The Sin of Gambling
This pamphlet from Byron Center Protestant Reformed Church condemns gambling as sinful based on biblical principles, arguing that while the church must remain politically neutral as an organization, it has a responsibility to apply God's Word to social issues. The resource combines theological reasoning about the church's spiritual mission with practical critique of gambling's destructive effects on individuals, families, and society.
To preach the Word of God, we believe, is the fundamental task of the church of Jesus Christ on earth. It is not her only task; she must also administer the sacraments rightly, exercise discipline amongst her members, and care for her poor. But none of these may she do, without also preaching the Word. Her work, in other words, is a spiritual work. This means that the church of Christ must stay above politics. That is, she ought not endorse a particular party or political candidate, and she...