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I hav eput this in advice instead of debate because debate can sometimes get very harsh and I need gentle replies as am a bit fragile at the moment. Not so much due to this issue but generally. I also am still learning and I do tend to attract quite harsh replies on soical media/forums etc (must be the way I put myself across, but not sure where I kep going wrong?) so please be gentle.
I am not really into gambling much- casinos and the Lottery to me seem a waste of money but I see nothing wrong with raffles or a tombola at a church fete. Yet others class a 50p ticket for a raffle to be "gambling?" I been wondering about where people draw the line? When discussing these things with other believers, some of them say all gambling is wrong, others say only casinos are wrong but raffles etc ok, and am just wondering? I never feel convicted about entering a raffle for a charity if it doesn't cost much (eg would never spend more than a pound a ticket) but am I gamblign without realising it?
I don't feel convicted about having a glass of wine either (ok, I do feel a bit convicted but that is because my medication can be affected if i drink even a bit, but in terms of sin I feel no conviction at all. I think getting drunk is more of a sin than just one glass every few months or so?
I am not really into gambling much- casinos and the Lottery to me seem a waste of money but I see nothing wrong with raffles or a tombola at a church fete. Yet others class a 50p ticket for a raffle to be "gambling?" I been wondering about where people draw the line? When discussing these things with other believers, some of them say all gambling is wrong, others say only casinos are wrong but raffles etc ok, and am just wondering? I never feel convicted about entering a raffle for a charity if it doesn't cost much (eg would never spend more than a pound a ticket) but am I gamblign without realising it?
I don't feel convicted about having a glass of wine either (ok, I do feel a bit convicted but that is because my medication can be affected if i drink even a bit, but in terms of sin I feel no conviction at all. I think getting drunk is more of a sin than just one glass every few months or so?