When the attitude of greed is present, the activity is wrong regardless of the value of the wager. A Christian should not desire to increase his own wealth by depriving someone else. This cannot be done when we are competing in a coveting attitude for another man's things, as in a bet. Jesus explains that the second greatest commandment is that we are to love our neighbor as ourself ( Matthew 22:39). Therefore, any activity that is based upon covetousness is sin. One of these commandments is that we must not covet, or wrongfully desire another's possessions ( Exodus 20:17). The Bible defines sin as the transgression of God's spiritual law, the Ten Commandments ( I John 3:4).
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