IPHC Frequently Asked Questions

To the best of my memory the lottery is not expressedly stated in the IPHC Manual. However, there have been IPHC Conferences, such as Georgia, that have gone on record as opposing a state lottery.

IPHC generally views lotteries as a form of gambling. It is often considered a sin because it puts ones future in the hands of "chance" rather than trusting the Lord.



		I am a member of a Pentecostal Holiness Church and I've always thought it was a sin to play the lotteries. Is it a sin to play the lottery according to the Pentecostal Holiness Church? To the best of my memory the lottery is not expressedly stated in the IPHC Manual. However, there have been IPHC Conferences, such as Georgia, that have gone on record as opposing a state lottery. IPHC generally views lotteries as a form of gambling. It is often considered a sin because it puts ones future in the hands of "chance" rather than trusting the Lord.


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