The Bible as Literature

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The Bible as Literature

God sent the Bible on earth to prescribe rewards and punishments . Those who will not do good , he will go to hell , those who will do good , will be sent to heaven after a judgment or grand jury on earth wherein God is the one who will give the decisions . Heaven is a place of happiness , and hell is a place of misery . And this rule did not make the first pair to live here on earth exempted . They receive minor punishment before the grand jury wherein

earth life was affected even up to this days . The life that we breathe is created by Him . The Supreme Being is so wise and merciful when He invented all things for our convenience . Yet , our performance for the responsibility of the things that the Creator gave us failed to meet His expectations . In short , we failed to take good care of the fragile home that we consider as earth

We need to believe that the source of all life on earth is the thin air and fragile biosphere that surrounds our small planet . Thus , it is very important that we should unilaterally take good care of the biosphere without reckless reservation . Nowadays , it cannot be denied that the biosphere is under threat . That also means a threat to our survival in this planet

People knew that it was not the intention of God that we will suffer this way . Yet , it was our fault why we should suffer the consequences of our failure to protect the earth from physical or ecological desruction It is evident that the effects of damage on the biosphere is hitting us right away . Sierra Club commented on this matter telling us that health experts around the world are greatly alarmed about global warming 's impact on our health (Sierra Club : Global Warming , 2008 ,

. 1 . We should be aware that climate changes can cause infectious diseases to spread affecting so many people . Sierra Club pointed out that , as part of the research of the United Nations

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sponsored groups , they found out that human induced climate change with subsequent effects on life and limb (Sierra Club : Global Warming 2008 ,

. 1 . For sure , many people will loose their lives in the future plainly because we failed to shield the earth from destruction

It is necessary that the great narratives of the society in whatever form must be studied for it will affect on how people should behave . It can direct the people on the things they need to do . In line with the aforementioned things , it is respectfully submitted that the creation and the fall as stated in the Bible is intimately connected with our life here on earth . In short , it is not an accident that we experience hardships and difficulties . It was the product of our myriad choices of the things before us to decide . Thus , the narratives of the Bible concerning the creation and the fall are appropriate things...