And welcome back to "The 700 Club," and Happy Valentine's

Day.

Well, it's time to Bring It On with your email questions.

And we're going to start with this one from Helen.

She says, "I'm 77, my husband is 82.

And we don't have many activities

except, on occasion, we go to the casino for lunch

and play the slots.

We pay our bills and make our donations first.

Is this enjoyment wrong?"

Pat?

PAT ROBERTSON: Oh.

You know, I really don't think so.

I'll tell you what's wrong with gambling.

Gambling is putting on the line the Lord.

You're forcing God.

And the Bible says you shall tempt the Lord your God.

So that's what gambling is.

You're betting your week's wages on whether you

can draw to an inside straight or something like that.

That's sin.

As far as putting a few quarters into a slot machine,

I don't see anything.

At your age, I mean, you're not betting the farm.

You're not tempting the Lord.

You just say, hey, it's fun.

If I hit the thing, that's good.

If I don't hit, that's good.

I don't care.

It's just kind of a recreation.

I see nothing wrong with it.

But maybe some purists in this audience will say,

you're wrong.

But you asked my opinion.

That's my opinion, OK?

WENDY GRIFFITH: All right.

Marilyn says, "We recently began attending a new church.

When they take communion, they take the bread,

dip it in the grape juice, and then partake.

I'm used to the two elements being done separately,

therefore focusing on the Body of Christ

and the Blood of Christ.

I really don't feel comfortable doing it

the way that they're doing it.

Is this taking communion in an unworthy manner?

Are we not forgetting about the broken Body of Christ

and just focusing on the Blood only?

I could really use some clarification."

PAT ROBERTSON: Well, the Catholic church

does it that way.

They dip the little wafer into the wine and place the deal

on somebody's--

WENDY GRIFFITH: So does my church,

and it's a nondenominational.

I don't think it's a big deal.

You know, God isn't interested in all

these little tiny points.

What He wants is your whole heart.

He wants our hearts to be pure and righteous before Him.

He wants to have us love Him.

And whether or not you put the bread in or the wine it,

it doesn't matter.

If it upsets you, then go someplace else.

But as far as I can see, it's not a big deal.

And it certainly has no biblical basis

you have to be worried about, all right?

WENDY GRIFFITH: Amen.

Good answer.

Heather says, "I got invited to my daughter-in-law's baby

shower after years of not seeing my son or two granddaughters

and receiving no contact from them.

I think this may be my prayers being answered,

but my husband says no.

Should I go?"

You absolutely should.

I think your husband's being silly.

You want every opportunity you can

to reconnect with your children and have them love you

and you love them.

And this is an opportunity.

You've been invited to the shower.

Bring a gift.

And put your arms around your daughter-in-law,

and say, we're so happy for you and we'll bless this child.

Do everything you can to reestablish those things.

It grieves people so badly when their children

are estranged from them.

There's a gap in their heart.

They can feel this pain.

And for your husband to say, no, I'm not going because--

no way.

Whatever you can to reestablish those broken relations,

by all means do it.

OK?

I think that answer was for a lot of people

watching right now.

PAT ROBERTSON: Amen.

I really do.

OK.

All right.

Steve asked, "When we pray to God,

should we say 'if it's your will,

Lord,' or can we expect that God might change His will to answer

our prayers?"

And Marina asks, "Is it OK to pray for a specific thing?

Or do I need to pray for God's will over that situation

or person?"

PAT ROBERTSON: I think that "if it be thy

will" is one of the great faith killers known to man.

It really is.

You say, well, Lord, I ask you to heal

this man if it be thy will.

So automatically you say, well, I don't have faith.

And it's God's fault if he doesn't get healed--

no way.

Look, you pray first.

And you say, God, what do you want to do?

What's your pleasure in this?

What's your pleasure?

And when you hear the word of the Lord,

if you're really in touch with God then you speak the word.

In the name of Jesus, be healed.

I mean, that's the way it works but not, I pray, Lord,

that you will heal my dear friend if it be your will--

no way.

But of course Jesus, when He was praying,

said, nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.

But He was surrendering to the Lord.

He was asking for the anointing of the Spirit

to take Him through this awful ordeal

that He had in front of Him.

And so He's saying, if there's any possibility,

Father, that you can lift this burden from me, do it.

But nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.

That's a totally different thing.

OK.

All right.

Melissa says, "I've been sick most of my life,

and more just keeps coming.

It's getting worse, not better.

My question is, how do you ask for prayer from others

without sounding selfish?"

We pray for each other.

It's not selfish to ask somebody pray for you.

You know, we pray for each other.

You know, I had a illness in a dear loved one of mine.

And so many hundreds of people were praying.

And it's so gratifying to have those prayers.

And if somebody asked me to pray for them,

I'm, you know, honored to be able to do that.

So there's nothing selfish about it.

We share each other's burdens and so fulfill

the law of Christ.

We're part of a family.

And we're in a body together, OK?