What do Christians teach about the causes of hunger, and disease?

... Danielle Llewellyn 11o Year 11 Assignment. A1a)- what do Christians teach about the causes of hunger, and disease? b)Explain the biblical teaching which they might use in their response to these issues. Christianity teaches us that the main cause of almost all suffering, including hunger and disease, is injustice. This occurs when people fail to respect each other, and can happen as a result of prejudice, which can lead to discrimination. An example of discrimination would be the parable of the Good Samaritan, which certain individuals ignore a wounded man in the street, because they think that he is inferior to themselves, because of his race. In the bible it tells us how important it is to love one another, for example "For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law". Here it is telling us that the command to love our neighbour fulfils the whole law. Wealth is another cause of hunger and

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