And God Said: Let There Be Light – Part Two

 

And God Said: Let There Be Light – Part Two

(Light: The Spiritual Link to Salvation and God)

 

In Part One of this post we discussed “light” as used in the Bible from a “spiritual” perspective. We noted that our Lord Christ Jesus is “The Light”, who came in His First Advent to lead the Nation of Israel (as the “children of light”), to bring God’s Plan for salvation to the Gentile world. We also noted that Israel’s rejection of the Lord as their Messiah caused them to lose their potential role as the nation of priests who collectively would serve as God’s evangelists.

I used the term “collectively” above because mankind’s history over the centuries had revealed how “relatively easy” it seemed that when groups of men were asked to make decisions, sin / evil / “darkness” would more likely prevail over obeying God / good / “light”. For example, remember the “vote” of the spies who fearfully determined that contrary to God’s instructions, Israel could not enter the Promised Land. (Exodus 23: 20-33; Numbers Chapters 13 and 14) Another more critical example was Israel’s rejection of Pontius Pilate’s offer to spare the Lord from His Crucifixion by offering the people of Israel Barrabas instead. (Mark 15: 1-15) Many other examples also existed, demonstrating that the concept of “strength in numbers” can easily be outweighed by the concept that “the majority is usually wrong”. 😊

Perhaps that is why God’s Plan shifted from the reliance on an entire Nation to bring “light”.  He could have better success with the energy, commitment and dedication of one strong-willed individual who was thoroughly trained in the Mosaic Law, and understood the gravity of working on furthering God’s agenda…Saul of Tarsus.  The major problem with Saul in man’s eyes was that he was actually committed to an agenda contrary to what God was pursuing, as he viewed our Lord Jesus as his major opponent.  Fortunately for us today, God sees beyond what man’s eyes could see.  His conversion of Saul while Saul was on the Road to Damasus to wreak havoc on Jesus’ followers remains one of the cornerstones of Bible scripture. (Acts 9: 1-31)

At this point I’d like to re-state one of the principles of Bible study, We are to “rightly divide the word of truth”. (2 Timothy 2: 15)  This new phase of God’s plan for man’s salvation begins nearly one-third of the way through the Book of Acts…often called the “Book of Transition”. The earlier chapters of Acts were dedicated to the Lord’s Ascension, and the pursuant efforts of His disciples to spread His “light” to the rest of the Nation of Israel. Having been filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, they had new energy in God’s light.  If they could convince Israel to “repent and be baptized”, the Ascended Lord could return and still lead the Nation. However, given one last chance, delivered by the Spirit-filled disciple Stephen, Israel again rejected the offer to serve as God’s Nation of Priests. (Acts Chapters Two through Seven)

A major point in “rightly dividing the word” is in our recognition of the enhanced (even primary) role of the Holy Spirit in being and bringing the “light”. In the paragraphs and scriptures noted above, consider how  the Spirit impacted individual followers of our Lord Jesus.  That is the key to the message of “light” that Saul of Tarsus (who became the Apostle Paul) carried to the Gentiles who believed his Gospel of Grace. (1 Corinthians 15: 1-4; Romans 10: 9-13)  God was reinforcing “individual / personal choice” as the key to man’s eternal salvation. Belief in what Christ Jesus (THE LIGHT) accomplished on behalf of all mankind became the cornerstone for salvation.

Before I continue to discuss the Apostle Paul’s impact in bringing Gentiles “the light”, I think it is very important to address the opposition he received.  In the Book of Acts, Chapter 26, Paul himself described to the Roman authority King Agrippa the many issues and trials he faced while delivering the Lord’s message to the Gentiles. But my focus today is the hostility he faced from fellow members of the Nation of Israel who had followed the Lord Jesus’ message during His earthly ministry.  These opponents (whom the scripture identifies as “Judaizers”) were convinced that their message of “light” had to come to the Gentiles through the Nation of Israel (The Gospel of the Kingdom). That was the foundation for all that they had known from the beginning. Paul’s assertion that he had received his new message of “light” from the Ascended Lord (the Gospel of Grace) not only fell on “deaf ears”, but convinced his opponents that his efforts must be stopped.

The Books of Galatians (Chapter Two) and Acts (Chapter 15) tell how “by revelation”, Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem for a face-to-face meeting with the Lord’s disciples. After “there had been much disputing” as to which message of light was consistent with the Lord’s will, this meeting (known as the “Jerusalem Council”) resulted in a landmark agreement.  [Many Christians are not familiar with this agreement.] Peter, James, John and the other Jerusalem-based disciples and their followers would continue to target their ministry (Gospel of the Kingdom) to members of the Nation of Israel.  Paul, Barnabas and their colleagues would be free to take their ministry (Gospel of Grace) to the Gentile world.

We, as Gentile believers in the Gospel of Grace, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have become “children of light”. Note the following scriptural verses that Paul wrote to our earlier counterparts:

1.      1 Thessalonians 5: 1-10

 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

² For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

³ For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

⁴ But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

⁵ Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

⁶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

⁷ For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

⁸ But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

⁹ For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰ Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

2.    Ephesians 5: 5-14

⁵ For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁷ Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹ (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰ Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹² For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³ But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

3.    Philippians 2: 13-16

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

¹⁵ That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

¹⁶ Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

The Book of Acts, written by Luke, provided some additional insight into Paul’s efforts to bring light to the Gentiles:

4.      Acts 13: 42-49

⁴² And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

⁴³ Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴⁴ And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

⁴⁷ For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

As Christians, and believers in the Gospel of Grace, we have become “the children of God; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ…” (Romans 8: 14-18)  We have received the gifts of the Holy Spirit. (Romans Chapter 12)   We are “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5: 14-21) and are now His “messengers of light” to the rest of the world.

Dr. W. A. (Bill) Robinson

https://christianityandbiblestudy.blogspot.com/

And God Said: Let There Be Light - Part One

 

And God Said: Let There Be Light

(Light: The Spiritual Link to Salvation and God - Part One)

 

Our Bible begins with the following scripture: Genesis 1: 1-5

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

² And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

³ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

⁴ And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

⁵ And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Christians and other Bible students are most familiar with this scripture from our Bible. From the literal perspective, it is simply a logical progression that to remove “darkness”, it is only necessary to provide “light”.  But in addition, this passage introduces the reader to the “spiritual” perspective that is the foundation to all that follows. I’d like to follow that “spiritual” train of thought through several Bible verses to help establish our role as Christians, as well as what lies ahead for mankind.  First, a review of some relevant history.

When Adam was created, given dominion over the earth, and lived with Eve in the Garden of Eden, there was only “spiritual light”. (Genesis Chapters One and Two)  But the Enemy was not far away, and introduced the period of sin / “spiritual darkness” to mankind that still haunts most of humanity  today. (Genesis Chapter Three) [Regrettably, most people are not even aware that they are living in this state of sin / “darkness” in the eyes of God.] Even so, at that same time, our God of Love instituted His Plan to bring man out of the “darkness” and back into the “light”. (Genesis 3: 14-24)  However, THE MAJOR FACTOR that has affected or will affect each person from Adam throughout Bible history is WHETHER MAN WILL CHOOSE GOD’S PLAN TO RETURN TO THE LIGHT, and ETERNAL SALVATION.  The Scripture itself tells us that “the Grace of God that bringeth salvation (“light”) hath appeared to all men…” (Titus 2: 11-14) No one has an excuse.

Following Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden, and the Enemy’s having taken dominion over the earth, sin / “darkness” reigned for hundreds of years. (Genesis Chapters Five and Six). Before flooding the earth to destroy sinful man, God found one righteous man Noah and his family. God spared them and began anew to re-populate the earth through their descendants. (Genesis Chapters Seven through Nine) However, the influence of the Enemy and man’s inherited sin-nature combined to continue to allow sin / darkness to dominate man’s behavior.

Then, in His grace and love for man, God again chose one man Abram / Abraham through whose descendants He would provide the blessing (of “Light”) to all the families of the earth. (The “Abrahamic Covenant” - Genesis 12: 1-3) It would be through Abraham’s son Isaac, and Isaac’s son Jacob, and his twelve sons that the Nation of Israel would be born. And it would be through that Nation of God’s “Chosen People” that “THE LIGHT” would come.

Consider the following references:

·       After redeeming Israel from their slavery in Egypt, the LORD committed to them that if they would keep His Covenant, He would make them a special treasure to Him above all people; and they would become a kingdom of priests to Him, and a holy nation. (An offer of “light”.) (Exodus 19: 5-6)

·       Without even hearing the details of what God would have them do, in their arrogance and self-righteousness the people of the Nation of Israel collectively responded, saying: “All that the LORD hath spoken we will do.” (A response based in “darkness’)(Exodus 19: 8)

·       The LORD gave Israel “The Law” (Moral / Ten Commandments; Civil / Social Ordinances; and Ceremonial / Worship), thereby revealing His standards for man’s behavior – “Righteousness”. (A picture of “light”.) (Exodus 20 through Leviticus)  He also re-affirmed His Supreme Nature, and told Israel (through Moses) that if they would “walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and do them”; He would bring them many blessings. (Rewards of “light”) (Leviticus 26: 3-13, Deuteronomy 28: 1-14) In referring to God’s Law, a Psalmist wrote: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalms 119: 105)  That “light” shows the “path to salvation.”

·       Conversely, if they (Israel) would “not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments; and if (they) shall despise My statutes, or if your soul abhor My judgments, so that you will not do all My commandments, but that you break My covenant…”, then He would bring many judgments against them. (Punishments for sin / unrighteousness / darkness)  (Leviticus 26: 14-39; Deuteronomy 28” 15-68)

·       Over the following centuries, Israel struggled mightily and unsuccessfully to overcome their sin-nature; and the dark forces of the Enemy; and without the knowledge that none of them could meet those highest standards of God. If they were to ever to be a “Kingdom of Priests” who would evangelize (bring “light”) to the rest of the world (Gentiles) they would have to have a knowledge of / be able to recognize sin / “darkness”. (Romans 3: 1-20)

·       Among the several prophets that the LORD sent to Israel, it was Isaiah who most directly addressed the Nation’s role in bringing “light” to the rest of the world / Gentiles. (Isaiah 9: 2, 6-7; 42: 5-7; 49: 6; 60: 1-5)  It is very important to note that his prophecies foretold both the First and Second Comings of our Lord Jesus…”THE LIGHT”. But it would be seven centuries before the Lord’s First Advent, and Israel remained in darkness. Four hundred years passed between the closing of the Old Testament, and the opening of the New Testament.  However, we learned from our Bible study that God was not giving up on His Chosen People, Israel.

·       Now we remember the Scripture: “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we (Believers) might receive the adoption of sons.” (Galatians 4: 4-5)

·       Not long after the Lord’s birth, the Scripture records Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus meeting with Simeon, a just and devout man who had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would “not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ”.  Simeon responded that he was then ready to “depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen (the Lord’s) salvation”, which  the Lord had prepared…(to be)…”A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of (His) people Israel.” (Luke 2: 25-35)

·       Also under the influence of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle John placed the Lord’s Coming into its true spiritual perspective…From the beginning in Genesis Chapter One, our Lord Jesus was the one “True Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” (John 1: 1-9)

·       A few decades later, as the Lord was beginning His earthly ministry, He left Nazareth and went to Capernaum, thereby fulfilling the prophetic words of Isaiah, as noted above in Isaiah 9: 1-2, referring to “light”.  It was then that the Lord Jesus “began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”….(Matthew 4: 13-17)

·       As the Lord began His Ministry, He specifically targeted only the people of the Nation of Israel. (Matthew 10: 1-7)  In His “Sermon on the Mount”, He affirmed their role in being a source of “light” to the rest of the world / Gentiles. By their serving as examples of light, they would bring others to glorify our Father in Heaven.(Matthew 5: 14-16)

·       But it was the later encounter that the Lord had with the Pharisees who had sought to discredit Him, that gave Him the platform to establish His position, saying:  I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.   (John 8: 1-12; 9: 5)

·       Near the end of His earthly ministry, the Lord had an additional moment to provide some insight into the concept of “light” to His Disciples and others nearby, saying: “Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.  While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.”   (John 12: 34-36)  If they would only recognize who He was, they could fulfill God’s role for them to evangelize the Gentile world.

·       In the foreknowledge of God, the Lord Jesus knew of His pending rejection by Israel, and that it would lead to His suffering, Crucifixion, death, burial and Resurrection. But He also knew that was part of God’s Plan to bring the “light” of salvation to the Gentile world, without the priesthood of the Nation of Israel.

With that beginning, and following through the first nearly 4,000 years of man’s history according to Israel’s calendar, (https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/year.htm ) God would then turn to one member of His Chosen People to be His “light” to show a new path to salvation to the Gentiles…and those Jewish believers who would accept it.  The Lord’s seemingly unlikely choice was the Pharisee who led the fearsome opposition to His earthly ministry, Saul of Tarsus…later known as the Apostle Paul. (Acts 26: 1-18)

In Part 2 of this post, we’ll look at the role of Christians serving as “light” following the Lord’s Ascension.

Dr. W. A. (Bill) Robinson

https://christianityandbiblestudy.blogspot.com/

Two Bible Views of God’s TimeLine for Man’s Salvation - Israel vs Christian

 

Two Bible Views of God’s TimeLine for Man’s Salvation -  Israel vs Christian

 

While in the process of developing my next post for this blog, I was concurrently  watching the repeat video of a Bible lesson from one of my favorite teachers. The late Les Feldick had developed a series of televised Bible lessons under the title: “Through the Bible with Les Feldick.” (https://www.lesfeldick.org/ ) The specific video that continues to attract my interest is one that drew me first to have high interest in and respect for Les’ teachings is focused on the subject of this post. It is found on the website shown above, under the numbered “Book – Lesson – Part” of 42 – 1 – 2. Scroll down the website to the lengthy Table to find Book 42, and the option to “Watch Video”.

Les Feldick captured the two different viewpoints on his website (in the top two graphics) at: https://www.lesfeldick.org/lestimel.html . In the video noted above, Les used his traditional chalkboard presentation by over-lapping the two views, but I found it helpful to see them side-by-side.

When reading and trying to understand the Scripture, the importance of the concept that the Bible explains “two views of God’s TimeLine for the salvation of man” cannot be overstated. I believe it is one of the major points that we are to consider if we are to heed the advice given by the Apostle Paul to his protégé` Timothy:  “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (emphasis added) (2 Timothy 2: 15) What the Nation of Israel saw, and still sees as God’s plan for mankind’s salvation, is considerably different from what we as Christians see. Understanding these differences helps us improve our communications with our Jewish colleagues. Further, it helps confirm our common bonds in the origins of our respective beliefs.

I am closing this particular post now to hopefully give you lots of time to see the subject video while you review the two Timelines. They have helped me, and I hope they might help you help others in understanding our Bible.  Any feedback from you will be appreciated.

 

Dr. W. A. (Bill) Robinson

https://christianityandbiblestudy.blogspot.com/

For God So Loved the World

For God So Loved the World

John 3: 16 – 17

 

16	For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17	For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. The Lord Jesus spoke those words to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, who had approached Him saying: “Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” Rather than initially addressing Nicodemus’ statement, the Lord first told him something that He regarded as more important for Nicodemus to know: “ Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3: 3) The Lord used this strategy to change the focus of Nicodemus from the physical miracles he had observed in the natural world, to a key spiritual concept from God’s perspective. In the following verses, the Lord explained the meaning of His statement. Then He shifted the focus of His comments to provide the context under which the “Son of man” (He  himself, without self-identification), would become the key to man’s eternal salvation, allowing him to enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3: 4-15) In that context, I’m writing this post to add emphasis to the word “world” in the subject title.  Presumably, every Christian is familiar with the scriptural verse of John 3: 16, as written above. However in reading that verse, most have unconsciously assumed that God’s love was focused only on man, and not the whole world that He created. (Genesis 1: 1-25).  Christians should agree that the creation of man was the highlight of Creation because God formed man in His own image and likeness. (Genesis 1: 26, 27) The scripture notes the following when the Sixth Day of Creation was completed: “ And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1: 31).  The key is that His collective creation “pleased Him”, including the whole world. [As an aside, I really appreciate how the modesty of the Holy Spirit reported what in our view was the “perfect Creation” to be what God saw as “very good”.] During the current focus on the “Climate Crisis” affecting the entire world, even some “experts” continue to inappropriately use the term “acts of God” when referring to the increasing numbers of tornadoes and other storms; floods; volcano eruptions; areas of drought and famine; massive forest fires; and other disasters. Perhaps it is because they have not recognized that our Creator God, our Lord Jesus Christ is not the source of these problems. Perhaps they have not considered that when Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, he lost his dominion over the earth to the Deceiver Satan, who became “the god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4: 4); and the ”prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2: 2).  As the Enemy of God and man, it is he who has spawned these and other evil / destructive / deadly acts. Even so, our Creator God is  Supreme. Since man remains the key physical actor in events affecting state of the world condition, God has yet given man the freedom of choice… to follow either his conscience based on his knowledge of good and evil…or the promptings / temptations of the Enemy. (1 John 2: 16) But God’s patience / long-suffering has limits as He watches man’s contributions to the world’s current crises, including the violence of wars and the “climate crisis”. Remember the history related to “Noah’s Flood”. (Genesis Chapters Six and Seven) It was under the influences of the Enemy that the world had become so corrupt that the LORD repented He had made man and the other creatures on the earth. (Genesis 6: 5-7)  As a result, He flooded the Earth.  The Scripture reports in Genesis 7: 21-23:

21	And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
22	All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
23	And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. The entire world paid the price of punishment for the sins of mankind. But God gave the world a second chance. The Scripture reports that when starting over, God made His Covenant with both man (Noah) and the rest of the animal world…that He would never again destroy the earth by flooding. (Genesis 9: 8-17)  God had not forgotten the world beyond man. That commitment was carried through even as He communicated with His Favored Nation Israel through the Prophet Isaiah many hundreds of years later. Isaiah prophesied that the time was coming when the world would be restored to its original glory…for the animal kingdom too. (Isaiah 11: 1-9) Also remember, many hundreds of years later our Lord Jesus referred to another aspect of the “living world” of His Creation.  It was on His final journey before His Crucifixion, as He was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The multitude of His followers / disciples raised their voices in declaring Him to be their King. But some of the crowd (Pharisees) were offended and told Him that He should rebuke / chastise them. The Lord responded: “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19: 35-40; Colossians 1: 16-17) The Bible later provides another example which is relevant to us as Christians today. The Apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Rome about the impact of the Holy Spirit on them since the time they believed the Gospel. In addition to noting that they / we had become “children of God’ through their faith, Paul explained that the suffering they encountered because of their beliefs in Christ was only temporary. The Lord’s glory would follow, as He would restore peace and glory to the sons / children of God. Further, “the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together” while awaiting that time when the curse would be lifted. (Romans 8: 16-23) Whether it be the devastation caused by the “Climate Crisis”, “natural disasters / falsely called “acts of God” (we know the true cause); wars; deforestation; strip mining; or another of man’s abuses of the earth / creation…God is well aware of the impact on all His Creation. As stated in the well-known Bible verses noted above, it was because of God’s love for the world that He gave His Son to save man, but also “that the world through Him might be saved.” As noted above, through our faith in the Lord Jesus and belief in His Gospel of Grace, Christian believers have become new creatures. We have been reconciled to God through our Lord Christ Jesus. Because He has forgiven our sins through His death, burial and resurrection, and given us eternal salvation, it is now our responsibility and obligation to serve Him as “ambassadors for Christ” in this fallen earth. (1 Corinthians 15: 1-4; Romans 10: 9-13); (2 Corinthians 5: 17-20) Whether we attempt to influence one of the major issues related to the “Climate Crisis” or other factors related to the devastation seen in our world, we should do as the Lord would have us do…labor on behalf of saving the world of His Creation. Dr. W. A. (Bill) Robinson  https://christianityandbiblestudy.blogspot.com/