It's The Green Thing Again

A recent article in this blog, “The Green Thing” got me to thinking about the way our country is going when compared with the Christian prophetic teachings of the way things will go.

Romans 1:18-25 “…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. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the creator – who is forever praised. Amen.”

Environmentalism is the newest old religion, “clean energy, climate change,  sustainable communities, The Green Movement, PETA, carbon footprint, recycle, paper or plastic? electric bills (smart meters), light bulbs and so on.” It’s the “in” thing.

I and most Christians I know care for the world because we believe it to be God’s creation and it’s our duty to be careful not to cause unnecessary harm to it. I’ve seen a lot more forests removed in my 75 years on earth than I would like to. Where I use to rabbit hunt in forests and fields are now subdivisions and golf courses. Very little game hunting areas left in my part of the county.

While we as Christians care for planet earth, the air, and water we do not worship earth and are not really concerned about global warming, or climate change if you will. The earth is far too large for a few million people burning fossil fuel to cause any harm. I have listened to all the discussions of the Gulf Stream, green house effect and carbon credits. After all the discussion, I have concluded that it’s all a political ruse to get more money for giving us nothing.

There is an old religion referred to as Pantheism the belief of which is that the universe and God are identical. Then there is the Gaia, a revival of a Pagan religion which rejects Christianity and views Christians as the only  obstacle to a world-wide religion based on Gaia worship and the uniting of life forms around the Goddess Mother Earth. Science, paganism, eastern mysticism, and feminism have made this pagan cult (Gaia worship) the very heart of today’s environmental policy.”

Environmentalism, with cult-like qualities, is being promoted by leading figures and organizations such as former Vice President Albert Gore, broadcaster Ted Turner, and the United Nations. “Earth in the Balance” Al Gore’s book is just one of many books that ultimately proclaims the deity of Earth and blames the falling away from this Pagan God on the environmentally unfriendly followers of Jesus Christ. Romans 1 (Earth Worship and Sexual Immorality) has replaced God as the new platform of the Democrat Party, says CA pastor John MacArthur in a recent copy of Decision Magazine.