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1 | Banker are sinner or not | Deut 23:19 | Rajeeb | 214649 | ||
whether Banking and Bankers are sinner in the view of Lord as Deuteronomy 23.19 restrict taking interest.Please guide me,I am a aspirant Banker | ||||||
2 | Banker are sinner or not | Deut 23:19 | keliy | 214650 | ||
Ggood morning Rajeeb, welcome to the forum and thank you for the question. If only more bankers would start out with questions like yours, what a world we would be living in (o: ! The wording of the verse contains the clue to the answer. "You shall not charge interest to your countrymen" So we must remember to whom our Lord was addressing this directive, and His purpose was for the preserving of the purity and honor of the families of Israel, What He was saying was that they must not lend for the gain of interest to another Israelite. This is because God had given the promised land to His people and for the purpose that all should share in common all they have been given. In extreme cases, such as in the case of a crop faillure another person should see it no great burden to lend of the excess of his crop to the one who has needs to feed his family. This would be of no great sum, usually a small amount from the excess as the Lord has seen fit to sustain His people. In the lending of money, when no agriculture is involved for instance, when a neighbor has an honest need, and it takes a little bit of cash to tide him over, we should give him the amount that is needed, until he is able to return it to us without interest, because if this neighbor is unable to make ends meet with what he has earned, then the interest we charge would be a greater burden on him for the next pay period, causing him to come up even shorter. In this way our lending to him would be a hindrance rather than a help. This is not to be confused with the prrocess of lending money as a way of making a living, which in our culture is not only accepted but often expected. If a person were to want a house or a boat, and agrees to the terms of the contract beforehand, it is a perfectly acceptable venture in the eyes of both parties, as both parties receive a benefit. keliy |
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3 | Banker are sinner or not | Deut 23:19 | Rajeeb | 215140 | ||
I am a Hindu by religion and I read Bible as a guidance for my life to Know God and I may misinterprete the teachings and then I become very much Harsh upon myself. Can you suggest me some more readings from the Bible or else where will help me in stabilising the question about Bankers and Bankings. I am really very much thankful to you for the nice explanation you have given me. Really the phase Deuteronomy 23.19 has disturbed me a lot ..Thankyou very much. Awaiting your quick respoonse | ||||||
4 | Banker are sinner or not | Deut 23:19 | Searcher56 | 215142 | ||
Scripture ... Exo 22:25-27; Lev 25:35-37; Deu 15:7-11, 23:9-10; Neh 5:7-12; Luk 6:34-35 ... God's day to you, Rajeeb, I commend you for reading the Bible. The passages I cited deal with charging Israelites interest to Israelites. Some say these passages are only for them. If we would apply it to another country or even Christians, I am not sure who would be a banker/lender. Plus, we could not charge (or get) interest on money we have in the bank. One reason it would be tough to be a banker is because Leviticus 25:8-54, says in the Year of Jubilee, all debts are forgiven. So you may hold their property, they owe you money ... but when the Year of Jubilee comes around you need to give it back. I believe September 2018 – September 2019 is the next Year of Jubilee. Deuteronomy 23:20 says Israelites could charge interest to foreigners. We need to be careful to pick which Law to (dis)obey. Searcher |
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