One can't deny the fact that pollution is indeed effecting our
environment, just like so many other things. I
think this will always be a concern for us as there will always be
certain resources we will be unable to replace, like fossil fuels.
Whether global warming is indeed the initiation to the end of the world,
we do not know. From a Biblical stand point, it is inevitable that
there will be a day that will be our last. The earth is bound to come to
an end, but whether it is in the near future or a million years from
now we don't know. No man can possibly know the day nor hour.
I noticed that on Al Gore's YouTube channel he had made a video called How It All Ends: God's Will. He pointed out a very thoughtful idea when comparing global catastrophe to a small river with a pipe line installed upstream. Indeed it poses many questions that got me wondering. The answer that the Christian lady he had interviewed gave, was that global warming was far too big, and that it was out of our hands. Please understand that God does not literally MAKE these tragedies to happen. He ALLOWS them. Which for many might sound like the same thing if the Lord truly is all powerful, and is always in control.
It comes down to the fact that, putting God aside, we are currently making choices in today's society that WILL have negative consequences. The world is indeed being trashed as harmful chemicals and toxins are being released into the air daily. We take for granted this world that we live in, and its abundance of resources. I mean just think, it's been able to sustain life for thousand of years! Truly such longevity of this earth is a miracle. But we will have to eventually face the consequences of our actions. God doesn't cause such catastrophes to happen, He allows them to happen. He doesn't stop them, or at least not all of them.
Eventually there will come an end to this world. I believe it because that is what the Bible says and, heck call me a Bible thumper but, I would rather put my trust in the God who created this world than the people in it who are still arguing over whether or not pollution is something we should be worrying about.
No man, woman or child can ever know exactly how or when this earth will come to nought. That's why its so important to put our trust in God. People keep thinking they can outwit Him and figure out a solution on there own, but in a sense that lady was right: when it comes to a global sense, it is out of our hands. We can do our best to make small changes, and perhaps slow down the deterioration of the earth, but it is still bound to come to an end. Just as people cannot live forever, neither can the earth.
I wrote this for my sociology class at the local community college. Often what they teach in class is far different than what I believe. It comes to a balance of how to get your point across with love and kindness, just as Christ would have done. To know the time and place to speak up for my Faith is something I am still learning.
I noticed that on Al Gore's YouTube channel he had made a video called How It All Ends: God's Will. He pointed out a very thoughtful idea when comparing global catastrophe to a small river with a pipe line installed upstream. Indeed it poses many questions that got me wondering. The answer that the Christian lady he had interviewed gave, was that global warming was far too big, and that it was out of our hands. Please understand that God does not literally MAKE these tragedies to happen. He ALLOWS them. Which for many might sound like the same thing if the Lord truly is all powerful, and is always in control.
It comes down to the fact that, putting God aside, we are currently making choices in today's society that WILL have negative consequences. The world is indeed being trashed as harmful chemicals and toxins are being released into the air daily. We take for granted this world that we live in, and its abundance of resources. I mean just think, it's been able to sustain life for thousand of years! Truly such longevity of this earth is a miracle. But we will have to eventually face the consequences of our actions. God doesn't cause such catastrophes to happen, He allows them to happen. He doesn't stop them, or at least not all of them.
Eventually there will come an end to this world. I believe it because that is what the Bible says and, heck call me a Bible thumper but, I would rather put my trust in the God who created this world than the people in it who are still arguing over whether or not pollution is something we should be worrying about.
No man, woman or child can ever know exactly how or when this earth will come to nought. That's why its so important to put our trust in God. People keep thinking they can outwit Him and figure out a solution on there own, but in a sense that lady was right: when it comes to a global sense, it is out of our hands. We can do our best to make small changes, and perhaps slow down the deterioration of the earth, but it is still bound to come to an end. Just as people cannot live forever, neither can the earth.
I wrote this for my sociology class at the local community college. Often what they teach in class is far different than what I believe. It comes to a balance of how to get your point across with love and kindness, just as Christ would have done. To know the time and place to speak up for my Faith is something I am still learning.