From Genesis 9, “You’re responsible for them.”
Here God tells Noah and his family to fill the earth and then tells him to take care of all wildlife. He says feel free to eat them, but take care of them. Interesting.
As many of you have read and know, this “green” concept is deeply Biblical. Creation care should be at the forefront of the mind of a follower of Jesus. It’s irresponsible and disrespectful toward God when we use and abuse the earth.
A few years ago I had a student who embraced a worldview much like many people, both students and adults. He would throw garbage anywhere he went. He argued it did not matter because God was going to destroy this planet anyways (if you agree with this read Revelation 21:1-2 and Steven Bouma-Prediger).
We are responsible. We are called to care.
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