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Originally Posted by Stephen  Certainly all forms of gambling and games of chance at church events should be avoided because this is a violation of the eighth commandment. | I failed to mention that part. They had a raffle also. $100 per ticket to win a Lexus or other cash prizes. They only had 1900 tickets for sell. We ran the numbers and figured they cleared $100,000 just from the raffle.
But now I'm wondering...is a raffle stealing?
Commandment VIII: “You shall not steal. Ex 20:15 (ESV)
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Steve Butts - Former SBC-er
Three Forms of Unity - Bradenton CRC - Bradenton, Florida
(A conservative member in a conservative congregation)
"Turning away to false Theology is equal to turning away to false gods" — Francis Schaeffer (Death in the City)
Last edited by Seb; 02-12-2008 at 01:39 PM..
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