For the
creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the
creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will
of the one who subjected it, in hope that the
creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into
the freedom and glory of the children of God. We know
that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right
up to the present time. Romans 8:19-22
I’m
no scientist but the argument over global warming seems to be over whether the
earth is warming because of man or because of natural seasons that occur in our
planet’s lifetime. Most scientists see a
trend of warming and cry “destruction” while others see it and say “don’t
worry.”
The
Bible says the earth fluctuates naturally to decay, slowing winding down like a
top spun on a table top. The reason for the decay is sin, which all occurred in
Genesis 2 and the introduction of sin.
Sin changed the world and mankind.
Paul in Romans says the world is awaiting that moment when it can be
liberated from its painful groanings.
When is that? When Jesus returns
and makes all things new again.