Christian Attitudes to Environmental Issues

Explain how and why a Christian might act as a steward.Question d) 6 marks

How could this game reflect concerns about environmental issues?

A rise, of 4C by the end of the century, would cause droughts across Africa, and a fall in harvests of 15% to 35%. Globally, crop

yields would fall 10%.Sea levels would rise by up to 59cm, with Bangladesh and

Vietnam among the worst hit, along with coastal cities such as New York, London, Tokyo, Kolkata and Karachi. In Britain alone,

there would be 1.8 million people at risk of flooding. The western Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets would begin to melt

irreversibly and Europe would lose 80% of its Alpine glaciers. Across the Arctic, half of the tundra is at risk.

A 4C rise is predicted to drive 20% to 50% of land species to extinction and put 80m more Africans at risk of malaria as

mosquitoes thrive.

Why care?

What the Bible says about environmental issues

• The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalms 19:1

• The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. Psalms 24: 1

• Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Genesis 1: 26

• The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me. Leviticus 25: 23

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What the Bible Says about the Environment What the Bible Says What We Think What Christians Believe The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalms 19:1

The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. Psalms 24: 1

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Genesis 1: 26

The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me. Leviticus 25: 23

What can be done?

Explain how and why a Christian might act as a steward.Question d) 6 marks

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A Rocha

A Rocha

What Can Christians Do?

Environment Sunday

Green Church Awards.

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