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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8) Romans 13:8 is much richer than the common interpretation, “Christians should never borrow money.” Paul is discussing financial obligations, but his argument is larger: every legitimate obligation should be discharged, while one debt can never be fully discharged—the obligation to love another person.The Greek reads:Μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε, εἰ μὴ τὸ ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶνMēdeni mēden opheilete, ei mē to allēlous agapanLiterally: “Owe no one anything, except to love one another.”And then:“For the one loving the other has fulfilled the law.”A Jewish…