13.4 responsibilities of wealth

• what are two contrasting beliefs about the Bible regarding wealth?


  • teaches them to reject money and to be poor
  • others believe having wealth is acceptable as long as people use it wisely
• what is a danger to wealth?


  could distort peoples values and perspectives
• what should Christians be doing regarding wealth?


  • share their God-given wealth to help those who are poor
  • correct the imbalance of wealth in the world ( stewardship of wealth )
• What does Mark 6:8-9 say?


  ' to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics '
• what do Christians believe mark 6:8-9 teaches them?


  reject money and be poor
• what does the parable of the talents teach?


  wealth is a gift from God that needs to be used wisely as God will judge how wealth is used
• what does 1 John 3:17 say and teach us?


  • ' How does Gods love abide in anyone who has the worlds goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help '
  • wealth should be used to help others
• what does the parable of the rich man and Lazarus teach us?


  wealth can distort peoples values and perspectives
• what does 1 Timothy 6:10 say and what does it teach us?

  • ' For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil '
  • wealth itself is not the problem but peoples use of wealth and their attachment to it is
• what are poor people deprived of ?


  their dignity by those who are greedy for wealth
• what does 2 Corinthians 8:12 say and teach us ?


  • ' for if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has - not according to what one does not have '
  • should share what they are able to afford with the needy
• what do Christians believe regarding stewardship and wealth ?


  • stewards of Gods wealth as wealth is a gift from God it should be used wisely and responsibly as God would want
• what would happen if the rich shared their money?

  • everyone would have a reasonable standard of living
  • use wealth responsibly
  • 1 Timothy 6:18 ' they are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous and ready to share
• what did pope Francis teach ?


  life of all people is more important than the gaining of private wealth by a few people
• what does Evangelii Gaudium 189 say ?


  ' to restore to the poor what belongs to them '