The sin is man thinking he can save as to what God said was not save-able. We think we have more power than God in relation to saving an already doomed planet. The doomsday climate cult has other aspirations that have nothing to do with climate change.
@@K3vinK You sound like someone justifying their greed and utter self interest. No true Christian would spout such rubbish. Climate Change is highly consistent with the types of warnings issued in the Bible. But I doubt you've ever read it.
Andrew Thomas yeah.. I live in West Virginia. One of the, if not THE poorest state in the Union. I work 40-60 hours a week at a factory. The earth will last as long as it lasts. To think we as humans have more power than God does in that regards is pretty darn egotistical. Your reply to my post is a logically fallacious one. An ad-hominem if you will. I will however forgive you for making it. [edit] Andrew Thomas Since you edited your post after I replied, I never once claimed climate change did not happen. Nor did I claim it was not happening. Stop claiming I said things I did not, then attacking those things. Im stating the planet is doomed regardless of what we do. And there’s nothing we as a society can do to stop it. Believing we can is claiming we hold greater power over God. I believe anthro-climate change is going to be used for evil purposes to explain away what will go on during this time. As far as the Bible goes, it states we have AT LEAST a little over a 1,000 years left on this doomed rock.
To rephrase EE RG's statement - If God gave us something, we should USE IT, for the Glory of God! These environmentalist whackos think humans are a blight on the earth. Most environmental "science" is based on godless evolution presuppositions. I think the God who put petroleum deposits in His earth also knew His creation would take dominion of this world, as commanded, including the invention of the internal combustion engine. This is not a "fragile" planet, it is a robust, self-healing, God-sustained creation meant to be used (but not abused) to the Glory of God, not "preserved" for the glory of the environmentalist earth worshipping cultist.
God has given us a life & a body. We care & respect the vessel we have been given that it may be ultimately used to glorify God. *There is no difference then with God’s earth.* Let us care for & respect this planet, it’s resources & it’s beauty for it is a blessing given to God’s people 🙏 🌎
Perhaps we Christians see our place in the world the wrong way round? We seem to see it as rulers-as-users, when in fact we are rulers-as-borrowers-from-our-children. When God says that we are 'rulers' of the earth, it's in the context of being made in his image, which cares for, makes order out of disorder, loves, cares for, makes better, and gives gifts(such as a beautiful earth to those who follow). All of our gifts are given us for others' good. Our stewardship (or 'rule') is for others' good as well. Christians must make the world a better place for their having been here for others.
Not to mention, many Protestants traditionally believed the image of God was lost in the Fall. Which means we are more like vampires than gods now - our actions towards creation are not inherently good just because we can use nature in our own self-directed ways.
I agree with Albert Mohler on a number of things, including the fact that as good stewards of the Earth, we must both take good care of it and make good use of it. And yes, the Industrial Revolution was a good thing in many ways. That doesn't mean that with the knowledge we now have we shouldn't transition to cleaner energy. I think though that it's a false dichotomy to say that a strong economy necessarily works in opposition to a healthy environment. We can improve both, for example, by investing in green energy jobs.
It’s amazing that there is such an increase of people with no expertise thinking that they have the same perspective on things as people who do have expertise. I will listen to climate scientists. Not theologians.
This guy is much more rational than some preachers and christian writers in discussing this topic. They argue from the protective paranoid "biblical right" view than one of reason.
According to what I have read, there is no debate. It’s happening and we are making it worse by inaction. Less pollution is good for everyone. Except maybe DOW chemical .
I think the trade off perspective that implicitly says you must choose between either healthy environmental stewardship vs. "progress"/innovation is faulty I think technology can innovate toward a healthy stewardship instead of sacrificing it the problem is making it happen lol
If we can change the climate in our houses...........well with millions of vehicles,houses,buildings,factories,ozone,kitchens,etc etc,that all produce heat..... why why wouldnt we be kicking up our atmosphere a few degrees? Kind of common sense?
If i feel i found a answer and my church refuses to speak to me but they give letters to people in prison who arent speaking about climate change how can i tell my kids to listen to the church if they isolate me and help people in prison
I’m not trying to be rude, but one Christian perspective (which is undeniably biased) shouldn’t form your entire view of such a large issue. Just as many media outlets are biased, we should take a broad look at all perspectives and adopt our own rather than adopt another’s.
You should also check out Katharine Hayhoe. She's a Christian specialist on the topic. She's a climatologist for Texas Tech University and she helped write many of the reports used by the IPCC.
Ok, I am going to be blunt about this, as "Christians", and I use the word loosely , you either believe what the Bible tells us or not. Revelation 12: And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the DECEIVER OF THE WHOLE WORLD-he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. John 14:30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the RULER OF THIS WORLD is coming. He has no claim on me. Revelation 13:1-18 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. .. Matthew 4:8-9 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Luke 4:6-7 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.” Taking in account of what scripture has warned us of, that satan is setting up his one world beast empire to rule the whole world, the United Nations being its foundation , it is easy to see that everything the UN produces is an erosion of Gods principles It advocates everything that God has denounced in the guise of the greater good. Its every action seeks to tighten its grip on sovereign nations weaving its tentacles into the minute structure of these nations. Global warming , which originated from the Club of Rome, the think tank, that manifests it's plans, to bring about an incremental establishment of global governance . With its puppet controlled media on board, they push this lie with avengence and sadly most of the world has been seduced by this global deception.
So he's saying that Scott Pruitt was qualified to head the EPA on the grounds that he was a personal friend and a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I would trust the data of climate scientists more than I would trust an endorsement based on personal friendship and belonging to the right church.
Personal endorsement isn't evidence: true. But the comparison he was making was between the editorial of the washington post and someone more recognized in his field, rather than climate scientist against personal endorsement. That is like a health magazine writer going against a dietician or a doctor. so to be fair, i think you misheard his comparison and misrepresent it.
You can fit every single person, car, truck and power plant within a 20 mile radius of Jacksonville Florida. This little dot on the surface of the planet is controlling the global climate? Meanwhile, thousands of square miles of the earth's crust collide in a magnitude 9 earthquake releasing as much heat energy as 10,000,000 megatons of TNT. Enough heat to melt the Arctic sea ice about seven times over 15 miles under the north equatorial current on it's way to the Arctic. But the microdot is controlling the climate. earthalabama.com/energy.html
Christian philosopher Jay Richards has done marvelous work in clarifying this issue by defining the controversy as human-induced, catastrophic, climate change. As such, those who advocate for wholesale changes in society must first prove that the Earth is in a warming trend (perhaps), that the warming trend is caused by human activity (a claim that is debated by equally credentialed scientists), and that it will be catastrophic (at best a speculative hypothesis). Should we as Christians well steward the Creation? Of course, but never at the expense of human flourishing.
If you're a Christian then care of the Earth and implications for others who may be effected is non negotiable. And just because you don't understand the science isn't a form of evidence. Scientists can look back through natural history beyond human record keeping. For example the shift in oxygen isotopes in ice cores. Once you understand it, it isn't that complicated. But to right off scientists because you don't understand it is intellectually unjustifiable. Not good enough Albert.
He is confusing weather and climate. Weather changes constantly; climate is long term and changes only over the long term. There is a consensus that we have thirty years to avoid a catastrophic global temperature rise.
Dr. Mohler fully understands the difference but is making a point. And no, we don't have a consensus as equally credentialed scientists disagree over the effects of CO2.
"There is a consensus that we have thirty years to avoid a catastrophic global temperature rise." Really? Are you referring to global cooling or cow farts?
Not sure Albert knows the difference between climate and weather... A few thoughts: He misrepresents science by using the word 'supposed' scientific consensus. Consensus does not mean unanimity, and there is a clear consensus, not 'supposed.' Scientists are not anti-human. Where God commanded adam to be fruitful and multiply, God also gave this command to the fish in the sea and the birds in the air - we are devastating both of these, directly contravening God's order. The reason Malthus made his claim was because fertilisers and industrial agriculture hadn't been developed yet - this came after WWII. His premise is still correct, a finite space cannot support infinite organisms. This isn't rocket science, Albert. We haven't 'eradicated famine in much of the world' This is simply an untrue statement. You may not want to 'undo that' but climate change is going to anyway. Climate change is changing the location of rains, increasing droughts, increasing temperatures and wildfires and causing more crops to fail. Southeast Asia and Africa are regularly struggling with famines that are precipitated by climate change. Native peoples in the Arctic (which is warming at several times the background rate) are struggling to survive with their traditional methods. Hunger is increasing and it is due to climate change, regardless of how Albert wants to ignore the facts. We don't need to 'hope for technological innovations' We can fix this now. If Evangelical Christians in the US alone would simply tithe, the World Bank reports there would be $143 billion available to address these issues - empowering the poor and providing resilience to climate change. But instead, we do not tithe, or we use our tithes for things like private jets for pastors, or to buy a new church building. Your comment about the change of administration to the Trump administration was demonstrably false in hindsight, with decades of environmental protections torn up to subsidise coal and line the pockets of CEOs. This overt and naked rallying behind a political party betrays Christianity. We are not to be of this world. Our politics should criticise all of the powers of this world. You clearly do not, Albert. 'I do not see humans as a blight upon the planet. That is anti-biblical' You are forgetting how the Earth was cursed because of Adam. You are forgetting how the world was flooded because of human sin and evil. You are forgetting that all creation groans due to the sin of Adam. You are forgetting that in the end times evil people will try and destroy the world. Stop cherry-picking. The word 'stewards is not used in Genesis. The Dominion mandate does not give us free reign to do as we will. We are to model God's image. We are to look after God's creation. We are to care for the Garden. We are resolutely failing to do that. Where the metaphor of steward IS used, it is stewarding for a master, not for the material gain of the steward. We are clearly being selfish and obviously not returning the Earth with an increase. We have devastated mammal numbers in the last 50 years, insect numbers have fallen significantly, deforestation continues apace, sea levels continue to rise, arctic habitat is shrinking, global hunger is increasing, global poverty is increasing, the gap between rich and poor is increasing, injustice and war are ravaging. What planet are you looking at, Albert? We are not increasing anything more than suffering on this planet. Humans ARE the problem. Stop skirting that. The Bible teaches that we are fallen. Why do you find it so hard to acknowledge that? We are the only species capable of geoengineering on a global scale. We are wiping out species at a faster rate than any other mass extinction. We have deleted stars from the sky with light pollution. We are hiding mountains behind smog. We are devastating coral reefs. Plastic is found in the stomachs of sea creatures who live a mile underwater. Seabirds who never see humans are dying of malnutrition because of the plastic they are consuming. Fishing stocks are being devastated and many are collapsing. The Ganges river system is an irretrievable dead river system. We. Are. The. Problem. Fix your theology. You are inconsistent - you claim you want development and innovation and yet you can't see a world without the internal combustion engine? Electric vehicles are already here, Albert. You are being intellectually dishonest. BTW, Being a friend of yours, being a trustee of a religious body, does not qualify you to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency. That is just self-evident. At least to people who understand the environment needs scientific rather than merely religious fixes. Your ignorance and disdain for science, while hidden in fluffy language, are clearly on view. Your fudged theology has a wildly inconsistent hermeneutic. I weep that brothers and sisters in Christ will turn to this video for a considered theological opinion on Climate Change. It is here. It is now. We have been given God's Garden and we are meant to take care of it. We aren't. And you aren't helping, Albert.
Cost-benefit analysis. I believe what Dr. Mohler is saying, is that humans reflect God's image more than a rock, tree, or any animal. Also, we are given dominion but it is one to steward the resources we are given, not for the sake of the tree, or sky itself, but for His glory and for humanity. God will destroy the earth again in the Last Days, not saying it won't exist, but that it will be made new. Creation groans, and we do as well to be renewed by Christ. And in Heaven we don't need to worry about environmental issues because all will be at peace in God's Kingdom.
Another non-expert talking about a complicated matter and making deductions with serious consequences about which they know very little. If this is how we make America great again, then we are screwed.
If God gave us something, we should take care of it.
The sin is man thinking he can save as to what God said was not save-able. We think we have more power than God in relation to saving an already doomed planet.
The doomsday climate cult has other aspirations that have nothing to do with climate change.
@@K3vinK You sound like someone justifying their greed and utter self interest. No true Christian would spout such rubbish. Climate Change is highly consistent with the types of warnings issued in the Bible. But I doubt you've ever read it.
Andrew Thomas yeah.. I live in West Virginia. One of the, if not THE poorest state in the Union. I work 40-60 hours a week at a factory.
The earth will last as long as it lasts. To think we as humans have more power than God does in that regards is pretty darn egotistical.
Your reply to my post is a logically fallacious one. An ad-hominem if you will. I will however forgive you for making it.
[edit]
Andrew Thomas Since you edited your post after I replied, I never once claimed climate change did not happen. Nor did I claim it was not happening. Stop claiming I said things I did not, then attacking those things.
Im stating the planet is doomed regardless of what we do. And there’s nothing we as a society can do to stop it. Believing we can is claiming we hold greater power over God.
I believe anthro-climate change is going to be used for evil purposes to explain away what will go on during this time.
As far as the Bible goes, it states we have AT LEAST a little over a 1,000 years left on this doomed rock.
To rephrase EE RG's statement - If God gave us something, we should USE IT, for the Glory of God! These environmentalist whackos think humans are a blight on the earth. Most environmental "science" is based on godless evolution presuppositions. I think the God who put petroleum deposits in His earth also knew His creation would take dominion of this world, as commanded, including the invention of the internal combustion engine. This is not a "fragile" planet, it is a robust, self-healing, God-sustained creation meant to be used (but not abused) to the Glory of God, not "preserved" for the glory of the environmentalist earth worshipping cultist.
@@K3vinK ll
God has given us a life & a body. We care & respect the vessel we have been given that it may be ultimately used to glorify God. *There is no difference then with God’s earth.* Let us care for & respect this planet, it’s resources & it’s beauty for it is a blessing given to God’s people 🙏 🌎
Perhaps we Christians see our place in the world the wrong way round? We seem to see it as rulers-as-users, when in fact we are rulers-as-borrowers-from-our-children. When God says that we are 'rulers' of the earth, it's in the context of being made in his image, which cares for, makes order out of disorder, loves, cares for, makes better, and gives gifts(such as a beautiful earth to those who follow). All of our gifts are given us for others' good. Our stewardship (or 'rule') is for others' good as well. Christians must make the world a better place for their having been here for others.
The Bible is poorly written fiction. This guy is an idiot.
Not to mention, many Protestants traditionally believed the image of God was lost in the Fall. Which means we are more like vampires than gods now - our actions towards creation are not inherently good just because we can use nature in our own self-directed ways.
@@bds3919 That post is a poorly written idiocy. That guy is a troll.
If God made the earth, what will it hurt to care for it and appreciate it the best we can.
I agree with Albert Mohler on a number of things, including the fact that as good stewards of the Earth, we must both take good care of it and make good use of it. And yes, the Industrial Revolution was a good thing in many ways.
That doesn't mean that with the knowledge we now have we shouldn't transition to cleaner energy. I think though that it's a false dichotomy to say that a strong economy necessarily works in opposition to a healthy environment. We can improve both, for example, by investing in green energy jobs.
It’s amazing that there is such an increase of people with no expertise thinking that they have the same perspective on things as people who do have expertise. I will listen to climate scientists. Not theologians.
This guy is much more rational than some preachers and christian writers in discussing this topic. They argue from the protective paranoid "biblical right" view than one of reason.
According to what I have read, there is no debate. It’s happening and we are making it worse by inaction. Less pollution is good for everyone. Except maybe DOW chemical .
I think the trade off perspective that implicitly says you must choose between either healthy environmental stewardship vs. "progress"/innovation is faulty
I think technology can innovate toward a healthy stewardship instead of sacrificing it
the problem is making it happen lol
Wait a minute, did Ask anything just change the abbreviation for Arkansas from AR to AK? What does Alaska have to say about this?
Nice catch Adam! We're a live show, so mistakes certainly happen!
If you're looking for a way to help the environment you can switch to ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees.
If we can change the climate in our houses...........well with millions of vehicles,houses,buildings,factories,ozone,kitchens,etc etc,that all produce heat..... why why wouldnt we be kicking up our atmosphere a few degrees? Kind of common sense?
If i feel i found a answer and my church refuses to speak to me but they give letters to people in prison who arent speaking about climate change how can i tell my kids to listen to the church if they isolate me and help people in prison
Climate does not equal weather.
Christians care about their creation more than they care about God's creation.
I really appreciate this, it's helped me form my point of view on climate change as a Christian
Thank you :)
Same with me😄 i think we should take care of our given home and not just ignore the fact we are damaging it each day
I’m not trying to be rude, but one Christian perspective (which is undeniably biased) shouldn’t form your entire view of such a large issue. Just as many media outlets are biased, we should take a broad look at all perspectives and adopt our own rather than adopt another’s.
You should also check out Katharine Hayhoe. She's a Christian specialist on the topic. She's a climatologist for Texas Tech University and she helped write many of the reports used by the IPCC.
@@AlexWaardenburg Hayhoe's work is great. I have found her very helpful.
Ok, I am going to be blunt about this, as "Christians", and I use the word loosely , you either believe what the Bible tells us or not.
Revelation 12:
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the DECEIVER OF THE WHOLE WORLD-he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
John 14:30
I will no longer talk much with you, for the RULER OF THIS WORLD is coming. He has no claim on me.
Revelation 13:1-18
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ..
Matthew 4:8-9
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Luke 4:6-7
6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
Taking in account of what scripture has warned us of, that satan is setting up his one world beast empire to rule the whole world, the United Nations being its foundation , it is easy to see that everything the UN produces is an erosion of Gods principles
It advocates everything that God has denounced in the guise of the greater good. Its every action seeks to tighten its grip on sovereign nations weaving its tentacles into the minute structure of these nations. Global warming , which originated from the Club of Rome, the think tank, that manifests it's plans, to bring about an incremental establishment of global governance .
With its puppet controlled media on board, they push this lie with avengence and sadly most of the world has been seduced by this global deception.
uhm don't think United Nations, Club of Rome was ever mentioned in the bible sis
It is the sign that Jesus is coming, remember nothing is too hard for Him, it is not climate change do not be fooled Luke 21:11, be prepared!!
Let's all copy the Amish 😍😍😍😍 they have done a great job taking care of the earth!!!!
So he's saying that Scott Pruitt was qualified to head the EPA on the grounds that he was a personal friend and a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I would trust the data of climate scientists more than I would trust an endorsement based on personal friendship and belonging to the right church.
Personal endorsement isn't evidence: true. But the comparison he was making was between the editorial of the washington post and someone more recognized in his field, rather than climate scientist against personal endorsement. That is like a health magazine writer going against a dietician or a doctor. so to be fair, i think you misheard his comparison and misrepresent it.
Do Christians think?
You can fit every single person, car, truck and power plant within a 20 mile radius of Jacksonville Florida. This little dot on the surface of the planet is controlling the global climate? Meanwhile, thousands of square miles of the earth's crust collide in a magnitude 9 earthquake releasing as much heat energy as 10,000,000 megatons of TNT. Enough heat to melt the Arctic sea ice about seven times over 15 miles under the north equatorial current on it's way to the Arctic. But the microdot is controlling the climate.
earthalabama.com/energy.html
John Smith Right on Gen 8:22 sums it up.....
Christian philosopher Jay Richards has done marvelous work in clarifying this issue by defining the controversy as human-induced, catastrophic, climate change. As such, those who advocate for wholesale changes in society must first prove that the Earth is in a warming trend (perhaps), that the warming trend is caused by human activity (a claim that is debated by equally credentialed scientists), and that it will be catastrophic (at best a speculative hypothesis). Should we as Christians well steward the Creation? Of course, but never at the expense of human flourishing.
If you're a Christian then care of the Earth and implications for others who may be effected is non negotiable. And just because you don't understand the science isn't a form of evidence. Scientists can look back through natural history beyond human record keeping. For example the shift in oxygen isotopes in ice cores. Once you understand it, it isn't that complicated. But to right off scientists because you don't understand it is intellectually unjustifiable. Not good enough Albert.
He is confusing weather and climate. Weather changes constantly; climate is long term and changes only over the long term. There is a consensus that we have thirty years to avoid a catastrophic global temperature rise.
Dr. Mohler fully understands the difference but is making a point. And no, we don't have a consensus as equally credentialed scientists disagree over the effects of CO2.
"There is a consensus that we have thirty years to avoid a catastrophic global temperature rise." Really? Are you referring to global cooling or cow farts?
@@rbresnan6084 The scientific consensus around climate change. That's what I was referring to. Emissions from livestock I am sure play a part.
@@davidkennedy6251 So "yes" on the cow farts, no on global cooling?
@@rbresnan6084 I would refer you to the most recent report from the IPCC. I am happy to accept the rigour of their research and arguments.
Isaiah 45: 18
Not sure Albert knows the difference between climate and weather...
A few thoughts:
He misrepresents science by using the word 'supposed' scientific consensus. Consensus does not mean unanimity, and there is a clear consensus, not 'supposed.' Scientists are not anti-human. Where God commanded adam to be fruitful and multiply, God also gave this command to the fish in the sea and the birds in the air - we are devastating both of these, directly contravening God's order.
The reason Malthus made his claim was because fertilisers and industrial agriculture hadn't been developed yet - this came after WWII. His premise is still correct, a finite space cannot support infinite organisms. This isn't rocket science, Albert. We haven't 'eradicated famine in much of the world' This is simply an untrue statement. You may not want to 'undo that' but climate change is going to anyway. Climate change is changing the location of rains, increasing droughts, increasing temperatures and wildfires and causing more crops to fail. Southeast Asia and Africa are regularly struggling with famines that are precipitated by climate change. Native peoples in the Arctic (which is warming at several times the background rate) are struggling to survive with their traditional methods. Hunger is increasing and it is due to climate change, regardless of how Albert wants to ignore the facts.
We don't need to 'hope for technological innovations' We can fix this now. If Evangelical Christians in the US alone would simply tithe, the World Bank reports there would be $143 billion available to address these issues - empowering the poor and providing resilience to climate change. But instead, we do not tithe, or we use our tithes for things like private jets for pastors, or to buy a new church building. Your comment about the change of administration to the Trump administration was demonstrably false in hindsight, with decades of environmental protections torn up to subsidise coal and line the pockets of CEOs.
This overt and naked rallying behind a political party betrays Christianity. We are not to be of this world. Our politics should criticise all of the powers of this world. You clearly do not, Albert. 'I do not see humans as a blight upon the planet. That is anti-biblical' You are forgetting how the Earth was cursed because of Adam. You are forgetting how the world was flooded because of human sin and evil. You are forgetting that all creation groans due to the sin of Adam. You are forgetting that in the end times evil people will try and destroy the world. Stop cherry-picking. The word 'stewards is not used in Genesis. The Dominion mandate does not give us free reign to do as we will. We are to model God's image. We are to look after God's creation. We are to care for the Garden. We are resolutely failing to do that. Where the metaphor of steward IS used, it is stewarding for a master, not for the material gain of the steward. We are clearly being selfish and obviously not returning the Earth with an increase. We have devastated mammal numbers in the last 50 years, insect numbers have fallen significantly, deforestation continues apace, sea levels continue to rise, arctic habitat is shrinking, global hunger is increasing, global poverty is increasing, the gap between rich and poor is increasing, injustice and war are ravaging. What planet are you looking at, Albert? We are not increasing anything more than suffering on this planet.
Humans ARE the problem. Stop skirting that. The Bible teaches that we are fallen. Why do you find it so hard to acknowledge that? We are the only species capable of geoengineering on a global scale. We are wiping out species at a faster rate than any other mass extinction. We have deleted stars from the sky with light pollution. We are hiding mountains behind smog. We are devastating coral reefs. Plastic is found in the stomachs of sea creatures who live a mile underwater. Seabirds who never see humans are dying of malnutrition because of the plastic they are consuming. Fishing stocks are being devastated and many are collapsing. The Ganges river system is an irretrievable dead river system. We. Are. The. Problem. Fix your theology.
You are inconsistent - you claim you want development and innovation and yet you can't see a world without the internal combustion engine? Electric vehicles are already here, Albert. You are being intellectually dishonest. BTW, Being a friend of yours, being a trustee of a religious body, does not qualify you to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency. That is just self-evident. At least to people who understand the environment needs scientific rather than merely religious fixes.
Your ignorance and disdain for science, while hidden in fluffy language, are clearly on view. Your fudged theology has a wildly inconsistent hermeneutic. I weep that brothers and sisters in Christ will turn to this video for a considered theological opinion on Climate Change. It is here. It is now. We have been given God's Garden and we are meant to take care of it. We aren't. And you aren't helping, Albert.
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Cost-benefit analysis. I believe what Dr. Mohler is saying, is that humans reflect God's image more than a rock, tree, or any animal. Also, we are given dominion but it is one to steward the resources we are given, not for the sake of the tree, or sky itself, but for His glory and for humanity. God will destroy the earth again in the Last Days, not saying it won't exist, but that it will be made new. Creation groans, and we do as well to be renewed by Christ. And in Heaven we don't need to worry about environmental issues because all will be at peace in God's Kingdom.
listen to scientists /and/ God, thx
Another non-expert talking about a complicated matter and making deductions with serious consequences about which they know very little. If this is how we make America great again, then we are screwed.
Andrew Thomas ....
For you own sake... do not make comments like this with a Minecraft profile pic.
It’s the ultimate discredit.
IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS SETTLED SCIENCE OTHER THAN THEIR CLAIM TO IT?
Poor.