Why Are Most Christians Poor

most christians are not poor , its Nigerians that are poor.

100% right. being poor have nothing to do with religion.

sean,did u say being poor has nuttin todo wit religion?is this quote nt frm d bible:since i was born,I HAVE NEVA SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFA NOR HIS SEED BEGGIN FOR BREAD?GOD isnt poor so why should sm christains be?

Because they spend most of their time thinking of how to buy salvation while on their earthly pilgrimages, enrich their already fat butted/pot bellied pigs of pastors and concentrating on things of the spirit that the will never see even in the after life.

Born suffer heads!

And boy, do they look scruffy or what?

I agree with you all that being poor has nothing to do with religion, however you need to understand that majority of Nigerians are Christians, and the basis of my posting is on the fact that Christians are covenant carriers, the blessings of God rests upon us, so there is no reason for poverty. even the will of God is that we prosper. so why the poor state of praying Christians.

This is not to argue or to ridicule but to find a solution. This is not based on assumption but on survey. it was discovered that most christians that are defined to the head are not manifesting this promises. Note however, Being poor is not the lack of money, i beleive it  is the lack of what to do, because once you know what to do and you do it, money flows in the direction of viable ideas pursued. I believe Poverty is the non enjoyment of divine provision.

Lets look at it critically should Christians be Poor? if you don't see it my way, am not adding religion, lets let go religion now, lets talk about persons as a follower of God.

You might not be but others are, lets consider a way out.

If you are a true follower of God, then you should concern yourself with things that will make you grow spiritually, and not carnally.

 ' The poor you will always have around' you,says the Bible.If there are no poor people,humanity will not appreciate God.Every thing has laws and principle.if u give,u receive.no gambling,only follow the rules. YOU also need to upgrade your mental faculty.That is think positively and beleive in God for everything you need in this world.

A proper respond to this question should start by assessing what is meant by "being poor".   Let make a trip to Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty

Poverty can be measured in terms of absolute or relative poverty. Absolute poverty refers to a set standard which is consistent over time and between countries. An example of an absolute measurement would be the percentage of the population eating less food than is required to sustain the human body (approximately 2000-2500 calories per day for an adult male).

The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$ (PPP) 1 per day, and moderate poverty as less than $2 a day, estimating that "in 2001, 1.1 billion people had consumption levels below $1 a day and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day." [2] The proportion of the developing world's population living in extreme economic poverty fell from 28 percent in 1990 to 21 percent in 2001.[2] Looking at the period 1981-2001, the percentage of the world's population living on less than $1 per day has halved.

However, most of this improvement has occurred in East and South Asia.[3] In East Asia the World Bank reports that "The poverty headcount rate at the $2-a-day level is estimated to have fallen to about 27 percent, down from 29.5 percent in 2006 and 69 percent in 1990."[4]

In Sub-Saharan Africa GDP/capita shrank by 14 percent and extreme poverty increased from 41 percent in 1981 to 46 percent in 2001, increasing the number of people living in poverty from 231 million to 318 million.[5]

Other regions have seen little change. In the early 1990s the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia experienced a sharp drop in income. Poverty rates rose to 6 percent at the end of the decade before beginning to recede.[6]

World Bank data shows that the percentage of the population living in households with consumption or income per person below the poverty line has decreased in each region of the world since 1999: [7][8]
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty

Now, what is considered poverty in Nigeria?  Are the majority of people who subsist on less than $1 per day Christians? And are there any systemic reasons why they should be poor as a result of their religious beliefs.

Poverty is very much relative in nature; a poor family in th eUK may be very much better off than a poor family in Nigeria. So which of these poor people are you referring to?

The bible teaching on poverty is ambiguous. Consider the following injunctions or saying by Jesus;

1) It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god.

2) Go sell all your belongings and follow me.

3) Blessed are the poor in spirit ,


BTW what does it mean to be "poor in spirit"?

There are also passage where wealth is seen as a blessing from god. Why would god want to bless anyone with "carnal" materials?

everyone is poor. christians, muslims, buddhists, atheists, and hindus.