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Bible Questions Answered:
“...if
we as Christians have short changed a friend of some funds, must we
make it right with them?...”
Curt/
Emory, Texas U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Yes, The Word talks about restitution.
The
Word: (New Testament Scriptures)
Matthew
5:23,24 KJV
23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest
that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be
reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mark
12:30, 31 KJV
30
And thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is
the first commandment.
31
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Luke
19:8 NLT
Meanwhile,
Zacchaeus (The chief tax collector in the region)
stood
before The Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor,
Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them
back four times as much!”
Romans
12:17, 18 NLT
17
Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that
everyone can see you are honorable.
18
Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
Romans 13:7-10 NLT (Love Fulfills God’s
Requirements)
7
Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government
fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those
who are in authority.
8
Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one
another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements
of God’s law.
9
For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must
not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and
other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment:
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10
Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of
God’s law.
II
Corinthians 8:21 KJV
Providing
for honest things, not only in the sight of T+he Lord, but also in
the sight of men.
Philippians
4:13 KJV
I
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
James
5:16 NLT
Confess
your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results.
A Christian must make restitution, when at all possible,
but on thee other hand, be forgiving of others if they have wronged
us.
Restitution, may not be wise in some instances where a
confession may further harm one individual or family. Our first
responsibility is to confess to The Lord.
I
John 1:9 KJV
If
we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew
18:21-35 KJV
21
Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but,
Until seventy times seven.
23
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which
would take account of his servants.
24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed
him ten thousand talents.
25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be
sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to
be made.
26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed
him, and forgave him the debt.
28
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should
pay the debt.
31
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry,
and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst
me:
33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee?
34
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto him.
35
So likewise shall My Heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from
your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew
5:42 KJV
Give
to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn
not thou away.
Matthew
6:12 NLT
and
forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
Prayer:
Romans
12:1 NLT
And
so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies
to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and
holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the
way to worship Him.
