tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post5457909869468870954..comments2024-02-19T13:11:04.970-05:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Protecting, Preserving God's CreationRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-62878464009733481732007-04-28T06:51:00.000-04:002007-04-28T06:51:00.000-04:00Hiya Bob,Yes and No. Salt is absolutely right in ...Hiya Bob,<BR/><BR/>Yes and No. Salt is absolutely right in his question in that we are not like God, in a creative word, breaking the seals on the scrolls, or dying for my sins perspective. Just looking to the high priestly prayer or the differing contexts in which John in his writings uses kosmos should be enough to note caution in thinking too much of ourselves.<BR/><BR/>The world is the world. One of the most horrible mistakes anyone can make is that when Christ said the His kingdom is not of this world he really meant that it was. That is perhaps the most common eisegetical error from our selfish western mindset.<BR/><BR/>JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-57586961200234990022007-04-25T17:22:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:22:00.000-04:00Are we not the body of Christ? As the body of Chr...Are we not the body of Christ? As the body of Christ do we not express the love of God for the creation?Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-74000050023160265042007-04-25T00:25:00.000-04:002007-04-25T00:25:00.000-04:00We are to be stewards of all God has provided, but...We are to be stewards of all God has provided, but we are not the earth's redeemer. I do not understand your use of that word with it's biblical & Christian implications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-23533038895675721012007-04-22T23:29:00.000-04:002007-04-22T23:29:00.000-04:00Man, Bob, I love agreeing with you.America has rea...Man, Bob, I love agreeing with you.<BR/><BR/>America has really dropped the ball in this one, and the Don'tTreadOnMe permutations of the Right make me wanna puke. And I'm one of them. If we can preserve it, and we won't go back to the dark ages in the process, we've gotta do it. It is really selfish and stupid not to.<BR/><BR/>JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061360912741128708noreply@blogger.com