Where in the Bible that gambling is a sin?

Answer 1

I don't think it's a sin to gamble as long as you don't let it take over your life...if you can do it and enjoy it, then stop, that's allright; if you do it all the time, lose huge sums of money, ignore family, friends, work, then it's a sin.

Answer 2

Answer 1Per Islam religion, gambling is sinful. Qur'an says (meaning English translation):

"Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?" (5:91)

Answer 2

In Judaism, gambling is permitted under certain conditions but is in other circumstances forbidden. This is a complex issue (see attached Related Link) and one should consult his/her Rabbi about its practical application.

Answer 3

According to the KJV, it is not sinful in Christianity;And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying ... the land shall be divided by lot. Numbers 26:52-56These 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 19;51And 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. 1 Chronicles 26:13-14And 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. Nehemiah 10:34And 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. Acts 1:23-26

Source; go to http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kjv/simple.html and search LOT

I am not sure of the justification above that considers Gambling not sinful in Christianity.I am sure that Gambling is sinful in Islam.

Work in Islam is very much respectable and when performed honestly and properly it is ranked and rewarded as worship to God. However, gambling is getting money or losing money by the gambler without work. That is why it is sinful in Islam.

Losing money in gambling will get you not happy and affecting negatively your life and your mode. On the other hand, earning money by gambling will make you temporarily happy and will persuade you to play more to lose again money.

Gambling also creates hate and enemity among gamblers and wastes time that should be devoted to useful activities.

90. O ye who believe! Strong drink and games of chance and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of Satan's handiwork. Leave it aside in order that ye may succeed.

91. Satan seeketh only to cast among you enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and games of chance, and to turn you from remembrance of Allah and from (His) worship. Will ye then have done ?

92. Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and beware! But if ye turn away, then know that the duty of Our messenger is only plain conveyance (of the message).

[meanings of the Glorious Quran, by Marmaduke Pickthall]

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Note: to the first question, the Lot was not gambling, there was no money involved. The scripture is taken out of context.

Answer 4

The Bible calls us to use our gifts from God (everything which we own) wisely. "He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him" (Proverbs 28:22). Gambling in our nation is spreading as the number of states operating lotteries has more than doubled since 1980, making them the ultimate "get-rich-quick" schemes. As gambling spreads to more and more states, Christians need to have the Bible's instruction about this money robber. The Bible declares that it is wrong to bet money on the possibility of becoming instantly rich. This passage above was taken from Bible.com. If you want more info, you can search there.