How can the concepts of creation order and eschatological hope help to respond to the financial, economic and ecological crises?
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This paper examines how concepts of creation order and eschatological hope can help develop an ethical response to current financial, economic, and ecological crises. It discusses tensions between viewing creation/cosmology versus salvation/Christ as the ultimate source of ethics. While creation reveals God, the Bible is ambiguous on ecology. Ultimately, the paper argues that a Christian environmental ethic must focus on Christ's work and responsible scriptural interpretation, rather than viewing creation order or an expectation of cosmic continuity as the source of ethics.
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In the beginning, there was no sin or evil in the earth. The entire earth was perfect (Koslowski, 2017). However, a time came when sin entered the world and their immediate consequences were catastrophic. Sin is a form of slavery to mankind (peels,2018). It is therefore important to study on how sin enslaves people. We also need to know the effects of our personal relationships with God when we sin. This would help us explore ways in which we can manage and maintain good relationships with our father. The study would also explain how sin causes death and how mankind can avoid it.
In this paper we will analyze the different forms of sin and its origin. We will also outline the Bibles’ view on sin and how it impacts our normal way of living and our relationship with God. There will be a section in this paper for the discussion of the wages of sin and provide numerous examples from the bible. Later, we will come up with ways in which mankind can manage to live a life without sin. We will then come up with a conclusion based on our topics of discussion listed above.
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Uecker, Jeremy E., Christopher G. Ellison, Kevin J. Flannelly, and Amy M. Burdette. "Belief in human sinfulness, belief in experiencing divine forgiveness, and psychiatric symptoms." Review of Religious Research 58, no. 1 (2016): 1-26.
Oei, Amos Winarto. "Reformed Virtue after Barth: Developing Moral Virtue Ethics in the Reformed Tradition by Kirk J. Nolan." Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 37, no. 2 (2017): 213-214.
Peels, Rik, Hans van Eyghen, and Gijsbert van den Brink. "Cognitive Science of Religion and the Cognitive Consequences of Sin." In New Developments in the Cognitive Science of Religion, pp. 199-214. Springer, Cham, 2018.
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How can the concepts of creation order and eschatological hope help to respond to the financial, economic and ecological crises?
- 1. How can the concepts of order in creation and eschatological hope help in an ethical response to the financial, economic and ecological crises? Paper presented at International conference on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of the Association for Reformational Philosophy, “The Future of Creation Order “, August 16 -19, 2011 , Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands by Martin P. de Wit School of Public Leadership Faculty Economics and Management Sciences Stellenbosch University and De Wit Sustainable Options (Pty) Ltd
- 17. Acknowledgements This work is based upon research supported by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and by De Wit Sustainable Options (Pty) Ltd. Comments and suggestions from Rev. Eugene Viljoen is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Disclaimer Any opinion, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and therefore the NRF do not accept any liability in regard thereto.