God Created Light, And The Nature Of Sovereignty And Control

In Genesis, God tells Adam to take care of all the plant life and animals roaming the earth, moreover, I believe the responsibility has been passed on to us and it is our duty to take care of God’s beautiful creation of life.

Humans should maintain the earth, but not be owners of the earth God is the owner since he created it. This shows a balance and measure of God by the Islam people. The Islam people feel strongly about cultivating the earth, and just because someone is going to die does not mean the earth should be neglected. They also have a strong feeling towards harmony and not having any conflicts. I feel that we should take care of the earth and live in harmony, but at what costs? Most people cannot take over another’s land and just take care of it now of days with all of the legal issues and what not. Today, this is not a good rule to follow by in the United States; I am not sure what the laws are like in other countries to know if just taking over one’s land to cultivate it is legal? I assume this rule was easier to follow before all of the laws we have put in place today. One would have to buy the land before one could legally cultivate it without breaking any laws.

In contrast, in the story of Genesis God gave man dominion over all the creatures of the Earth. (Genesis 1:28) The man to this day, hunts animals of all kinds and disrespects nature, with clear-cutting of forestry and pollution.

God’s command to “fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion” (Gen 1:28) by tilling the earth shows that man’s capacity to dominate the earth lies within himself, transforming it to his own needs.

Man was created to keep the earth but we have failed at that, we have not listened to the Genesis myth about being the caretakers, we have destroyed and pillaged the land. The creation myth was supposed to keep the earth pure but we justified it as a way to do what we want with it(Earth) and therefor have had a negative effect on the earth due to the genesis creation myth.

These can be simple activities such as turning off the water while brushing your teeth or simply walking to work. We can also be more mindful about how much trash we make in a week and to always recycle. Although no amount of recycling will forestall the end that God has planned for the earth, we are still called to preserve earth’s natural resources to the best of our capability. Psalm 24:1 (New International Version) states, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” This passage teaches us that although God gives people the power to utilize elements of the environment, God is still the ultimate owner of all of his creations. Therefore, we are called to respect his creations because they are not ours but God’s.

Therefore, the individual’s responsibility is to take care of the earth they live in. for instance, taking care of family and friend and others with dignity is a way to show sign of our respect for the god, who created the earth and the human (Catholic Charities, 2016).

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Gen 1:1-2). Paul states in Romans 1:20 that Gods invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature are clearly understood by the visible things that God has made in this world. God’s redeemed, should show a concern for the care of nature. Nature suffers because it is a casualty of sin, not because it is naturally evil. The world should anticipate a time when God shall deliver creation from the wrath of sin (8:19, 21). Nature “waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed” (8:19). 133

And livestock. He then created human beings in his own image. He gave them dominion over all of the creatures in the waters and sky, as well as all of the animals. He also tells humans that he has given them all of the plants and the trees for food. After creating everything, God, recognizes verbally, that they are good. This shows readers that God is a good God. The second chapter of Genesis is very similar in that all of the same things are created. When God created man Genesis chapter two states that “He breathed the breath of life into Man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.” (Genesis 2:7). God put man into the Garden of Eden.Here in the Garden of Eden is the first mention of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God states that man can eat from any tree except that specific one. Genesis 2 also states that man was made to work the land, proving that work was not a consequence of sin. God also created woman from man when he realized that man was not fit to be alone. He tells them to reproduce, this proves that sex was not intended to be shameful, rather a gift to be cherished when done within a covenant. This is how the earth and everything on it came into existence according to the

I believe that we need to think of the Earth as a gift and a home. We must take care of our Earth but our personal health must come before Earth’s. Lastly, our decision making should be guided by the Bible and my common sense. Our Earth is truly a gift and it is a good gift from God. Genesis 1:31 states, “God saw all that we made, and it was very good”. We need to change the way that we look at the Earth. Normally if we get a really nice gift we treasure it and do our best to protect it. This is the same mindset that we need to have about our land. Secondly, we do need to recognize that we have dominion over the Earth. God created us to take care of the Earth. In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth and then he created man to be stewards of it. It is important not to get to crazy and do things to harm the Earth but we must also remain healthy. Humans come before the land and they always should. Lastly, when living on Earth we must make good decisions. These decisions should be based on what our teachings tell us and our common sense. It is just common sense that cutting down a tree or throwing a wrapper out the yard will harm the Earth. This semester I have learned so much, and thought deeply about many topics. I know that the Earth is a gift and we are so blessed to have this beautiful creation to live in. The many field trips that we went on made me realize many things about our Earth that I didn’t realize. Specifically the wastewater treatment we went on made me realize how much waste we produce and it makes me feel like we are hurting our Earth. Too often people don’t think about the things that they are doing to our Earth. Psalm 8:6 states, “You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet”. The Bible states many times in context that we are to care for the Earth we have been

A popular topic of debate over the course of history is how the world came to be and how humankind began to live here on earth. Many civilizations, both ancient and modern, have their own views on how creation occurred and where it stemmed from. Two popular texts, the Theogony, written by Hesiod, and the book of Genesis of the bible, are two of the more widely known myths that are written to explain the origins of life. The book of Genesis talks about in depth the process in which the earth and life were created and the progression of how the world was populated, while the Theogony, written by Hesiod, is a book that discusses the genealogy and the creation of Gods and Goddesses in the areas of ancient Greece. Though both of these books may discuss the same general topics of creations and the nature of the divine, there

How we treat and interact with the environment and non-human creation is supported by the biblical command to "subdue" the earth and "have dominion" over all living things (Genesis 1:28). The opening verses of Genesis contains several ideas about the natural world and our place in it and clearly tells us that God is the source of all life and that creation is good. Specifically, Genesis 1:28 and 2:15 commands that human beings preserve and protect the earth and its creatures. Historically, Adam and Eve’s

Creation care is the idea that God calls Christians to care for the Earth. Even though all Christians acknowledge that God created the Earth, not everyone agrees about the responsibilities Christians have for this creation. In Genesis 1:28, “God blessed them, and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” For some, this verse means that God created this Earth so that we can use it how we wish. Even though “dominion” does imply you have control and power over the Earth, it is crucial to understand that this does not mean we are called to destroy this world. God claimed everything he made “was very good” so he would not have wanted for his creation to be destroyed (Genesis 1:31). Instead, this specific role God gives to humans requires respect and appreciative behavior. For, damaging God’s creation would mean insulting the very thing he designed for us.

On most controversial topics Christians are divided and relatively uniformed when it comes to biblical teaching on a topic. We MUST be educated on this topic. How do we educate ourselves? Reading the Bible can help. Genesis 2 talks about the creation of man. Man is formed from the dust of the earth. The Hebrew word for man is “Adam” and the Hebrew word for earth (dirt and ground) is “Adamah”. This purposely shows the relationship between man and the ground. Adam is placed in a garden and told to work the soil. The first human to live on earth was a poor farmer. Understanding the scripture, Adam goes on to be keeper of the garden. He takes great care of the dirt and plants, rotating crops, making sure proper nutrients are dispersed, proper tilling methods, only farming what is needed, producing a level amount of food, and allowing his seed to yield further seed. Adam takes care of earth, unlike what sustainable agriculture is

In Genesis 1:28 God says, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” By giving humans dominion, God wanted them to tend to the earth and take care of it—instead of dominating it—in the same way that he tends to humans and takes care of them. This shows that God gave humans authority over other beings for the purpose of nurturing them just as God has authority over humans which he uses for the purpose of nurturing. In this way humans’ authority shows that they are made in the image of