Accordin Christian Christianity

God’s plan for how human beings are to live is fully revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus’s response two thousand years ago to the rich young man is still important to the shaping of our lives today. We should continue to strive to do good. If we do good, then the world will have less and less evil and corruption present. We should also follow the 10 Commandments, as they are the basic rules for living out our lives as humans. They teach us to love one another and ourselves. Everything will come naturally, if we keep God 1st in our lives. According to the Splendor of Truth, we must use our freedom maturely and we should use God’s gift of grace effectively in order to be committed to the Commandments. Jesus also advises that we give to those who have less than us. God created us to live in unity and enjoy the world. He created us fairly and in order to regain this lost equality, we should give those who don’t have food, clothing, or shelter, the necessities they need.

The church assists its members in moral living through the teaching of the Magisterium, the Sacraments, and the Church’s law. If Jesus were to visit the United States, his response would be a bit negative. Jesus would take one look around and notice that there are too many people living in poverty. If following in Christ’s footsteps is the foundation of our morality, than wouldn’t that require us to give our money and possessions to the poor? Since there hasn’t been a huge decrease in the amount of poor people, Jesus may assume that too few people are actually following in Jesus’ footsteps. Jesus would also do anything in his power to get people to see how one little action can cause a huge ripple of positive effects. If one person donates, then that person’s friends will donate, and so forth. Jesus wants us to see the bad situations of life and turn them into good ones. After all, following Christ’s example is