SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

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SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

• I THESSALONIANS 521

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Is it dishonesty when you gamble at a legal
establishment such as race tracks, casinos or
lotteries?

• Like many other things that arise, there is no
  passage of Scripture that says, You shall not
  gamble or Gambling is right.
• ARGUMENTS USED AGAINST IT
• Not way God intended us to make money Ephesians
  428
• Violates the golden rule Matthew 712

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• Whole concept of something for nothing violates
  Scripture.
• Often tied to other kinds of evil that makes it
  bad 2 Corinthians 614-18
• Organized crime
• Drinking
• Drugs
• Addictive
• Often results in people who cant afford it
  losing everything in hopes of winning big.

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ARGUMENTS FOR IT

• Just entertainment. I dont spend any more
  there than you would at Branson, etc.
• Does good for education, taxes for state.
• Not forbidden.
• Similar to casting lots in the Bible that God
  ordained.

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WISDOM?

• Would go too far for us to say for everyone that
  it is sinful to go to horse races or casino, or
  buy lottery tickets.
• It isnt a wise use of your money. Most lose.
  Thats how the places stay in business.
• It does support things we should be opposed to.
• Better ways to invest for the future.

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DOES THE END JUSTIFY THE MEANS?

• Arguments made on many issues go back to this
  concept. If good can come out of it there must
  be something good in it.
• Illustration Legalize drugs.
• Kills the black market.
• No longer tied to crime and gangs.
• We can collect taxes on the sells.
• Just like with liquor.

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Faulty premises

• End doesnt justify the means Romans 520-63
• Making alcohol legal hasnt cut down on
  drunkenness, or alcoholism.
• Making it legal hasnt stopped the illegal trade
  or sell to minors.
• Turning something over to the government seldom
  solves a problem.

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ANSWERS DONT LIE WITH THE GOVERNMENT

• Church needs to teach people how to live.
• Families need to teach their children whats
  right, wrong and who they are.
• We need to rid ourselves of the things that
  promote evil.
• Companions - I Corinthians 1533
• Music
• Entertainment