The religious argument for Bitcoin

As governments become more hostile towards Bitcoin, an argument that it is a requirement of ones religion to use it may become necessary to obtain concessions.

There are two main points to this argument, fairness and avoidance of debt.

1. Fairness

Leviticus 19:35-36

"‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt"

Proverbs 20:23

"Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,

And a false scale is not good"

Amos 8:4-8

"Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land, saying,

“When will the new moon be over,

So that we may sell grain,

And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,

To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,

And to cheat with dishonest scales,

So as to buy the helpless for money

And the needy for a pair of sandals,

And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”"

2. Avoidance of debt

Proverbs 22:7

"The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave."

Proverbs 6:1-5

"My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,

if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

you have been trapped by what you said,

ensnared by the words of your mouth.

So do this, my son, to free yourself,

since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:

Go—to the point of exhaustion—

and give your neighbor no rest!

Allow no sleep to your eyes,

no slumber to your eyelids.

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,

like a bird from the snare of the fowler."

Matthew 6:12

"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."

Romans 13:8

"Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law"

Christians are compelled by scripture to avoid debt, not pledge security and to forgive debtors. Similarly they are commanded to use fair measurements. Neither of which are possible with fiat.

Fiat money is debt, it is a credit that is bought into existence when one party takes on debt. The cost incurred by taking on debt is different for different people. The value of fiat is constantly erroding due to debasement, as more debt is bought into existence, causing inflation.

Since a sound money exists in Bitcoin, christians are compelled to use it and avoid the use of fiat money and it's evils.