Nothing to See Here

Study highlights global decline

Well, for those with a theology focused on being in/getting to heaven, this really isn't important news. Human beings are killing God's creation. I truly believe that much of the apathy found in confronting this issue is directly a result of an 'end-times focused eschatology.' Why worry about the planet if the kingdom of God is in heaven? Everything done on Earth is ultimately meaningless if our 'reward' is in heaven.

The 'Kin-dom' of God is at hand. It is within all of us and throughout all of us. Our work here in the physical world is as important if not more important than that of heaven or hell. I think it would be better if people didn't even worry about heaven or hell. Our theology would be far more faithful to the imminent nature of God if we stopped emphasizing our ends and worked on the kin-dom of God that is at hand.