Religion, Poverty and Wealth

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Religion, Poverty and Wealth

• Christian Teachings about helping the poor.

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Parables

• Can you remember
• What is a Parable?
• A story with a religious meaning. Using everyday
  situations to teach people about a religious idea.

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Aims

• To understand why Christians should try to help
  poor people.
• To learn some bible quotes that back up these
  ideas.

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The Old Testament (Bible)

• Amos (a Prophet)
• Let justice flow like a river and let goodness
  flow like a stream.
• Whoever gets rich by mistreating the poor and
  gives presents to the wealthy will become poor

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The New Testament Jesus

• HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN
• Rich man asking Jesus how he can get to heaven.
• Jesus told him to sell everything, he didnt
  want to.
• It is easier for a camel to go through the eye
  of the needle than to enter the Kingdom of
  Heaven

• SHEEP AND GOATS
• If you dont help people who are in need then
  you will go to Hell.
• EXAMPLE
• Jesus, a perfect example of Love in action
  (agape).

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Practical Help Church

• The Salvation Army.
• General Booth
• You cant save a mans soul until hes got
  shoes on his feet.
• Homeless
• Needy
• Old
• Prostitutes
• Missing persons
• Aid work over sea's.
• Consider themselves to be saved to serve.
• Telling people about Jesus by the way that they
  act and help others.

• Aid Agencies
• Tearfund
• Christian Aid (protestant)
• CAFOD (Roman Catholic)
• Collect money / clothes / goods.
• Take and deliver to people who need it. (UK and
  abroad)
• Christians can work for these organisations.

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At Home

• Summarise the 3 categories of Christian
  teachings
• Bible
• Church
• Jesus
• Outline, in your own words, the story of The
  Sheep and The Goats