Are Your Investments Funding Evil? A Biblical Approach to Investing — Key Takeaways
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Are Your Investments Funding Evil? A Biblical Approach to Investing
Abraham's Wallet53mAug 19, 2026
Watch the originalOwnership carries moral responsibility — screening egregious investments (abortion, pornography) is faithful stewardship, but total separation from fallen markets is neither possible nor biblically required (1 Corinthians 5:9-10).
Key takeaways
Exodus 21 negligence law: knowledge of harm transfers guilt to the asset owner
Exodus 21 negligence law: knowledge of harm transfers guilt to the asset owner
- If an ox known to gore kills someone and the owner did nothing, the owner is also put to death (Ex. 21:28-36).
- Applied to investing: knowing a company destroys lives and continuing to hold it shifts moral responsibility to you.
Ephesians 5:11 — 'Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness' grounds all BRI screening
Ephesians 5:11 — 'Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness' grounds all BRI screening
- This verse, paired with 1 Timothy 5:22 ('do not share in the sins of others'), forms the New Testament backbone of biblically responsible investing.
- The content treats these as active obligations, not optional preferences, for believers who know their holdings fund harmful activity.
1 Cor. 5:9-10 explicitly forbids total economic separation from a fallen world
1 Cor. 5:9-10 explicitly forbids total economic separation from a fallen world
- Paul clarifies 'don't associate with the immoral' means inside the church — not withdrawal from secular commerce.
- This passage directly undercuts the position that Christians must avoid all market participation.
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In this video
- 1mIntroduction: The Problem of Complicit Investing
- 6mThe Goring Ox Principle: Ownership and Moral Responsibility
- 15mThree Counterweights: Degrees of Ownership, Impossible Purity, and Conscience
- 23mHow to Screen: Direct Indexing, BRI Funds, and Custodian Choice
- 34mThe Big Three Custodians: BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street
- 44mAdditional Platforms and the Financial Issues Screener
- 48mThe Wall Street Bull: Spiritual Symbolism and Practical Conclusion
“Invest like the owner is returning because he is.”
— Mark Parrot
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