Biblical Nudity And A Biblical View of the Naked Body
Biblical Nudity And A Biblical View of the Naked Body
(Guest Post By Melissa DejaNude)
Nudity In The Bible
Biblical Nudity – The Bible tells us about the origins of our world and why it is the way that we see it today. In the first 2 chapters, we read that God created the world and then called everything that He created very good. We know that Adam and Eve were nude at this point and that it was God’s intention for them to be nude. God gave them 1 prohibition: “Do not eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”; He told them the results of eating of the fruit as well: they would die.
In chapter 3, the Father of lies convinces Adam and Eve that God was wrong and so they violate the prohibition. They notice they were nude and so they clothe themselves. God wants to fellowship and Adam is hiding because he was afraid because he was naked.
God did not clothe them at that point, verse 9; God clothes them after he curses the ground, Adam’s punishment, v.18; God does that for their physical protection from The Curse. With that as background, simple nudity is mostly neutral, stated as a observation without judgement.
Although simple nudity has been presented in a positive light, with Saul and Isaiah, simple nudity has never been presented in a negative light; when it is cast in a negative light, another sin like homosexuality (Noah, Gen 9) or incest (Lot, Gen 19) or lust (David, 2 Sam 11) is present. The Bible may not present any specific examples of the simple nudity that we practice, but we know that evil thoughts come from our minds, not external sources (Mark 7:21-3) and that God created our bodies to be received with thanksgiving (1 Tim 4:4)
The crucial question about this lifestyle is did God’s view of His creation change at the fall? If it did, then there is a moral reason for clothing. If it did not, then the reason for wearing clothing is only to protect us from getting hurt, in many cases by the environment. God can’t tempt us (James 1:12-15) and He commanded Isaiah to go naked (Isa 20:2); so that means that being naked is not a sin. So that means that we have the liberty in Christ to be nude.
Scripture References: Genesis 1-2 Genesis 3:9 Genesis 3:18 Genesis 9 Genesis 19 II Samuel 11 Mark 7:21-23 I Timothy 4:4 James 1:12-15 Isaiah 20:2Biblical Nudity
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Thank you Melissa for this very "to the point" explanation of the positive biblical basis for nudity. It is very helpful. Also, I was just reading another very confused commentary from someone who thought the bible condemns nudity, citing the Noah story. The person went so far as to insult the bible, and the 'god' behind it out of resentment based in falsely thinking the bible is against nudity - what a sad misunderstanding. The bible, interpreted plainly, is a great friend of naturism, and thank you for reminding us again of this fact.
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