For once, Christians and non-Christians can make common cause together for the good of everyone. In today’s polarized society, when we have such an opportunity, we must make the most of it to build bridges of understanding between our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CCCC members who would like to discuss this post can do so in The Green<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n God has an exciting trajectory for humanity that leads from a world populated by two people with nothing of human design in it to a highly populated society designed and built by humans. Jews and Christians know this trajectory as the Creation Mandate<\/strong>, which was given to all humanity in Genesis 1:26-28<\/a>. Everyone else is on the same trajectory but thinks of it as simply human progress. Either way, all well-intentioned people have the same objective: to build a good world that will sustain and support a thriving humanity. This shared goal gives Christians a great way to build bridges into all other communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it may be that some Christians are not making the most of this opportunity to reach out to our neighbours because the Creation Mandate is often sidelined in favour of the Great Commission. We could all benefit from a fresh review of the Creation Mandate and our response to it because the mandate is vitally important to God and his plan for both creation and humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n