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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 19:43:15 GMT -5
Over the last few days we have had various storms coming through the UK with names like Storm Ciara, storm Dennis and many more - then we get people stating comments like mother nature is or was responsible for the storm and she leaves no mercy where she goes or takes with her. "Wow!"
So, Is the idea of mother nature biblical?
The earliest written and most reliably dated references to Mother Nature are found in Mycenaean Greek transcripts dated in 12 or 13 BC. The term Mother Earth is transliterated as “ma-ga” or “Mother Gaia.” This notion had its roots in the pre-Socratic philosophers who had “invented” Nature, and it was further championed by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Other cultures have embraced the notion that “nature” had its own spirit and relevancy unique from God the Father. The American Indian is one such culture that believes that there is something called an “Earth Mother” that provides the water of life that gives them the abundant provision of food. In reality, no one but God provides our basic needs of food, shelter, water, and life.
The term Mother Nature is sometimes used in a general way to refer to the environment as a whole. The term is sometimes used in association with political and cultural ideologies such as global warming, environmentalism, and climate change. For some, news reports of rising temperatures, rising sea levels, savage wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, the emergence of new and even ancient diseases, and the like demonstrate that "Mother Nature" is a kind of capricious goddess who wreaks havoc throughout the earth.
It is God who controls the forces of nature: “But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses” (Jeremiah 10:12–13). Jesus demonstrated His divine power over nature by calming the raging sea (Matthew 8:26). It is also true that there are natural laws at work in our environment; these are systems God instituted (Genesis 8:22). God created our world; human sin damaged it (Romans 8:19–22). Yet God still holds our world together (Colossians 1:16–17). There is no capricious goddess at play.
Another bizarre idea is that Mother Nature is somehow the wife/consort of God and she rules in heaven alongside Him. This idea of a “mother and father god” is seen in some Roman Catholic traditions that declare Mary to be the “queen of heaven.” The Bible, however, declares that God, in the triune Godhead, rules heaven and earth alone and unaided (Daniel 4:25). Nature is His creation and He alone sustains and protects it and, in doing so, He testifies to His goodness and kindness toward it. “He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy" (Acts 14:17).
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Post by John on Feb 13, 2020 19:52:07 GMT -5
God is the one who is in control of the weather, not Mother Nature. A while back, I was thinking about the whole idea of "Mother Earth," and where that name came from. I was thinking about how the earth is God's footstool, not some deity, which is true. I wasn't aware of the history of the term, but one thing that occurred to me was how man was created from the dust of the earth, and so in that sense, people could be associating earth as a type of Mother based on that. Regardless, the earth and all that exists wouldn't be here if not for God, and God is who we need to look to. We are told that there would be people that worship the creation rather than the creator, and earth worship is one such example of that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 20:01:21 GMT -5
Amen John. What amazes me John is the world will declare there is no God and yet they will bow the knee to believes like mother earth and nature and many other forms of lies that are orchestrated by the father of lies 'satan'
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Post by John on Feb 13, 2020 21:15:02 GMT -5
Amen John. What amazes me John is the world will declare there is no God and yet they will bow the knee to believes like mother earth and nature and many other forms of lies that are orchestrated by the father of lies 'satan' They will worship everything but the true and living God.
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Post by 777 on Feb 14, 2020 9:01:52 GMT -5
Amen John . What amazes me John is the world will declare there is no God and yet they will bow the knee to believes like mother earth and nature and many other forms of lies that are orchestrated by the father of lies 'satan' Many do worship the earth and nature, but I think for people who believe in nothing, these terms are a substitute for God. Instead of a God controlling what happens, it is "mother nature," which is just natural forces at work. It is like how we will say we will do something if the Lord allows, and they will say if the fates allow. It is really terminology of unbelievers in a lot of cases.
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Post by John on Feb 24, 2020 19:00:40 GMT -5
Amen John . What amazes me John is the world will declare there is no God and yet they will bow the knee to believes like mother earth and nature and many other forms of lies that are orchestrated by the father of lies 'satan' Many do worship the earth and nature, but I think for people who believe in nothing, these terms are a substitute for God. Instead of a God controlling what happens, it is "mother nature," which is just natural forces at work. It is like how we will say we will do something if the Lord allows, and they will say if the fates allow. It is really terminology of unbelievers in a lot of cases. I don't know if you are old enough to remember it, but there used to be a commercial for margarine, and they would say, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," and there was an actual deity with that title that would bring a storm upon them. I think that to some, Mother Nature and Mother Earth is a type of god, but maybe not in all cases.
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Post by frienduff on Feb 24, 2020 21:58:10 GMT -5
Amen John . What amazes me John is the world will declare there is no God and yet they will bow the knee to believes like mother earth and nature and many other forms of lies that are orchestrated by the father of lies 'satan' Many do worship the earth and nature, but I think for people who believe in nothing, these terms are a substitute for God. Instead of a God controlling what happens, it is "mother nature," which is just natural forces at work. It is like how we will say we will do something if the Lord allows, and they will say if the fates allow. It is really terminology of unbelievers in a lot of cases. And he will worship a strange god , a god who his fathers knew not . A god of …………………………………...FORCES . Talk about the spriit of anti Christ . To more and more mother nature and evolution , Some force , is the creator . NOT A GOOD SIGN .
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Post by 777 on Feb 26, 2020 13:38:11 GMT -5
Many do worship the earth and nature, but I think for people who believe in nothing, these terms are a substitute for God. Instead of a God controlling what happens, it is "mother nature," which is just natural forces at work. It is like how we will say we will do something if the Lord allows, and they will say if the fates allow. It is really terminology of unbelievers in a lot of cases. I don't know if you are old enough to remember it, but there used to be a commercial for margarine, and they would say, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," and there was an actual deity with that title that would bring a storm upon them. I think that to some, Mother Nature and Mother Earth is a type of god, but maybe not in all cases.
I don't believe I ever saw it, but I'll bet it is on YouTube somewhere. I'd like to see how they depicted Mother Nature.
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Post by John on Feb 26, 2020 18:28:55 GMT -5
I don't know if you are old enough to remember it, but there used to be a commercial for margarine, and they would say, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," and there was an actual deity with that title that would bring a storm upon them. I think that to some, Mother Nature and Mother Earth is a type of god, but maybe not in all cases.
I don't believe I ever saw it, but I'll bet it is on YouTube somewhere. I'd like to see how they depicted Mother Nature. I would bet it is on YouTube. If I find it, I will let you know. It was probably from the 70s, but I am not sure? You were probably just being born at that time? I was born in the 60s. I know I am a little older than you are.
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Post by John on Feb 26, 2020 18:34:40 GMT -5
I don't know if you are old enough to remember it, but there used to be a commercial for margarine, and they would say, "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," and there was an actual deity with that title that would bring a storm upon them. I think that to some, Mother Nature and Mother Earth is a type of god, but maybe not in all cases.
I don't believe I ever saw it, but I'll bet it is on YouTube somewhere. I'd like to see how they depicted Mother Nature. This commercial was from 1977. I don't even know if they still make Chiffon Margarine? I generally buy butter, so I don't really hunt for Margarine anyway, and could have overlooked it.
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Post by 777 on Feb 27, 2020 9:07:51 GMT -5
I don't believe I ever saw it, but I'll bet it is on YouTube somewhere. I'd like to see how they depicted Mother Nature. This commercial was from 1977. I don't even know if they still make Chiffon Margarine? I generally buy butter, so I don't really hunt for Margarine anyway, and could have overlooked it. Thanks John. I was less than 2 years old at that time, so that's why I don't remember it.
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Post by frienduff on Feb 27, 2020 9:34:59 GMT -5
I don't believe I ever saw it, but I'll bet it is on YouTube somewhere. I'd like to see how they depicted Mother Nature. I would bet it is on YouTube. If I find it, I will let you know. It was probably from the 70s, but I am not sure? You were probably just being born at that time? I was born in the 60s. I know I am a little older than you are.
Butero may be a lil older than some of us , but he aint older than dirt . And the entire lott of our ages combinded , methusuelah would say oh my dear toddlers ye are but youngsters . Be encouraged everyone .
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Post by frienduff on Feb 27, 2020 9:38:06 GMT -5
This commercial was from 1977. I don't even know if they still make Chiffon Margarine? I generally buy butter, so I don't really hunt for Margarine anyway, and could have overlooked it. Thanks John. I was less than 2 years old at that time, so that's why I don't remember it. I was but a five year old tot .
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Post by John on Feb 27, 2020 18:15:23 GMT -5
Thanks John. I was less than 2 years old at that time, so that's why I don't remember it. I was but a five year old tot . I was 12 at the time. It is funny the things you remember. I remembered the slogan about Mother Nature, and that it was a commercial for margarine, but I could not remember the brand.
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Post by 777 on Feb 28, 2020 10:53:05 GMT -5
I was but a five year old tot . I was 12 at the time. It is funny the things you remember. I remembered the slogan about Mother Nature, and that it was a commercial for margarine, but I could not remember the brand.
It's funny how you can look up almost any old commercial and find that someone posted it on YouTube. I wonder where they had access to all those things? Did they even have video tape recorders in wide use in 1977?
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