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Stewardship Of The Earth:
Mankind Has the Responsibility To
Manage The Earth Properly For God

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
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God Is Sole Creator And Rightful Owner Of The Earth And Everything In It

     "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
      (Genesis 1:1 KJV)

     "All things were made by him; and without him was not
      anything made that was made." (John 1:3 KJV)

     "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that
      are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or
      dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created
      by him, and for him:" (Colossians 1:16 KJV)

     "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power:
      for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are
      and were created." (Revelation 4:11 KJV)

     "And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it
      was very good." (Genesis 1:31a KJV)

     "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the
      world, and they that dwell therein." (Psalms 24:1 KJV)

     "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and
      create evil: I the Lord do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7
      KJV)

     " . . . whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine."
      (Job 41:11 KJV)
     " . . . for all the earth is mine." (Exodus 9:15 KJV)
     "For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon
      a thousand hills." (Psalms 50:10 KJV)

     " . . . for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof."
      (Psalms 50:12 KJV)

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God Gave Man The Power And Authority To Rule Over All The Earth
Genesis 1:26-31 (RSV)

[26] Then 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 birds of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creeps upon the earth."

[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created
him; male and female he created them.

[28] And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and
multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing
that moves upon the earth."

[29] And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed
which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its
fruit; you shall have them for food.

[30] And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to
everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of
life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.

[31] And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very
good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

We Are Accountable To God For Our Management Of
Everything He Has Entrusted To Us Here On Earth
The More He Gives To Us, The More He Requires From Us

              MATTHEW 25:14-30 (KJV) "The Parable Of The Talents"
                              NOTE: A "talent" was a sum of money
                              equal to about two years wages.

              14
                     For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into
                     a far country, who called his own servants, and
                     delivered unto them his goods.
              15
                     And unto one he gave five talents, to another two,
                     and to another one; to every man according to his
                     several ability; and straightway took his journey.
              16
                     Then he that had received the five talents went and
                     traded with the same, and made them other five
                     talents.
              17
                     And likewise he that had received two, he also gained
                     other two.
              18
                     But he that had received one went and digged in the
                     earth, and hid his lord's money.
              19
                     After a long time the lord of those servants cometh,
                     and reckoneth with them.
              20
                     And so he that had received five talents came and
                     brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
                     deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have
                     gained beside them five talents more.
              21
                     His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and
                     faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few
                     things, I will make thee ruler over many things:
                     enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
              22
                     He also that had received two talents came and said,
                     Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I
                     have gained two other talents beside them.
              23
                     His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful
                     servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
                     will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
                     into the joy of thy lord.
              24
                     Then he which had received the one talent came and
                     said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man,
                     reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where
                     thou hast not strawed:
              25
                     And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the
                     earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
              26
                     His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and
                     slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I
                     sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
              27
                     Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
                     exchangers, and then at my coming I should have
                     received mine own with usury.
              28
                     Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto
                     him which hath ten talents.
              29
                     For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he
                     shall have abundance: but from him that hath not
                     shall be taken away even that which he hath.
              30
                     And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
                     darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
                     teeth.

                           "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him
                            shall be much required:" (Luke 12:48b KJV)

May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.

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