If you are playing crazy 8s or whisk, where is the harm?
2007-08-07 14:03:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for all your answers. The reasoning made sense.
2007-08-08 02:51:27 · update #1
Although the cards in and of themselves are not evil, it is the way men use them for evil purposes that counts.
2007-08-08 02:52:16 · update #2
No there's no real harm. But it does help to understand the historical basis for this thinking (something most of them have forgotten).
Around the turn of the previous century, there was a large movement among American protestants to help the poor, the homeless, etc. Many of those people really were enslaved to things like alcohol or gambling. So it was really hard to justify an innocent game of whist or a social cocktail when you see families and lives destroyed by the abuse of those things. So many Christians took the very Christian step of swearing off all alcohol or card games or whatever it may be, as a way of supporting their addict brothers and sisters.
That's all well and good, but then as those denominations aged a generation or two and forgot about working with the poor and the disenfranchised, they still held on to their parents' prohibitions, turning them into a legalistic code of conduct. They forgot WHY they did what they did, and so it becomes really kind of silly and even its own form of enslavement.
Peace to you.
2007-08-07 15:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, switching denominations is not necessarily sinful, depending on your reasons or justifications for switching a denomination. a denomination is not a different religion, it's just a different perspective within the same religion, that might have some things wrong about some things. And even if it was a sin, committing a sin doesn't mean you are going to hell. Once you are a true christian, you will still sin, but you will always be working towards becoming a better person, and your sin will never send you to hell. a non-christian is sent to hell only after they die. up until that point, your sins can be forgiven if you choose to accept Jesus. He might not be a true christian, and could go to hell, and you could change into a christian later and go into heaven. So, no. This sin doesn't mean he's going to be in hell. If he's a true christian, you aren't going to see him in hell. If he's not a christian, he will most definitely be in hell.
2016-04-01 04:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most churches don't ban cards anymore, but a few still do. I once heard a preacher say that cards were invented as a complete mockery of Christianity, with the Joker representing Jesus Christ. Also, there is a fear that playing card games might lead to gambling. Furthermore, there are several methods for using regular playing cards for purposes of divination, which puts them dangerously close to tarot cards, which are forbidden by many churches. Some older people still call them "devil's tickets" or "tickets to hell". I should note that my own church does not forbid card playing.
2007-08-07 14:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason they think this is because cards were used for fortune telling long before they were used for crazy eights. Decks such as the tarot deck were around long before the Bicycle cards were. To answer your question, the common deck we use today has it's origins in the tarot deck of cards. That's why some people view it as bad
2007-08-07 15:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by guitarman28716 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some denominations think card playing is a form of gambling or satisfying the flesh rather than satisfying God.
2007-08-07 14:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by iondesign@sbcglobal.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can lead to gambling for money, putting family welfare at risk.
(Isaiah 65:11) “But YOU men are those leaving Jehovah, those forgetting my holy mountain, those setting in order a table for the god of Good Luck and those filling up mixed wine for the god of Destiny.
2007-08-07 14:52:31 · answer #6 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The harm comes once you start taking your mind off of your weekly offering. Churches sell fear and comfort at the price of guilt or cash. They much prefer cash. And it's all Tax free. I'm atheist but I've even considered starting my own church just for the perks.
2007-08-07 14:10:27 · answer #7 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally see no harm in recreational card playing,
but I think they that do link it to tarot card reading.
2007-08-07 14:08:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the preacher thinks it's a sin, it's not in the bible that playing cards is a sin!
2007-08-07 14:07:16 · answer #9 · answered by book writer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it has more to do with the gambling card games, like poker.
Just one more reason to run from religion...
2007-08-07 14:07:01 · answer #10 · answered by goldy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋