IS CHRISTIAN ALLOWED TO CHARGE INTEREST
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ARE U GUYS ALLOWED TO CHARGE INTEREST? JUST CURIOUS
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To charge for interest is a very interesting concept.
The police will charge everybody they are interested in that's for sure.
Just because you are interested in a girl do you then charge her?
Christians on the other hand are basically interested in everybody to join them and become Christians. But their interest is free. -
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interest lah...
i borrowed from u 100 dollar...u charge me interest 10%...
is that allowed in christianity? -
do they?
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christians are not allowed to do business? christians all eat north-west wind?
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thats why im asking lah..
so according to ur bible..what does it say? or u all dont know... -
of course can lah
if not where do the banking system in traditional christian religion country eg England come from?All charges interest what.If not there will be specific mention of its banking practices just like islamic banking that does not allow interest. -
De 23:19 "You shall not charge interest to your brother-interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.
20 "To a foreigner [or a gentile] you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess. -
Biblical
The following quotations are from the Bible (New Living Translation):
Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to a fellow Hebrew in need, do not be like a money lender, charging interest.
Leviticus 25:35-37 If any of your Israelite relatives fall into poverty and cannot support themselves, support them as you would a resident foreigner and allow them to live with you. Do not demand an advance or charge interest on the money you lend them. Instead, show your fear of God by letting them live with you as your relatives.
Remember, do not charge your relatives interest on anything you lend them, whether money or food.
Deuteronomy 23:19 Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether it is money, food, or anything else that may be loaned with interest.
Deuteronomy 23:20 You may charge interest to foreigners, but not to Israelites, so the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Nehemiah 5:7 After thinking about the situation, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives by charging them interest when they borrow money!" Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.
Nehemiah 5:10 I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of loans.
Psalm 15:5 Those who do not charge interest on the money they lend, and who refuse to accept bribes to testify against the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
Proverbs 28:8 A person who makes money by charging interest will lose it. It will end up in the hands of someone who is kind to the poor.
Jeremiah 15:10 Then I said, "What sadness is mine, my mother. Oh, that I had died at birth! I am hated everywhere I go. I am neither a lender who has threatened to foreclose nor a borrower who refuses to pay--yet they all curse me."
Ezekiel 18:8 And suppose he grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,
Ezekiel 18:13 ...and lends money at interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame.
Ezekiel 18:17 ...helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and laws. Such a person will not die because of his father's sins; he will surely live.
Ezekiel 22:12 There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.
what is all that then? -
you cant read the bible without considering the background, people and culture.
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what do u mean? that whaatever the bible forbids or not..its only for those ppl back during jesus time?Originally posted by dragg:you cant read the bible without considering the background, people and culture. -
meaning to read the Bible and know the context in which the verse is applied
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yup i knowOriginally posted by laurence82:meaning to read the Bible and know the context in which the verse is applied
Psalm 15:5 Those who do not charge interest on the money they lend, and who refuse to accept bribes to testify against the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
but look at that verse...
it is straightfwd....
so do u agree that u r not allowed to charge interest? -
i also came across somethin bout PORK
In the book of Leviticus, chapter 11, v. 7, it is recorded that God declares the pig to be unclean for believers. Then, in verse 8, God says: “You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.” This command is repeated in Deuteronomy 14:7-8. Then, in Isaiah 65:2-4, and 66:17, God issues a stern warning against those who eat pork.
coz im wondering..JEWS dont eat Pork, muslims dont eat pork...but my christian friends eat pork...how come??
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Because in Mark 7, Jesus teach its not what a person eat that make a person "unclean", its what that comes out from inside, the evil thoughts, the sinful desires ...etc that make a person unclean (ie. not acceptable), cause these are the things that corrupts a person's heart.Originally posted by valentinoo:i also came across somethin bout PORK
In the book of Leviticus, chapter 11, v. 7, it is recorded that God declares the pig to be unclean for believers. Then, in verse 8, God says: “You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.” This command is repeated in Deuteronomy 14:7-8. Then, in Isaiah 65:2-4, and 66:17, God issues a stern warning against those who eat pork.
coz im wondering..JEWS dont eat Pork, muslims dont eat pork...but my christian friends eat pork...how come??
is it allowed or not ?Mark 7:14-23
14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.' "[f]
17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? 19For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.")
20He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' 21For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' " -
yeah...tat's why now we can eat crabs and lobsters (previously unclean also)Originally posted by vince69:
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it seems pretty urgent to you ? this charging interest issue....Originally posted by valentinoo:yup i know
Psalm 15:5 Those who do not charge interest on the money they lend, and who refuse to accept bribes to testify against the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
but look at that verse...
it is straightfwd....
so do u agree that u r not allowed to charge interest?
what is your story ? share with us ? then perhaps you can get more specific views. -
sorry but what is Mark 7 ?? is it from bible? or from another source?Originally posted by vince69: -
Jesus came to preach Gospel... good news. News. Old things have passed away, behold all things are new. A new commandment Jesus gave to you. "Love one another as I have loved you."
Rules and regulations are not it. Relationships are. Relationship with God, relationships with men. -
yeah. i'll charge interest.
if its business la.
if its like lending my friends money, i don't charge interest. maybe i'm stupid, but sometimes if the sum of money is quite small, like $100, i will let it go, if the person has trouble paying. -
When frend wants to borrow money from me; I always assume that I will never get it back, much less be paid interests!
So I will lent him the amount I am comfortable to lose and if he did not pay me back and wants to borrow some more, I might lend him some more but much less than the first time. He comes again? Lesser still. He continues? I will like: "here's a couple of dollars for friendship sake to help you buy something to eat."
You see, actually people need very little to survive. If they want more than survival, then work for it, don't borrow from me! -
Hi,Originally posted by valentinoo:sorry but what is Mark 7 ?? is it from bible? or from another source?
It ok,
The book of Mark is one of the 4 Gospel in the New Testament in the Bible, Mark 7 refers to the 7th chapter of the book of Mark.
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This is actually a good policy of lending the amount that is comfortable to lose, I practice this too, but on a case by case basis, sometimes its because they need the money to tide over difficult period of times like after being retrenched and still looking for a job kind of situations.Originally posted by casino_king:When frend wants to borrow money from me; I always assume that I will never get it back, much less be paid interests!
So I will lent him the amount I am comfortable to lose and if he did not pay me back and wants to borrow some more, I might lend him some more but much less than the first time. He comes again? Lesser still. He continues? I will like: "here's a couple of dollars for friendship sake to help you buy something to eat."
You see, actually people need very little to survive. If they want more than survival, then work for it, don't borrow from me! -
why was there a new testament? the old one was the original one...message from god delivered to jesus....he preached the old testament rite?? this new testament...when does it come? after jesus was crucified or before?Originally posted by vince69:Hi,
It ok,
The book of Mark is one of the 4 Gospel in the New Testament in the Bible, Mark 7 refers to the 7th chapter of the book of Mark.