Christians and climate

Love God and
love your neighbour

Mark 12:28-31

The world and all that is in it belong to the Lord

Psalm 24:1

By Christ everything is held together

Colossians 1:17

Jesus said the two most important commandments are to love God with everything we have, and to love our neighbours as ourselves.

This world belongs to God. He made it and holds it together. If we love God, we should not carelessly allow climate change to damage the world which is precious to Him.

The people who will be hit worst by climate change are those who already live in poverty. They rely on regular rains to grow their crops. They can't afford rising food prices. They have no insurance. If we love our neighbours, we should not destroy their lives by the way we live.

Taking action on climate change is part of obeying the two most important commandments.

Dr Matthew Sleeth is the author of 'Serve God, Save the Planet' and Outreach Director of A Rocha USA. Here he explains what it means to love our neighbours as he tells the story of the Good Samaritan.