Broke to Bankrupt Does my faith let me file? Introduction 1. Based on what you know, what does it mean that a person has “filed for bankruptcy”?
2. Based on that definition, what is your view on whether a Christian should ever do it?
Debt and Bankruptcy as a Moral Issue Proverbs 22:7 A rich person rules over poor people, and a borrower is a slave to a lender. Proverbs 22:26,27 Do not be among those who shake hands to guarantee debts. 27 If you do not have enough to repay, why should your bed be taken out from under you? 1. What warning does Scripture give regarding going into debt?
Psalm 37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and give. Romans 13:8 Do not owe anyone anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 2. If we do go into debt, what does God expect us to do?
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