Blog Action Day: The environment from a Christian perspective
October 15th, 2007 | by Brook Durant |
Blog Action Day: The environment from a Christian perspective
From the very beginning of mankinds existence we have been charged with dominion over the earth by Almighty God. Genesis 1:27-28 tell us this.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.â€
The key word in here is dominion which among other things means supreme authority. So God gave us complete control, dominion, over all of the earth when He created us. Sounds good huh? Oh but wait there’s more to it than that. We belong to God as 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 tells us.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price…
Further more we see that EVERYTHING belongs to the Lord God by reading Psalm 24:1 which says
The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness,The world and those who dwell therein.
Throughout scripture we are admonished to glorify the name of the Lord.
- If you claim to be a Christian and you don’t have respect for His property (the earth and all its fullness) are you glorifying God?
- If you claim to be a Christian yet do not take dominion over what He has given you and instead let it be abused and wasted are you glorifying God?
Just something to think about on this, the day that the Lord has made.
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By RecycleCindy on Oct 15, 2007
Reminds us all what is truly to be honored and protected. Thanks for this post supporting Blog Action Day.
By A Blog about Nothing on Oct 16, 2007
Cindy - Welcome and thanks for stopping by!