Abstract
Global warming, hurricanes and violent storms raise fundamental questions about how Christians understand the relationship between God, human beings, and the entire created order. The issue is not just the ethical one of responding to environmental concerns; it is the more basic one of the nature of salvation itself as revealed in Scripture. Salvation through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit is the story of God redeeming and healing his creation, and this in turn defines the nature of Christian mission.
For multiple reasons explored here, evangelicals have often neglected or positively denied Christian responsibility to address ecological issues. This is a hole in the evangelical worldview that can be addressed only by paying renewed attention to biblical teachings on creation, the disease of sin, redemption, and new creation.
DOI
10.7252/Journal.01.2007S.02
Recommended Citation
Snyder, Howard A.
(2007)
"Salvation Means Creation Healed: Creation, Cross, Kingdom and Mission,"
The Asbury Journal:
Vol. 62:
No.
1, p. 9-47.
Available at:
https://place.asburyseminary.edu/asburyjournal/vol62/iss1/3
