The nationwide explosion of legal gambling may well be the most
underrated dimension of America’s moral crisis. With the expansion of
state lotteries, casino gambling, and new technologies, the gambling
industry is poised to grow even further in the next decade.
According to some estimates, as much as one-third of the nation’s
money supply now moves through the gambling industry each year.
Looking at a recent annual economic report, management consultant
Eugene M. Christiansen determined that “Americans spent more on
gambling than they did on health insurance, dentists, shoes, foreign
travel, or household appliances.”
The Bible is clear on this issue. The entire enterprise of gambling
is opposed to the moral worldview revealed in God’s Word. The basic
impulse behind gambling is greed—a basic sin that is the father of
many other evils. Greed, covetousness, and avarice are repeatedly
addressed by Scripture—always presented as a sin against God, and
often accompanied by a graphic warning of the destruction which is
greed’s result. The burning desire for earthly riches leads to
frustration and spiritual death. Continue at Al Mohler
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