From your description, this word seems to be commonly understood as interchangeable with domination, which is unfortunate, and erroneous.
Genesis Ch 1 26:" And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." (KJV)
Perhaps if we understood dominion to be different to domination, namely as incorporating wisdom, responsibility, balance, justice, lovingkindness etc., the state of our world might be far healthier!
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chris commented on the word dominion
From your description, this word seems to be commonly understood as interchangeable with domination, which is unfortunate, and erroneous.
Genesis Ch 1 26:" And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." (KJV)
Perhaps if we understood dominion to be different to domination, namely as incorporating wisdom, responsibility, balance, justice, lovingkindness etc., the state of our world might be far healthier!
May 30, 2009