Market Economy

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Do not require interest from loans to your countrymen, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.  Deuteronomy 23:20 Interest – The Bible is a culturally-produced document.  Let that sink in for a minute.  That means that if we…

Avoiding Collateral Damage

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

When you make a loan of any sort to your countryman, you must not enter his house to seize his pledge.  You must remain outside, while the man to whom you made the loan brings the pledge out to you.  Deuteronomy 24:10-11 Pledge – If you make a loan to a member of the community…