Christians and the Environment

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Christians and the Environment

• By Buu Chau

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Site

• http//www.christananswers.net

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Psalm 10425-30

• What a wildly wonderful world, God!       You
  made it all, with Wisdom at your side,
        made earth overflow with your wonderful
  creations.    Oh, lookthe deep, wide sea,
        brimming with fish past counting,
        sardines and sharks and salmon.    Ships
  plow those waters,       and Leviathan, your pet
  dragon, romps in them.    All the creatures look
  expectantly to you       to give them their
  meals on time.    You come, and they gather
  around       you open your hand and they eat
  from it.    If you turned your back,
        they'd die in a minute    Take back your
  Spirit and they die,       revert to original
  mud    Send out your Spirit and they spring to
  life       the whole countryside in bloom and
  blossom.

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Detail

• Christians actually have special insight into
  this controversy.
• Environmental issues are a major concern of our
  day. Christians should do their part to help the
  earth glorify God. After all, we know the
  Creator. Of course, we must also spread the
  gospel message, telling others about the Creator
  of heaven and earth.

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Detail

• True environmental care is respect for God's
  handiwork, not a return to idolatry. Stewardship
  is the recognition of humanity's high created
  position, not a pantheistic ruling out of our
  responsibility before God.
• In spite of sin, the creation remains a rich
  testimony to God's goodness.
• God created the different species of plants and
  animals, blessed them, protected them and made a
  covenant with them.

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Detail

• The environment is important because people are
  important. Their health and well-being depend on
  it.
• Although this gives Christians perspective, it is
  certainly not a license to abuse the earth or to
  be arrogant toward it.
• We are calling on all Christians to search the
  scriptures to better understand the heart of God
  in relation to His creation

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Conclusion

• The clear conclusion is that we should indeed be
  concerned about the deterioration of the
  environment. Only the Christian has the proper
  foundation for understanding people's true
  responsibility to care for the earth.

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THE END