Neverthelss, the great danger to the world today, which is also the result of our
poor administration of God’s Creation, is obviously represented by pollution
(Florica Brasoveanu 2016).
10 Since 1975, the United Nations Organization drew
our attention to marine pollution, launching “The Blue Programme” for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, in one of its reports, the international
environmental organization “Greenpeace” notes that, since 1945, over 1,000 accidents have taken place. Thus, all kinds of vessels with oil and various other charges,
and even submarines with nuclear missiles, sinked, affecting sea waters (Florica
Brasoveanu 2014: 76). Such an instance is represented by the Baltic Sea, where
extremely harmful chemicals were discharged from the industry of riparian countries. Only within a year, over 70 thousand tons of phosphorus, 15 thousand tons of
heavy metals and 250 thousand tons of chlorine were discharged into the sea. Over
400 thousand tons of hydrocarbons are discharged into the North Sea every year.
Last, but not least, the Black Sea also represents one of the most obvious examples
of pollution, where it was found that 90% of its waters are affected by this
phenomenon, life being possible only to the depth of 80 m (Florica Brasoveanu
2013: 54).
All these instances reveal how God’s immaculate creation is defiled by the
human being itself, even at the expense of the life and health of the entire planet
and, especially, at the expense of our very existence. Furthermore, as we may
notice, the picture becomes even darker. God must have known beforehand what
would happen and He must have planned His entire work, including human
incarnation and the glorious world that will follow at the end, as shown in the last
chapter of the last book of the Bible, i.e. the Book of Revelation. This should make
us think about our prospective choices: the ephemeral life on a fleeting earth or the
eternal life. In this respect, the Bible might help us decide knowingly.
1.3 The Sea in the Fulfillment of the Divine Creation Plan
The entire Divine Creation Plan, revealed by God in the Scripture, takes place and
ends with the human being’s redemption, through Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection, which is an undeniable event, a historical reality confirmed daily in the
complex process of the evolution of nature, society and humanity, in general.
God created the human being for the purpose of living forever, with one condition:
to obey Him. But the human being failed from the outset, miserably.
God designed and perfected a beautiful world, but the heavy burden of the earth,
toil, pain and death fell upon the human being. In His infinite love towards His
10 Marine pollution means the introduction by humans, directly or indirectly, of substances or
energy into the marine environment, such as damage to biological resources, fauna and marine life,
hazards to human health, hindrance to maritime activities, including fishing and other legitimate
uses of the sea, impairment of the sea quality in terms of its utilization (Florica Brasoveanu 2016).
10
C. Jurca ˘ and A. Buzarna-Tihenea (Ga ˘lbeaza ˘)
poor administration of God’s Creation, is obviously represented by pollution
(Florica Brasoveanu 2016).
10 Since 1975, the United Nations Organization drew
our attention to marine pollution, launching “The Blue Programme” for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, in one of its reports, the international
environmental organization “Greenpeace” notes that, since 1945, over 1,000 accidents have taken place. Thus, all kinds of vessels with oil and various other charges,
and even submarines with nuclear missiles, sinked, affecting sea waters (Florica
Brasoveanu 2014: 76). Such an instance is represented by the Baltic Sea, where
extremely harmful chemicals were discharged from the industry of riparian countries. Only within a year, over 70 thousand tons of phosphorus, 15 thousand tons of
heavy metals and 250 thousand tons of chlorine were discharged into the sea. Over
400 thousand tons of hydrocarbons are discharged into the North Sea every year.
Last, but not least, the Black Sea also represents one of the most obvious examples
of pollution, where it was found that 90% of its waters are affected by this
phenomenon, life being possible only to the depth of 80 m (Florica Brasoveanu
2013: 54).
All these instances reveal how God’s immaculate creation is defiled by the
human being itself, even at the expense of the life and health of the entire planet
and, especially, at the expense of our very existence. Furthermore, as we may
notice, the picture becomes even darker. God must have known beforehand what
would happen and He must have planned His entire work, including human
incarnation and the glorious world that will follow at the end, as shown in the last
chapter of the last book of the Bible, i.e. the Book of Revelation. This should make
us think about our prospective choices: the ephemeral life on a fleeting earth or the
eternal life. In this respect, the Bible might help us decide knowingly.
1.3 The Sea in the Fulfillment of the Divine Creation Plan
The entire Divine Creation Plan, revealed by God in the Scripture, takes place and
ends with the human being’s redemption, through Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection, which is an undeniable event, a historical reality confirmed daily in the
complex process of the evolution of nature, society and humanity, in general.
God created the human being for the purpose of living forever, with one condition:
to obey Him. But the human being failed from the outset, miserably.
God designed and perfected a beautiful world, but the heavy burden of the earth,
toil, pain and death fell upon the human being. In His infinite love towards His
10 Marine pollution means the introduction by humans, directly or indirectly, of substances or
energy into the marine environment, such as damage to biological resources, fauna and marine life,
hazards to human health, hindrance to maritime activities, including fishing and other legitimate
uses of the sea, impairment of the sea quality in terms of its utilization (Florica Brasoveanu 2016).
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C. Jurca ˘ and A. Buzarna-Tihenea (Ga ˘lbeaza ˘)