As the popularity of nature documentaries attests, a feature
of being God’s image bearers is enjoying and even marveling
at the glory of His creation.
And yet, some of the loudest voices calling for conservation
efforts are philosophical naturalists who espouse a worldview
that lacks any basis for conservation efforts. If there is no
God, there is no way the world should be. It wasn’t created
for any larger purpose, it lacks intrinsic value, and humans
are just the dominant species who, because of might, should
simply have their way with it.
Author Kirsten Birkett put it this way, “Some of us like our
collections of atoms in the form of trees and meadows. Others
prefer cars and fuel. Who is to say which is better?”
Only God can. When He pronounced His creation “good,” He
embedded it with moral purpose and then created human beings
to cultivate it. Tending to the Earth is an act of worship …
and part of our purpose. Breakpoint.
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