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# Climate justice and the Bible # Climate justice and the Bible
![Climate stripes, blue to red](%assets_url%/GLOBE-1850-2021-MO-strip-768x79.png) ![Climate stripes, blue to red](%assets_url%/images/GLOBE-1850-2021-MO-strip-768x79.png)
You won’t find the word “climate” anywhere in the Bible, so it would be tempting to conclude that our faith has no bearing on our reaction to the climate crisis. But “justice” ? Justice turns up in the Bible a lot, right from the book of Genesis. And stewardship of creation is also mentioned – stewardship of God’s creation. We have a duty to care for the creation given to us. You won’t find the word “climate” anywhere in the Bible, so it would be tempting to conclude that our faith has no bearing on our reaction to the climate crisis. But “justice” ? Justice turns up in the Bible a lot, right from the book of Genesis. And stewardship of creation is also mentioned – stewardship of God’s creation. We have a duty to care for the creation given to us.
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Matthew 6:25 (and the short sermon in the following verses) is sometimes cited to suggest we shouldn’t worry about climate change, because God will provide what we need. It is, depending on translation, “the Gentiles”, “unbelievers” or “pagans” who spend time worrying about material needs in the future. But Matthew 6:33 suggests something stronger than merely not worrying: we should “strive” for the “kingdom of God”, and we’ll find our needs met as well. The preceding verses offer some insight into what this might mean, starting with talk of treasure in Matthew 6:19. And strive is a strong word – it’s not a bit of homework, but a significant task that we should take seriously. “The dog ate it” won’t cut it here. Matthew 6:25 (and the short sermon in the following verses) is sometimes cited to suggest we shouldn’t worry about climate change, because God will provide what we need. It is, depending on translation, “the Gentiles”, “unbelievers” or “pagans” who spend time worrying about material needs in the future. But Matthew 6:33 suggests something stronger than merely not worrying: we should “strive” for the “kingdom of God”, and we’ll find our needs met as well. The preceding verses offer some insight into what this might mean, starting with talk of treasure in Matthew 6:19. And strive is a strong word – it’s not a bit of homework, but a significant task that we should take seriously. “The dog ate it” won’t cut it here.
![The dog ate it… is that the end of your work for the Kingdom of God?](%assets_url%/dog-1496516_1920-768x576.jpg) ![The dog ate it… is that the end of your work for the Kingdom of God?](%assets_url%/images/dog-1496516_1920-768x576.jpg)
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<summary>What about people who are starving now?</summary> <summary>What about people who are starving now?</summary>
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Almost everything we buy, use or do emits carbon dioxide. Carbon footprint calculators use spending as a way to estimate carbon emissions because spending correlates well with emissions. The more you have, the more you are contributing to the climate crisis – and the suffering that causes. In many ways, our excess carbon emissions are exactly like trampling over the pasture of others, or messing the water up once we’ve had our share. Almost everything we buy, use or do emits carbon dioxide. Carbon footprint calculators use spending as a way to estimate carbon emissions because spending correlates well with emissions. The more you have, the more you are contributing to the climate crisis – and the suffering that causes. In many ways, our excess carbon emissions are exactly like trampling over the pasture of others, or messing the water up once we’ve had our share.
![Have you trodden in her drinking water? How have your actions affected the resources others need to live?](%assets_url%/sheep-1822137_1920-768x510.jpg) ![Have you trodden in her drinking water? How have your actions affected the resources others need to live?](%assets_url%/images/sheep-1822137_1920-768x510.jpg)
## Exodus 23:1-9 ## Exodus 23:1-9
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Translated variously as resident alien, stranger, foreigner and sojourner, the person mentioned in verse 9 is an outsider. Someone likely without friends or family, who has moved in from another place. These people are also to receive justice, and there is a call to empathy here as well. How should we interpret this in an increasingly globalised world, when we know our actions here will impact people everywhere? Translated variously as resident alien, stranger, foreigner and sojourner, the person mentioned in verse 9 is an outsider. Someone likely without friends or family, who has moved in from another place. These people are also to receive justice, and there is a call to empathy here as well. How should we interpret this in an increasingly globalised world, when we know our actions here will impact people everywhere?
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![Who is your neighbour, in a global world?](%assets_url%/home-5084925_1280-768x384.png) ![Who is your neighbour, in a global world?](%assets_url%/images/home-5084925_1280-768x384.png)
## Galatians 6:1-10 ## Galatians 6:1-10