...CHRISTIANS REPONSIBLITY OVER THE ENVIRONMENT ENGL 101 God’s involvement in creations is shown in all aspects of the creation in the Bible. With each aspect of creation, God expressed pleasure in what He created. God’s pleasure in his creation reveals the need for Christians to care for the environment. God shows man’s mandate given by God for creation in Genesis 2: 19-20. Since God gave the mandate to rule over the earth, man is also responsible for the environment. Global warming has affected the planet which is and has caused a climate change on earth. Natural disasters have increased due to the climate change. Christian’s responsibility for creation is to restore its landscape, agriculture, animal life, and human livelihood. Christians have a responsibility to preserve creation by recycling, proper disposal of hazardous waste, and create protection agencies for wild life. Christians have a responsibility to take care of creation, restore, preserve, and protect creation in all aspects which God has commanded man to do. God’s involvement in creation is understood for Christians in the Bible starting at Genesis 1. The Bible shows at the beginning God’s hand is expressed in all aspects of creation. The first day of creation God made space, time, earth, and light. On the second day, God created the atmosphere of the earth which then making it possible for life on earth. The third day, God made dry land and called it “earth.” God names the water “sea.” God also created...
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...Essay #2 Compare/Contrast ENG 099/011 Professor Ficarotta Patrick St. Fleur The Creation The creation of the world has been told in many ways and through the cultures has significant differences. The concept of creation that I’m most familiar with come from the bible, Genesis: Chapter 1-3. However during my recent studies on creation myths, I’ve learned many others. A common theory of the earth started is reflected in the bible and occurred within six days. Creation myths are beliefs and stories on the earliest beginnings of the world. Oral traditions throughout the different cultures are regarded as truth for the “creation” and served as the historical reference we know today. Common element s of creation myths begin with a birth, a supreme being, human and animals and instructions from the creator. Almost all cultures have at least if not all these elements in the creation myths but vary to some degree. Every revolving culture has developed creation myths centered on historical interpretation, factual events and cultural influence however the African Bushmen and the Egyptian’s are similar on morals however different in the creation. All creation myths consist of a supreme being of some kind or form. The being is not always represent but is importance is just as equal. The Greek and the Japanese show gods and goddesses, whereas the Aborigines had to supreme beings: Father of All Spirits and the Sun Mother.(Murtagh). The Japense also has two gods Izanagi...
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...Elements of Earth Science Comparative Essay Original Creation of the Earth Rhonda L. Carter 9 March 2014 PHSC 210-B13 LOU | | Introduction It should be easy to say that the Earth was created by a higher power. For a Christian this higher power is God. The Bible gives us the six day creation of the heavens and the Earth and all that dwell upon it. For anyone else, the higher power is some unknown power that science is still trying to figure out. There are a lot of theories in science about how the Earth was created. One of these theories is the big bang theory. The essay will compare the two theories and show how different they are. Old Earth View In the old Earth view of the original creation of Earth we are told about the big bang theory. In order to explain this theory one must understand what science says that it is. “According to the big bang theory, the universe began by expanding from an infinitesimal volume with extremely high density and temperature. The universe was initially significantly smaller than even a pore on your skin. With the big bang, the fabric of space itself began expanding like the surface of an inflating balloon – matter simply rode along the stretching space like dust on a balloon’s surface.” (Takahashi, 2000) When dealing with science, one can see that scientists do not believe in a divine power such as God. They deal with their theories and will tell you that they believe something was created, but not that it was created by God. Only...
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...“The Environment,” a chapter in Wayne Grudem’s Politics According to the Bible, acknowledges the Bible and its significance in regards to God’s creation. In concluding the author’s argument, “The Environment” explains how God had created an abundant and resourceful world that was to be used wisely and joyfully but as Adam and Eve took from the Garden of Eden without heeding God’s words, man has continued to do the same, therefore nature has become “fallen” (Grudem 329). While challenging the common conceptions involving care for God’s creation, he also acknowledges the negative impact that environmentalists have despite their positive intention. All and all, the author is able to identify man’s role in having dominion over God’s creation and...
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...Scholarly Journal Summary The “Journal for the Study of the Old Testament” had a very interesting topic that is discussed almost an unlimited amount of times in today’s society. The topic is sex, and how it is defined in Leviticus, with particular attention to Leviticus 18:6-23. This is due to the fact that in chapter 18 of Leviticus, it is formatted in such a way where it is laid out as law, or apodictic law. The author tries to deviate from just explaining what the scriptures mean in its context, but instead tries to use the contextual format from the chapters before and after chapter 18 to see what its true interpretation should lay on. Leviticus Chapter 18:6-23 is Lord God talking to Moses about the things that the Israelites shall not do. God speaks to Moses telling him to tell the people of Israel what he is telling him and no to do as others do. “You shall not do as they do in the Land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes” Leviticus 18:3. (Collins, Harper pg 177) Shortly after God states this to Moses, he describes multiple different ordinances of law dealing with Sexual Relations. A great deal of these ordinances deal with Incest Relationships, such as “None of you shall approach anyone near of kin to uncover nakedness” Leviticus 18:6. (Collins, Harper pg 177) Along with that verse there are multiple others deal with uncovering nakedness of your father, your...
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...Two Creation Myths HUM/105 September 17, 2012 The two creation stories I chose to write about are The Genesis account (Hebrew) and the Iroquois Creation myth (Sky Woman). There are several different worlds represented in the two myths I chose. The worlds covered in the story of the Sky Woman are sky, earth, water, and underworld. In the creation story of the Iroquois (Sky Woman) starts off with two worlds an upper world and a lower world. The divine lived in the upper world; the lower world was covered with water and the only beings on the lower land were ones who knew how to swim (Ray, , 2006). In the creation story of Genesis (Hebrew) it talks about the elements we see and experience today. In the Genesis creation story we learn according to "Bible Gateway" (2011), God in the beginning created the heavens and earth. God first spoke that there be light, He named light “day” and darkness night ("Bible Gateway", 2011). God saw that the earth was formless and void and He created water, land, and the sky ("Bible Gateway", 2011). In this creation story the worlds that are spoken about are Heaven, earth, sky, land and water. The creator in the Genesis creation is God it doesn’t state but it is assumed the He is a man. In the story of the Sky woman the creator is a woman. The significance of gender in the Genesis story is that God created human beings to be in His image, in which the first person was a man. The significance of the Sky woman being a female is that with...
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...“How the Bible and evolution clashes, why is the knowledge of the Doctrine of Creation is important to understand?” THEO 525 LUO (fall 2013) Systematic Theology I Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary October 11, 2013 Creation and Evolution clashes, when there are changes being made to the age of the earth and the creation of man. The structure is described in the Bible as God created it; however, it describes the earth before the six days of creation. When thinking about the integration of evolutionary principles, as far as the scientific laws are concerned, there is no difference between the origin of the earth and all of its life. Could the Big Bang theory have happened? The Gap Theory, everything made out of nothing. Is the Gap Theory real? Luther sided with the Bible and creation, is his blessing relevant today? Was the earth created out of nothing, no previous atoms did God use? God created the heavens and the earth in six days so we had the seventh day for Shabbat. The Progressive Creation explains the Genesis flood and the six days of creation. So the question is could God really have created everything in six literal days? If so, where did the origins of life come from; and what about the Law of Nature, their survival of the fittest? How big is the rift between the evolutionist and the creationist? Can we trust the Bible to tell us the truth? These are the questions that I will be looking for an answer to. In evolution and creation of religious...
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...Does man have free will? This question has been asked within the church since its inception. If man’s will is free then in a sense there is a part of creation that exists outside of God’s control, bringing His sovereignty into question. If man does not have free will his significance as the height of the created order is lessened. The question is further clouded by the fact that the Bible seems to support both ideas; that man is free and wholly responsible for his actions and that God is sovereign over every action within his creation. Paul Tillich describes the issue writing, “The question is whether the moral imperative is dependent on the divine grace for its actualization, or whether divine grace is dependent on the fulfillment of the moral imperative.”[1] This debate has been the cause of much disagreement throughout the history of the church. Brought to the forefront of debate by Augustine, arguing for the sovereignty of God, and Pelagius, arguing for the free will of man, the discussion over the relationship between God’s control and man’s ability has continued to this day. Later, during the reformation, Calvinists and Arminians continued the debate over the role man plays in the salvation process. This disagreement has caused Roger E. Olson to write, “We need to shoulder the responsibility of choosing between Calvinism and Arminianism. That does not mean choosing between Christianity and something else. It means choosing between two respectable interpretations...
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...Christianity and Its Relationship with the Environment McFague (2000) defines the term environment as the surroundings or conditions in which a human being, an animal or plants lives and operates within. In the context of theology advanced by Christians, the environment refers to the world that God created and humans are part and parcel of that creation. Modern and old works on Christianity, which includes the Bible, have advanced several thoughts regarding the environment and man. These thoughts can be classified into four categories, which include historical, modern, philosophical and theological perspectives about man and environment. In this context, this paper seeks to explore the manner in which Christianity perceive the environment and man. Particularly, the paper will evaluate the historical, modern, philosophical and theological perspectives. The historical thoughts about the environment and man can be derived from the Bible. As McFague (2000) indicates, the foremost chapter in the Bible presents two accounts regarding the creation of the Earth by God. The book, Genesis, indicates that when looking on each and every creation, God finds it “good”. Usually, most Christians fail to see these accounts as literal scientific explanations regarding the manner in which the world began. Rather, they see it as containing fundamental understanding regarding the relationship that exists between God and the Earth that God made for human beings to enjoy. Such a relationship is assumed...
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...with my father being a pastor of a church in the community. I was taught the bible and the book of Genesis. The different beliefs that were instilled in me were to believe that God created man and woman. In evolutionary or ecology classes, we are introduced to the theory of where man came from amoeba-like organisms, or even that we evolved from apes. How did life of origin arise? The components of evolution might explain how, but Creation gives a reason to believe why. Origin of life’s existence, as well as age of the earth is a question that is looked under a microscope and probed through both biblical theories, as well as scientific. Looking at difference evidence, acceptance of creation is growing even in spite of scientists trying to prove evolution. Within this paper, there will be different pieces of evidence and facts supporting each theory and there will be an argument, within my conclusion, on which theory I support. The theory of creation can be explained through various books in the bible. Creationists use the Bible as the truth for which they believe the origin of life came into existence. In bible studies and bible school, we were taught that God took clay from the ground which he shaped to a man that he called Adam. A verse in the King James Version, of the Bible, mentions “and the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Then, the Lord made a garden as Adam’s place of residency...
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...The Tale of Two Creations: How Two Creation Stories Can Create a Singular Narrative Genesis sets the stage for the rest of the story told within the Hebrew Bible. It provides the foundation for who the Israelites are and who their God is. As the first book of the Torah and Hebrew Bible, Genesis recounts the creation of the world, the destruction of mankind with the flood, and the foundation of monotheism through Abraham. As Segal explains, “[the Torah] is a narrative, tracing the history of the world, humanity, and then focusing on a particular nation” (13). The Torah as a whole creates a compelling and rich account of ancient Jewish history. The creation of the world and humanity is the starting basis for the Torah, beginning with two separate...
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...experienced love and, ultimately, what would each of us be like without experiencing love? The Holy Bible provides numerous examples of a perfect love from the Creator and explains that people have been created to love. Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, creates questions about the responsibility of a creator, and what can happen when some basic responsibilities of a creator are ignored. The novel describes a monster and his actions due to his creator abandoning him. Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel, there is the question of who really is the monster? Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the monster, can easily be compared to the Judeo-Christian God and the story of creation found in the book of Genesis. The God referred to as the creator of all mankind is driven by love for his creation, but Victor Frankenstein is driven to create by his own personal ideas of grandiosity and ego. The Holy Bible is the account of the Judeo-Christian God’s action in the world and his purpose for all creation. The writing of the Holy Bible took place over sixteen centuries, and is the work of over forty human authors. There are sixty-six books that provide various lessons for living and moral conduct, examples of love from a Creator, and a starting point for creation. In Genesis, the first book of the Holy Bible, we are introduced to Adam and Eve. God places Adam, the first man in the Judeo-Christian tradition, in the Garden of Eden with clear instructions that he can eat...
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...Muhlenberg College. His investigative work into the interpretations of the first three chapters of the most famous book in the world, the Bible, gives the reader insight into the environmentalist views, feminist views, and those of creationists. By seeking clarification of the various creation stories, Jennings tries to illuminate the current scholarly views of this ancient text including the origin and timeline of the Earth. The Earth has been in existence for quite some time. Just how long is still unknown, but scientists, especially environmental Darwinists, estimate the Earth is 4.55 billion years old (Jennings 86). But the date of Earth’s origin and the presence of man are two separate questions depending on if one relies on biblical references or stories, creationism, which put the age of the world, the beginning of creation between 6,000-10,000 years (77) or modern science. A Gallup poll found supporters of each side to be fairly split, forty-six percent towards creationism and thirty-six percent pointing to Darwinism as the correct derivation (88). Why is the question of Earth’s origin so germane? According to many, because Genesis only deals with God’s creation of man in His image, and science can prove the existence of “pre-Adam” man dating back millenniums. By dating the origin of the world, one calls into question the validity of the Bible as the definitive “word of God” and the “absolute truth” as well as continues to fuel the controversy between science and religion. ...
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...Mankind continually questions and investigates the unknown, especially the story of creation. The foundation for each and every culture throughout the world, starts with a creation story and reflects the beliefs and values held by the people. In most stories there is a higher being, such as, a god that jump starts the creation of the universe. But not every myth shares this particular idea. Some believe that life came from either above or below of where they are standing, others believe that the Earth was covered in water and the land was lifted up. In some cases, humans and animals lived in harmony one with the other, but that was short-lived due to the sins that humans did against their creators, or the animals used or deceived humans and were punished for that. Some of these myths start with a birth, which represents life, also this relates to the idea of a figure either maternal or paternal, and we all can relate to this right? Such stories are almost infinitely varied in detail, but they tend to include some basic themes. Popol Vuh is the religious history or “bible” for the ancient Mayan civilization. The Popol Vuh has a polytheistic religion. The Popol Vuh contains a series of four efforts at...
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...The Natural World The opening verse of the Bible states, “In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth”. It goes on to explain how God added to the creation according to his creative decrees. One can imagine how beautiful the scene was once completed. If we take a look at today’s scenery it would be safe to assume that God is not pleased with the decline of creation. We see in the richest continent according to Craig Sorley, in Africa countless communities are facing environmental degradation unprecedented in African history. Critical problems include deforestation, overgrazing, erosion and increasing difficulty obtaining consistent supplies of food and water (C. Sorley, 2011). As followers of Christ there should be more emphasis placed on the protection and care of God’s creation. A worldview of Gods creation encompasses thoughts pertaining to the natural world, human identity, human relationships and civilization all in relation to the impact on mankind. Human Identity Genesis teaches God created humanity to rule over creation. It teaches us how God gave specific instructions to Adam concerning the tree of life. Even today the bible is a guide on how to live a righteous life, yet Christians only apply certain scriptures related to how they want to live. The sinful act of Adam and Eve has been passed down through the generations. Sin causes us to turn inward. Mankind seeks to do the things that are pleasing to self and not the things which are pleasing to God....
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