tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post8559827876191194216..comments2023-07-09T01:48:47.511-06:00Comments on (usually barefoot) meg: Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental StewardshipUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-74932365321879743492008-01-27T07:30:06.000-07:002008-01-27T07:30:06.000-07:00Very interesting post Meg. We must treasure what t...Very interesting post Meg. We must treasure what the creator has given us. It is sad how some destroy what is given in love. Danette Ahttp://dfreebyrd.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-54982246880623453282007-11-09T17:11:52.000-07:002007-11-09T17:11:52.000-07:0018 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is co...18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.<br />[ Rev 11:18 ]<br /><br />Why is it so few of today's christians get this?<br />I refer to the last clause.<br />Our first job was to take care of the Earth, to dress it and to keep it.<br />We were never fired from it.<br />Perhaps we should have been, since we're so bad at it at times.<br /><br />Aloha mai Nai`a.Michael Wisehttp://michaeljwise.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-18022901420581366322007-11-09T01:41:19.000-07:002007-11-09T01:41:19.000-07:00I think the converse is actually true: Many Christ...I think the converse is actually true: Many Christians use the "worshiping the environment" argument as an excuse to ignore stewardship of it.<br /><br />Environmental issues are complex and difficult to understand. If we take the ultimate approach it involves a reasonable change of lifestyle. Many Christians seem unable to accept that guidance on their lifestyle can come from any source other than the bible, even though in reality we take leads on such things from all manner of different sources.<br /><br />In any case, whatever our views on origins, it's fair to note that our environment has existed from before the time that people were on the earth, and in that respect it certainly deserves some degree of reverence.Richard Watsonhttp://fourcheeze.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-15845320204885978202007-10-29T14:04:22.000-06:002007-10-29T14:04:22.000-06:00Just because much of the environmental movement wo...Just because much of the environmental movement worships the wrong thing (and I think I'd actually differ with you there. I think a lot of people join environmental movements today not because they think the earth is so important, but because they think it's fashionable to do so.) doesn't mean that it's wrong to be environmental. <br /><br />I think a lot of Christians decide not to be involved in environmental issues for the exact reason that you stated. But if we use that kind of reasoning, then I think you could also say that we shouldn't be pro education because a lot of people think that knowledge leads to salvation (gnosticism).<br /><br />Just because other people do the right thing for what you would say are the wrong reasons, doesn't mean that we shouldn't do the right thing for the right reasons. The authors, in fact, go into great detail on that in this book. <br /><br />One of the first commands that God ever gave to mankind was to "tend the garden." I think we fail as stewards if we avoid that command simply because others who aren't following God are doing a better job on that command than we are. <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts, Jim. I love dialoguing on this issue. :-)Meg Dunnhttp://barefootmeg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-52490991629058998322007-10-29T11:32:41.000-06:002007-10-29T11:32:41.000-06:00Meg, one of the things with which I struggle is th...Meg, one of the things with which I struggle is that the earth is temporal, according to the Bible. Man is to have dominion over the earth, according to Genesis, and to be a steward of the resources God has given. Being a good steward does not mean abusing and wasting but it also does not mean that the earth is more important than man or God. <br /><br />That being said, I think much of the environmental movement is incompatible with Orthodox Christianity and here's why: They worship the creation rather than the Creator. The Apostle Paul addresses this in Romans chapter one. <br /><br />At any rate, thanks for the thought provoking entries.<br />Jim BurrillJim Burrillhttp://jimburrill.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com