Environment

KEY CONCEPTS/BELIEFS

All religious believers believe that life is sacred/special and that it should be treated with respect. The belief that God created the world, means it has to be looked after, and that God gave people to duty of that (stewardship). With this we also have the right to decide what happens to the world and all species in it (dominion), we have permission from God to have power over nature. Others also believe that nature is a gift of love from God, and so they worship and praise him for his creation.

“God made the world and gave the duty of stewardship to humans” - Genesis 1:28

So if humans don’t care for the earth and its animals they must face God’s judgement and be punished.

What do Christians do to help the environment?

• spread awareness of environmental problems like global warming

• donate to environmental charities like CAFOD

• pray

• recycle

• lower their carbon footprint

Why do Christians help the environment?

• because we have the duty of stewardship to care after the world and its creation

  • “Made him lord of the works of your hands” - Psalm 8

• because it’s part of God’s creation, making it sacred, so it should be respected and protected

  • “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” - Genesis

• because we have dominion, we should take action to keep the environment good and safe

  • “Made him lord of the works of your hands” - Psalm 8

• because we are made in God’s image and he is loving and would take care of it

  • “God created mankind in his own image” - Genesis

• because God says creation is good, so it should be preserved

  • “God saw that it was good” - Genesis