Gambling is a system based on covetousness and greed. Where do covetousness and thefts come from? Mark 7:21-23 ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Who is an idolater? Eph. 5:5, Col. 3:5 ______________________________________ Will a covetous man have any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ? Eph. 5:5; I Cor. 6:10 ________ What is a root of all kinds of evil? I Tim. 6:10 ____________________________ Note: it is the "love" of money, not money. In what sin did they stray from the faith? I Tim. 6:10 ______________________ What happens when a person loves silver? Eccl. 5:10 _________________________ What happens when a person loves abundance? Eccl. 5:10 ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What should not be named among saints? Eph. 5:3 _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What should our conduct be without? Heb. 13:5 _______________________________ What should you be content with? Heb. 13:5 __________________________________ Who will not go unpunished? Prov. 28:20, 22 _________________________________ What do those who desire to be rich fall into? I Tim. 6:9 ___________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What does he who is greedy for gain do? Prov. 15:27 _________________________ What is the tenth commandment? Ex. 20:17 ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What should be characteristics of rulers? Ex. 18:21 _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What does one’s life not consist of? Luke 12:15 _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Who should we avoid? I Cor. 5:11 ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What should we incline our hearts to instead of covetousness? Ps. 119:36 ____ _____________________________________________________________________________ Gambling takes advantage of someone else’s misfortune Phil. 2:3,4. Gambling takes away the work ethic 2 Thes. 3:10-12; Eph. 4:28.By Pastor Todd R. Cook (toddrcook@biblestudies4u.info)