Gambling with One’s Life

1 Timothy 6:10

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I. The root of gambling

u “Love of money”is the root of gambling.

u The love of money is one aspect of the “lust

of the flesh (1 John 2:16).”

u The word used by John means an inordinate

desire for something— goes beyond the

normal.

u Desire to get more and more is often caused

by a lack of faith concerning the future

(Matt. 6:25-34).

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u Jesus asked, “What does it benefit a man to

gain the whole world yet lose his life?”

(Mark 8:36)

u Rather than gaining more, the one who

gambles usually loses what he already

has— many times much more.

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