Poverty: A Biblical and Worldview Perspective

Assessment 3(Essay)

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................1
Overview of the topic – Poverty.............................................................................................1
What bible say about poverty?...............................................................................................2
What is the Author’s religion or worldview about poverty?..................................................3
Comparing the two approaches..............................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The main aim of the current essay is to evaluate the verses of bible in respect with the
contemporary issue in the present society. The issue being chosen for the current purpose is
poverty. The essay will be going to highlight the bible verses or what bible says in respect
with poverty and will also focus on the worldview regarding this social issue. Furthermore, a
comparison between the two approaches will be made for determining similarities and
differences. The final section of the essay will include brief summary and conclusion.
MAIN BODY
Overview of the topic – Poverty
The present-day community mostly considers poverty as an individualistic problem,
believing that it is just the implication of any bad decision. In other words, society think that
those who are poor, they are themselves accountable for the income level and financial
stability of the households. Nevertheless, the issue of poverty is quite complex and also the
result of the inadequate structuring of the economy of the nation, distribution of goods and
other sectors. Poverty is being referred as the condition in which an individual person or a
society lacks adequate financial resources and essential thing for a minimum standard of
living (Poverty, 2022). In addition to this, poverty is defined as that thing in which the
income level from the employment is very low that the society or individual is not able to
meet up their basic requirements as well. Thus, can be said that poverty is not a personal
issue rather it is a social issue which needs to be addressed effectively.
Moving further, poverty is a structural problem that might results from the inadequate
financial system of the nation. There are many issues which are being generated through this
social problem such as lower quality of education, poor health care, criminal activities and so
forth. Thus, it is regarded as an important issue which should be delt by the government and
society adequality. It is quite complex subject that can not be solved in one night.
Nevertheless, it is crucial on the part of the government to augment the opportunities for
people for increasing their level of income as through this better financial social support for
the population can be offered. There are many reasons for which the issue related to poverty
should be addressed. It is obvious that poverty exacts a heavy toll upon those who fall within
this category. For illustration, one of the most dependable discoveries in epidemiology is that
the quality of health of an individual is being impacted by lower level of social economic
status especially destitution (McFarland, 2017). In addition to this, poverty is also being
related with number of risks related to health such as high rates of hypertension, heart
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