Christians: Is investing in stocks and shares a sin?

No, God wants us to prosper.

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Don't do it, Bob: simple answer. You don't have to and they've got God to provide for them so they don't need you to do it for them.

In answer to the original question: there's no such thing as sin, there's only what serves you depending on what you're trying to achieve. If you're looking to develop more faith and reliance on God, investing in stocks and shares will probably not help that. It will turn your mind to material things and is really saying "I don't trust that God will take care of me." If, however, what you're after is a comfortable Earthly life and aren't too bothered about developing your soul then it's probably a good thing. Your reward is where your heart is. Jesus would probably say something about not being able to serve two masters at once but he was preaching to people (his disciples) who really did want the soul thing; not many people like that around these parts these days.

Still, nothing wrong with living a good, comfortable life and doing good where you can. Having money and doing business isn't necessarily a problem - it's the attachment and the obsession to that which gets in the way. If you could leave it all behind in a second - if you were to lose everything and still feel okay 'cos you had your Self - then no problem whatsoever. A man should know that he needs nothing external to himself to feel fulfilled.

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This is one that I have actually struggled with as well. Or at least struggled to understand as I am an atheist. I have had Christians tell me that it is a sin to save any money at all in preparation for my future, as god will provide for all of my needs and wants. But the funny thing here is that the people that tell me this are my in laws. They have not saved or planed for retirement so my wife and I will have to look out for them financially. My paying for them is not me helping them as a good atheist who looks out for my family and extended family, but god. Can anyone see my confusion, or why this puts me on edge towards good christian values?

Sorry for the rant and not addressing your question. But I think all people should plan for their own future.

That depends. What is causing the shares to change. Millions were made off the recent Japan nuclear disaster by stock prices falling. All that occurred before and relief could be organised. It that morally right?

gambling is when you NOT try to earn on investments in the long run.

Matthew 25:14-30

The good servant multiplied the money entrusted to him. The 'bad' servant buried the money.

No. See the Parable of the Talents, and see Ecclesiastes. There is a difference between investing and gambling.

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Investing is not gambling. Many churches invest.

Well technically it is gambling (with very good odds) so if gambling is a sin that make it a sin.