Apologetics

God Gave Us Dominion of The Earth

by Jeff Drinnan
11/24/17
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Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground-everything that has the breath of life in it-I give every green plant for food." And it was so.God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day. Genesis 1:26-31

Out of love, God gave us the earth for our delight and use. We should be good stewards of what God gave us.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, our God-given energy resources are not running out. And we are not making the earth overheat by emitting carbon dioxide. Humans do not have the power to change the earth's climate; we cannot change the earth's axis even if we all jumped up and down in the same spot at one time.God created a system whereby plants absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, and people breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. The more carbon dioxide we produce the more plants grow!

God is the creator who made a perfect design. Scientists have over the centuries unlocked the mysteries of the universe God created for us to discover.

Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent

and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.

He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. Psalm 104: 1-12

In the November 20, 2017 issue of Principia Scientific International, John O'Sullivan wrote that fossil fuels are misnamed and that the Greeks got it right when they coined the term "petroleum" , which translates literally "rock oil."  Oil is formed as a result of heat and pressure on rocks, God's design, where oil is formed continuously. Our petro fuels are not running out and we don't need "alternative energy" to save the planet and serve humanity. Petro fuels are regenerated. They rock!

The mistaken idea that oil and coal was created through a biological process was made by western geologists in the 1870's when they found some biological debris in oil and coal deposits. By the 1880s, John D Rockerfeller Sr., who had a monopoly on the energy business, ran with the story that coal and oil came from dead plants and animals. This became conventional wisdom, driven by greed. By the laws of supply and demand, when there is a limited supply of a product, and the demand increases and supplies are expected to decrease, prices rise.

And, according to the article, petro products are not carcinogenic, or toxic, but the rare earths used to make electric vehicles are toxic, and are dumped as toxic waste.

The Lord has bestowed upon us the earth, and a mind to figure out how to best use it for our benefit, generation after generation. The Lord has given us dominion over the earth. Petro fuels are the sine qua non of energy production and a healthy economy. Food, medicines, housing, and other things needed to live depend on it.

Alternative fuels are not cost effective and are not all that clean and green. The only green in green energy is money the Green take in, mainly through government substides. Being Green is misusing God's gifts and not showing good stewardship of the earth.
God has given us the land, to use the brains he gave us to work it for the good of humanity, His kingdom.

Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty Proverbs 28:19