Does the Bible Consider Gambling a Sin?

[WinJonny]

Does the Bible Consider Gambling a Sin?

I would say "no" to this question. There is no reference of gambling being a sin in the Bible. The Holy Scripture normally gives thorough explanations of sin and what constitutes it, but games of chance are completely absent from the discussion. This might be the case because gambling in general wasn't all that common back then.

However, there are a few passages in Scripture that can be seen as condemning gaming. Most of them are related to greed, or the love of money. After all, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Proverbs 23:5, and Proverbs 13:11 all caution against looking for "fast ways to get rich." Another undesirable trait is the love of money.

 

[Hardexy1]

It's obvious that gambling is not a right thing to do According to the Bible, it's against the rules of the bible and we should just continue to ask for forgiveness of sin because everyone is just looking for money

 

[cherry123]

it is no sin to me, Gambling isn't a sin as far as I'm concerned.The bible classify sin as a thing that is morally wrong like stealing, or commiting adultery but I don't think that gambling is among them but it is not tok good a thjbg though.

 

[Julio88]

Does the Bible Consider Gambling a Sin?

I would say "no" to this question. There is no reference of gambling being a sin in the Bible. The Holy Scripture normally gives thorough explanations of sin and what constitutes it, but games of chance are completely absent from the discussion. This might be the case because gambling in general wasn't all that common back then.

However, there are a few passages in Scripture that can be seen as condemning gaming. Most of them are related to greed, or the love of money. After all, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Proverbs 23:5, and Proverbs 13:11 all caution against looking for "fast ways to get rich." Another undesirable trait is the love of money.

Gambling is a sin, as mentioned in the Bible so we should be humble and beseech the higher deity for pardon when we engage in this activity. Get-rich-quick forms of money making are abhorred in the Bible