PART TWO
One of the greatest danger of gambling is, it takes away from trusting in the God. God says I will provide for your needs. Satan says roll the dice, play the cards, Bet in SportPesa, BetIn, Betika, Betway there might be a chance that you win and become filthy rich for When you trust in God nothing is by chance nor fortune. This gives false hope to people and builds false imaginations. GOD SHOULD BE OUR ONLY HOPE AND TRUST
John 14:12
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked will perish
Romans 15:13
So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever
Gambling does not give GLORY TO GOD but the LUCK and FORTUNE of men and that means it does no good to me or to others
1 Corinthians 6:12
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify
As christian we need to know we were created in the image of God( Genesis 1:26-27) and gambling MAKES A MAN TO BE A FOOL and God is angry with them that believe in the idols or gods of fortune or chance
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.
Isaiah 65:11-12
But you are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget My holy mountain, Who prepare a table for Gad, And who furnish a drink offering for Meni. Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear, But did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.
Gambling and betting is giving the appearance of all evil. What would you think if you went inside a casino and saw your pastor holding money in one hand and rolling dice in another, or your pastor winning a lottery or seeing your pastor betting in SportPesa, BetIn, Betika, BetPawa or Betway? That picture just wouldn’t look right, would it? Now picture yourself doing the same thing. Society does not look at gambling as being honest. The betting industry is a dark world filled with crime.
As a victim of gambling, i treat gambling websites like pornography websites. Gambling websites contain alot of viruses.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Yes, its a dark world filled with crime and leads to more sin. Prostitutes are always near casinos. They entice men who seem like high rollers and they entice men who are down on their luck. It is not a surprise that most casinos promote sensuality and women.
James 1:14-15
but each person is tempted when t hey are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Gambling has been used as a tool of entertainment. Its so shame even the so called gospel musician have become victims. I know one whom was used to award a gambler a cheque worthy of shillings.
In most of casinos and Betting Branches(like BetIn site) worldly music is played and the game of Antichrist( football) is advertised and played.
KEY POINTS
Gambling is a means of getting rich quick or seeking fortune apart from constructive labor or work that is truly beneficial to society.
Gambling shows no concern for God’s glory. A Jesus-follower should try to glorify God in everything (1 Cor. 10:31), and use his or her money to accomplish good for the kingdom (Matt. 6:19-21, 24)
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Additional Scriptures
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.
Proverbs 14:12, 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.
Proverbs 18:18
Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart.
Proverbs 21:6
Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 23:5
Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy..................
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge that broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.
James 4:4
........... Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God
1 John 2:15
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be without covetousness;be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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