particularly exciting and most of it isn't even new - but she's the only person I know who's knows God better than Kinboshi so I thought I'd find out what one of the 'official' views was.

Still wonder how people can objectively study Theology and still believe in a particular god at the end of it.

Still wonder how people can objectively study Theology and still believe in a particular god at the end of it.

In our village there's a Jehovah's Witness and I wished him " Happy Christmas "

He said he did not celebrate Christmas, he did not put up any decorations and did not give his children any presents

very Christian

Do they all feel that way

Apparently they only have limited room in their heaven....and get there by doing good deeds....sounds quite a competitive religion.....

lol, well I don't know how objective the curriculum is for that 3 year course.

"... equivalent to a theology degree..."

Specifically it was the qualification you need to pass before you can become an officer in the Salvation Army -  it has the academic rigour of a degree but it is possible that it's not entirely balanced

rotflmfao

Not much palaeontology on the syllabus then :D