help me give reasons
2007-05-24 07:23:08 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The good Samaritan disproves that, but there are plenty of references in Acts etc that talk about how the early Christian community was tasked with looking after their own as well.
Cheers :-)
2007-05-24 07:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by chekeir 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Okay, sometimes teachers are weird and they want you to explore the world in a very different perspective without judging or jumping to conclusions.
So, maybe, let's say Christains should only help Christians when they need to be around those who will lift them up and give them examples to live by. When a person is first saved and needs to grow, maybe he/she needs to practice by helping people he/she knows will not judge if they screw up and will exept the gift they offer openly.
I had a period of time where only Christians surrounded me. If I had someone to help, it was them. I needed that "nursing" until I could clearly see God's eyes and go out on my own.
Hope that helps...it's a little different than all the previous shouting about your teacher being a scumbag :o).
2007-05-24 07:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by Renee C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could explain to your teacher that Christians are encouraged by Jesus' examples to help even non-Christians. For instance: at John 4:7-9 Jesus is speaking to a Sumerian woman and helped her with her life. At that time it was forbidden for Jews to speak to people of other nations because the Jews were God's chosen people. Yet Jesus reached out and helped this woman.
another example is where Jesus answered the question, "Who really is my neighbor". Jesus gave an illustration of a man that was robbed and beaten along side a road and who was ignored by a Jewish priest and another Jew. But when a Samaritan man saw the robbed man he bandaged him and took him to an inn and paid for all expenses for the robbed man to return to good health again. Clearly, these examples show that Christians should help any people that need it.
2007-05-24 08:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by quaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is actually the position your teacher holds or if this is part of some sort of debate, but the first verse that pops into mind as support for this thesis is Matthew 10:13-15.
"10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. "
One could take these verse as telling the Christian to turn their back on those who won't listen to them, which would include helping them.
2007-05-24 07:55:47 · answer #4 · answered by abulafia24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! That is quite a contradicting statement. Christians should help anyone in anyway they can. No christian should be limited to only help anyone of certain religion, stereotype, race etc..I think you should write a paragraph on why christians should help other people instead of just christians. Hope this helped.
2007-05-24 07:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by AngelBaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow -- they're teaching some zany things in schools nowadays.
Just write that Christians shouldn't just help Christians -- we should help everybody.
If someone comes to us needing help, it would be wrong for us to first ask them to show a baptismal certificate.
And, include in your paragraph something about how "Christians should only help Christians" isn't found anywhere in the Gospels. Your teacher may encourage that attitude, but Jesus certainly didn't.
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2007-05-24 07:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What kind of school do you go to?! If I were you, I would write the paper about why Christians should help people in general, regardless of faith. I say you call your teacher out on this one!
2007-05-24 07:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What part of Christianity tells you that you are to only help Christians?
My paragraph would say something like:
"Why Christians Should Only Help Christians,
by Catherine E.
They shouldn't.
The end."
2007-05-24 07:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible says that we should give preference to our Christian brothers and sisters, but we are saved to do good works and that is in no way exclusive to Christians.. We are to help anyone that the Lord puts before us..
How about the verse that says we should do good to our enemies?? That is exactly the opposite of what you are saying..
I think you will have a very short paragraph..
2007-05-24 07:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
I'm a Christian, and her request is totally the opposite of the teachings of Jesus in the Bible.
I can't think of a single reason why our help should be limited to other Christians.
Maybe you could canvas the Masonic Lodge though.
2007-05-24 07:28:54 · answer #10 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋