What is the biblical response to the environment?

[Lou Newton]

Glen Smith sent this question into the forum:

Glen B Smith
To:Lou Newton

Dec 10 at 1:45 PM
You might consider posting this question to encourage replies, including yours.
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What is the biblical response to the environment?
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Which environmental issues should Christians support or oppose ?

What are your thoughts about Glen's questions ?

[Lou Newton]

Glen sent this reply to his post:

Glen B Smith
To:Lou Newton

Dec 12 at 12:17 PM


Lou,

When you previously received these two questions:

What is the biblical response to the environment?
and
Which environmental issues should Christians support or oppose?



My purpose in posing these questions was to encourage responses from those not posting on the forum.



So, you may wish to add some of my addition engorgements. May I suggest?

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What do these scriptures suggest is the biblical response to the environment?

God pronounced His creation as good (Genesis 1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31).

The planet Earth is the part of divine creation on which man, created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), lives (Genesis 2:7).

God is the first gardener on planet Earth (Genesis 2:8)

God placed man in the garden to till and keep it (Genesis 2:15) and to have dominion over all the earth (Genesis 1:26, 28).

God provided man the opportunity to name all the creatures (Genesis 2:19-20).