Global warming is a huge phenomenon going on in the modern-day. Many people debate whether global warming is happening or not. The Bible does not specifically talk about global warming; however, the Bible does tell us the world will eventually be burned in fire (2 Peter 3:7).
2 Peter 3:10 informs us, “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.”
What Is the Difference Between Climate Change and Global Warming?
It is worthwhile to mention that global warming is distinct from climate change. Climate change and global warming are not the same issues. According to NASA, climate change, “encompasses global warming, but refers to the broader range of changes that are happening to our planet, including rising sea levels; shrinking mountain glaciers; accelerating ice melt in Greenland, Antarctica and the Arctic; and shifts in flower/plant blooming times.”
Likewise, NASA describes global warming as “the long-term heating of the Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in the Earth’s atmosphere.”
From this definition, it is mankind’s fault that we are experiencing global warming today. People are divided on whether or not it is mankind’s fault that we are experiencing global warming and as noted earlier, many people deny we are experiencing global warming at all.
Nonetheless, it is important for all people to take care of the environment as God has given us dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26-28). Since God has given us this great responsibility and privilege, we do need to care about the way we treat the environment.
Activities, such as recycling, cutting down on fossil fuels, and simply buying energy-saving light bulbs are small ways to help take care of the environment.
Should it Matter to Believers?
Whether we are experiencing global warming or not is up for debate; however, it is crucial that believers do not divide themselves over this topic. God wants the body of believers to be unified.
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought (1 Corinthians 1:10).
Each person can have their own opinion, but we must not condemn a believer if they believe in global warming, nor should we condemn someone if they do not believe in global warming. Factions, discord, and disorder are not in God’s will for His children. Whether you believe in global warming or not, do not look down upon those who have the opposite opinion from yourself.
Scientists have studied the planet and the surrounding atmosphere, which is why we should respect their work and hear what they have to say. Science attests to God, as God is the One who invented science.
Many believers believe you have to choose God or science; however, God is compatible with science because God invented every atom, molecule, and chromosome. You can respect science and still be a believer. In any case, we must obey God and He tells us to be a good steward of all He has given us.
“The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’” (Matthew 25:20-21).
The Destruction of the Earth
Whether a person believes in global warming or not, the Bible does tell us the world will be destroyed by fire (2 Peter 3:7-10). Logically, this would mean the earth will continue to get hotter and hotter until the destruction of the planet. The Bible tells us that the destruction of the world is going to be within God’s plan.
God will destroy the present earth because He is going to make a new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-5). The present earth we are standing on today will not exist forever. It is our responsibility as creations of God to care for this planet in the best way we can.
The complete destruction of planet earth will happen after the Rapture of the Church, the Great Tribulation, the Second Coming of Christ, and the Millennium. However, during the seven-year Tribulation, the world will slowly be destroyed through the various bowl judgments (Revelation 16:3-5, 16:12).
After the 1,000-year reign of Christ, God will destroy the earth in fire, and He will create the New Heaven and New Earth. The New Heaven and New Earth will be a place of perfection, happiness, and joy in the Lord. There will be no more fear, crying, or pain.
“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4).
Why Does This Matter?
Global warming is not discussed in the Bible, but believers are given facts in the world, such as rising temperatures, melting ice caps, increased drought, increased wildfires, and increased health problems from the rise of temperatures in urban cities.
Whether a believer chooses to believe in global warming is up to them personally. What we are told in the Bible is that all mankind is to be good stewards of God’s creation as the entire world is His, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;” (Psalm 24:1).
Since God has entrusted the earth to us, it is right for us to take care of the planet and do what we can to help the earth. We are not in control of the planet; however, we can make changes in our everyday life to show God we are being good stewards of what He has given us.
The Bible tells us the earth will be destroyed by fire in the future, which would align with global warming. It could be the present crises we are experiencing with the rising heat could be the beginning of the birth pangs Jesus talked about during His earthly ministry (Matthew 24:8).
As for the immediate time, believers should strive after unity, practice good stewardship, and look forward to the day when God will make everything new.
The Christian Tech-Nerd 
Lots of great info AND scripture here, as always. Thanks for this. I think as believers (in general), we don’t consider these matters and their importance enough.
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Thank you!
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Thank you for a great post!
As for whether or not we really have global warming, you can find the EPA’s own temperature data by season at this website: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-seasonal-temperature.
This is raw temperature data from our government. You have to be sure to look at data like this that has not been altered or preprocessed before drawing a conclusion. Does this data show that the temperature is rising in the US? Well, looking at the data, maybe. But the trend is really hard to pick out, in my opinion.
Note that this data is not “cherry picked” by me, it comes from our Government. Also, is 120 years of data enough to make an informed decision?
Even more difficult to determine is the cause. Sure, human activity may be contributing to global warming if it exists. But what else could be influencing it as well? Solar flares or other solar phenomenon? How has the temperature on, say, Mars been varying over time?
Drawing conclusions about global warming requires the use of climate models, and some models are no doubt better than others. But we should remember that they are just models, not facts, and models can be wrong. The situation could be worse or better than the models predict.
I completely agree that it is our Biblical responsibility to be stewards of the earth, going back to Genesis 1:26.
Thanks again!
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So I’m new here, I just found this page because you liked one of my posts… but I think this is really well written, and a good, balanced view of the issues. I appreciate that.
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One thing that would “cut the Gordian Knot” on this issue is the adoption of nuclear power. In 2013 James Hansen, Ken Caldeira, Kerry Emanuel and Tom Wigley issued a statement on this subject which includes the following:
“As climate and energy scientists concerned with global climate change, we are writing to urge you to advocate the development and deployment of safer nuclear energy systems. We appreciate your organization’s concern about global warming, and your advocacy of renewable energy. But continued opposition to nuclear power threatens humanity’s ability to avoid dangerous climate change.” https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/world/nuclear-energy-climate-change-scientists-letter/
Nuclear power produces carbon-free energy. But sadly it is not to the taste of many climate change advocates, who have also adopted New Urbanist ideas that include the necessity of drastic lowering of standard of living to solve our problems. The result of this has been really sad. Today we have the spectacle of Germany shutting down its nuclear plants while at the same time embracing NordStream gas from the Russians! Also, had we (like the French) adopted nuclear power on a wide scale in the 1970’s, we might have avoided the costly wars we’ve fought in the Middle East.
Nuclear power would help get us from the point we’re at to the point where our renewable collection systems, combined with the storage systems necessary to make them viable for continuous, reliable power would make them really viable replacements for fossil fuels. But as long as nuclear power violates the ascetic of opinion makers in our society, our ability to make progress on this front is gravely hampered.
Personal note: I went to junior high school with Kerry Emanuel. You never know where the people who are your friends will go in life, although honestly he’s a born meteorologist.
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I was a board certified oil, gas, and mineral lawyer. Even in that much maligned industry I never met anyone who did not want to take reasonable steps to protect God’s creation. That view was held by climate change advocates and climate change critics. The only debates were over cost versus benefit.
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It’s an interesting article. …
I, a believer in Christ’s unmistakable miracles, genuinely love what Christ taught, practiced and stood/stands for (including his rightful human anger with the money-changers doing such business at, of all places and times, the Temple at Passover). Albeit, I have a different, mostly non-Biblical view of God, as a creator who is beyond that which all monotheistic-faiths’ scripture (the Bible, Torah and Quran) describes Him fundamentally as being. They were written by human beings who, I believe, unwittingly created God’s nature in their own fallible image.
To be clear, though, I’m not writing this to troll for some agitation.
Regarding what the Bible says or implies about climate change, I can’t say much. However, I do feel there is a potentially serious problem with some theologically inclined people who get into high office with their dangerous disregard — or even contempt — for the natural environment. For instance, the evangelical Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro declared two summers ago, in the midst of unprecedented Amazonian rainforest wildfire (home to a third of all known terrestrial plant, animal and insect species), that his presidency (and, I presume, all of the environmental damage he inflicts while in high office) was “fulfilling a mission from God”.
Much closer to home, many of Canada’s leading conservative politicians, not to mention our previous prime minister, are/were ideologically aligned with the pro-fossil-fuel mainstream American Evangelical community and Republican Party. They generally share the belief that to defend the natural environment from the planet’s greatest polluters, notably big fossil fuel, is to go against God’s will and therefore is inherently evil.
Some among them may even credit the bone-dry-vegetation areas uncontrollably burning, along with global warming, to some divine wrath upon collective humankind’s ‘sinfulness’.
Astonishingly, what matters most to these theocrats is job creation, however limited or temporary, and economic growth, however intangible the concept when compared to actual largescale and very consequential environmental devastation. …
While I don’t particularly enjoy my corporeal existence here, I nonetheless cannot comprehend how/why anyone, especially a person in high office, would willingly, let alone actively, pollute and/or slowly destroy our sole home planet, however long or shortly we have it. And perhaps above all else, do any of us have the moral or ethical right to do so?
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Regarding what the Bible says or implies about climate change, I, though a believer in Christ’s unmistakable miracles, can’t say much. However, I do feel there is a potentially serious problem with some theologically inclined people who get into high office with their dangerous disregard — or even contempt — for the natural environment. For instance, the evangelical Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro declared two summers ago, in the midst of unprecedented Amazonian rainforest wildfire (home to a third of all known terrestrial plant, animal and insect species), that his presidency (and, I presume, all of the environmental damage he inflicts while in high office) was “fulfilling a mission from God”.
Much closer to home, many of Canada’s leading conservative politicians, not to mention our previous prime minister, are/were ideologically aligned with the pro-fossil-fuel mainstream American Evangelical community and Republican Party. They generally share the belief that to defend the natural environment from the planet’s greatest polluters, notably big fossil fuel, is to go against God’s will and therefore is inherently evil. Some among them may even credit the bone-dry-vegetation areas uncontrollably burning, along with global warming, to some divine wrath upon collective humankind’s ‘sinfulness’. Astonishingly, what matters most to these theocrats is job creation, however limited or temporary, and economic growth, however intangible the concept when compared to actual largescale and very consequential environmental devastation. …
While I don’t particularly enjoy my corporeal existence here, I nonetheless cannot comprehend how/why anyone, especially a person in high office, would willingly, let alone actively, pollute and/or slowly destroy our sole home planet, however long or shortly we have it. And perhaps above all else, do any of us have the moral or ethical right to do so?
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I like this quote from James Montgomery Boice: “Many forecast “end of the world” scenarios such as atomic holocaust, worldwide famine, rule by machines, or apocalyptic climate change, and some of these might actually come to pass. But this will not be the end. The Bible teaches that there is a future beyond them when the Lord Jesus Christ…will reign in righteousness and will establish a social order in which love and justice prevail.” A reminder to keep things in perspective.
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this article is very informative and the references to the Bible are great. i hope people realise we need to gear up and do something to reduce the adverse effects of climate change already.
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The Great Tribulation is just around the corner but do you know why? Let Me tell you why?
One of the most important prophecies that must be considered is the geo-location of the prophecy of the Great Tribulation is found in Daniel 8:9 NKJV which is in SOUTH EAST ASIA, SINGAPORE, THE LION CITY of DAVID (research on the first appointed minister of Singapore by the British Government before Singapore became an independent state in 1965 – his name was David Saul Marshall and he was a known Jew at that time).
The following are just some of the prophecies that were recently fulfilled. I have not listed them all because the prophecies are still happening.
1. The prophecy of Isaiah 14:13 NKJV has already come to passed by the AntiChrist on 20 November 2019, just 1 month before COVID-19 came as an unknown sars-like virus in the city of Wuhan.
2. The prophecies of Mark 13:14 NKJV as with Matthew 24;15 NKJV has also come to passed with the appearance of the Abomination of Desolation on 24th May, 2021 to trigger the Great Tribulation. Note. even the date matched the bible verse.
3. The prophecy of Revelation 10:11 NKJV has come to passed with John returning to prophesy on 16th July 2021.
4. The prophecy of Malachi 4:5-6 NKJV has come to passed with Elijah returning to prophesy.
And now specifically for COVID-19 by research on Gilead Science, the first company to release the vaccine for Coronavirus by googling the following “Gilead Science Could Be the First to Beat the Coronavirus” dtd March 8, 2020. Now remember that COVID-19 was first announced as an unknown Sars-like virus by Wuhan CDC on 30 December 2019.
5. The prophecy of 1 Kings 17:1 NKJV has come to passed (concerning Elijah and Gilead Inhabitants)
6. The prophecy of Hosea 6:8 NKJV has come to passed. (What was Gilead like?)
7. The prophecy of Jeremiah 8:22 NKJV Gilead has no recovery.
8: The prophecy of Jeremiah 46:11 NKJV Gilead has no cure.
Soo to be fulfilled or already fulfilled prophecies just before or after the great tribulation.
9. The prophecy of Zechariah 6:12 NKJV is going to be fulfilled but the person this verse was talking about has already appeared and he now lives in USA.
10. The prophecy of Daniel 12:1 NKJV is fulfilled with Michael the Arch Angel has returned.
11. The prophecy of Revelation 13:1-10 NKJV is being fulfilled but the Beast of the Sea has already appeared.
12. The prophecy of Revelation 17:1-6 NKJV shall soon be fulfilled after the Great Tribulation with the appearance of the Scarlet woman.
13. The prophecy of Revelaton 11 NKJV shall soon be fulfilled but the 2 John’s has already appeared as the 2 Witnesses.
So with all these prophecies which was recently fulfilled, that’s how we know the great tribulation is around the corner.
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