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To: smith288
Nope. God is perfect and doesnt sin in any way. You and I, on the other hand, do sin. All Christians should try very hard not to sin yet we know we fall short of this goal.

youre doing good here - and we are in complete agreement

This man has done nothing wrong.

This is where we disagree -

He doesnt have a history of being a compulsive gambler and only buys a ticket when it reaches over 100 million based on his belief it wouldnt be worth the money

....so the occasional drunkard / crack smoker / gambler neednt be told thier non compulsion is detrimental to the fabric of thier soul due to the notion that the individual pointing it out to them is judgemental and because it is only practiced occasionally? - sorry, theyve still turned away from God in thier sin, and He will judge them for that.

68 posted on 12/27/2002 11:30:01 AM PST by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911
sorry, theyve still turned away from God in thier sin, and He will judge them for that.

Sorry, you're wrong here, in my opinion.

God judges us all based on our acceptance in Christ Jesus. Not on a gambling habit or our dependence on cigarettes. All these sins are earthly and equal in Gods eyes. Our goal is to aim to please God with our efforts for a more Jesus like lifestyle. We are not condemned to hell for winning a lottery and giving 10% to church.

A Church shouldnt deny tithings if they are given from the heart which I believe this man has proven through his tithing history.

72 posted on 12/27/2002 11:50:41 AM PST by smith288
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To: Revelation 911
Um... I believe that you are failing to acknowledge the fact that the millions that this man won were God's in the first place ( yes, God owns it all buddy ).

We don't own anything here on this earth. We are stewards. Maybe if you considered that fact ( yes, it is scriptural )then you would not be so judgemental. The question you should be asking is would you be as good a steward with God's riches as this man intends on being??

206 posted on 12/28/2002 1:30:22 PM PST by PleaseNoMore
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