What the bible actually says is not to engage in usury. Usury is defined as excessive, obscene interest like 100% - like modern payday loans charge. It doesn't say to not charge interest. It says neither borrower nor lender be, too, but that's just good advise, not some law. There's not a thing wrong with the Bible but if you try to live as though it's full of inviolate rules you'll have nothing but trouble, and certainly in modern business.
Investing is different, in investing, you are purchasing ownership and you get a fair share of the profits. Either in the form of dividends or the value of your share increases.
People are people, but muslims tend to avoid interest whenever possible. Shariah banking makes business loans fall into one of two catagories. Either as an investor who shares the profits and the business owner gets to repurchase the investors share based on the principle.
Or the bank buys the business /equipment outright, then sells it back to the owner with a premium over a period of time.
Yeah the Bible says a large amount of things we don't respect, and for good reasons. The rules are clear, we shouldn't follow them but at least they are very clear. Being an investor wouldn't change anything to it.
Only if you lost your money. Other than that it's just business.
It seems to me that the loving thing a Christian can do is to lend to his I lend money to local Christians who want to start small businesses.
your not a sinner just because you like money in the flesh,,,,,I'm an human, with a few guardian angels, around me daily,,,,,,I love money,,,, but its not a sin to have it or to make it,,,, they help me to have money on occasion.
Don't believe everything you read
The Bible says not to charge interest. What if you are an investor?
