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• R O MA NS 6 :1 2 | Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.
• 3 J O H N 1 :1 1 | Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what
is good.
PROMISES FROM GOD
• DE U T E R O NO MY 2 0 :1 | “When you go out to fight your enemies . . . do not be afraid. The
Lord your God . . . is with you!”
• 2 T H E S S A L O NI A NS 3 :3 | But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you
from the evil one.
Enthusiasm See Happiness
What does the Bible say about the environment and our responsibility in
environmental issues?
• G E NE SI S 1 :2 8 | God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the
earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the
animals.”
Human beings were created to share responsibility for the earth by being good stewards
of the created environment.
• G E NE SI S 2 :1 5 | The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch
over it.
The first assignment God gave to Adam was to tend and care for the Garden of Eden.
• DE U T E R O NO MY 2 0 :1 9 | “When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must
not cut down the trees. . . . Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them?” (See
note on page 178.)
Even in a time of war God was concerned about the needless destruction of the environment.
• L E VI T I C U S 2 5 :5 | “The land must have a year of complete rest.”
God’s instructions for the people of Israel to let the farmland rest every seventh year allowed
for the conservation of good, productive land.
• PSA L M 9 6 :1 2 -1 3 | Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the
forest sing for joy before the Lord!
Since God’s glory is clearly seen in the beauty of nature, the environment should never be
thoughtlessly defiled.
PROMISE FROM GOD
• PSA L M 1 9 :1 -4 | The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak
without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout
the earth, and their words to all the world.
Envy See Honesty & Integrity; Jealousy
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God is the creator of all the universe. His fingerprints are everywhere. As human artists
express their personalities through creativity, so God has expressed his infinite glory
through his creation. The Bible teaches that because our environment is an expression
of the person and nature of God, it is to be treated with deep respect. We do not worship
nature, of course, because the Creator, not the creation, is holy. But we must show our
love and respect for the Creator by caring for his creation.
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