The document discusses achieving a more sustainable world from both an individual and spiritual perspective. It makes three key points: 1) Individual actions are the building blocks of society, so working towards sustainability starts at the individual level through following biblical principles like meditating on God's word. 2) From a spiritual perspective, everyone owes a debt to God that cannot be repaid through works, but Christ has already paid the price through his sacrifice. Accepting this free gift of salvation is the first step. 3) The Bible provides guidance on being good stewards of the planet and taking responsibility for our impacts, while trusting God expects us to do our best with the knowledge and abilities we have

1. THE PATH TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD
The path toa more sustainable planetisahottheme inthe mindsof worldleadersinall spheresof life andrightly
so. The big questionishowdo we achieve thisina practical way? Well,itstarts at the individual level forsociety
itself is a sum of the actions of the individuals in the community, nation and the world. Yes, the world is
increasinglybecomingasocietyhence the risingpopularityof the term aglobal village. However,fromascriptural
perspective nationsare recognized. The scripturesclearlyrecognizesthe role of nationsinthe fulfilmentof bible
prophecy.Nonetheless,the goodnewsis,if we getitrightat the individuallevel we will have amore prosperous
and sustainable planet. The bible provides us with practical guidance to achieving this at the individual level.It
says in Joshua 1:8 – This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and
night,thatyoumayobserve todoaccordingtoall thatiswritteninit.Forthenyouwillmakeyourwayprosperous,
and then you will have good success.
The bible indeed provides answers to our burning questions and aspirations. I must say there is a spiritual
perspective to a lot of the information we receive though some may not be aware of this fact. For instance,
sometimesIreceiveemailsnotifyingme of “debts”Ineednotpay.Inreality,inthephysical Idonotowe anydebts
but can the same be saidin the spiritual? Doyousometimesgetsimilaremailsorare youin some wayaware of a
huge debt you owe spiritually? To begin with, everyone who has not accepted the Lord Jesus as their personal
Lord and savior is a debtor spiritually. Unfortunately,this is not a debt that can be paid with our own works no
matterhow hard we workor try. The goodnewsis,the price has alreadybeenpaidovertwothousandyearsago
on the cross of Calvary by the Lord Jesus Christ and has been made available to the whole of mankind by the
Father as a free gift of salvation. Yes, it is absolutely free.
Furthermore,Iam alsoaware that similardebtsdoarise as a resultof our actionsespeciallywithregardstohow
we treat the planet and people. From a people perspective that is why the bible tells us faith works by love
(Galatians 5:6). For those who have accepted God’s precious gift, the price paid by our Lord on the cross is far
more than enough for us. However, is this a justifiable reason to ignore these debts? The bible provides good
insightsin1st
Corinthians3:11– 15 – For nootherfoundationcananyone laythanthatwhichislaid,whichisJesus
Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation withgold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s
work will become manifest;for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealedby fire; and the fire will test
each one’swork of what sort it is. If anyone’swork which he has builton it endures he will receive a reward. If
anyone’swork is burned,he will sufferloss;but he himselfwill be saved, yet so as through fire. How are we to
act with regards to the debt that arise as a result of how we treat the planet? We are to do the best we can to
take care of the planetwiththe knowledge we have pertime and our Fatherdefinitelyexpectsustoo.The bible
tellsusclearlythatthose whodie inthe Lord will rise andreignwithLordhere onearthfor a thousandyears (see
Revelation20). So to live a debt free live spiritually, the journeystarts with accepting God’s precious free gift of
salvationandthe consistentmeditationonGod’sword so that we may grow in the knowledge of the truthsand
revelationscontainedinit.If nationstake on thischallenge andleadthe people inthe path of righteousness,we
will nodoubthave averyprosperousandhealthyplanet.The bibleaffirmsthisinseveral scripturessome of which
are;Proverbs14:34 – Righteousnessexaltsanation,Butsinisareproachtoanypeople,Matthew 6:33 – “Butseek
first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
However, for a better perspective on God’s precious free gift of salvation for mankind please see the attached
write up.

2. THE GOSPEL.2 -
Nov. 2015 updated.docx