Others sought to draw a connection between the Old Testament principle of Jubilee, a year in ancient Israel where all debts were supposed to be forgiven, and Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
“Despite the command to enact and practice the year of Jubilee (where people’s debts are literally canceled), Biblical scholarship suggests that the people of God never obeyed God on this command,” said Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative. “The people of God have ALWAYS struggled with entitlement and greed.”
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In response to the idea that Old Testament laws about debt forgiveness should inform how Christians understand student loan relief, political commentator Beth Allie Stuckey said, “Oh, so the Bible *is* our basis for laws now? Cool…Student loan debt isn’t being forgiven. It’s being transferred from PhDs to plumbers.”
Still others were reluctant to attach theological weight to their view on student loan forgiveness. West Virginia pastor Joel Rainey said, “It’s ok to be for it or against it. Folks have differing opinions on the wisest civic approach to an issue like this.”
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“It’s not ok to wrap theology around a modern civic issue that has no clear Biblical prescription,” Rainey continued. “3rd commandment [against taking God’s name in vain] still applies.”
