Debtors and creditors figure with other familiar characters in the parables of Christ Jesus—with farmers and fishermen, priests and tax collectors, merchants and housewives. Jesus used these various types to teach compassionate moral and spiritual lessons.
How can I get out of debt? How can I avoid getting into it? How can I maintain my credit rating so that I can borrow when I need to? Where can I safely and usefully lend? Many ask these questions, and they may seem very mundane. But the answers, if sought within a spiritual perspective, will not only bless our business affairs but can also teach lessons of great moral and spiritual value.
In the Bible there is the story of a widow who learned such a lesson (see II Kings 4: 1-7). She was left so deep in debt that the creditor was coming to enslave her two sons. At this point her husband's fellow prophet Elisha intervened. Surprisingly he told her to start borrowing again. But not money. This time it was to be empty containers.
