EXPLAIN WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILIY FOR OTHER PEOPLE

As Christians we believe in helping and contributing toward others and we are guided/taught to put others before ourselves.  The Roman Catholic Church along with other Christian denominations strongly opposes racism and discrimination of every kind. In today’s society there are many ways we can show our responsibility to others and oppose racism and discrimination, one example is at football matches as the players warm up they wear tops that have anti-racism slogans on them “kick racism out of football’ and as a Christian we can show our responsibility to others by supporting this.

In the parable of ‘The Good Samaritan’, Luke 10: 25-37, Jesus explains that to achieve eternal life is not only important to love God but to “love thy neighbour as thyself” this

Doesn’t just mean the person next door or the just the person we know and care for, it is to mean anyone in the world.  Some Christians will take their responsibility more seriously than others, maybe giving up their life in order to serve God in helping others, for example the Catholic organisation CAFOD – (Christian aid for overseas Development) takes the bibles teaching literally.  People can go and work as volunteers with money raised from donations from others who in turn are realising their responsibility to others, to help in the various projects run by CAFOD.

Christians believe it is there responsibility to care for other people less fortunate than themselves whether it is by sending money, clothes or themselves and generally helping in the best way that they can they are trying to have some sort of responsibility so hopefully, as most Christians believe that come the day of judgement when the nations come together and every man will be judged individually by the content of their character

 And when they are asked:  Mathew 25:  31-46, “When I was hungry you fed me…………” those Christians whose conscience can answer yes to all the questions with have eternal life.  

Maybe, because it is a conscious or sub-conscious desire to please God and to do his will that we are hoping for our place in heaven, that we believe that our responsibility to others is so important.