Christians believe they will be judged on what they do with their wealth. If Christians help the poor they will go to heaven. It is like the story of ‘the Sheep and the Goats’ – Matthew 25:31-46. ‘The Sheep and the Goats’ is a story with a meaning. At the end of the world, God is going to judge people by good and bad. The parable warns about the Day of Judgement. It also teaches Christians that God judges us on how we treat our fellow humans. As we are all created in his image. Also helping someone else is like helping Jesus. Christians believe they will be judged on what they do with their wealth. If Christians help the poor they will go to heaven. It is like. Helping the poor is putting your faith in action and helping Jesus.
‘The Good Samaritan” – Luke 10: 25-37, is about a man who is beaten on the side of the road. He has all of his clothes and money taken from him. A priest and a temple walk past and leave the man for dead, but a despised Samaritan helps him. The Good Samaritan teaches Christians to help anyone who is in need that could be someone far away or even their worst enemy. It teaches them to love God and to love thy neighbour, so Christians set up organisations like the Salvation Army and Christian Aid to help the poor.
‘The Rich Fool’ – Luke 12: 13-21, says that if you have wealth, food ect do not share it you will be looked down upon by god. The parable also teaches that wealth is not the most important thing in life. It also says that if you do not help others, and if you keep everything for yourself then it will not look good to God.
The Love of Money’ – 1 Timothy 6: 9-10, teaches that love for money can lead to bad things and it isn’t necessary. It teaches that it is your attitude towards wealth which is most important and that money and wealth are not always good.
Christians should help the poor as they are less fortunate then us. By helping other people in need, Christians will go to heaven. An example of this is in ‘The Sheep and the Goats’, when good and bad are split up. Christians believe all humans are equal in the eyes of God, so riches must be shared in order to help others. This comes from 1 John 3: 17-18.
“If a rich person sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against his brother, how can he claim that he loves God? ... our love should no be just words and talk; it must be true love which shows itself in action.” This means: if something bad is happening, you shouldn’t just watch. You should tale action and help.
