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Essay / Creation in the sacred texts of Christianity,...
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are the three fundamental religions of monotheistic religions and together have 3.3 billion followers worldwide. Modern believers of these three religions interpret and use the story of creation in their lives, with all three Abrahamic religions using it as a guide for their moral and ethical decisions. The three sacred texts that contain the core values of these three religions all consist of a creation story and, although different, have similar qualities. The way these religions interpret and use this history in modern values is different and unique from each other. This is done through their concern for the environment, how they care for each other and finally how they view equality. The sacred texts concerned all advocate their values on the environment through their modern believers and followers. The environment is considered a major problem in today's society with many looming prospects, such as global warming and pollution. Christianity is the most followed religion in the world and its holy book is the Bible. The Bible's creation story has been interpreted in modern society to explain that we, as humans, have complete control over the environment. This involves destroying it, eradicating it, and killing anything we disobey with. This is interpreted from the New International Version of the Bible (NIV) and clearly states: “Humans were created in the image of God. "Modern believers have interpreted this to mean that we are here to act like God, we are the God of the Earth and therefore can use it as we see fit and not as God intended. This can easily be proven by the fact that Pope Francis I told modern believers that they are doing everything to clean up a...... middle of paper ...... believers of Islam do not do not care about the environment, care for others and do not respect equality within the work system. These concepts were all limited by how they interpreted the story of creation in their sacred text, the Quran. In conclusion, the concept of environmental issues, how they treat each other and their visions of equality within different systems, play a major and fundamental role. in the religious life of believers and all this was adapted from the creation story. It can be inferred that modern believers of these three religions interpret and use the story of creation in their lives, with all three Abrahamic faiths using it as a guide for their moral and ethical decisions. Even though many religions have been around for a few thousand years, the morals learned from creation stories are still relevant today..