Explain what Christians believe about their responsibility for other people.

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Explain what Christians believe about their responsibility for other people.                                          

   It is important for Christians to be responsible and care for the people in countries of poverty. In Genesis it states that God made people in his own image. This gives the human person dignity as He made us to be like him. Human life is therefore sacred and should be protected. Humans are also dignified be were created to be above all other of Gods creations. In Genesis 1:26 God said ”and now we will make humans…they will have power over the fish the birds and all animals”. God gave us gifts and talents that other beings do not have. This shows our dignity however with this comes responsibilities and as we are steward of the Earth we should protect all of God’s creations which includes Humans.

   At the incarnation God became human which gives us dignity as it shows how humans are special and that God became human and took no other form.

   As humans have this dignity, it is important to protect it. We should help one another and not take away the dignity of the human person. In Luke Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan. it is about a Samaritan that helped a man who had been mugged and at a time when Samaritans were discriminated against. It shows us how to be a good neighbour by helping those in need. Jesus here shows Christians that they should take pity on people in need and by helping them maintain their dignity. It also shows that people are equal in the eyes of God and we shouldn’t discriminate against others, like the man who had been mugged and the Samaritan, especially when it degrades them an us.

   Also the bible shows Great commandment where Jesus told us to love your neighbour as you love yourself. It is because of this that Christians have a duty to protect the dignity of suffering neighbours. If we are righteous God will separate us into the righteous and unrighteous. The people that look after and protect the dignity of the human person will be at the right of the Father as shown in the parable of the Sheep and goats. Then we will be rewarded by entering into heaven and living for eternity with God..

   For these reasons we need to help people in need. These are people who live in the third world or are in poverty. People who don’t have enough food or water to live and don’t have enough money to produce them.

   There are many other reasons to why human life is sacred that can be found not only in the Bible as shown but in Papal documents and the Catechism. These show the importance of protecting the dignity of the Human person.

   There are two extracts from the Catechism that I will mention, The first is 2258 from the Catechism, it says “ Human life is sacred because from its beginning to end it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with our Creator its Sole end”. This means that people are created by God. It also says that because of our relationship with God that our life remains special because He is its sole end. It is because the catechism says that life is sacred that we must therefore have a responsibility to protect our life and protect others’ lives.  

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   Another extract 2069 from the Catechism says also that human life is sacred but in addition says that we can be closer to God through our good actions; by helping others. This help could be aid or financial support for people in deprived areas. If we help to protect the dignity of the  of the Human person then we can keep life sacred and improve our relationship with God.

   During the last century the Pope issued letters Papal Document that showed how Christians have a duty to protect the dignity of humans and keep sacred Human life. The ...

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