Foundational Christian faith belief God actively involved His creation.
God is actively involved with His creation. Explain how this belief affects the way we interact with people within a chosen vocation
The fact that God is involved in his creation means that we too must be actively involved in his creation as well, as we are children of God. We must seek to serve one another just as Jesus strove to serve humanity. We cannot be passive recipients of God's grace and goodness: we must strive to make the world a better place. "The problem is not finding the needs of people in our lives; the problem is caring enough to act in a manner that is far different than perhaps we have acted previously."[footnoteRef:1] To love one's neighbor as one's self means taking an active interest in his or her welfare. The need for intervention is constant: human beings are social animals and are dependent on one another, sometimes for food and shelter; other times for simple companionship. [1: Ted F. Rivera, The Heart of Love: Obeying God's Two Great Commandments, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013): 64-65]
It is imperative that we answer those needs. Jesus observed that the poor are always with us (Matthew 26: 11; Mark 14:17). The fact that are always with us is not an excuse for doing nothing; rather it is a clarion call that we must make giving part of our lives...
We will never find a single solution with our human intelligence to the challenges of poverty.[footnoteRef:2] This is not only true of the suffering of the financially poor, but also those who are poor in spirit and need others to intervene and make them feel as if they are worthwhile persons. The Christian's duty is to enrich the lives of others by spreading the positive message of his or her faith. [2: Rivera, 62]
Ironically, our collective sense of social responsibility and obligation to others has shrank just as the world has grown easier to travel across. While going to the ends of the earth was once costly and challenging, today it is not. "Going to the 'ends of the earth' seems to be a commandment particularly tailored to our age."[footnoteRef:3] When we have opportunities we must spread the good word to all people, just as the Apostle Paul stated. However, the missionary impulse has receded in many churches, partially because of budgeting, partially because of fears of what the word missionary has come to mean, and also because people are increasingly busy and over-committed. They do not feel that they need more people to care about. Yet Paul and the other Apostles traveled the earth, when travel was not easy, in an effort to spread the word of God. Reaching out to others does not always seem convenient and…
