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NASB | 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:3 For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. |
Bible Question: Why is our nakedness such a shamefull thing?I know the story of adam and eve but I know of many tribes who have not been exposed to the bible who live amongst each other with thier men and women fully exposed to each other.I have read the bible and find all these rules set for us and I don't know why they are there.If your not impeding on anyones rights why is it wrong.I'm talking about things like homosexuality,nudity or even people who have multiple sex partners with each others consent.I'm brought up to believe these things are wrong but in my heart I can't work out why. |
Bible Answer: Greetings! Nakedness is not wrong in the physical sense that one is nude, but because of God's revelation (Take a moment and READ Romans 1:16-32)even in cultures that live like this, there is still an awareness of "nakedness." In a previous post, heisthe1 wrote: "Before the fall, Adam and Eve, Gen 2:25, were both naked, "and not ashamed". The idea of nakedness is far more than mere nudity, it has the sense of being totally open and exposed as a person before God and man. To be naked and "not ashamed" means that you have no sin. Nothing to be rightly ashamed of - you really can be an open book to another person. Genesis 3:7, satans temptation was all the more powerful because there was truth in it. It was true that "your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled in this verse, but their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion." Jesus counsels us in this age to recognize that we are blind, wretched and naked. (Rev 3:17) We have rebelled against Him - we have rejected His created order and dominion. Would you jump from an airplane without a parachute? No, becuse the law of gravity is in operation and you KNOW that you would fall to your death. What is the source of this law? Can you see this law? Is this law for our benefit? (Without it, we would al fly off the face of the earth!) Isn't it strange how we readily choose to obey God's physical laws and ignore His moral ones? God is the Creator, we are the created. He has established ALL laws for OUR BENEFIT! When we violate any laws, there are conseqences. God established a social and moral order from the beginning. He didn't create Adam and Steve, but Adam and Eve and gave this command - God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Gen 1:28 God's creation was entrusted to man to build upon - the family was the social foundation for the creation of culture. The created order of God has been understood by every society. For the Greeks it was called "logos," (Jesus is called the Word or logos - John 1:1) for the Eastern peoples it was called "tao." This established order has been percieved by pagan and western cultures alike - up until now as moral relativism has replaced moral law. So, consensual or not, anything that violates God's established laws for man will reap the consequences of that choice - which we are seeing today as the foundation of the family is being seriously eroded. Just because you don't recognize the "law" does not mean that you will not experience the results of its violation! Sadly, our culture has rejected God's Lordship over His creation. The consequences of this rejection are multiplying today, oh that people would open their eyes to their "nakedness!" Today Jesus warns the world, "'Because you say, 'I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see." Rev 3:17-18 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His ommandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. I pray that the Spirit of God will "work this out" for you! Blessings, mommapbs |