| According
to the Bible study
concerning the
administration of loans and rule (Dt. 15:1-11), and other Scriptures, can
you answer the following quesions? |
| 1.
Christians, God's people of today, a brotherhood of
the nations, use both the New Testament and Old
Testament for an authoritative source of direction.
Therefore, they can search the Old Testament law
concerning loans and rule as a guideline. Refering to
the statements above, which of the following is the
best answer? |
true false
if they check their
bank's policies first
if they first study Bill
and Hillary Clinton's ideology and methods of freeing
prisoners or criminals
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| 2. "If
you lend money to one of my people among you who is
needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no
interest" (Ex. 22:25). Moneylenders (generally, for instance, bankers and loan
officials today) charge interest. The post-early church
(according to the Council of Nicaea, Canons at # 17) institued a
revocation policy of any official who lent at interest regardless
of the percentage. The Church should have greatly denounced its politicians who tolerated the Federal Reserve system.
According to the verse Ex. 22:25, how much
interest were the brotherhood of Israel allowed to charge among
their needy? |
depends on whether
he is a college graduate or not depends on his appearance
6.5 %
no interest
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| 3.
According to EX. 22:25, which of the following was
not one of the reasons that determined that no
interest be charged? |
the person belonged
to the brotherhood of Israel the person was needy
the person was one
of God's people
the bankers' association reached their earnings goal for the year
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| 4.
According to EX. 22:25, which of the following
business, professional and working types does not
qualify for the no-interest benefit? |
an Israeli
husbandman a member of the nations (not belonging to the brotherhood of Israel)
an Israeli soldier
an Israeli shepherd
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| 5. "Thou
shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of
money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is
lent upon usury: 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" (Dt. 23:19, 20).
According to the verses above, which of the
following things is allowed to be lent upon usury to
one or more members of God's people by one or more of
God's people?
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money victuals
nothing
something
desperately needed
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| 6.
According to Dt. 23: 19, 20, which of the following
could not the member of God's people lend to upon
usury? |
any non-Israeli the foreign trade officials
the foreigners in
Africa
a fellow Israelite
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| 7.
Applying Biblical principles (Eph. 3.10), it would be a good idea
for Christians to promote their religious beliefs in
politics when it applies to financial matters.
According to the previous statement, which of the
following would you not select as the best answer? |
Christians should
not charge interest to other Christians at home or
abroad in another country Christians have a moral obligation to prevent other
Christians throughout the world from being oppressed
by non-Christian interest programs
Christians must
not persecute or oppress with interest other
Christians even if they belonged to the Axis side
during WW II
the Talmudicist Jews should be allowed to direct our political and financial affairs
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| 8.
Which of the following does not or has not involved
the misuse of usury or other Biblical finance and
rule principles? |
Versailles Treaty unerring Christian finance policy
Jewish finance
endeavors among the Gentiles
Affirmative
Action
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| 9. The
best way a Christian can avoid directly misusing
usury or other Biblical finance and rule principles
is to do which of the following for a living? |
sell or buy bonds
invest in
companies by buying shares
invest in an
insurance company
earn bread through work without direct interest earnings or establish a personal non-interest earning enterprise
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| 10. Which
of the following would be the least likely to oppress
citizens of a country or the whole world as far as
that goes? |
a national and
international, usury-based finance policy
New World Order
policy
The
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of
Zion theme
unerring Christian finance policy
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