Do Jesus’s Teachings on Poverty Apply Today?
In this essay I am going to discuss if Jesus’s teachings about poverty are relevant today. Giving the argument for then against and then finally a conclusion. But firstly what are Jesus’s teachings about poverty in the Bible it says ‘You cannot serve both God and money’
There are many arguments that Jesus’s teaching can be withheld today. Many priests agree with Jesus’s teachings. Firstly, Christianity according to Jesus should be a pure, simple religion and therefore you don’t need lots of money or wealth to live this life. Some Christians also say that once you have money you want to make more and more, while risking your happiness. Therefore, if you live without wealth you will probably much happier than a rich man who has got the wealth, but is always worrying about his money. In addition, if a rich man’s income declines then he will have to suffer the consequences of his actions. There are many examples of this. There is a famous Bible story about a poor man and a rich man who live next to each other. The poor man is always cheerful and always leaves the door open to let the breeze in. However, the rich man was very secluded, had 12 locks on his door and slept with his money. One day the rich man got robbed and he was very angry. The next night an angel came in his dreams and told him to try not to make any more money and pray to Jesus to be forgiven his sins.
