if the bible says that gabling is a "sin". surely trading is just another form of gambling?

 

  • todaisies 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    It is only gambling if you try to play the market. If you make sound investments that yield good dividends that you can sell at a future date it is simply being a wise steward of the money God has given you. If you are buying and selling looking for a quick return- now that’s bad; not just spiritually but from a financial standpoint, too.

  • CHRISTINA 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    If you think of it that way, then no one would buy houses or cars either.

  • primoa1970 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    Trying to make your money earn more money is not a sin…….
    Investing wisely in stocks is a Biblical principle

    Remember the parable of the 3 men to whom the king left money to? 2 of them made more money with it…..and one buried it?

  • ticd 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    if you mean trade in "intangibles" like paper stock then maybe so.

    if you mean trade in tangible stuff like livestock, land, real estate
    then YES…thats fine…

  • always and forever..... 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    I am a christian, and I do not plan on getting in on the stocks anytime soon. stocks is gambling but its up to the christian. how conservative is the christian. but according to the bible gambling is a sin. and playing the stock markets is a sin. so there if you really wanted to be exact then yes a good christian probably shouldnt have a stock.

  • Epiphany 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    Define "true" christian.

  • The Time is Fast Approaching 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    More like the lottery.

  • Fireball226 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    sure why not?

  • older 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    as for me i dont consider it gambling. and i do it. mabe a pastor puts money in an I.R.A.for retirement and the ira buys stocks and bonds.

  • Mundane Fish McMuffin 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    Gambling is not mentioned in the Bible as gambling. The Bible does say that anything that is not done in faith is sin. So gambling, investing, etc. should be left up to the conviction of that persons heart.

  • presidentofallantarctica 5:06 pm on February 20, 2010

    It’s not gambling if you have the foggiest idea of what you are doing. Choosing value is not a game of chance, it is a game of judgment and sagacity.

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  • bradc 12:03 pm on February 21, 2010

    gambling are games of random chance —
    investing in stocks is not random chance. If you lose money it’s your own fault because you did not make a good decision based on available information. If you lose money gambling it’s because of chance.

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