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What do you think if God is okay with this game? It's difficult for me because I'm a Christian, but I love the world of poker
 
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'God does not play dice ' with the universe . Albert Einstein in a letter to Max Born .
 
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If you have to ask the answer is probably No.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Fwiw I'm on team poker not team monotheism
 
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I think that's a question every Christian has to answer for themselves. Personally, I don't see poker as inherently wrong if it's played responsibly and doesn't become an obsession.

For me, the key is whether it's a healthy hobby or something that starts controlling your life, finances, or faith.

But I'm not a Christian so it's up to you
 
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The main advantage of poker for me, as a believer, is that in this game, like no other, success depends on God. Of course, luck—another name for Divine will—is important in football or wrestling, to a lesser extent in basketball, and even less so in, say, chess. However, only in poker is God a full-fledged participant in the competition.
 
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I think definitely NOT!
 
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Dtapiav said:
What do you think if God is okay with this game? It's difficult for me because I'm a Christian, but I love the world of poker
God is only okay with GTO players, exploitative players are probably going to hell
 
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guroove said:
God is only okay with GTO players, exploitative players are probably going to hell
Muchas gracias por tu respuesta 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
 
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Nameless14 said:
I think that's a question every Christian has to answer for themselves. Personally, I don't see poker as inherently wrong if it's played responsibly and doesn't become an obsession.

For me, the key is whether it's a healthy hobby or something that starts controlling your life, finances, or faith.

But I'm not a Christian so it's up to you
Gracias 🙌🏻
 
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I think it all depends with our intentions and view of it, and also how you play,for example, drinking alcohol is not a sin but it leads to sin and all sorts of immoral behavior's hence it's wrong, but directly it ain't. Now poker is a social game, about skills and less of gambling but if it leads you to steal or abscond on your duties and responsibilities, lie to family and friends that way it will be a sin otherwise if you play with what you can afford to lose or just for fun and love of the game I don't think it's a sin
 
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Poker is from God, GGPoker is from the devil. Hahaha
 
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Dtapiav said:
What do you think if God is okay with this game? It's difficult for me because I'm a Christian, but I love the world of poker
I am Christian as well and I do what feels right <3 I do not play with my money <3 I play free games <3 I do not know if that is what you are asking <3 BUT ask God <3
He will tell you <3 and look to the word for guidance <3
 
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