Again, a false dichotomy has made
itself apparent. We are not limited to the two choices of “capitalistic, suck
everything you can out of nature and the environment” versus “live at harmony
with the world around you and leave no footprint that mankind has even been
here”.
We have been commanded to function
in the middle ground between these two extremes. When God created man and
placed him in the Garden, he gave us the command to take dominion over the
earth. We immediately faltered and became enslaved to sin, which led to many
wrong choices and negatives impacts on our world. But since the resurrection
and ascension of Jesus Christ, we have been brought back to a place where we
can begin to fulfill that command. This means that we are in charge of this
world but at the same time, we need to take care of it and not irreparably
destroy it.
Just because we can do something
does not mean that we should do something. We shouldn’t create products that
will ruin the land, water, or air. We need to be intelligent and wise enough to
learn to say no to some things.
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