Knowing the Gardener II - Abiding and Bearing Fruit
Knowing the Gardener was a look at the “big picture” distinguishing God’s intent for Christian creation care from the rest of environmentalism.
But I must tell you friends, there’s a huge pitfall out there to avoid. It’s a pit God’s been tirelessly digging me out of for some time now. Paul points to it in Romans 8:
Salvation through Christ awakens us to a whole new perspective on creation care. But if we’re going to do anything fruitful for the planet in this new life our doing must be in the Spirit, not after our flesh.
But let me back up a bit... (click more to read on)
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But I must tell you friends, there’s a huge pitfall out there to avoid. It’s a pit God’s been tirelessly digging me out of for some time now. Paul points to it in Romans 8:
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit... [Rom 8:1, KJV]
Salvation through Christ awakens us to a whole new perspective on creation care. But if we’re going to do anything fruitful for the planet in this new life our doing must be in the Spirit, not after our flesh.
But let me back up a bit... (click more to read on)
Continue reading "Knowing the Gardener II - Abiding and Bearing Fruit"
Tue, 12/02/2008 08:29
Hi Ray, Without going into too much detail..the Puritan Pilgrims certainly were contemporary with Olvier Cromwell, [...]