What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [7] 12/24/2025 (Evening thought)

Luke 6: 34 And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thank have you? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Quid pro quo: Latin, Something, in exchange for something, A favor, or advantage granted, or expected in return for something…. When understood in a broader context, the practice of quid pro quo can be observed on a personal level, for at its core, it contains the principle of showing a favor, or showing kindness, with the expectation of getting something in return. Thus, the following are four areas of concern that we need to address, and as we do, The Lord would make clear in our minds why he speaks out against the practice in its various forms.

[1] Quid Pro Quo on a personal level. While it is Biblical to do good, and it is upright to show uniform kindness to everyone, the tendency to expect favors in return for doing so, is forbidden in the scriptures. The Christian is to do good, as the song says, for goodness’ sake, not for hope of any reward. This does not mean that the person who is shown kindness or favors should forget the benefactor, or should not show gratitude.

All it means is that the highest motivation for doing good should not be an expectation of returned favor, for if this is the case, one’s goodness becomes transactional. Again, on a personal level, quid pro quo is very often the reason why some individuals might not receive the blessings they expected, after returning tithes and offerings.

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [6] 12/23/2025 (Morning thought)

Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.

A judge, according to the Bible has to be wary of any kindness in the form of gifts coming from a citizenry, such as tickets to soccer games, dinners, vehicles, or paid vacations, even if such gifts were given to the judge at Christmas time. In fact, even unwarranted gifts from Santa Claws are off limits so as to preserve the integrity of the bench and also to keep a judge’s conscience free and clear void of all bias and pressure to manipulate the law.

In other words, if Santa Claws is coming down every chimney in the judge’s neighborhood, and in every residence he leaves only cheap gifts, and plastic toys from China, but when he reaches the judge’s house, he leaves him a brand new Bentley, that obviously is an unwarranted gift.

That is why the Bible says that gifts will pervert the rulings of judges, and because of this, they are to be strictly avoided. When the following passage is read and understood, you will observe that it makes no mention of good intentions. It says, do not accept gifts or favors, from persons, if you are a judge. However, the command against the practice of Quid pro quo is broader, and more extensive than many people realize, so, for the sake of clarity, let’s revisit the meaning thereof.

Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!