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Straight from the Word of God (KJV)
1. "...that thou may knowest that the earth is the LORD's." Exodus 9:29
2. "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy GOD, the earth also, with all that therein is."
Deuteronomy 10:14
3. "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Psalm 24:1
4. "For GOD is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding." Psalm 47:7
5. "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is int he heaven
and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all." 1 Chronicles 29:11
6. "...I praised and honoured Him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from
generation to generation:" Daniel 4:35
7. "If thou see the donkey of him that hateth thee lying under burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help
with him." Exodus 23:5
8. "...that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal
with they vineyard, and with thy oliveyard." Exodus 23:11
9. "Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine donkey may rest, and the of
thy handmaid, and the stranger may be refreshed." Exodus 23:12
10. "...of the land shall be food for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy
stranger that sojourneth with thee,and for thy cattle, and for the beast thta are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be food."
Leviticus 25:6-7
11. "Thou shalt not see thy brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help
him to lift them up again." Deuteronomy 22: 4
12. "If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and
the dam sitting upon the young, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: but thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take
the young to thee; that it may be well with thee..." Deuteronomy 22:6-7
13. "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." Deuteronomy 25:4
14. "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." Proverbs 12:10
15. "For the scripture saith, 'Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And the labourer is worthy of his reward." 1
Timothy 5:18
16. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in now wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matthew 5:17-18
17. "Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.' But I say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute" Matthew 5:43-44
18. "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." John
13:34
19. "With lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;" Ephesians 4:2
These are just some of the scripture verses that pertain to this. (Words in italics, are not the exact word used
in the KJV.) For those who seem to believe that the Old Testament has no bearing on our lives today,
consider these:
1. PERSONHOOD:Everyone's person is to be secure (Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17; Ex 21:16-21, 26-31; Lev 19:14; Dt 24:7; 27:18)
2. FALSE ACCUSATION: Everyone is to be secure against slander and false accusations (Ex 20:16; Dt 5:20; Ex 23:1-3; Lev
19:16; Dt 19:15-21)
3. WOMAN: No woman is to be taken advantage of within her subordinate status in society (Ex 21:7-11, 20, 26-32; 22:16-17;
Dt 21:10-14; 22:13-30; 24:1-5)
4. PUNISHMENT: Punishment for wrongdoing shall not be excessive so that the culprit is dehumanized (Dt 25:1-5)
5. DIGNITY: Everyone's dignity and right to be God's freedman and servant are to be honored and safeguarded (Ex 21:2, 5-6;
Lev 25: Dt 15: 12-18)
6. PROPERTY: Everyone's property is to be secure ((Ex 20:15; Dt 5:19; Ex 21:33-36; 22:1-15; 23:4-5; Lev 19:35-36; Dt 22 1-4;
25:13-15)
7. FRUIT OF LABOR: Everyone is to receive the fruit of his labors (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:14; 25:4)
8. MARRIAGE: The marriage relationship is to be kept inviolate (Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18; see also Lev 18:6-23; 20:10-21; Dt 22:13-30)
9. EXPLOITATION: No one, however disabled, impoverished or powerless, is to be oppressed or exploited (Ex 22:21-27; Lev
19:14, 33-34; 25:35-36; Dt 23:19; 24:6)
10. FAIR TRIAL: Everyone is to have free access to the courts and is to be afforded a fair trial (Ex 23:6,8; Lev 19:15; Dt 1:17;
10:17-18; 16:18-20; 17: 3-13; 19:15-21)
11. SOCIAL ORDER: Every person's God-given place in the social order is to be honored (Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16; Ex 21:15,17;
22:28; Lev 19:3, 32; 20:9; Dt 17:3-13)
12. LAW: No one shall be above the law, not even the king (Dt 17:18-20)
These basic rights are God-given rights, and are not man-made. Many of the basic human rights that we
tend to take for granted in America were handed down as law from God to Moses. If you value these rights,
you should not discount the Old Testament as out-of-date. The Old Testament also contains a great deal of
information about times yet to come, and not just Daniel; the majority of the books in the Old Testament of
some information about the Tribulation to come.
(This second list of scriptures is taken from a chart titled, Major Social Concerns in the Covenant. List taken from the HOLY
BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of
Zondervan. All rights reserved.)
1. "...that thou may knowest that the earth is the LORD's." Exodus 9:29
2. "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy GOD, the earth also, with all that therein is."
Deuteronomy 10:14
3. "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Psalm 24:1
4. "For GOD is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding." Psalm 47:7
5. "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is int he heaven
and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all." 1 Chronicles 29:11
6. "...I praised and honoured Him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from
generation to generation:" Daniel 4:35
7. "If thou see the donkey of him that hateth thee lying under burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help
with him." Exodus 23:5
8. "...that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal
with they vineyard, and with thy oliveyard." Exodus 23:11
9. "Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine donkey may rest, and the of
thy handmaid, and the stranger may be refreshed." Exodus 23:12
10. "...of the land shall be food for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy
stranger that sojourneth with thee,and for thy cattle, and for the beast thta are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be food."
Leviticus 25:6-7
11. "Thou shalt not see thy brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help
him to lift them up again." Deuteronomy 22: 4
12. "If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and
the dam sitting upon the young, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: but thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take
the young to thee; that it may be well with thee..." Deuteronomy 22:6-7
13. "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." Deuteronomy 25:4
14. "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." Proverbs 12:10
15. "For the scripture saith, 'Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And the labourer is worthy of his reward." 1
Timothy 5:18
16. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in now wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matthew 5:17-18
17. "Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.' But I say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute" Matthew 5:43-44
18. "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." John
13:34
19. "With lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;" Ephesians 4:2
These are just some of the scripture verses that pertain to this. (Words in italics, are not the exact word used
in the KJV.) For those who seem to believe that the Old Testament has no bearing on our lives today,
consider these:
1. PERSONHOOD:Everyone's person is to be secure (Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17; Ex 21:16-21, 26-31; Lev 19:14; Dt 24:7; 27:18)
2. FALSE ACCUSATION: Everyone is to be secure against slander and false accusations (Ex 20:16; Dt 5:20; Ex 23:1-3; Lev
19:16; Dt 19:15-21)
3. WOMAN: No woman is to be taken advantage of within her subordinate status in society (Ex 21:7-11, 20, 26-32; 22:16-17;
Dt 21:10-14; 22:13-30; 24:1-5)
4. PUNISHMENT: Punishment for wrongdoing shall not be excessive so that the culprit is dehumanized (Dt 25:1-5)
5. DIGNITY: Everyone's dignity and right to be God's freedman and servant are to be honored and safeguarded (Ex 21:2, 5-6;
Lev 25: Dt 15: 12-18)
6. PROPERTY: Everyone's property is to be secure ((Ex 20:15; Dt 5:19; Ex 21:33-36; 22:1-15; 23:4-5; Lev 19:35-36; Dt 22 1-4;
25:13-15)
7. FRUIT OF LABOR: Everyone is to receive the fruit of his labors (Lev 19:13; Dt 24:14; 25:4)
8. MARRIAGE: The marriage relationship is to be kept inviolate (Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18; see also Lev 18:6-23; 20:10-21; Dt 22:13-30)
9. EXPLOITATION: No one, however disabled, impoverished or powerless, is to be oppressed or exploited (Ex 22:21-27; Lev
19:14, 33-34; 25:35-36; Dt 23:19; 24:6)
10. FAIR TRIAL: Everyone is to have free access to the courts and is to be afforded a fair trial (Ex 23:6,8; Lev 19:15; Dt 1:17;
10:17-18; 16:18-20; 17: 3-13; 19:15-21)
11. SOCIAL ORDER: Every person's God-given place in the social order is to be honored (Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16; Ex 21:15,17;
22:28; Lev 19:3, 32; 20:9; Dt 17:3-13)
12. LAW: No one shall be above the law, not even the king (Dt 17:18-20)
These basic rights are God-given rights, and are not man-made. Many of the basic human rights that we
tend to take for granted in America were handed down as law from God to Moses. If you value these rights,
you should not discount the Old Testament as out-of-date. The Old Testament also contains a great deal of
information about times yet to come, and not just Daniel; the majority of the books in the Old Testament of
some information about the Tribulation to come.
(This second list of scriptures is taken from a chart titled, Major Social Concerns in the Covenant. List taken from the HOLY
BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of
Zondervan. All rights reserved.)
| Why should we be environmentally friendly? |
| The term GREEN is used as a shortened form of Environmentally Friendly. You may wonder, why? Well, whether you believe that the extreme weather temperatures/conditions in recent years are due to Global Warming, as many scientists seem to believe, or that it is simply part of a natural cycle for the earth, as some other scientists believe, this is not to debate the motives behind the GREEN movement, because it really does not matter. The truth is, as Christians, we should have been living in an Environmentally Friendly way, out of obedience to GOD, and respecting what is His! |
| What the Bible Says |
DOMINION
means, the right to govern or control; it is not ownership. The earth, everyone, and everything in it still belong to God. God
simply appointed mankind as the stewards for this world. It was God's intent that we should not only take from the earth to
fulfill physical needs, but that we should also give back to take care of the earth.
means, the right to govern or control; it is not ownership. The earth, everyone, and everything in it still belong to God. God
simply appointed mankind as the stewards for this world. It was God's intent that we should not only take from the earth to
fulfill physical needs, but that we should also give back to take care of the earth.
We all know that God created the heavens, the earth, and all
that is in the earth. That is written many times throughout the
Bible, not just in Genesis. And, we all know that God gave man
dominion over the earth, but a large number of people seem
to think that God gave man dominion to do as he/she pleases
with the earth and all that is in it.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth. ... And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
Genesis 1:26,28 KJV
that is in the earth. That is written many times throughout the
Bible, not just in Genesis. And, we all know that God gave man
dominion over the earth, but a large number of people seem
to think that God gave man dominion to do as he/she pleases
with the earth and all that is in it.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth. ... And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
Genesis 1:26,28 KJV
God did not create us, and give us dominion just to leave us on our own to do whatever we want. We created to commune with
Him, to rejoice in Him, and to praise Him. The Golden Rule is, "Treat others the way you want to be treated." So many people
do not seem to realize that it applies to our relationship with God as well, and not just between people. Most people want God
to make time for them, but often, do not want to make time for Him. Many people pray wanting God to make time to listen to
them, but do not want to make time to spend alone to listen to what God has to say. And, people want others to respect their
property, but put forth much effort to be respectful of what belongs to God, by taking care of the earth, plants, animals, and the
people. We and all that is in this world belong to God, and as such, should be treated with respect.
Him, to rejoice in Him, and to praise Him. The Golden Rule is, "Treat others the way you want to be treated." So many people
do not seem to realize that it applies to our relationship with God as well, and not just between people. Most people want God
to make time for them, but often, do not want to make time for Him. Many people pray wanting God to make time to listen to
them, but do not want to make time to spend alone to listen to what God has to say. And, people want others to respect their
property, but put forth much effort to be respectful of what belongs to God, by taking care of the earth, plants, animals, and the
people. We and all that is in this world belong to God, and as such, should be treated with respect.
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