Riverwood Presbyterian Church

Church and Worship

Rejected

by Clay Staggs

Here’s a story about a Baptist church in Florida who has a member who won $6 million in the Florida lottery. The member then wanted to tithe and contribute $600,000 from the winnings. The pastor rejected the money.

My first reaction is that this is silly legalism of the worst kind. I don’t see how playing the lottery occasionally is any worse than buying a raffle ticket - something no one blinks at, morally speaking.

Am I off base here?