Fighting the Four Evils

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth (Psalm 37:21). The Bible makes it very clear that it is sin to borrow and not repay. Psalm 37:21 makes it clear: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. You may argue that it is an Old Testament verse. That a verse is found in the Old Testament does not mean it does not apply today. This verse describes the heart of a wicked person. It says that wicked borrow and do not repay. What this means is that if one borrows money, and does not repay, one sins. It concerns the heart itself, and therefore, this requirement to repay all money that one borrows is part of the Moral Law of God, not the Old Testament civil or ceremonial law. To repay all of one's debts is binding to all people today. There is no such thing as an exception to sin, which makes it not sinful. For example, there is no exception to lying, or murder which renders such things to no ...