It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world. John 4:42. NASB
Jesus is the savior of the world. Saving the planet, then, is an inescapably religious concept. But Jesus is also Lord of the world, and as such, He determines the means by which the planet will be saved. Any other architect of saving the planet than Jesus is a false savior, and any other means of saving the planet than by His Word is false religion - idolatry.
The planet will be saved when more and more people are converted to Christ, and they start living as God-delegated rulers of this world, and do so by His word. Environmentalists, who want to save the planet without Christ, and misguided Christians who don't care about God's creation because they think it will all be burned up some day real soon, both need to heed God's word.
"Any other architect of saving the planet than Jesus is a false savior, and any other means of saving the planet than by His Word is false religion - idolatry" (Steve)
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I agree here - I think anyone wanting to help save the planet is doing so because they see the planet in need of it. I am not sure this is an issue tied to idolatry/religion. I kind of think that if anyone helps out to make the world a better place has to be following the 'will of God' (whether in the faith or not) - according to Genesis this seems to be a human thing for all - not dependant on one's religious faith.
Society, thanks for the comment. I think I know where you're coming from, and I'm sure I need to elaborate on what I mean. I see a stark difference in much of what comes out of the environmental movement and what I see the bible saying. Maybe I'll clarify in another post sometime soon.
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