When is Nudity OK for a Christian?

anytime is o.k. as long as you are not some big stinky fat,smelly,disgusting retard

Nudity and Christians
Me:
I am a born again Christian, a devote believer of the Word of God using only the Authorized King James version of 1611. This bible is becoming harder to find……… Wonder why? I can also understand why so many people are confused and can be easily led astray by the so called experts that manifest themselves to be the final and absolute authority of our religious circle and don’t even believe the Bible itself. These are people that want God himself to bend down to their/our stands, and not to God. Rewriting scriptures, removing the deity of Christ or making it “easier to read” and telling the people its the word of God. Are they evil? No! I believe that they are good Christians, born again believers of Jesus Christ and I would support them as I would any other Christian its just that their part of the book of life will not be given to them (Revelations 22:18, 19) They are caught up in world and manifested in the own self glory. I will not link the verses, because there references are not King James, and is not the word of God. You can find and look on the internet the King James AV1611.
Nudity in part can be shame, yes, but it is however a symbol of poverty, hopefulness, and humbleness. All of the verses I have followed in this blog so far, are completely in left field, and out of context. These verses are interpretations, and not translations. Again the “wooden nickel” is slipped into people seeking the truth (wooden nickel is a phrase to explain Satan’s deception).
We all know that God can not be in the presents of Sin, in any manner at any time or form. God has visited Adam and Eve many times in the Garden of Eden and they were both naked, and they both knew no sin and because they have not yet eaten from the tree of life. If Adam and Eve knew no sin, and God himself was in their presents, how be it a sin or shame?
Many preachers take advantage of Genesis 3:21 to support clothing of a naked body by spinning it out of context. The coat that God made of skin is a sign of righteousness, not because they were nude. When you go to church, you must wear the coat of righteousness (today known as clothing). The serpent (Satan) mocked and made fun of their nudity into shame because of his hatred toward God, and therefore they received the “Wooden nickel” so to speak; believing that their nudity was shameful. When God called Adam and Eve in the Garden, they had the belief that nudity was a shame from the words from Satan and hid themselves from God. God knew that something was wrong because Adam and Eve was believing nakedness was shameful. In verse 3:11, God asked “Who told thee that thou wast naked?”
In closing for now, as I am sure I ruffed up a bunch of fir and extended the limits of this blog, I would say, if you feel shameful of being nude, either in public or private, why? Could it be because of Satan’s demeaning words to Adam and Eve at the tree of life?
I could write a book on this subject, but I will let this single passage speak for itself. I truly hope and pray that you yourself will look for the truth. May God be with you all. Gene

They talk about being nude, but the only justification in the article for clothes is that if we are nude, then others will sin. So I guess the basis is that without clothes we cause others to sin, but with clothes we don't, or are less likely.

Sometimes people wear clothes to become more attractive than nude. So I guess those clothes are sinful.

Some people wear clothes because they have a pride problem. They don't like the way their body looks, and are self conscious about it. That is pride, and a sin.

I heard of a man being arrested for being nude in his house. Some people walked by, looked in the window, and called the police. That was just wrong.

Here is a way to check for strange behavior: If a single person is afraid to walk from one bathroom to another nude looking for towel even though he knows nobody is there, then he has a problem.

When ever they want!

Why are so many Americans " afraid" of nudity?

Why do they say they think of "dirty" and "sinful" things when confronted with nudity?

And why do Christians TODAY still follow human cultural traditions, social laws and ideas written thousands of years ago by members of local churches in the general area where Jesus used to hang out?

Nudity is the most natural form of the human body, which, we are told, was created in God's image. If this is so, then nudity is to be looked at the same way we look at a beautiful flower or sunset/sunrise, as a beautiful creation by the Creator.

Don't ya just hate it when people write an opinion article and declare it factual because they throw a few quotes out there (usually out of context)?

This article is so silly. God clothed Adam & Eve as a punishment ! God made the human form and deemed it a work of art!

Nudity is not, in and of itself, ever vulgar. It is how it is used. To see a nude body is not wrong nor does it make you lustful. Ask any OB/GYN!

The sin is the motive. Motive is always the sin, and God alone knows our motives. How about if FOTF talks more about attitude and less about societial trappings.

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Of the top of my head! When is taking a shower in indoors.

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Mr. Slater’s article is purportedly about art and the portrayal of nudity therein, but from the second paragraph, he makes it more about personal nudity and how God views it. In that light, I’ll adapt my response as well.

First, he mentions a verse from Job (3:31). It seems to me that Job’s intent here is to not look at a virgin to consider her for marriage. It makes no mention of her state of dress. The reference from Habakkuk (2:15) is more an indictment of wanton and cruel behavior, than of nudity.

Mr. Slater, in a challenge to another blog comment, asks female readers some questions. The first and most obvious question I have is...what does any of the above have to do with nudity? Not to put too fine a point on it, a woman’s provocative dress can provoke lust.

In the next paragraph, he states: “Nakedness is associated with disgrace and shame.” Yes, sometimes it is, but takeen at face value, it would be disgraceful and shameful for a husband and wife to be naked with one another!

As to Mr. Slater’s comments regarding Adam and Eve, why then, did God not clothe them in the first place? He could have made our first ancestors with fur, feathers, or leaves, as he did for the animals and plants. The clothing he provided was to be for protection, outside the perfect environment of Eden.

In the next paragraph he cites a verse from Ezekiel (16:8): “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine.” This one seems problematic, when you take it at face value and don’t recognize it as a marital covenant. Essentially the same thing occurred in Ruth (3:9): “I am your servant Ruth. … Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer.” This raises an interesting question in itself. Was Ruth naked at the time, since she was seeking marriage to Boaz? The comment regarding Jesus saying that we should clothe the naked merely indicates that he advocates compassion. There are more reasons to wear clothing—for protection and warmth, for instance—than just to cover nakedness.

In the next paragraph, Mr. Slater makes an assertion that uncovering nakedness before others is condemned. By whom? Him? If so, where is the Biblical proof? I’m not convinced by this assertion at all. Then he goes on to say that uncovering nakedness is akin to interacting inappropriately with the Ark of the Covenant. Is Mr. Slater saying that being naked in front of others is to invite death? That’s what touching the Ark would do to you!

His next paragraph of arguments refers to sexual intercourse outside of marriage. Again, no argument on my part.

He then goes on to refer to Isaiah and Jesus’ nakedness. Let me ask this: if Isaiah walked naked for three years to portray the shame that would occur when Israel was conquered and stripped by her enemies, why would God allow men, women and children see him naked if it were wrong in all cases? The same goes for Jesus’ nakedness on the cross.

The rest of his arguments regarding art—since the article’s supposed to be about nudity in art—don’t require my response, since they reflect a Christian viewpoint I mostly agree with. I heartily agree with Mr. Slater’s comments against salacious and pornographic nakedness, in art, but I can also cite many instances in art and film where the nudity is appropriate and non-salacious, and suitable for even children to view.

The straw men Mr. Slater uses to condemn simple nudity are feeble, to be sure. He argues more from cultural bias than a Biblical viewpoint. Too bad—the article should have been more about art and less about personal prejudice.

Several commenters have said that "Nudity is shameful." It is actually a shame that has to be taught. We've all seen young children who think nothing of running naked out of the bath, and many parents shake their heads and say "I can't keep clothes on that boy/girl!" :) It's only when children get a little older that they get shy about nakedness.

And why, since God made us naked in the beginning, would nudity suddenly become shameful to Him? Whose idea were clothes, anyway? They weren't God's. They were mankind's, after they listened to the serpent and ate the fruit.

So it's a bit of a stretch to say without qualification that nudity is shameful.

(Calvary wasn't the only time Jesus was casual about clothes. At the Last Supper He removed His garments--most modern translations specify His "outer clothing" but the KJV and Greek aren't so specific--and dried the disciples' feet with the towel He was wrapped in. How do you both use and wear a towel? Granted, maybe only the Twelve were in the room, but any maidservant might have come in at any time. Nor did He rebuke Peter for fishing in the nude in John 21.)

Viewing nudity, being nude in front of others, thoughts of pornography, lustfully looking at naked art forms right or wrong the issue surely is a lot to digest and most definitely confusing to most Christians. First, let’s separate the issues here; you are trying to mix three or four in one and that’s shouldn’t be the case. How about taking on the issue of nakedness of the human body and nothing more and measure it up against the Bible, accurately. As a Christian and one who feels comfortable being a naturist I would like to address just a small aspect of this topic, extracting the pornography, the issues of wife’s, viewing nudity as art form and focus more specifically on the challenge of nudity from a scriptural point of view.

First of all God created us naked and He called it good. Let’s leave the fig leaf along for another topic, another blog. We were created nude and we will return nude, how perfect is that? Nowhere in the scripture does God condemn pure nudity. Now let’s take a closer look at the writer’s supporting arguments when he writes…

“Habakkuk associates "gazing" at someone's unclothed body as shameful. There's something about "gazing" at someone you're not married to that Scripture considers wrong.”

The verse correctly reads “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and • make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!” Makes sense to me, don’t get your neighbor drunk so you can look at them with lust in your eyes! It’s not the nakedness here that is the issue. Jesus wonderfully explained about “lusting in your eyes” a few hundred years later, a good Sunday school lesson for someone perhaps, making the distinction between looking at something and lusting at the same thing. Again the issue Habakkuk is talking about is lusting not nakedness.

Now the writer brings out the big guns with his quote “Nakedness is associated with disgrace and shame Isaiah 47:3, Micah 1:11, Nahum 3:5, Revelation 3;18). When we see someone who is without clothing, we are not to admire their form, but to cover them (Isaiah 58:7, Ezekiel 58:7, Genesis 9:22-27 “

All the quoted scriptures above reflect a time when the Jew was being punished and nakedness is referred there as a spiritual nakedness of the Jew. It’s the same thing with his reference to Revelation 3:18, it’s a spiritual nakedness. It has nothing to do with nakedness; quit misusing scripture to fit your point!

There is more lusting going on in today’s world when men and women react to the way clothing is worn. When clothing is all taken away so is the lust for the most part. When many of you watched the movie Schindler’s list men and women where completely naked, everything was exposed, but how many of you had lust in your eyes when viewing that scene? Not many and if they did, they still have some issues to deal with.

Folks our Lord created something very beautiful after His own image and somehow along the way we humans have found a way to dishonor it. The naked body is beautiful and yes some folks still abuse it. But we did that, we destroyed the beauty that God Himself created for some through the lust of the eyes, drunkenness, gluttony and more while others have tried using their self righteous legalism to impose something that isn’t in the scriptures. Next time you take a shower stand naked before the mirror and give thanks to God for His creation and the beautiful job that He did. If you feel uncomfortable about that then I guess you and the Lord need to address the problem you have with His creation. We are commanded to give praise and thanks to Him who made all creation. Amen.

In His Love,

Kevin O'

Remember when, in a discussion about divorce with religious leaders of His time, Jesus pointed to The Garden of Eden (saying that "in the beginning" divorce wasn't there)? In the Garden (before the Fall), clothes weren't around either.

I'm not trying to get a nudist society everywhere. I only want to suggest that we, in our nudity, are God's own sculpture; and, that that makes us (in our nudity) special.

And, now, What do you think about this?

We believe that God created this earth and all things on it. From beautiful sunsets, to breathtaking landscapes, the ocean and the majestic power that it displays in its waves, the universe and the billions of other planets that are out there, the amazing creatures that crawl, walk, run, swim or fly on this earth, we believe that these are all of God's creations. We believe that God's greatest creation by far, has been man. Therefore, why would we not want to honor and celebrate His greatest creation? If we found shame with the human body and were embarrassed by the sight of it, would we not also be finding shame and embarrassment in God and what He created? Knowing that God is good and that no evil can come from Him, we believe that if we find fault or shame in viewing the human body, than we are the ones who are evil.