{"id":4443,"date":"2010-04-22T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T15:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2010-04-22T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T18:10:35","slug":"creation-and-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/creation-and-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation and Man"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chuck Colson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christian Post | by Chuck Colson | 4\/22\/2010<\/p>\n

… Christians are rightly concerned that extremists have turned Earth Day into \u201cWorship-Earth Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just listen to a few of these suggestions for Earth Day 2010 that some of the more radical groups are proposing: taking down \u201cglobal eco-criminals\u201d like Exxon-Mobil; having school kids meditate about the Spirit of Life (that\u2019s \u201cSpirit of Life\u201d with capital letters); seeking international cooperation on reducing the human population; or working for, and I quote, the \u201cultimate, inevitable, and necessary dismantling of industrial civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n

We Christians certainly do not want to be yoked with new agers, neo-pagans, or folks who just downright hate humanity. But there\u2019s no reason for us to surrender creation care to them, either. <\/p>\n

Our faith, our Christians worldview, tells us that the earth is good precisely because God created it and declared it good. It is worthy of our care, and indeed, we were commanded to tend it. Wasteful and immoderate use of natural resources is not a Christian virtue.<\/p>\n

We must also realize that creation care begins with the care of the crown of creation: man, alone among living things, created in the image of God. In creating a clean sustainable environment, we do so primarily for humanity\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we reject out of hand environmental proposals that endanger human well-being-proposals that could doom millions, especially in developing countries, to poverty, disease, and hunger.<\/p>\n

You see, how you approach environmentalism-or, as I would say, environmental stewardship-all depends on your worldview. If the universe really did come about by chance and purely natural causes, then man is worth no more and no less than any other living thing. In fact, the creation would be man\u2019s creator. So care for creation would be much more important than care for man.<\/p>\n

But that is not the Christian worldview.<\/p>\n

One of the best books I\u2019ve ever read on the environment and this issue is produced by the Acton Institute and the Cornwall Alliance. It\u2019s called Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition. We have a few copies available, and if you would like a free copy, please call us at 1-877-3-CALL-BP.<\/p>\n

So again, happy Earth Day. Celebrate that God has created such a beautiful planet, populated by humans created in His own image, and that He has called us to tend His creation as His stewards.<\/p>\n

HT: Christian Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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