What is these people’s job?

So what does a “Steward” do?

• To define the key term stewardship (AT1:L3)

• To explain why and how Christians have a responsibility to look after the environment with examples. (AT1:L4/5)

• To evaluate how effective we have been as stewards so far (AT2:L6)

Stewardship of Creation

1. What sort of things would a good “steward” of Creation do?

2. write down a quote where God tells man to be a steward of creation.

3. Analyse how this quote tells us that we must care for the earth.

**Some people argue that Gen 1 “rule over the earth” means we can treat the earth however we want. What would you say against this?

GENESIS 1 “Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground”.GENESIS 2 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Write your own definition of “Stewardship of Creation”

A steward of creation is someone who cares for the earth and protects it

Air and sky.

What do people do that goes against Stewardship of Creation?

Deut 20:19“If you besiege a town for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you must not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. Eat their fruit but do not cut them down ...Any trees which are not fruit trees, you may use to build siege works.”

Ezekiel 34:18 “Not content to graze in good pastures, you trample down the rest .Not content to drink clear water, you muddy the rest with your feet. And my sheep must graze on what your feet have trampled, drink what your feet have muddied”.

Choose one of the quotes. • Pt. Summarise the POINT that your quote is making. – the

environmental problem it is talking about • Ev. Write out a part of the quote that proves your point. • Ex. Explain what your quote is saying (the criticism & advice

it is giving)

Which one is the odd one out ?