With 2024 being reported as the hottest year on record, there’s a question that might be playing on your mind: can planet earth be saved?
Addressing this topic, the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity has recently published an essay Jesus Died to Save the Planet (2024) by Paul Kunert. But the title of this essay makes an assertion that some Christians might find problematic: that Jesus’ salvation is relevant for our planet too.
The Apostle Paul wrote, ‘if you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.’ (Romans 10:9-10) Isn’t this verse about people, moral agents who can make rational choices, and not about trees, bees or rivers?
Paul Kunert takes on the challenge of directly addressing the separation Christians have made (because of distorted theology, it should be added) between God’s love, care and provision for salvation for human beings and God’s love, care and destiny for his creation.