Religion, Poverty and Wealth

All Christians intrust that the world and everything in it tolerate been created by beau ideal. They believe that the world is holy, special, divine, worthy of respect and honour. The earth is the Lords, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Psalm 241-2 Because the earth is the Lords, Christians believe they are stewards or caretakers. They should be committed to the kosher human beingagement of the world and its resources.Since the earth has been delegated to muckle by deity they choose to manage it esponsibly and productively for the sake of both their own and subsequent generations. The by-line bible quotes tell us that everything belongs to beau ideal. God made the mountains, the sea, dry priming coat and the skies. They also show that Gods creation reveals his greatness For the Lord is the great God In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The se a is his, for he made it, and his hands form the dry land Psalm 953-6 Christianity teaches us that God is the God of nature, as surface as of religion.God made the fleshly universe, sustains it, and still pronounces it good. God is interested in, nd waitresss subsequently his creation. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1 Christians believe that God made human beings to be like himself. So God created man in his own image male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and increase in number, choose the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the variant and over every living creature that moves on the ground. Genesis 127-28 Human beings are godlike beings made in Gods likeness and possessing capacities which agnize them from the animal creation. Since God is interested in the arth, so should the Christian wish to care for all that God has made. God tells man to look after the earth and Ch ristians believe they have a responsible task in Gods plan for creation. God tells man they should care for the world and Christians believe that they should look atter it because ne nas given it to them. Theretore they should respect it and protect it.As well as fondness for the earth, Jesus taught his followers to love God with all their heart, and to love their neighbours as themselves. In Matthew 1916-21 Jesus told a rich, young man that if he wanted eternal life he should love his neighbour as imself, which included selling his processions and giving to the poor. Love of God cannot be disordered from love for humanity. Christians try to live their lives by this rule. Christians believe they should take what they maintain and sing in church, in to their everyday lives, so that it affects all of their life, at home, work, school etc. Religion that God our Father accepts as nice and faultless is this to look after orphans and widows in their distress. pile 127 Christians shou ld truly love their neighbours and should be concerned for their total welfare the well being of their soul, their body, and their community. Christians look to Jesus for an example for their lives. Jesus humbled himself and became powerless and vulnerable to serve people. He healed the sick, feed the hungry and was a friend to the drop out(p)s. He said he did not conform to to be served but to serve.Therefore if the Christian models his or her life on Jesus, it will drive entering into other peoples worlds. Jesus was moved with compassion by the hole of needy human beings and Christians follow this example. Faith and love go together for Christians Faith by itself if it is not accompanied by action is numb(p)l will show you my faith by what I do. James 217-18 This implies that the Christian should show their faith by benignant and circumstances others. If anyone has material possessions and seize his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in hi m. 1 John 317 These verses give an example of how Christians should nonplus down their lives for others to help those in need. When Jesus was asked to define what he meant by neighbour, he told the well known parable of the good Samaritan which is found in Luke chapter 10. Jesus paints the scene of a man lying mugged by the post of a road. Two kind of religious leaders, a priest and a Levite pass him without stopping. The audience expect a third person to come by and help the victim who will be an ordinary layman, a fellow Jew. But Jesus surprises them. The third man is a Samaritan, an enemy.Jesus shows that loving your neighbour means acting when you meet a person in need, even it it is an enemy or an inconvenience to you. Jesus tells the people not to sit about debating who counts as your neighbour but to go out and be a good neighbour as the need arises. Christians believe that their neighbour is not Just the person who looks like them, but people of all races throughout the w orld who are all bound together in the human family. Jesus bases this love for enemies on the example of God. As the creator God, involved with every detail of the universe, he does not severalize between deserving and undeserving human beings.