HONORING GOD’s COVENANT: Caring for the Earth
Free Methodists and Creation Care
Honoring God’s Covenant: Caring for the Earth
Howard A. Snyder
Introduction
God has an everlasting covenant with His earth, as well as with His people. Since we humans are God’s stewards on earth, called to care for the garden (Genesis 2:15), God’s earth covenant is our stewardship commission. This is particularly true for Free Methodists, called to “maintain the Bible standard of Christianity.”
God’s Covenant with the Earth
The Lord God brings salvation to earth through a series of revealed covenants,