Reading Between the Lines 14 - They Were Naked and Not Ashamed

[@tagore9874]

A beautiful guidline to understand our mind!

[@edwardhart5466]

so, so, well expounded Glen, Thank you Edward

[@jewishbride5010]

Abba Father, in agreement with this whole message I bind the word of Hebrews 12:14 and genesis 2:25, 2 corinthians 6:14 for myself, my opponents and the body of Christ to have no shame in nakedness with holiness before God without being yoked with an unbeliever, in the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ, amen and hallelujah: " 14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."

[@taniadenise5145]

What do you think it takes to be saved? 🕊

[@TimothyChapman]

Here's an interesting fact about the clothing that they wore. Each of them made a *belt* of fig leaves to cover themselves with. God covered each of them with a tunic of animal skin. In both cases, they were both only covered below the waste. Also, the word translated "naked" in Genesis 2 simply means "without clothing", while the word in Genesis 3 emphasizes vulnerability, and is also found in verses about providing for those in need, and as part of the punishment for breaking God's Law.

[@1stMikeWhite]

They were clothed in Light

[@laraalkhouli9596]

Very deep. But I'm still not understanding, is covering themselves right or wrong? They couldn't be transparent anymore, that's why they covered themselves. But the lord covered them with animal skin. So is it right or wrong to cover in this sense? I mean if Adam and eve just repented and become transparent again with the Lord and themselves, would that be okay without covering?

[@monical2840]

Anyone who's ever raised a baby knows that little ones can run around naked and be unashamed until about the age of 3. Then they begin to feel awkward when they realize nobody else is running around naked but them. Maybe the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represents that sudden self awareness when we're children. And the tree of life represents our full spiritual maturity. Maybe the Bible's just a long, drawn out parenting lesson, teaching us and inspiring us to be better grownups for our children's sake. "Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children." ~ Sitting Bull "It does not require many words to speak the truth." ~ Chief Joseph I do believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, btw. I'm just trying to make sense of it all.

[@nikkinikki9029]

This is great. I am so afraid to share my testimony to my brothers and sisters and my family. I needed this so bad. I want to be naked before God totally transparent. Please pray for me.

[@cloudrf]

I am naked and unashamed on a weekendly basis in the summer... outside with bunches of other people.. I don't see it as a sinful behavior... I do think however that humans are irrational, and cover theirselves in shame because of the devil.

[@slidingdoor9055]

God said " who told you that you were naked?" He never told them to put clothing on. I think God was furious, ropeable so He made them wear their sin in front of all their children. But He never told us to wear clothing. We were never meant to cover our body from Him or each other. It's so simple yet the church, preachers, society have made it so twisted and confusing.

[@AgnesCongdon-xk8hr]

Apparently, Ham was not A sham, ash amed, or ashamed of nakedness. He told his brothers "Adam's naked and not ashamed either. Ask the legless or short legged s'naked."

[@frikkievankradenburg3514]

2 question. Did god not know that they ate the fruit? and why did Flossy need to die when god can create something from nothing?

[@oyin.oyenuga]

I’m guessing this was a typology (a type and shadow of what Christ was to do for humanity) sort of.

[@jjennings899]

What was the forbidden fruit

[@KellySandra716]

A "certain" apple tree from the orchard "The GMO Tree" lol

[@vladvalentinov]

Imagine green color, created by God, and, therefore, beautiful to look at, is prohibited by society to pay attention to, and deemed to cause sin of lust, unless looked upon during sex with the spouse. The ban would only create an unhealthy attraction towards green color, and its exclusive association with sex, even though the color has nothing to do with sex but is a part of nature. That is what society did to naked the human appearance. When God made male and female, in the Garden they were naked and not ashamed of God. God called His creation “very good”. Adam and Eve, after sinning, had no issue staying naked with each other (they were married after all), but not with God. They made clothing to cover up from Him. God pointed out that only death can cover their sin, so He did so by sacrificing the animal. As Christians, we have our shame paid for by the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. But even before our condition has been reconciled, humans had no issue with nakedness; neither did God. The Bible and secular history mention nakedness as a normal condition. Being without clothing used to be shameful, as it indicated lowest social status, but other than that, people were working in nude, doing sport, sleeping, and even prophesying per God’s request. What changed, and what did it lead to? Certain forces made nakedness a taboo, and have associated it with sex. Just like with a forbidden fruit, nudity became a highly desirable and valuable commodity, to a point of shameful obsession hardly anyone, even devout Christian men, can get over. What if the naked human form was a normal state (weather permitting)? That would demystify nudity, decouple sex from it, release those in chains of porn from lust, guilt, and shame, porn-proof your children, crystal-clearly showcase two genders, make you more comfortable and less restrained, and even make your marriage stronger by removing a variable no one has control over anyway - perfect body. You can start living closer to Eden by doing the following unclothed (DO NOT associate these activities with sex; relax, think of doing life, not love ;o) Sleep, study Bible, do house chores, work from home, exercise, anything else. Spend time outdoors if privacy is adequate. If you are married, do none of it until your spouse understands and lets you; don’t push it!!! If your children are under 5, it would benefit them to be spectators, and most likely they wouldn’t mind being unclothed as well. If your children are older, things may get awkward, and you may have missed the opportunity unless you are very strategic in your approach. Teens won’t commit to changing their lifestyle at this point, and will not appreciate seeing you nude, but you need to explain to them what you do when they aren’t nearby, and why you do it. Being naked socially is immensely beneficial for you, your marriage, your children, and society, but doing so might be tricky. Start by attending Korean spa; they are usually done in nude, and separated by gender. Nude beaches are often full of perverts, but going there at sunset or especially at sunrise is safe. Naturist resort or a club is what I personally recommend. It must be a family friendly one. AANR provides a map to find the closest to you. Read their rules to know what to expect. Being a Christian Naturist shouldn’t be a life changing event; it only means the things you used to do in bondage you now do as free.

[@williammoran4898]

Ive considered this for decades in my connection with divinity and nudism. The whole church based idea of not placing temptation in front of others is flawed. Nudity equals lust is the common trope. Yet how many sins clothes tempt into existence? Are clothes not a symbol to men if status placimg one above others, dies that status not create envy in others less fortunate? Dies it not provide a shroud to hide the teue sepf behind to those your equal to as gods children.? Your nakedness is your creation in gods image to hide it means what ? Deceprion , rejection, man manipulatimg others. It doesnt stop lust to be clothed in fact it increases it as then the mind creates mystery wonder to see what god created. Fir example a skimpy bikini to most is more seductive tham seeing a nude female. In short nuduty us teuth and clothes hide the truth. Truth is always sought by man. You sumply cant jydge a mans worldly wealth when conversing with him nude. You can only see him as your equal you knkw nithing of his material wealth or financial ability, nothing if his social placement cinstructed in society you see nothing but the pure unalduterterated creation of god unpolluted by mans manipulations. For what reason to to prevemt men from committing sinful acts of lust? In a day where lust us ysed to sell products , in a day where women gain wealth from feeding lust. Lust usnt to be shielded its to be controlled by mam as he recognizes the sins it can cause yet its integral as we must lust to form desire be it lusting for love a wife ir even a realationship with christ. Lust is natural and of gods intended creation its nit a flaw of his perfect design but like many things it can be a tool of good and evil that choice lies soley in the freewill given to man by god. One of the prime examples of why church fails often as it attemptrs to stand betweem man and God. Where in the bible does it say any man has the authority to stand between God and his creation? Or simply the anti christ camnot exust with out church and religion as they are the creators as they teach false prophecies to maintian authority over those weak in gods word seekimg to be told what it says and willing to submit their aurhoeitie in christ over to other men risking thier salvation on words other men tell them. To fear hell so much surely one canvsee how foolish it is to trust orher mens understandings risking eternal salvation doing so.

[@harlow743]

How could they realize that they were naked when they had NO CONCEPT OF CLOTHING ?

[@harlow743]

@H412Michael Interpreting that way....you can make the scriptures say anything you want...

[@ARNELLnotnell]

They obtained knowledge of good and evil, but the problem with this is that, nakedness was either good or evil, or the fine line in between. It couldn't be evil because God made them naked, so maybe it was good? But then they covered themselves from God. So they were no longer open with God about their flesh? I don't know man...

[@joshuawaring4180]

Obviously ‘The Lord’ doesn’t know everything.

[@ARNELLnotnell]

He does know everything

[@codkiller2366]

Praise Be to our Lord Jesus Christ giving honor to God the Father.