Regarding the climate change debate, there are theological, as well as scientific, reasons for being sceptical about man-made global warming. The Bible clearly teaches that it is the Trinitarian God, not man, who controls the climate.

Anthony Weeden writes (Letters, Mar 14), “In Biblical times many extreme weather events were seen as miracles.” In courteous response, Christians both then and now do not view major weather changes as miraculous, since they are not contrary to the normal laws of nature, but simply represent God’s ongoing control of His creation.

There is a remarkable example of God’s control of the weather in our nation’s history, when there was the danger of invasion in 1940. On May 26 of that year, King George called a national day of prayer concerning British troops trapped near Dunkirk. On May 28, a violent storm broke out over Flanders, grounding the German Air Force. This enabled British soldiers to reach the beaches relatively safely. Despite the storm in Flanders, the English Channel was like a millpond, facilitating the massive evacuation. The God who controls the elements had answered the prayers of a people who feared Him.

Sadly, our contemporary society now thinks itself too ‘sophisticated’ to believe such things.

While respecting those who are concerned about man-made global warming, I would respond that controlling the climate is way beyond the sphere of puny mortal man.

The climate – in God’s providence – has always been changing throughout history. What modern Britain needs to do is to fear the God who controls the climate.

There is a great need to emulate the disciples of Christ, who said of their Master: “What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” (Mark 4:41). — Rev. Peter Simpson, Penn Free Methodist Church