Nowhere in The Bible does it tell us that we should not file for bankruptcy. It does, however, discourage getting so far into debt that you cannot repay it. God's children were never to be slaves to anyon or anything, except The Master, Jesus Christ. In Romans 1:1, Paul calls himself just that. For people today it is easy to go into debt. Many people file bankruptcy. The Christian thing to do it to pay your debts. Avoid going into bankruptcy by looking at all options. There are times when you feel as if you have reached the end, and the only solution is bankruptcy. There are several ways that even a Christian might consider a reason to allow bankruptcy. Sometimes it might be that a credtitor is able to force you into bankruptcy. Although this is rare, it could happen. Depending on the number of creditors, one of them could force it. Bankruptcy actually helps the creditors, as they will recoup some of what is owed them. Financial hardships become so great that there is no other al...