and what the bible says about it?


just curious?

usury (and subsequently poverty) causes more damage to mankind and society than a lot of the other so called "issues" that religious groups like to make a fuss about...

so, any thoughts?

First whats usuary?

the word usury is sometimes used to describe the selling of money as a commodity...

but it usually means (or the dictionary definition) of the word is:

An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money.

the old dictionary defniniton:

Interest charged or paid on a loan

oh okay.. so its like cheating of some sorts.

exu,

Plain and simple, why do they do anything they do? ...they don't listen to or obey God.

They are more interested in obtaining temporal worldly goods then Eternal Heavenly Rewards.

They are greedy and self-centered, not God centered.

Right now in the world we have no "middle class" anymore just the rich and poverty level.

The rich are working to even get rid of the poverty level just leaving them, One World Order.

Don't be surprised it was all predicted in the Bible and it will come to pass.

RhodaRose

The world indeed has ignored the warning against usury but certainly not the church, when the one world order or currency will take effect, the church i believe, will have been taken out of this world

@All true Christians,

Any answer to this OP, please?

@op- the christians decided what part of the bible to choose and neglect. Therefore is not a big deal if they dump usury

Usury simply refer to banking system. Loans and interest. It was against Gods will for Israelites to lend out money with interest to one another. but they were allowed to lend with interest(usury) to strangers

Deut. 23:20
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
. It Also refer to putting your money in the bank to yield interest. Jesus refers to it as a managable last resort investment.In the parable of the talents Jesus said instead of keeping the money idle, it should have been invested in the bank.

Luke 19:23
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

@post
because christians are not under the bondage of jewish laws the mohammedans copied

interesting how the OP refused to quote any bible verse because of course we all know where he's going.

@amunaki- right on spot, i already said it, christianity is all about choosing. What a religion

And islam is all about living in bondage both here on earth and in the after life

Muslim obey God's rule without debunking or rejecting some unlike amunaki and his christ members

tpia.:

interesting how the OP refused to quote any bible verse because of course we all know where he's going.

Where is that? Don't just reach that conclusion. . .

Joagbaje:

Usury simply refer to banking system. Loans and interest. It was against Gods will for Israelites to lend out money with interest to one another. but they were allowed to lend with interest(usury) to strangers

Deut. 23:20
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
. It Also refer to putting your money in the bank to yield interest. Jesus refers to it as a managable last resort investment.In the parable of the talents Jesus said instead of keeping the money idle, it should have been invested in the bank.

Luke 19:23
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

I quite don't get your point there: is it good or bad/wrong accepting and/or giving usury according to Christianity? Thanks

muhsin:

Where is that? Don't just reach that conclusion. . .

I quite don't get your point there: is it good or bad/wrong accepting and/or giving usury according to Christianity? Thanks

Well, The OP didnt ask that he only asked for comment. But if youre asking me if its good or bad, YES and NO. God is against laying heavy burden on his children expecially heavy interest. We can say our present kind of banking that will make people labour in pain to pay back is a form of enslavement. God doesnt want anybody to take advantage of another. But Jesus did not condemn it, But he gave an impression ,its not the best way to turn over money but the worst kind of investment. It was like saying " if youre so lazy to do business with this money, instead of burying it, why not give it to bankers to use for trade, so i could have interest.

Lol