- Lending turns a friend into a servant (Prov. 22:7; Psa. 50:15)
- Biblical "lending" is charitable, not commercial
(Deut. 23:19, 15:1-2; Psa. 37:21; Prov. 19:17; Luke 6:30-36)
- Usury is consistently condemned by God
(Exo. 22:25; Deut. 23:20; Lev. 25:36-38; Eze. 22:12-13; Psa. 15:1,5;
Prov. 28:8; Eze. 18:10,13; I Cor. 5:8-13)
- Interest bites your friend like a snake
- Interest causes friends to secretly curse you (II Cor. 8:14; Romans 12:13;
Gal. 6:10; Jer. 15:10)
- Only strangers should be charged with interest (Deut. 23:20, 15:3-4, 15:6;
Luke 19:23; Matt. 25:27; I Cor. 5:10)
- Co-signing is a dangerous form of lending
- God consistently condemns co-signing (Prov. 6:1-5, 11:15, 17:18, 20:16, 27:13,
22:26-27)
- Co-signing is an unscriptural partnership (Luke 6:42; II Cor. 6:14)
- Co-signing exposes you to swindlers
- Lending or co-signing overrides deeper problems (Prov. 10:22)
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