Posts Tagged ‘bible’

Should Christians be involved with lotteries or other forms of gambling?

The Bible does not specifically forbid gambling, but there are several biblical principles that should make Christians hesitate to participate: God presents work as the normal way to get the money we need (Eph 4:28; II Thess. 3:12; Prov. 31). When a person cannot work, the second choice is prayer (Phil. 4:6, 19). All my income belongs [...]


Finish for a Change, Devotional

Finish for a Change Dr. Jamal Bryant Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.(Genesis 11:31 NIV) It is [...]