We can get into semantics and bring up all sorts of things about what it means to be “Christ-like”, yet the word Christ, itself, means to be anointed. And as the book of Acts teaches, before they were called Christians, they were disciples, which basically means student. But what does this have to do with gambling?

Well, if a church pastor or minister tells their congregation to pay their tithes and that they will be blessed because of their tithing. Isn’t this the same as a gambling? Not to undermind the act of tithing, but the context in which tithing is preached does have the same premise as gambling.

The truth about tithing is, however, that it is not a payment or suppose to be uttered as such. Tithing is a gift. An act of kindness and of faith. And tithing doesn’t always require the use of money. For whatsoever you are able to lose, you are also able to tithe. This includes clothing that have not been worn or not used, to food that is wasted, to every thing that you put aside and discard, including time. If you tithe what you lose, you will always have what you keep and nothing will go to waste. This is how you continue to be blessed.

Yet, as far as the exercise of gambling is concern, Christians should not consider spiritual things with ungodly intentions. Christ taught us that we should render the things of God unto God and premit the things of man unto man. So, the question now becomes, are you gambling your spirit or are you gambling your money? Which of these do you understand to have true value? Then render that which you are able to save and lose that which you are able to give away. For the question, in itself, is a gamble.

The other night a group of us from church got together to hang out, and it was there that a friend told us to bring a roll of quarters. The money was for gambling. My husband and I didn’t bring any quarters, just ourselves But later that night my husband and I had an argument because I rolled once… I didn’t think there was a problem.

But time and prayer showed me that something is not right in gambling. Even though it was in “fun”, where was our head at during that game? I know that if we took a roll of quarters, that would have been a roll we would have needed!

What Im getting at is this: Our focus has become rather “limp”. Paul exsorts us to pray and stay watchful. It does all boil down to the scripture, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul”
The Spirit within you should resunate what the Truth is, so get God’s Word into you!!

Whether you realize it or not, everyday we always gamble. Whenever we do something where the outcome is not 100% sure, that means we playing the game of chance(gamble). For example myself, I used to be a courier. I was given an industrial area where a lot of big trucks wandering around. One day, I was looking at notice board in my depot one of my colleague(courier driver also) had died because of accident. He had been working there for 15 years, he was a very experience driver, yet he died on the road.
This come to my realization that I can die anytime on the road, while working in industrial area just make it worse.
This is what I wager during my job: My own life and body. And there is a chance where I can win or lose that wager. Although in this case I can increase my chance of winning by increasing my awareness and driving safely. But remember, I will still have a chance to get an accident. It won’t be 100% safe, EVER.

And we do this all the time, driving to work(accident), going on the bus(bomb), riding in a plane(kaboom), swimming on the beach(shark), walking home(mugged), eating pork(heart attack), drinking coke(diabetes), russian roulette(die!), and many more.

Conclusion is, it all boils down to where your heart is =). This is my attitude towards gambling especially money. I do gamble sometimes, but I’m fine when I’m not gambling. Even if i don’t gamble in 1 month, 1 year, or 10 years, I’m fine with it. But, when I’m in holiday, in vegas, have free time, have extra money that i can lose, why not? Just have fun. If I win, good, if i lose, so what? My mind is not attached to casino,if God call me in the middle of roulette spin, I will go.

Sometimes whatever we should do is not only black & white. Sometimes it is just colorless. This is where our brain step in to think and looking at perspective. e.g. there was no car in Jesus’ time nor when bible was written. How do you justify driving a chunk of materials created by scientific methods? Jesus was walking and riding donkey, no car.