Christian attitudes towards wealth and poverty GapFill

 HealthDeprivationPovertyWealth is a state of being without financial wealth. Generally, poverty is viewed as being a  perfectnegativeusefulhelpful thing. Poverty makes life difficult for those who suffer, as they may struggle to make ends meet. Furthermore, being in poverty means that an individual is at  lowervitalneutralhigher risk of both physical and mental health issues. There are a variety of reasons for why an individual may end up in poverty. These could include anything from more mundane issues such as high  tithestaxationdonationswages and austerity, to the paying of highly exploitative and  abundantsufficientgenerousunfair wages, or even natural disasters. There are a variety of religious responses to those in poverty which largely revolve around the idea of  mockingignoringcelebratinghelping the poor and needy. For example, in Christianity, Christians are taught by Jesus to help those in need and give of their own means in order to do so. For example – 1 John 3:17 states 'If anyone has  diseasessadnessstuffmaterial possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?'. Furthermore,  JesusMatthewJohnPope Francis spent his life teaching the poor and helping those in need, and Christians believe that they should follow his example by working to abolish poverty.