Describe the Teachings of Christianity About The Way in Which Christians Should Treat People who are Less Fortunate than Themselves.

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Describe the Teachings of Christianity About

The Way in Which Christians Should Treat

People who are Less Fortunate than Themselves.

Christianity teaches us to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Christians believe that everyone is equal and that we should help each other and share the wealth as it belongs to God. They also believe that it is wrong to have more than enough of the luxuries as others do not have the basics. One of the most important teachings of Christianity is that God loves everyone and that as individuals we should love God, as well as all other people. This means we should treat everyone fairly and equally. It also means that we should be charitable to people who are less fortunate than we are, and we should be forgiving when people make mistakes. Christianity teaches us that wealth is not what you need to enter heaven. To enter heaven you must be caring and share your riches with the poor and needy. However, the bible also teaches us that to have wealth is not necessarily a sin, as long as it is used for good. Many Christians may have riches whilst they do donate some of it to the poor. This is not against the teachings of Christianity. Christians must be aware of the needs of others.
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The second great commandment which Jesus gave to his disciples is the core of Christian teachings of poverty:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.

Mark 12:30-31

In this Jesus states that one should love one another and treat one another as one would like others to treat oneself. This is commandment is vital in Christianity. It's the fundamental teaching in ...

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