DEBT

(See also Borrowing; Credit; Interest [Money]; Loans)

appreciation for Awake! articles on:

13-year-old: g96 2/8 30

Bible usage:

debt toward mankind to preach: it-1 602; w08 6/15 30; w08 7/15 6; km 7/05 1; yb01 16; w00 7/1 11; w96 9/15 18; w87 2/1 12

“forgive us our debts” (Mt 6:12): ijwbq article 191; cl 264-265; it-1 601-602; w15 6/15 27-28; g 2/12 13; w10 8/15 6; w09 2/15 18; w08 5/15 9; w08 8/15 29; w04 2/1 14-16; w04 9/15 6; w97 12/1 12; w90 5/15 18-19

Gentiles debtors to Jewish Christians (Ro 15:27): it-1 602

sin likened to debt: w25.02 3, 10

Bible view: scl 80; it-1 600-602; g99 4/8 18-19; g95 6/8 13-14; w94 9/15 31

filing for bankruptcy: w94 9/15 30-31

importance of paying debts: w11 4/15 7-8; w88 2/15 5-6; w88 8/15 17

developing nations: g89 5/8 8; g89 6/8 5; g89 8/8 8; g89 9/8 28; g86 10/22 9-10

effect on child death rate: g89 4/8 30

effect on world financial system: g86 10/22 9-11

Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa: w88 2/15 21

effect on banks: g86 10/22 8-11

embarrassment by costumed collectors: g90 2/22 29

experiences:

former employee pays debt: w88 5/1 7

new Witness pays debt: w11 4/15 6

governments: g89 5/8 8

Jesus’ illustrations: it-1 601

king who canceled large debt (Mt 18): it-1 601, 1179; w16.01 16; jy 152-153; w04 2/1 15; w02 9/1 14; w91 8/15 21; gt chapter 64; si 179; w88 3/1 8-9

two debtors (Lu 7): it-1 601, 1178; jy 100; w10 8/15 6; gt chapter 40; w87 2/1 9

Law covenant provisions: cl 134; it-1 600-601

pledges as security: it-2 648; w14 6/1 7; nwt 1707; w04 9/15 26

repurchase from debt: it-2 781

Sabbath years: it-2 833

views of rabbis: it-2 833

personal: ijwbq article 31; g95 6/8 12-14; g90 2/8 21-23

avoiding: scl 80; g22.1 9; w19.08 22; w07 10/1 22; g01 6/8 28; g96 12/22 8-12

bankruptcy: g90 2/8 23

credit cards: g 7/12 8; yp2 159-160; g01 12/22 29; g96 12/22 3-7; g93 12/8 27

dangers: w93 10/15 9

family debt: w12 11/1 18-21

from use of cell phones: g02 1/8 29

frustration over: w92 9/15 29

getting out of debt: g 9/11 6; g96 12/22 12; g90 2/8 22-23

holiday spending: g98 11/8 28-29

impatience a factor: g 12/12 7

legitimate debt: g 9/11 6

prevalence: g 7/07 22; g04 6/8 28; g00 5/22 28; w93 6/1 19

United States: g90 9/22 29; g89 8/8 8