Faith, Hope, and Love to Buttress Our Resolve
- Recall the words of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians, encouraging us to act with "faith, hope, and love." (1 Corinthians 13:13, RSV.)
- We need to act out our love to alleviate the suffering of future generations; we need to have hope that we will make a difference, and we need to have faith that God is lord of the outcome.
- Can you buy into this?
My Position
- I believe we have a moral duty, based on the teachings of Jesus and other Biblical teachings, to be good and faithful stewards of God's creation.
- As God's stewards, we are called to do all that we can to preserve the earth for future generations.
- I believe we are called to faithfulness in trying to fulfill the Second Great Commandment of love.
- In this case, we are called to have compassion for our children and all future generations, who must live with the legacy of our greenhouse gas emissions.
- I believe that mitigating global warming is the greatest challenge humanity has faced.
- To not join with others in curbing greenhouse gas emissions is to ignore the moral values Jesus has taught us.
