Worth A Look (Gambling Edition)
The Worth A Look feature in the blog is meant to bring helpful resources to your attention. Here are three that are worth a look:
Gambling by Ihor Zhakunets (video)
Excerpt: "Most, many, and maybe all forms of gambling develop unwise and unbiblical instincts in the soul."
Gambling: Thinking Biblically About Risk, Money, and the Heart by Costi Hinn (article)
Excerpt: "Gambling addiction is not rare. It devastates families, finances, and consciences. Even where addiction has not yet taken root, wisdom asks honest questions: Does this activity strengthen self-control or erode it? Proverbs 25:28 speaks wisdom into our hearts saying, 'Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit.'"
When the Accounts Are Called: A Christian Understanding of Gambling by Albert Mohler (article)
Excerpt: "The Bible presents the stewardship of material possessions as a crucial issue of discipleship. The Christian understands that his possessions and money are not his own, but God’s. We are trustees who will be judged for the quality of our stewardship. Those lottery tickets and trips to Atlantic City are going to be hard to explain when God calls stewards to account."
Gambling by Ihor Zhakunets (video)
Excerpt: "Most, many, and maybe all forms of gambling develop unwise and unbiblical instincts in the soul."
Gambling: Thinking Biblically About Risk, Money, and the Heart by Costi Hinn (article)
Excerpt: "Gambling addiction is not rare. It devastates families, finances, and consciences. Even where addiction has not yet taken root, wisdom asks honest questions: Does this activity strengthen self-control or erode it? Proverbs 25:28 speaks wisdom into our hearts saying, 'Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit.'"
When the Accounts Are Called: A Christian Understanding of Gambling by Albert Mohler (article)
Excerpt: "The Bible presents the stewardship of material possessions as a crucial issue of discipleship. The Christian understands that his possessions and money are not his own, but God’s. We are trustees who will be judged for the quality of our stewardship. Those lottery tickets and trips to Atlantic City are going to be hard to explain when God calls stewards to account."