Genesis 1 tells us that God created the earth and everything upon it. Then He declared it good. I think we, as Christians, should be great caretakers of the earth. I think it is our duty to care for something that God created so wonderfully.
Some Christians will say that "this world is not my home" and use that as an excuse to not care about about how we treat the earth. Yes, I believe Jesus will return one day and save us all from this world. I do not, however, believe that will happen in my lifetime. Every generation since Jesus ascended into heaven has thought His return would be in their lifetime. So I don't assume that this is the one He has in mind. It might be, but I'm not going to trash the earth based on the possibility of Him returning in the next few years. We should be striving to preserve the beauty of God in nature for future generations.
I also believe that the United States should be leading the world in new technology that would lead to less dependence on foreign oil. We can help preserve nature by burning less oil while at the same time leading an industry that will lead to more jobs here and exportation of technology to other countries.
Also, I know a lot of people find God in nature. Spending time in a place that is the same as God originally made it can be awe inspiring. If people can find God somewhere, shouldn't we be doing everything in our power to help preserve it? We should be working on being good stewards of what God has given us, and that includes nature.
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