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                Don’t worry I haven’t gone overboard…yet.  But in discussing the theological relationship between people and the environment we need to start somewhere.  So I suggest that we begin to build our framework from the beginning:  creation.  As I have mentioned earlier that we’re going to be talking about 1^st Article issues, which means the 1^st article of the creed.  “I believe in God the Father, maker of heaven and earth.”

                In the beginning God created everything.  He gave all things, animals and plants even the micro-organisms their place and order (Ps. 104).  And He said that it was good.  It was perfect.  Everything functioned as God intended.  Everything had its place and worked together for the pleasure of God and the benefit of Man.  But something happened.  Sin entered the world through Man, Adam and Eve.

                When sin entered the world, it not only destroyed the relationship between God and Man but changed everything in all creation.  In a sense everything is twisted and perverted because the sin of Adam rippled out and warped all of creation.  Things just didn’t work as they should and that was because Man was not in a right relationship with creation.  Genesis 4:17-18 “God said ‘Cursed is the ground because of you…thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you.”

                At the same time God still upholds this fallen world.  Hebrews 1:3 “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.”  God is still in control of this sinful world.  Even though God is in control of the world it still doesn’t mean that we can’t muck things up.  So that leads us to the next topic:  Stewardship.