{"product_id":"a-different-shade-of-green-group-study-guide","title":"A Different Shade of Green Group Study Guide","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWe have been shockingly bad at usin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eg our Bibles and our brains when it comes to conservation and the environment. Unhinged environmentalism is not the answer, but neither are ignorance and apathy. It’s time for something different\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/WG-I136.pdf?v=1659995310\"\u003eLook Inside the Study Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian responsibility for the natural world goes back to the very beginning, when God commanded us to “fill the earth and subdue it.” This Dominion Mandate is an authoritative alternative to both environmental activists and to those who think “conservation” is a word progressives made up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what does “dominion” mean for us, living in a world of constant reports about impending global meltdown; of oils spills, pollution, and strip-mining; of extinction threats both real and imagined? A Different Shade of Green contains a compelling Christian approach to biodiversity conservation and other environmental issues, offering solutions and correcting errors while teaching us how to give thanks for and rule over all of creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\\"When a husband has been chronically unfaithful to his wife, to say that he remains a husband is not to approve of his infidelity. It is the basis of the disapproval. Perhaps his wife should divorce him, but, until she does, he is a husband. No one would look at the pattern of his adulteries, and then say, “Oh, well, at least he is married.” The fact that he is married compounds the sin, and in no way lessens it. In the same way, for an overt unbeliever to deny the deity of Jesus Christ is a great sin. But it is a worse sin for a baptized believer to do so, and for an ordained minister to reject the gospel in this way is far worse still. Such treachery should make us angrier; the fact that additional covenantal vows were broken ameliorates nothing.\\nBranches in Christ that bear much fruit are pruned and blessed. Do they have communion with those branches that bear no fruit, and which will be cut off and burned? They do not have a common future, but they do have a common present place on the same vine. To change the image slightly, together they partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree. And this means that true ecumenical dialogue with unfaithful Christians should consist of solemn warnings.\\nAt the same time, we should see that our disapproval of fellow covenant members is an objective disapproval. We no longer disapprove because their “lack of regeneration” has been weighed in the balances of our discernment and been found wanting.\\\" ~ from the book\"}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\\"When a husband has been chronically unfaithful to his wife, to say that he remains a husband is not to approve of his infidelity. It is the basis of the disapproval. Perhaps his wife should divorce him, but, until she does, he is a husband. No one would look at the pattern of his adulteries, and then say, “Oh, well, at least he is married.” The fact that he is married compounds the sin, and in no way lessens it. In the same way, for an overt unbeliever to deny the deity of Jesus Christ is a great sin. But it is a worse sin for a baptized believer to do so, and for an ordained minister to reject the gospel in this way is far worse still. Such treachery should make us angrier; the fact that additional covenantal vows were broken ameliorates nothing.\\nBranches in Christ that bear much fruit are pruned and blessed. Do they have communion with those branches that bear no fruit, and which will be cut off and burned? They do not have a common future, but they do have a common present place on the same vine. To change the image slightly, together they partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree. And this means that true ecumenical dialogue with unfaithful Christians should consist of solemn warnings.\\nAt the same time, we should see that our disapproval of fellow covenant members is an objective disapproval. We no longer disapprove because their “lack of regeneration” has been weighed in the balances of our discernment and been found wanting.\\\" ~ from the book\"}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Gordon Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Senior Fellow of Natural History at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, and has also taught a wide array of biology courses at Liberty University. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University in 2003. Gordon is the author of the biology textbook\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canonpress.com\/products\/foundational-biology-package-the-riot-and-the-dance?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=8306c813d\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"The Riot and The Dance Biology Textbook\"\u003eThe Riot and the Dance\u003c\/a\u003e and is featured in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canonpress.com\/products\/the-riot-and-the-dance-blu-ray\" title=\"The Riot and the Dance Nature Documentary\"\u003enature documentary\u003c\/a\u003e of the same name. He is also a regular contributor to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnswers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazine. Gordon and his wife Meredith have four children and a growing number of grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-151.pdf?2755\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eAUTHOR: Canon Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 8.5x11\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1947644394\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781947644397\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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