Let's take care of it, eh?
"At the creation of man, God commanded that humans in Genesis 1:28 take control over the earth and rule over the animals.11 Having dominion doesn't mean to pillage and plunder, but to take care of the earth and its creatures and resources. Immediately after creating Adam, God put him into the garden of Eden that He had planted and put him to work in "taking care" of the garden. The Hebrew verb translated "to take care" (shamar - Strong's number H8104) is also translated "preserve", "keep", "watch", "maintain", "defend", and "attend." "Jana speaking: it's like how a parent has "dominion" over their young child... the child does NOT serve and slave for the parent; rather, the parent Takes Care Of the child. that's how we need to take care of the earth
"Just as we show our love for the Savior by reaching out to the lost, we believe that we show our love for the Creator by caring for his creation... This involves the urgent need to relieve human suffering caused by bad environmental practice..."
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/environment.html
posted by jana @ 10:41 AM
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