Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibilities for those at the beginning and ends of their lives.

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Anthony Beresford        Page         08/05/2007

Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibilities for those at the beginning and ends of their lives.

As Christians we believe and follow Christ’s belief. Christians have many beliefs, but the most important are those at the beginning and end of their lives .For these responsibilities we look to the bible and the church for advice too see what god would have done in that situation of responsibility. “So go created human beings, making them to be like himself”(Genesis 1:27). These responsibilities Christians hold at the beginning and end of heir lives are awfully important, which are God given. At the beginning of a Christian’s life as a foetus, or an embryo, on must protect it, bring it up in a loving Christian environment and keep it in safe hands. At the ends of someone’s life when there duty is done one must care for them mourn for them and organise a funeral. These responsibilities show the sanctity of life. “God dwells in us, we are his temple.” (Corinthians 3:16-17)

In the beginning of someone’s life there is the massive debate about abortion. It is debatable whether abortion is murder or not or when life begins. Roman Catholics believe that life begins at conception and that abortion is murder, but the Church of England’s view is that ‘the mother is to be shown compassion, and her feelings and wishes are to be recognised’. Other groups of Christians believe it is a free choice however the woman should be fully informed about all the options. These churches feel that all cases of abortion are different and you cannot make one set of rules regarding abortion. Also at the start of someone’s life one must care and nurture the growing child and care for it to enter the world. In addition to this one must be responsible for the baptism of a child and the bringing up in the Christian faith.

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At the end of the end of someone’s life there is there the need to care for the sick and the ones near to death, just as Christ did in one of his miracles, healing the man in Capernaum. Jesus was lead by 4 men and was astounded by their faith and said to them “ your sins are forgiven”, he was cured. This story relates to fact that you must believe in God, and healing is possible. It also shows we have a responsibility to help the sick.

One of the parables in the bible is the ...

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