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Rose Belair
Professor Armiento
English 101, Section 943
23 October 2020
Why Christians Should Volunteer?
Volunteering is the act of giving/devoting oneself for either a specific person or a group
of people in a time of need. A person takes personal time to help. They could say that
volunteering is an act of selflessness and is often looked up to, a trait that Christians value.
Christians see wealth and money as being a symbol of evilness, so they pay extra attention to
those who are poor. This is because people with money tend to be more selfish when it comes
with helping others, this is considered being greedy. Managing money in an evil way, can also
lead you further from god. Churches collect money to help the poor and the people that are
suffering, which is a good deed that leads them closer to god. Volunteering to help the poor is
believed to get closer to god, those especially with money. Apart from this, Christians should
volunteer because it is more blessed to give than receive, it helps determine what is right or
wrong, and it helps people that are in need.
Not to mention, Christians believe that if they give their offerings that good things will
come back to them. For instance, donating to the church or donating to the homeless that are
begging on the street. Even if they only had a penny, nickel, dime, etc. they give what they have.
Usually when people do not give an offering, they are either stingy or really do not have the
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money. If they are being stingy, they are moving closer away from god. Helping the homeless on
the streets give good blessings because people are helping someone who does not have a home,
money, or food. God gave his only son to society to save everyone in the world. If god can give
his own blood to save people, then it should not be a problem giving anything to others as an act
of kindness. By Christians giving their free time is priceless, all they must do is be there when
someone is in need. Most Christians do volunteer, there are soup kitchens and some churches
donate clothes to people that really need them. Volunteer known as Kevin Chappell, states his
position that “Whether it’s assisting in another country or cleaning up abandoned waste sites
down the street, planting more trees in a local park, or spending time with an elderly person on
the next block the opportunities are there” (88). Christians also volunteer to feed the homeless at
