Describe Christian teaching about wealth and poverty

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1. Describe Christian teaching about wealth and
   poverty

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• Do not steal. Do not kill.

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• A good man leaves an inheritance for his
  childrens children.

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• Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the
  Kingdom of God

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• It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of
  a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom
  of God.

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• At the end of every seven years every creditor
  shall release what he has lent to his neighbour

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• The love of money is the root of all kinds of
  evil.

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• If one of your countrymen becomes poor and cannot
  support himself, you must provide for him, so
  that he can continue to live among you.
• You must not sell him food for a profit

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• They sell into slavery honest men who cannot pay
  their debts..they trample the poor, weak and
  helpless, and push the sick out of the way.

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• The Synod believes that, as a matter of common
  humanity and of our mutual interest in survival,
  the world requires a new and more equitable
  system of economic relationships between
  nations.
• General Synod of the
• Church of England, 1981

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• True happiness is not found in riches or
  well-being, in human fame or power, or in any
  human achievement God blesses those who come to
  the aid of the poor and rebukes those who turn
  away from them. Rich nations have a grave moral
  responsibility towards those which are unable to
  ensure the means of their development by
  themselves.
  Roman Catholic Catechism

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You cant serve both God and money
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pray and ask for Gods guidance
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listen to their conscience, the voice of God
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try to respond in a Christ-like way, asking What
would Jesus do?
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meet together as a church, offering each other
support and guidance
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find a practical way to respond, giving their own
time and money
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try to raise awareness of the issues within the
church, in schools etc.
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campaign about the issues, writing to their MP,
local paper etc.
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organise an event or a protest
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read the Bible and find out what other Christians
have written about it
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be obedient to what God is telling them to do
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be moved by the Holy Spirit that lives inside
them
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find out what the church position is on the issue
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try to bring about
LOVE
EQUALITY
JUSTICE
PEACE
JOY
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try to copy Jesus example and show
MERCY
COMPASSION
FORGIVENESS
FAITHFULNESS
HONESTY