for gambling?
1 Timothy 6:10 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
idolatry being one of them
it strikes me oddly a caretaker of 26 years would lack the holiness and fullness of the spirit as to avoid squandering what is the Lords to begin with
flamesuit on
Where is gambling forbidden in the Bible?
Granted they did not get any extra to spend on luxury items for themselves..
Maybe God did guide him to purchase a lottery ticket and get the money for the plastic baby Jesus figure...?
If he has a gambling addiction or this 'win' causes him to throw money away he should be feeding his family with...well thats another issue altogether..
Was the man's act good? bad?...
Other than God himself...Who knows eh?
Lighten up, Francis.
I can't help but think that my God would look upon his intentions as yet another step in bringing this man into the fold.
I really don't think my God would condemn him to hell for puchasing a baby Jesus replacement or for the purchase of the lottery ticket.
You have condemned him out of hand and quoted Biblical passages in support of it, typical of a radical christian who is convinced there is no other God than theirs and that He marches only to their drum.
My God expects me to march to his drum, but is compassionate enough to realize that I may occasionally get out of step.
My God sees into my heart and knows whether my intentions are honorable.
I suspect that the caretaker's God is capable of that also, and will judge accordingly.
Now I don my flame suit, as I suspect there are quite a few Christians on this forum that are as rabidly mad-dog as any Muslim and will not miss a chance to inform me that my beliefs are taking me straight to hell with no detours.
But I assure you that my God walks hand in hand with me and actually reaches out and supports me when I stumble, as opposed to others, those whose God is poised to trip them into the fires of hell at any opportunity, from a perceived "violation" of a scripture from the Bible.
The true hell is those that goes through life with the fear that every action is a catalyst for being sunk even deeper into the pit.
My God knows I am not perfect, but He is perfect and knows my hearts and minds intentions.
And I don't quote scripture to support it.
And yes, I am quite conflicted, since my tagline shows exactly what I think of the Muslim religion, but it is my firm belief that my God would not wish that I killed/beheaded/lied to any non-believer and my God would certainly not reward me with 72 virgins for taking a life for the simple fact that they did not "believe".
So sue me.
Since the caretaker stuck a significant portion of his winnings back into the church, it appears to me that the manner in which he's using his "unrighteous riches" would meet with Divine approval.
At the very least, this article is a nice counterbalance to all the lottary-winner-gone-bad stories.
The bible refers to the LOVE of money, which is distinguished from the NEED for money to feed oneself, one's family, and other necessities. It means that if one cares for money for the sake of money, he's in trouble. There's a big difference.
Flame alert.
Well some of us Christians arent as legalistic as others I guess.
Romans 14