The Relationships Between Christianity and Charity

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The Relationships Between Christianity and Charity In this essay I will be looking at how Christianity and charities relate to each other. In the first section I will be looking at what Christians teach, preach and believe about charity. In the second section I will show what Christians actually do and focus on Christian charities. In the third I will conclude with what I think about Christian charities and how well I think they work. The foundation of a Christian’s faith and belief is centred on love. Christians are taught to ‘Love thy neighbor’ (Leviticus 19:18). I think it would be easy to look at this in the modern, Western world we live in now and take it to literally mean, love your neighbour. However, considering when this was written, in a time when you could be living 10 miles away from your neighbour, I think that this means that there should be no boundaries on your love which should stretch to cover and care for all of mankind. Agape is the core of all a Christian’s teachings and beliefs. This means redemptive goodwill towards all people. ‘…to do justice, to love kindness…’ (Micah 6:8) Christians believe that God is a God of justice and equality, by treating people fairly and going out of your way to show love and kindness to them, you will feel good about it and will be treated in the same way. CAFOD believe that ‘all human beings have a right to dignity and respect’. They think that everybody, no matter what country they live in deserves to be treated the same. Charities give people a chance to avoid losing their dignity by not having to beg for food and being treated as equals. ‘And while Jesus ... ... middle of paper ... ...of a faith and selling it could mean losing the history and heritage of that faith. It could discourage people from going to church and in turn cause less people to become involved in Christian charities. I think that Christian charities are supported by the church and in turn charities support the church. Most people will probably hear about the charities through the church and get involved with them. Those who don’t go to church but are actively involved with charities may feel like becoming more involved with the church to understand what they’re doing and to find out what else they can do to help. Bibliography: Information sent by Tearfund Information sent by Christian Aid www.tearfund.org. www.christianaid.org.uk www.CAFOD.org.uk www.salvationarmy.org www.christianweb.org.uk

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