It seems to me that God created the heavens and the earth and all that is contained therein, in such a way that keeps the atmosphere synchronized. We know through science that green plants need carbon dioxide to live, and they put oxygen into the atmosphere. Human beings, animals, reptiles, aquatic life, and birds need oxygen to live, and they put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. All living things need water and sunlight to live and God created our entire ecosystem in the six days of creation, and it has functioned without failure since. God’s created order takes care of His creation.
Although it is true that creation has suffered with the fall when man sinned in the Garden according to Genesis 1-3, it is also true that God’s creation can and does still function to the degree that He can and does sustain it to display His glory. “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.” (Psalm 24:1-2) “For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:16-17) All creation is held together in Christ Jesus. He is still in complete control. The heavens and the earth will not be destroyed until Jesus passes judgement on them. The Scriptures are fairly clear that when His judgement comes upon the earth it will not be predictable nor will it be gradual. It will come suddenly, “like a thief in the night,” while people believe there is peace and safety.
I’m not saying that we don’t have a responsibility to care for God’s creation but the idea that we must reduce carbon emissions immediately or we are looking at global devastation seems to me to be out of balance with God’s created order. The more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the more plant life will benefit and produce more oxygen for the benefit of man, animals, birds, etc. In fact, it is scientific fact that the greening of earth has grown considerably over the past 35 years. Makes me wonder if we, human beings, are really historically putting more carbon in the atmosphere than God’s photosynthesis can handle.
Let’s look at carbon emissions from fossil fuel vs wood fire. Many science studies have shown that in many ways a wood fire (i.e. fireplace, firepit, forest fire, etc.) releases more carbon dioxide than fossil fuels per energy produced. In fact, burning wood releases about 75 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas. This is why some places in America have placed restrictions on wood burning, even in fireplaces and fire-pits in your backyard. There’s been numerous reports that wildfires are much worse at polluting the atmosphere than fossil fuels. Now, I don’t believe that science proves God, but that God proves science. Science is not God. God is God. He is the author of all knowledge, and He reveals that knowledge to us as we study and learn about His creation.
Fire needs oxygen to burn and it puts off carbon dioxide. For thousands and thousands of years people on earth burned wood for cooking and warmth. Everywhere men and women traveled they used wood fires for cooking and warmth.
Up until about a century ago every home on earth used wood fire. Millions and millions of homes burned wood every day and in some cases 24/7 during the cold winter months. And since the wood fire produced greater greenhouse gases than does natural gas or fossil fuels today, how much more was the accumulative effect of all those millions of wood burning fires in every home. Add to that the use of fires associated with the historical reports of hundreds of wars when hundreds and thousands of soldiers used campfires for cooking and warmth. Then add to that the forest fires and grassland fires that swept across countless acres without any modern-day technology and techniques to try to control them. Yet, God’s created order has continued to keep the atmosphere synchronized for thousands of years for the benefit of His creation.
God’s creation is so precise that we can predict with minute accuracy meteors (think Haley’s Comet), sunrises and sunsets, moon cycles, the breeding of animals, and the planting of vegetation. We are even getting better at predicting weather. There are many benefits that God has used science to bless humanity with. Still, the idea that man can calculate the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is relatively a new study, beginning less than 100 years ago. The theory that humans are actively adding more concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere started in 1939. All it was at the time was a theory with no objective proof. Some scientists with preconceived beliefs set out to prove this argument and they devised systems in the late 1950’s to prove the theory. By the late 1960’s they were predicting the threat that the fluorocarbons in aerosol were going to destroy the ozone layer. In the 1970s there was the threat of the coming new ice age. Supposedly they perfected this system in the 1980’s-1990’s resulting with the threat of the coming acid rains and more destruction of the ozone layer again. Then they confirmed its ability to predict accurately in 2004 and with the confirmation came the threat of global warming and the melting of the ice caps in 10 years.
Now this science is telling us that the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is the highest it has been in hundreds of thousands of years. Really? Something that started as a theoretical argument less than 100 years ago and 50 years of failed predictions is now perfected to the point that we can know with absolute certainty what the carbon dioxide levels were a hundred, thousand, million or billion years ago. (FYI-Creationism has substantial scientific evidence in a young earth belief of 6,000-10,000 years.) Just like the theory of evolution, the theory of catastrophic climate change began being taught in educational settings as if it were fact. When God was taken out of education the result was that science became God. Now we have 3 and 4 generations of educated people that have accepted these scientific theories as being absolute truth. This has recently been proven with the COVID-19 pandemic. We were told to “believe the science,” “trust the science,” and “follow the science.” And the science has been proven mostly false. A better investigating principle for anything that’s as big as climate change is “follow the money,” because it is consuming a massive amount of money globally. In much the same way that Religion was used in the Dark Ages, it appears to me that science is being used in an attempt to control the masses.
You know what we call someone who predicts that Jesus is going to come back on a certain date, which has happened countless times in 2000 years, and that date passes without Jesus coming back? We call those people false teachers or at best confused theologians. How about we apply the same principles to the science of climate change.
I understand that some people, even followers of Christ, may disagree with me, and that’s okay. Because, I could be wrong, but so could they. For Christians this is not an issue that determines fellowship. Or at least disagreement in present day climate change shouldn’t cause people to break Christian fellowship. It is an issue that demands critical thinking from a study of all angles. Don’t believe it just because some in higher education and politicians and the elite media moguls say you should believe it. Don’t not believe it because some preacher tells you not to. Do your due diligence and decide for yourself.
