Is gamble a sin?

[Penlex_Writer]

Due to findings bible did not condemn gamble or betting as sin but addiction to it is sin,while bible condemn the love of money,but as a gambler you have already love the money before involving,a gambler has an objective and that objective is to win to double your stake,due to my conclusion those playing it for fun are not sinners,while the addicted one's are sinners.
LET US PUT IDEAS TOGHETHER TO CLERIFY OURSELVES.

[Rruchi man]

The forum is not only made up of Christian members, and sin in different religions means different things.

 I believe that if your religion permits you to gamble, then it may actually be that you're not sinning, but if your religion is against gambling, it is sin that you are indulging in.

[Didia Sofunichi]

Due to findings bible did not condemn gamble or betting as sin but addiction to it is sin,while bible condemn the love of money,but as a gambler you have already love the money before involving,a gambler has an objective and that objective is to win to double your stake,due to my conclusion those playing it for fun are not sinners,while the addicted one's are sinners.
LET US PUT IDEAS TOGHETHER TO CLERIFY OURSELVES.

I think you should state relevant scriptures that justifies the morality of gambling and you should also know that what constitutes sin is subjective as what might appear as sinful to Christians might not to Adherents of Africa Traditional Religion (ATR)

[pawel7777]

Gambling is a very broad term and we can't put all of it into one bag.
Example: participation in a charity raffle is also a form of gambling but it's not even close to risking all your family's money in the casino.
I'd say motivation and restraint are the key to assessing whether certain gambling activity is sinful or not.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Gambling is a very broad term and we can't put all of it into one bag.
Example: participation in a charity raffle is also a form of gambling but it's not even close to risking all your family's money in the casino.
I'd say motivation and restraint are the key to assessing whether certain gambling activity is sinful or not.

Losing all your family’s money is not a sin, yes it’s wrong to have done that but that doesn’t mean you’ve sinned, maybe against your family, but not against God. So many religions condemn gambling, not necessarily because gambling is a sin but because it is very addictive and the spiritual leaders understands the impact and consequences of gambling addiction, thus the reason why they choose to teach against it, it’s not gambling itself that’s a sin but certain things gambling can make you do when you suddenly get addicted.

[Penlex_Writer]

The forum is not only made up of Christian members, and sin in different religions means different things.

 I believe that if your religion permits you to gamble, then it may actually be that you're not sinning, but if your religion is against gambling, it is sin that you are indulging in.

yeah is true,if your religion is against it is a sin in making an attempt,it all depends on the religion you are into.

[Penlex_Writer]

Gambling is a very broad term and we can't put all of it into one bag.
Example: participation in a charity raffle is also a form of gambling but it's not even close to risking all your family's money in the casino.
I'd say motivation and restraint are the key to assessing whether certain gambling activity is sinful or not.

Gamble is very broad yes,while the charity raffle accords citizens the opportunity to join hands to power sustainable.

[pawel7777]

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Losing all your family’s money is not a sin, yes it’s wrong to have done that but that doesn’t mean you’ve sinned, maybe against your family, but not against God. So many religions condemn gambling, not necessarily because gambling is a sin but because it is very addictive and the spiritual leaders understands the impact and consequences of gambling addiction, thus the reason why they choose to teach against it, it’s not gambling itself that’s a sin but certain things gambling can make you do when you suddenly get addicted.
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If you're talking about Christianity than I disagree. Sins are not limited to the Ten Commandments and extend to many other areas.
Christians are called to be good stewards of their resources, using their money and time wisely. The example you brought clearly put desire for money over wellbeing of your family. Definitely a sin.

[Penlex_Writer]

[quote author=Dr.Bitcoin_Strange
Losing all your family’s money is not a sin, yes it’s wrong to have done that but that doesn’t mean you’ve sinned, maybe against your family, but not against God. So many religions condemn gambling, not necessarily because gambling is a sin but because it is very addictive and the spiritual leaders understands the impact and consequences of gambling addiction, thus the reason why they choose to teach against it, it’s not gambling itself that’s a sin but certain things gambling can make you do when you suddenly get addicted.

If you're talking about Christianity than I disagree. Sins are not limited to the Ten Commandments and extend to many other areas.
Christians are called to be good stewards of their resources, using their money and time wisely. The example you brought clearly put desire for money over wellbeing of your family. Definitely a sin.
[/quote]i agree with you in terms of loosing your family's money is not a sin,but if you categorize betting as a sin i still have a little doubts because that same bible tells us is not a sin unless addiction has taken place.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

If you're talking about Christianity than I disagree. Sins are not limited to the Ten Commandments and extend to many other areas.
Christians are called to be good stewards of their resources, using their money and time wisely. The example you brought clearly put desire for money over wellbeing of your family. Definitely a sin.

Well, I didn’t border my statement on a particular religion, but then again, let’s assume we are talking about Christianity, you’re not completely wrong, but then again, what if the intentions behind the actions weren’t exactly how you’re thinking it. Lets assume the person in question is in custody of his family’s money which they intended to use for something in the future, and since they didn’t have any use for it at the moment, decided to wager it in order to make more profit until whenever the money was needed and then things didn’t go as planned.

Even in the bible, if you remember vividly, the parable of the talents, where a master entrusted some money/talent to his servants and went on a journey, the servants also used the money to trade, either in business or whatever, I don’t know, but they made some extra bucks for their master and he was pleased with the servants, what if this was the same very intention the person has and spiral out of control, would you say he has sinned?

[libert19]

I don't think it's sin per se but the notion has always been that it's good to stay away from it. In Hinduism, there is scriptural book called 'Mahabharta' where king basically lost everything by gambling, it's not directly told as a sin but the learning has always been there.

[Rubel007]

It would certainly be wrong to call gambling a sin. It may be that after a person becomes addicted to gambling, he engages in some activities to manage his money which are not right and which will be considered  ‍as sin religiously. But if someone is able to control himself even after losing money in gambling, then we cannot call gambling a sin.

[robelneo]

playing it for fun are not sinners,while the addicted one's are sinners.
LET US PUT IDEAS TOGHETHER TO CLERIFY OURSELVES.

If you're already harming yourself, your finances, and everything around you and resort to doing bad things just to get money to sustain your addiction, then yes, you are a sinner, but if you gamble for fun and you limit what you spend and your time, you put gambling in the right perspective and you are good and it will not make you a sinner. Addiction to gambling can cause you to harm everything around you, and you will end up stealing, and that's a big sin.

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Due to findings bible did not condemn gamble or betting as sin but addiction to it is sin,while bible condemn the love of money,but as a gambler you have already love the money before involving,a gambler has an objective and that objective is to win to double your stake,due to my conclusion those playing it for fun are not sinners,while the addicted one's are sinners.
LET US PUT IDEAS TOGHETHER TO CLERIFY OURSELVES.

I haven't looked deeply into the Bible on gambling, is it actually a sin or something else. But I believe that nothing is good in excess. And that which is harmful to us must carry a negative message in our religions, which can be a sin. So until I verify, I want to believe this and I think most cultures in the world would say the same thing, and if there is something different, I respect all cultures and religions. And the next thing is our personal freedom.

[0t3p0t]

I think gambling is a sin if we talk of it as a whole regardless of what religion you are in the only thing is that humans don't call it a sin because they are involve on it maybe you need to get advice from your religious leaders about this issue because every religion has it's own do's and don'ts.