Should We Be Covered Or Not?

[GlidingWings]

Recently I had heard something there are some Christians who believe it doesn't matter whether we are wearing clothes or not this even includes walking in town and in public.

There argument is that when God created Adam and Eve they were created with no clothes on. That in Genesis 1 God saw that this was good.

They say that the guilt by wearing clothes is a message from Satan because when they think they need to wear clothes they are covering up God's creation.

In your opinion and what you believe the Bible says do you think it's ok for everyone to walk around with NO clothing this includes all ages of people,...

babies, children, teens, adults and elderly. This includes about nudist camps.

What would Jesus say about these things?

[Floatingaxe]

Haha! That is a funny one!

Clothes were fashioned for Adam and Eve by God Himself, who killed an animal and shed its blood to 'cover' them because of their sin.

Since we are fallen, we can no longer grasp backward in time to the pre-fallen state. If Adam and Eve had to cover, then we do, too.

The clothing i can hardly wait to wear is my shining white robe of righteousness!

[enoob57]

Recently I had heard something there are some Christians who believe it doesn't matter whether we are wearing clothes or not this even includes walking in town and in public.

There argument is that when God created Adam and Eve they were created with no clothes on. That in Genesis 1 God saw that this was good.

They say that the guilt by wearing clothes is a message from Satan because when they think they need to wear clothes they are covering up God's creation.

In your opinion and what you believe the Bible says do you think it's ok for everyone to walk around with NO clothing this includes all ages of people,...

babies, children, teens, adults and elderly. This includes about nudist camps.

What would Jesus say about these things?

We cannot know what the situation of unfallen man was like! They could have been like Moses when in the presence of God His face glowed eventually fading... We know they walked with God in the cool of the evening so maybe they were enveloped with light so their bodies were not visible to themselves. Upon sinning they realized they were naked for the light faded!

The first physical death in the Bible was God's creature slain and skin taken to cover nakedness of His fallen children... The body has not been redeemed and is still in need of that covering! Love, Steven

[Openly Curious]

Recently I had heard something there are some Christians who believe it doesn't matter whether we are wearing clothes or not this even includes walking in town and in public.

There argument is that when God created Adam and Eve they were created with no clothes on. That in Genesis 1 God saw that this was good.

They say that the guilt by wearing clothes is a message from Satan because when they think they need to wear clothes they are covering up God's creation.

In your opinion and what you believe the Bible says do you think it's ok for everyone to walk around with NO clothing this includes all ages of people,...

babies, children, teens, adults and elderly. This includes about nudist camps.

What would Jesus say about these things?

2 Corinthians 5:1-5 - FOR WE know that if our "earthly house" of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, "eternal" in heavens.....For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be "CLOTHED" upon with our house which, is from heaven:....IF so be that being "CLOTHED" we shall not be found "NAKED"......For we that are in this tabernacle (our earthly fleshly bodies) do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be "UNCLOTHED," BUT "CLOTHED" upon, that "mortality" (earthly) might be swallowed up of life (eternal)......Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God; Who also hath given unto us the "earnest of the Spirit".

Jesus our Master wore clothing. Apostle Peter while on a boat was naked and jumped in the water to hide his nakedness. The man at the tomb possesed with demon spirits was naked at the tomb but later was found clothed and in his right mind. None of the followers or disciples of Christ went around naked.

The Word of God "Jesus would say", But foolish and "unlearned" questions avoid,

[Guest shiloh357]

Recently I had heard something there are some Christians who believe it doesn't matter whether we are wearing clothes or not this even includes walking in town and in public.

There argument is that when God created Adam and Eve they were created with no clothes on. That in Genesis 1 God saw that this was good.

They say that the guilt by wearing clothes is a message from Satan because when they think they need to wear clothes they are covering up God's creation.

In your opinion and what you believe the Bible says do you think it's ok for everyone to walk around with NO clothing this includes all ages of people,...

babies, children, teens, adults and elderly. This includes about nudist camps.

What would Jesus say about these things?

In the Bible, nakedness is associated with shame. To uncover someone else was shameful and is a sin according to Scripture. Covering is associated with remdemption. These alleged Christians don't know what they are talking about.

[Waiting2BwithHim]

Personally the thought of adult men and women parading nude around young children the thought doesn't appeal to me at all..

I also wonder why if these particular Christians believe it is ok then just like homosexuality why do they keep "quiet" about it?

If we were not meant to wear clothes then also from back then to the present day why are they still being made? My answer would be to cover up what was not to be seen by everyone.

Here is an article I found on what the Bible says on this...

Question: "Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?"

Answer: Many pagan cultures throughout history considered public nudity normative, especially Spartan, Greek, and Roman societies. In more recent years, pubic nudity has become more and more acceptable, with many groups promoting a “back-to-nature” philosophy and the supposed health benefits of taking off one’s clothes. Nudists, or naturists, form clubs, frequent clothing-free beaches, and engage in activities ranging from hiking to horseback riding au naturel.

Although the world’s standards may permit or even encourage nudity, the Bible has a different perspective. It is true that the first humans were created unclothed by God (Genesis 2:25). Adam and Eve were innocent in their nakedness, but after the fall everything changed. When they sinned, “the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked” (Genesis 3:7). Never before had they realized they were unclothed—the concepts of “clothed” and “unclothed” were meaningless to them. Sin affected their hearts and minds, creating vulnerability, guilt, and shame, and these things produced fear (verse 10). In their attempt to cover their spiritual shame, Adam and Eve intuitively covered their bodies. We should note that, when God took away their fig leaves—a sadly inadequate covering—He replaced them with something more permanent—animal skins (verse 21). Thus, God regarded clothing as appropriate and necessary in a fallen world.

Nudity now has implications of sinfulness attached to it. With few exceptions, the Bible presents nakedness as shameful and degrading (Genesis 9:21; Exodus 20:26; 32:25; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:35-36; Luke 8:27; Revelation 3:17; 16:15; 17:16). The only passages in which nudity is free of shame are those that describe Eden’s idyllic setting or that deal with marital relations (Proverbs 5:18-19; Song of Solomon 4).

We still live in a fallen world, surrounded by lust, immorality, and perversion. The innocence of Eden is gone. Naturist philosophy ignores the results of the fall. Even in “asexual” contexts, public displays of nudity dishonor God by pretending an innocence which no longer exists. A Christian should definitely not be a nudist or participate in nudist activities.

http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-nudist.html

Edited March 4, 2012 by Waiting2BwithHim

[Floatingaxe]

These alleged Christians don't know what they are talking about.

I agree. This is a good example of the kind of twisting of scripture that leads to cults. You will wind up with a church full of nudists. My first thought is just to laugh off this kind of lunacy, but some people really believe this kind of thing to be true. Yes, we should be covered.

I wouldn't want to be the custodian in a church like that, having to wipe down the pews.

[gdemoss]

@OP

Really?

Wow.

The flesh will do anything to manifest itself.

Gary

[Guest shiloh357]

These alleged Christians don't know what they are talking about.

I agree. This is a good example of the kind of twisting of scripture that leads to cults. You will wind up with a church full of nudists. My first thought is just to laugh off this kind of lunacy, but some people really believe this kind of thing to be true. Yes, we should be covered.

I wouldn't want to be the custodian in a church like that, having to wipe down the pews.

I would want $20 an hr and a haz-mat suit as well.

[other one]

These alleged Christians don't know what they are talking about.

I agree. This is a good example of the kind of twisting of scripture that leads to cults. You will wind up with a church full of nudists. My first thought is just to laugh off this kind of lunacy, but some people really believe this kind of thing to be true. Yes, we should be covered.

I wouldn't want to be the custodian in a church like that, having to wipe down the pews.

LoL,, another good use for disposable place mats...