christian and muslim teachings on wealth and poverty

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Emmie Ellis                                                                                                                R.E

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Christian and Musim teachings on wealth and poverty

Christians teach that they should help anyone who is worse off then them. This is because in the bible there is a parable called The Sheep and the goats which is about when judgement day comes, God will separate people depending on how much they have followed his teachings and how they helped and cared. The parable says “as you did to one of my brothers you did it to me” which means what you do to others you do to God, so if you don’t care for those who need caring for and if you do not help those who need helping then you are not caring for or helping God

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        Another teaching is that they should share with those less fortunate then themselves. This is taken from the parable, The rich Man and Lazarus which is about a rich man who has everything and a poor man with nothing but when they both die the rich man went to hell and the poor man went to heaven. The teaching comes from the quote In your life you received good things and Lazarus evil – now he is comforted and you are tormented. This means that if you do not share or help those less fortunate then you will end up less ...

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