should christians be green?

Should Christians be Green?• Is pollution or a carbon footprint sin?• Prominent Evangelicals say so…Oct. 2004• The RC Pope says so…March 2008• Liberals charge Conservatives are for

pollution and dirty air b/c of greed• 2000 -Conservative Evangelicals uphold a

Biblical Environmental Stewardship but refute Consensus Science and Global warming extremism. Cornwall Declaration

The Bible says…• Gen 2:15 The LORD God took the

man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.–Man’s 1st ministry was earth stewardship–Was the garden the priority?– Are the Amish right?–Was the Earth made for man or Man for

Earth?• Jn.3:16 “For God so loved the World”

The Bible says…• God commanded Noah to preserve all

species on the ark. Gen.7-8• Help a troubled animal. Ex.23:4-5• Give the land a rest! Ex.23:10-11• Sabbath rest for animals too. Ex.23:12• “Whoever is righteous has regard for

the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.” Pro 12:10

The Bible says…• Animals are aware of hope in God. Job 12:7-

10, Rom.8:18-22• Don’t muzzle the ox. Dt.25:4• Fruit trees planted are untouchable until

4th yr. Lev.19:23-25• Take care of the trees in battle. Dt.20:19-20• God assigned to mankind the responsibility

for ruling over this world (Gen. 1:26-28; Ps. 8:6-8). Gen.1 also tells us to fill the earth! Ps.8:4-9

The Bible says…• Gen 8:22 Gen 8:22 While the earth remains,

seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."

• Psa 104:9 You set a boundary that they (waters) may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

• Jer 5:22 “Do you not fear me? declares the Lord; Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.

The Bible says…• Exd 23:1 "You shall not spread a false

report.”• English court ruled at least 9 significant

errors/misrepresentations in Gore’s movie an Inconvenient Truth

• “Climategate" describes the scandal revealed by the leaked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, they manipulated results

False science…human tradition

• 1 Tim.6:20 “O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge" (Science)

• Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ…Col 2:21 "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch"

• 1Ti 4:3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Scientists aren’t always right!

• Charles Darwin – Evolution• 1920’s and again in 1970’s -Global Ice

age!• 1960’s DDT banned, Millions died from

Malaria, now being used again• Psychiatry and “Science” claim

Homosexuality is genetic• Global warming? Who’s to blame?

All scientists agree?• "Your science is flawed; your hypothesis is

wrong; your data is manipulated and may I add your scare tactics are deplorable. The earth does not have a fever. Carbon dioxide does not cause significant global warming."

• John Coleman, founder of weather channel and weatherman on Good Morning America

• http://www.petitionproject.org/ • 31,500 American scientists have signed this

petition, including 9,000+ with PhDs

Science over Religion?• For the most part the same crowd that

Preaches Global warming Climate change also murders unborn children but saves the whales and baby seals, promotes “Mother Earth” and evolution in place of Father Creator, Homosexuality is genetic (born this way), and believe that Mankind is the problem and depopulation is the answer.

• Sit not in the counsel of the ungodly! Ps.1• Science is supposedly provable, Christianity

is by necessity birthed in Faith! Heb.11:1-6

Cause and Effect?• Why are we so willing to believe that these

issues are a result of our “consumer sins” and NOT the punishment of God for far greater crimes and immorality like Abortion, Sodomy, Promiscuity, rejection of God…?

• 2 Chron. 7:14 He will Heal our land (which was apparently cursed due to our sins) if God’s people pray, repent, and turn to God!

• Lev.26, Dt.28 Curses for godlessness!

Hypocrisy• I will respect someone who’s consistent

even IF they are wrong• Al Gore believes the Oceans are rising

and buys a mansion on the beach• Plastic or Paper? Even they don’t know!• New Light Bulbs are more harmful to the

Earth – lead!• Tree, “marsh” and brush protection lead

to larger wildfires

Green Movement• Population control, reduction• Veganism – no dairy or meat• Imposed Double digit energy

increases, taxes and industry requirements

• New sin tax - Purchase of carbon credits

• Pets “rights”, Peta activists, SF• Terrorists – burning and destroying

never let a serious crisis go to waste• You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I

mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel

• Microsoft's Bill Gates...."The world today has 6.8 billion people. That's heading up to about nine billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent."

• Barack Obama's top science advisor, John P. Holdren...."A program of sterilizing women after their second or third child…might be easier to implement than trying to sterilize men. The capsule could be implanted at puberty and might be removable, with official permission, for a limited number of births."

Should Christians be Green?• Psa 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of

water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

• Jer 17:8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit."

• Psa 92:14 They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green

• Hsa 14:8 It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit.

Distraction – Satan’s weapon

• Christians SHOULD exercise good stewardship of the Earth!

• Mankind is more important than the planet, –Man was made in His image– Earth made for man, so will new earth– Jesus came to die/save man, not the earth

• On average day we have been effectively influenced to “think” and act to be “green” but most don’t think of eternity/evangelism or dsicipleship daily

stored up for fire• 2Pe 3:7 But by the same word the heavens

and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

• 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

the heavens will be set on fire

• 2Pe 3:11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,

• 2Pe 3:12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!

Compare Philosophical

Green Theology• Mother Earth, pagan• Evolution/Darwin• Save the seals, Earth…• Sacrifices are demanded! Eat

bugs and 1 tp square• The End is coming – be green • Science and Liberal politicians

will save us• Abortion and Homosexuality

are OK• Earth 1st

Stewardship Theology• Father Creator, Noah’s flood• Creation/God’s rules• Save souls!• Wise management of earth,

sacrifice for Christ!• The End is near - repent• Only Christ sets water

boundaries and can Save us!• Sanctity of human life

• Mankind 1st