Wednesday, 08 July 2009

• Church Raffles

  I have been debating about raffling off a bike for my mission trip. One of my friend said  it is gambling and that I should just sell the bike. When I encounter someone selling a raffle ticket, I just give a donation instead of buying a ticket. That way everyone wins!  Now that I need money it is getting harder for me not to do a raffle. Scriptures do say that we are not supposed to play games of chance. Does this mean when you go to the country fair you are not supposed try to win prizes from Carnies?. Truly these are games of chance but how many christian are doing that? What about game shows? Aren't they games of chance? How many christians watch "Deal or No Deal"? Why are these exceptable forms of gambling in the church world?

   

  I look at this raffle as a one time event. Nobody is going to get hooked on a raffle. It is not something that I am going to be doing week after week. I hope that someone will not develop a gambling problem from a raffle. I don't think it produces a rush like real gambling does. It seriously has never done that for me. I have raffled a few things since I was a kid and never did I feel a rush like a drug. Is it a form of gambling? Yes but I think it is harmless.What do you think?

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