Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then
live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall
surely die; his blood shall be upon him (Ezekiel 18:13).
Many in the modern western Church, including conservative orthodox evangelical theologians think that the Bible permits usury when not charged against a poor person. They think that the Bible does not prohibit usury between business persons.
This, however, is a faulty understanding of the Biblical prohibition against usury. Simply because the Bible is explicit about not charging usury against the poor (Exodus 22:25) does not mean that the Bible permits usury being charged against one who is not poor.
Usury is that which encourages a person to stay in debt, ensnaring him to serve debt. It is a sin to borrow and not repay (Psalm 37:21). Usury encourages a person to borrow and not repay by ensnaring him to debt. It is a sin under the New Covenant as much as it was a sin under the Old Covenant.
Usury is theft, which using debts owed to one as an excuse to charge a debtor interest. Usury is a sin, whether against a poor person, or by a business man against another. It is the ensnaring of another to debt, which must be repaid in the moral sense.
Many in the modern western Church, including conservative orthodox evangelical theologians think that the Bible permits usury when not charged against a poor person. They think that the Bible does not prohibit usury between business persons.
This, however, is a faulty understanding of the Biblical prohibition against usury. Simply because the Bible is explicit about not charging usury against the poor (Exodus 22:25) does not mean that the Bible permits usury being charged against one who is not poor.
Usury is that which encourages a person to stay in debt, ensnaring him to serve debt. It is a sin to borrow and not repay (Psalm 37:21). Usury encourages a person to borrow and not repay by ensnaring him to debt. It is a sin under the New Covenant as much as it was a sin under the Old Covenant.
Usury is theft, which using debts owed to one as an excuse to charge a debtor interest. Usury is a sin, whether against a poor person, or by a business man against another. It is the ensnaring of another to debt, which must be repaid in the moral sense.
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