Theology of Creation Care

Source: Discipleship Ministries, https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/resources-for-creation-care

Scriptures Categorized According to Themes

• God Created Everything
  • Genesis 1:1-2
  • Job 12:7-10; 33:4; 38-41
  • Psalm 104
  • Isaiah 40:26
  • Mark 13:19
• God Loves Creation
  • Genesis 9:8-17
  • Psalm 136
  • John 3:16
• God Has an Ongoing Relationship with Creation
  • Numbers 22:22-39
• God Owns Creation
  • Leviticus 25:23
  • Psalm 24; 89:9-11; 95:4-5
• Creation Has a Relationship with God/Creation Praises God
  • 1 Chronicles 16:32-33
  • Psalm 19:1-4; 65:12-13; 66:1-4; 96:11-13; 98:7-9; 148:3-4,7-13; 150:6
  • Isaiah 55:12-13
  • 1 Corinthians 10:26
  • Revelation 5:13
• A Relationship with Creation is Connected to a Relationship with God
  • Genesis 4:10-11
  • 1 Kings 4:29-34
  • Ecclesiastes 3:18-22
  • Romans 1:20
• Caring for Creation and Caring for the Poor are Connected
  • Exodus 23:10-11
  • Leviticus 19:9-10; 25:1-17
• Human Obedience/Disobedience to God’s Commandments Has Consequences for Creation
  • Deuteronomy 11:13-17; 28:4, 18
  • Isaiah 24:1-3; 44:1-5
  • Hosea 4:1-3
  • Micah 7:13
  • Zechariah 8:12
  • Galatians 6:7-9
• Jesus as Part of Creation
  • John 1:1-10; 17:24
  • Colossians 1:15-17
  • Hebrews 1:2
• Jesus Prays in Deserted Places, Mountains, and Wilderness
  • Mark 1:35
  • Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28; 22:31-41
• Jesus as Redeemer of Creation
  • Mark 16:15
  • John 12:47
  • Romans 8:18-23
  • Ephesians 1:10
  • Colossians 1:19-20
• Future Vision of a New Creation
  • Isaiah 11:1-16
  • Ezekiel 17:22-24; 36:33-36
  • 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
  • Revelation 21:1-22:7
• Human Response: A Simple, Equitable Life for All
  • Exodus 16
  • Deuteronomy 2:7
  • Nehemiah 9:20-21
  • Proverbs 6:6-8
  • Ezekiel 34:11-31
  • Micah 4:1-4
  • Matthew 6:25-34
  • Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-36