JacksBratt,
here's the thing: how are we to think about global warming until then? Because nothing in my bible explains
when the Lord is going to return: 5 seconds or 50,000 years? We don't know. In the meantime, it is a social justice concern Christians should have on their radar just like child poverty, slavery, the effects of inappropriate contentography on society, etc. Also, as I said in the following post, I think Morse's emphasis on destruction is downright unbiblical! Yes I know the 2 Peter 3 verses about the heavens being destroyed by fire, etc, but those are apocalyptic images about the judgement of God. Everything in the earth will be 'laid bare', exposed for judgement. No single evil person will escape God's judgement. But here's the thing. That passage is imagery about God's judgement, not about his care for his good creation! As I said to Morse:
When you can first get your
theology right, then we might consider listening to you about science as well! 'Destroyed' is too harsh, far too harsh, even unbiblical. It usually comes from a heart that says "I don't care about loving my neighbours in how I impact the environment, because this whole world is going DOWN!" It rejoices in the destruction of this world, as if
this world itself is bad. But
Genesis 1 declared it good! Matter is good, the planet is good, the creation is good. But, you reply, then sin entered the world! For sure. But here's another thing.
Romans 8
19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that
the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and
brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
22 We know that the whole
creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but
we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship,
the redemption of our bodies.
1. The groaning here is bad, and not something we are encouraged to rejoice in, let alone participate in!
2. Creation itself will be liberated, not destroyed, redeemed, just as we are!
God loves His creation. He made it, and it was good. Then we messed it up! Do you think God is pleased with you so sarcastically dismissing global warming? Do you think He rejoices when he sees the potential for hundreds of millions, maybe billions of poor people around the world starving to death because the western world dumped so much coal into the atmosphere in our industrial revolutions? Do you think being SMUG about that potential catastrophe pleases God?
Global warming/cooling/climate change is baaliam (satan) propaganda. The earth has enough capactity and resources until Jesus returns.
1. Climate change is not a discussion about resource shortage
2. Climate change is about CO2 increasing the heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere in a demonstrable, mathematical way that Joseph Fourier discovered nearly 200 years ago and many Christian scientists and climatologists have confirmed since
3. We have more than enough resources to maintain everyone on earth in a comfortable modern lifestyle (although more based on ecocities and moving people, not cars), but not if we destroy the climate in the meantime!
