You
know how atheists rarely venture outside of the Old Testament lest
they run into teachings of Jesus that convict them of a deep need for
forgiveness? And you know how atheists accuse Christians of
cherry-picking verses to make our case? Do you think atheists ever do
the same thing? Do you ever see or hear an atheist ranting about this?
Do
not take interest or any profit from foreigners, but fear your God, so that
they may continue to live among you. You must not lend them money at
interest or sell them food at a profit
Leviticus
25:36,37
“If
you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not
treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
Exodus
22:25
You
may not charge a fellow Israelite interest, so that the Lord your God may
bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are
entering to possess.
Deuteronomy
23:20
Immense
riches are seldom possessed by leaders of countries or corporations
without the oppression of their citizens, employees or investors.
Immense riches are seldom gained without the willingness to rape and
plunder the earth. Unlike
their neighbours, and unlike our modern industrial societies, people
in ancient Israel (those who atheists call dim-witted bronze-age goat
herders) were to make sure they did nothing to take advantage of each
other.
Peace,
Mercy and Justice were then and are today to be the hallmark of God's
people.
"The past is the last refuge of the defeated."
ReplyDeleteMove on to the 21st century already!!!!