Posted by
Mysterious_1 on Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:10:00 PM
Lots of stuff flying around the internet on "Earth Hour." Honestly, I'm not really too convinced by all the hysteria claiming "man-made global warming." I'm totally unconvinced that turning off my lights for an hour will really make any difference. But at least it got me thinking.
What I began to ponder is the Christian perspective on the environment. What does the Bible teach me about the earth and how I should think about it? Here's what I came up with.
1) God is the creator of all things, including the Earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NIV)
2) Man is part of the creation and has been given special responsibility by God.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:27-28 NIV)
3) Man is to be a steward of the earth that God created.
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (Genesis 2:15 NIV)
Of David. A psalm. The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; (Psalms 24:1 NIV)
4) Man has a tendency to worship the creation instead of the Creator. Current "eco-activism" is a manifestation of this behavior. It's adherents deny God but "worship" the earth, His creation.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-- who is forever praised. Amen. (Romans 1:25 NIV)
Let's tie this thing up. The earth is not our but it is for our use. Man is to wisely manage the earth and it's resources. Managing includes using what's here for our benefit without destroying the earth. It seems pretty arrogant that we should think that anything that we can do will change the climate. Stop the hysteria!