Our sins are debts to God, which we, the debtors, cannot pay. God is willing to wipe our slates clean if we humble ourselves before Him. We ask for forgiveness for our sins, and by so doing, …

Mar 26, 2015 · Sin is debt. That’s how the Bible describes it. Why? I’ve given a lot of attention lately to the doctrine of the atonement. One key motif that arises again [...]

Mar 14, 2025 · The Bible warns against debt, and extols the virtue of not going into debt, but does not forbid debt. The Bible has harsh words of condemnation for lenders who abuse those who …

Nov 22, 2013 · Sin is a legal debt to God, but not only a legal debt. Sin is breaking the Law of God (1 John 3:4). The Law is exemplified in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) and …

84 Bible Verses about Sin Is Debt Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Oct 5, 2022 · When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, he told them to ask God to “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matthew 6:12). The Greek word for “debt” …

The idea of sin as debt is based on the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which suggests that mankind owes a debt to God for our sinful actions. This debt is described as a kind of …

Spiritual debt is a theological concept that refers to the moral and spiritual obligations humans owe to God due to sin. It is rooted in the understanding that sin creates a separation between …

Feb 9, 2025 · The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), an insurmountable price that no human can afford. But there is hope. Just as a wealthy benefactor can pay off someone’s crushing …

That sin is a debt, a vast debt; or that there is much, yea great, exceeding great evil in sin, considered as a debt. II. That sinners are debtors, and have nothing to pay, and therefore are …