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| − | '''Nature''' is a term typically referring to Earth's non-human or non-man-made [[environment]]. The term literally means "[[birth|beget]]", "[[birth|begotten]]" (born), or, more generically, "contingent".<ref> | + | ''For journal, see [[Nature (journal)]].'' |
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| + | '''Nature''' is a term typically referring to Earth's non-human or non-man-made [[environment]]. The term literally means "[[birth|beget]]", "[[birth|begotten]]" (born), or, more generically, "contingent".<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=nature&searchmode=none ''nature''; ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY]</ref> | ||
[[Genesis]] reflects on its [[beauty]], to which anything man-made is incomparable. | [[Genesis]] reflects on its [[beauty]], to which anything man-made is incomparable. | ||
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| − | + | == Nature as created order == | |
| + | Nature represents also God's created order. In this respect, the [[human]] [[behavior]] can be categorized as:<ref name="Stott1998">{{cite book |title=Same-Sex Partnerships? A Christian Perspective |author=John Stott |publisher=Baker Book House |year=1998 |pages=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=28oHAAAACAAJ }}</ref> | ||
| + | *a.) ''natural'' (in Greek ''"kata physin"''), that is, '''in line with''' Nature alias created order; or | ||
| + | *b.) ''unnatural'' (in Greek ''"para physin"''), that is, '''against''' Nature alias created order. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:43, September 26, 2018
For journal, see Nature (journal).
Nature is a term typically referring to Earth's non-human or non-man-made environment. The term literally means "beget", "begotten" (born), or, more generically, "contingent".[1]
Genesis reflects on its beauty, to which anything man-made is incomparable.
Many believe in God after observing how beautiful nature is, or how different humans are from everything else in nature.
Nature as created order
Nature represents also God's created order. In this respect, the human behavior can be categorized as:[2]
- a.) natural (in Greek "kata physin"), that is, in line with Nature alias created order; or
- b.) unnatural (in Greek "para physin"), that is, against Nature alias created order.
References
- ↑ nature; ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY
- ↑ John Stott (1998). Same-Sex Partnerships? A Christian Perspective. Baker Book House, 46.