Our World
An excerpt from
Evangelical Environmental Network and
Creation Care Magazine:
Snake River and
the Grand Tetons by Ansel Adams
www.creationcare.org
Jesus Christ's
Relationship to All of Creation: Creator, Sustainer, Reconciler and
Lord
Col. 1:15-20: "He is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all
things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all
things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and
in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the
church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead,
so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was
pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things
in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross."
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Jn. 1:1-3: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that
has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all
people."
Heb. 1:2-3: "in these last days He has spoken to us by his Son, whom
he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the
universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful
word."
I Cor. 8:6b: "There is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all
things came and through whom we live."
Eph. 1:10: "He (God the Father) made known to us the mystery of his
will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to
be put into effect when the times will have reached their
fulfillment - to bring all things in heaven and on earth together
under one head, even Christ."
Creation Declares the Glory of God
Psalm 19:1-4: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies
proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth
speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech
or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out
into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."
Psalm 96:1, 11-12: "Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD,
all the earth . . . Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be
jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest
will sing for joy."
Rom. 1: 20-23: "For since the creation of the world God's invisible
qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly
seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are
without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified
him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile
and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be
wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God
for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and
reptiles."
Rev. 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and
honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they
were created and have their being."
The Old Testament Proclaims God as Creator
Ps. 104: "Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are
very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps
himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens
like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their
waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of
the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his
servants. He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be
moved. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters
stood above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at
the sound of your thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the
mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you
assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again
will they cover the earth. He makes springs pour water into the
ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the
beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The
birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is
satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes grass grow for the
cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from
the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face
shine, and bread that sustains his heart. The trees of the LORD are
well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds
make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees. The
high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for
the coneys. The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when
to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts
of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their prey and seek their
food from God. The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and
lie down in their dens. Then man goes out to his work, to his labor
until evening. How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made
them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea,
vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living
things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the
leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. These all look to you
to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to
them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied
with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when
you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When
you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of
the earth. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD
rejoice in his works--he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD
all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my
meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD. But may
sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the
LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD."
