Theological views on the "sustainability problem"

Update: I no longer believe the claims made in the paragraph marked now in brown text below.

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Theology gives us important principles through which to view the problem that societies are locally and globally undermining the environmental-economic-social-institutional basis for future generations. 

(1) Rationality is guaranteed only to people who "deem God worthy to have in knowledge" (Romans 1:28-31). Compare with the Lord's teaching that the Spirit of the Truth will only be given to those who keep the commandments of Jesus (John 14:15-17).

(2) Divine wrath is expressed in part through mega-scale environmental-economic-social-institutional disasters (Revelation 7-18). 

(3) The divine "economy" (or "plan of salvation") explicitly details that God does not direct the global human society toward sustainability (Matthew 24, Revelation 7-22). This current period of history is a time of testing, focused on the salvation of souls for eternal life, not focused on building an earthly (material) prosperity.

A brief look at sustainability over the past 2000 years (the aeon, or historical period, starting with Jesus's resurrection) shows that sustainability is better achieved by societies that are obedient to Christ's commands, especially Christ's command to make disciples of all nations. 

These theological principles can be summarized:

(1) The Christus Rex Principle

(2) Limited Sustainability Principle