Does Creation Care Ministry Have a Biblical Basis?
May 25, 2021
Theology of Creation Care
Source: Discipleship Ministries, https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/resources-for-creation-care
Scriptures Categorized According to Themes
- God Created Everything
- Genesis 1:1-2
- Job 12:7-10; 33:4; 38-41
- Psalm 104
- Isaiah 40:26
- Mark 13:19
- God Loves Creation
- Genesis 9:8-17
- Psalm 136
- John 3:16
- God Has an Ongoing Relationship with Creation
- Numbers 22:22-39
- God Owns Creation
- Leviticus 25:23
- Psalm 24; 89:9-11; 95:4-5
- Creation Has a Relationship with God/Creation Praises God
- 1 Chronicles 16:32-33
- Psalm 19:1-4; 65:12-13; 66:1-4; 96:11-13; 98:7-9; 148:3-4,7-13; 150:6
- Isaiah 55:12-13
- 1 Corinthians 10:26
- Revelation 5:13
- A Relationship with Creation is Connected to a Relationship with God
- Genesis 4:10-11
- 1 Kings 4:29-34
- Ecclesiastes 3:18-22
- Romans 1:20
- Caring for Creation and Caring for the Poor are Connected
- Exodus 23:10-11
- Leviticus 19:9-10; 25:1-17
- Human Obedience/Disobedience to God’s Commandments Has Consequences for Creation
- Deuteronomy 11:13-17; 28:4, 18
- Isaiah 24:1-3; 44:1-5
- Hosea 4:1-3
- Micah 7:13
- Zechariah 8:12
- Galatians 6:7-9
- Jesus as Part of Creation
- John 1:1-10; 17:24
- Colossians 1:15-17
- Hebrews 1:2
- Jesus Prays in Deserted Places, Mountains, and Wilderness
- Mark 1:35
- Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28; 22:31-41
- Jesus as Redeemer of Creation
- Mark 16:15
- John 12:47
- Romans 8:18-23
- Ephesians 1:10
- Colossians 1:19-20
- Future Vision of a New Creation
- Isaiah 11:1-16
- Ezekiel 17:22-24; 36:33-36
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
- Revelation 21:1-22:7
- Human Response: A Simple, Equitable Life for All
- Exodus 16
- Deuteronomy 2:7
- Nehemiah 9:20-21
- Proverbs 6:6-8
- Ezekiel 34:11-31
- Micah 4:1-4
- Matthew 6:25-34
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