Gambling: A Biblical Perspective

The Bible is God's prescription for our continued existence, health, prosperity, happiness and salvation. To live by biblical principles is to live in obedience and submission to the lordship of Jesus Christ and His Word.

Undoubtedly, we all desire to live rewarding and significant lives. This can be fully achieved, but only if we share God's eternal perspective in this life. God's principles are challenged daily, as we walk along the exciting and difficult road called life. In Matthew 10:16, Jesus says "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves."

One such wolf is the gambling industry. It is human a predator that consumes societal stability, personal wellbeing, marriages, families, life and, ironically, financial prosperity. We must be wise and stealthy to avoid the teeth of gambling. Gambling is not addressed directly in the Bible, nor is it exempt from God's instruction.