A person becomes part of the Christian community through baptism — it is a matter of choice 【21】______ birth. The Christian community is a gathered community 【22】______ who believe that Jesus is the Christ and that they have salvation 【23】______ . It is open to males and females of any age, race, or 【24】______ . A Christian is normally affiliated with a particular parish or congregation that is 【25】______ the care of a particular clergy-person A baptized person is usually 【26】______ a Christian by all Christians everywhere: however, there may be some additional requirements to meet if a person 【27】______ to a church of a different tradition. Giving money and goods needed by others 【28】______ a part of Christian living. Some Christians engage in tithing, the 【29】______ of 10 percent of their income to support the work of the church, 【30】______ includes charitable services of those in need. Other Christians give smaller 【31】______ of their income to the church but contribute either directly to those in need or to organizations that serve human beings or lower animals. Although some Christians believe the world will continue to become more evil until Christ returns to earth, 【32】______ think that they 【33】______ improve the world. Christian service to God means, 【34】______ , not only charity to meet current needs but also altering institutions and structures of society in order to 【35】______ poverty, illness, and injustices, For some Christians, the social implications of the gospel are almost as important as the religion. John Woolman visited the slaveholders in the United States to 【36】______ them to free their slaves. Henry Ward Beecher openly supported a campaign to free all the slaves. Walter Rauschenbusch labored to improve living and working conditions for poor people in cities. Albert Schweitzer brought modern medicine to people in Africa. Martin Luther King used the 【37】______ resistance methods 【38】______ by Mohandas K. Gandhi to win recognition of civil right for black people of the United States. Mother Teresa worked to save abandoned children in Calcutta. These few examples give some idea of the 【39】______ of activities 【40】______ have fostered to improve the living conditions of their fellow humans. 【21】