Biblical Mantra for Environmental Issues
BIBLICAL MANTRA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES[1]
Text: Letter to the Romans 1:8
Synopsis: It is an ecological reading of Romans 8: 19-22 for a relevant biblical solution to the present ecological issues especially in India. It also provides praxis for present day Christians to have the vision of sustainability and preserving for whole creation. It begins from a wider ecumenical perspective
Introduction
What you mean by theology? Now- a- days theology is defined as sensitive towards creation, God and human beings. The Letter to the Romans is written by such a theologian who was sensitive to the eco system-Paul, an ecological apostle, who travelled through land, sea and sometime flied- taken into third heaven-sensed all facets and moments of nature’s movements. Mainly present writer attempts, here, is to view Paul’s statements with an ecological concern.
[Context of writing the letter]: He wrote this letter to Jewish and gentile Christians at Rome. Paul’s writing is intended to read inside the synagogue where we see a mixture of Jews, God fearers, Christian Jews and gentiles. The community Paul addresses is a synagogue community that is why the language and theological coherence are high in standard. Therefore every passage, peripherally need to see from an Old Testament or Jewish background. His main concentration is the problem of sin in the Genesis and God’s way of restoration. And read portion stretches such concept into a cosmic dimension.
1. Cosmic Problem
For the creation was subjected to futility v. 20
The creation is in the bondage of corruption v. 21
Paul writes to the audience about the present situation of the creation. The creation is subjugated to futility and it is in the bondage of corruption state. The terms futility and bondage of corruption are really taken into note off. The noun mataioteti is translated here as futility. It also is a state of being without use or value. It means an object that does not function as it was
Text: Letter to the Romans 1:8
Synopsis: It is an ecological reading of Romans 8: 19-22 for a relevant biblical solution to the present ecological issues especially in India. It also provides praxis for present day Christians to have the vision of sustainability and preserving for whole creation. It begins from a wider ecumenical perspective
Introduction
What you mean by theology? Now- a- days theology is defined as sensitive towards creation, God and human beings. The Letter to the Romans is written by such a theologian who was sensitive to the eco system-Paul, an ecological apostle, who travelled through land, sea and sometime flied- taken into third heaven-sensed all facets and moments of nature’s movements. Mainly present writer attempts, here, is to view Paul’s statements with an ecological concern.
[Context of writing the letter]: He wrote this letter to Jewish and gentile Christians at Rome. Paul’s writing is intended to read inside the synagogue where we see a mixture of Jews, God fearers, Christian Jews and gentiles. The community Paul addresses is a synagogue community that is why the language and theological coherence are high in standard. Therefore every passage, peripherally need to see from an Old Testament or Jewish background. His main concentration is the problem of sin in the Genesis and God’s way of restoration. And read portion stretches such concept into a cosmic dimension.
1. Cosmic Problem
For the creation was subjected to futility v. 20
The creation is in the bondage of corruption v. 21
Paul writes to the audience about the present situation of the creation. The creation is subjugated to futility and it is in the bondage of corruption state. The terms futility and bondage of corruption are really taken into note off. The noun mataioteti is translated here as futility. It also is a state of being without use or value. It means an object that does not function as it was