Christian Teachings
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Christian teachings, Islamic teachings on wealth and poverty. A)i. In this essay I shall be looking at Christian and Islamic teachings on wealth and poverty. Christians believe that wealth in something which can be used for something which can be used for some or good or even evil. They believe that the good can be used such as giving food to homeless or starving people and families. The bad things would be for things such as, buying weapons for people who would use them to kill. Christians use a few teachings to support their views such as the parable of the rich, (Luke 12:13-21) Jesus old a story about a farmer who made lots of money and thought he would be able to 'eat, drink and be merry', but he died that night with no chance to enjoy his wealth. Also, Jesus taught that people should not try to get wealth in this...

