Jesus had a lot to teach about poverty and wealth. Rich people were seen as being rewarded for hard work by God where as poor people were seen as to be punished by God for their sins. Because of this, poor people were not treated equally and were seen as being not half as important as rich people. Jesus would often come across someone rich and would see the way in which they treated a poor person. He said that a rich person should share all of his wealth with a poor person and then he would be rewarded in heaven. He said that the poor had a special favour with God, "Blessed are you who are…
