RetiredAg said:
oldarmy1 said:
And WHY was Isaiah instructed to do so at this time?
"...as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush, 4so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt."
SHAME
Funny how context eludes people. It's kinda like taking some bone fragments and claiming significance.
The fact that a nudist colony is remotely accepted amongst purported "christians" tells you all you need to know about their contextual knowledge of God.
So, if nudity is a sin, your claim is that God told Isaiah to sin in order to send a message of shame? Also, God never told Adam and Eve to cover themselves once they ate of the fruit. That was their decision. In the perfect state in which God created man, man was naked.
But, the fact that you feel the need to put the word Christian in quotations to describe those that disagree with you on this tells you all you need to know about your willingness, or lack thereof, to engage in fruitful dialogue. Guess what? One's position on nudism has absolutely nothing to do with their salvation.
I put it in quotes because it is not a christian practice. If it makes you feel better I could put "christians in error and practicing sin".
Exodus 28:40+ God again gave instructions and the reason for clothing. And that clothing even became very specific for those ministering worship:
"40 "For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty.
41 You shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve Me as priests.
42 You shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs.
43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they enter the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him."
If nakedness were OK, then why wouldn't the priests minister naked? Why would God give specific instructions to the contrary? I call Leviticus 18 the "so you want to be a nudist" rule book". Nakedness is directly tied to shame, immorality, sin, immodesty, etc.
This silliness of a nudist discussion isn't some new enlightenment. It was cultural in early times and summarily rejected by God. And that approach was consistent all the way to the end of God's word:
Revelation 3
"18 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."
Shame was to be Adam and Eve's initial reaction to their nakedness, and again, God never removed that shame. He didn't say "Oh it's just skin, you're beautiful. Now throw off those fig leaves." Once sin entered the world then God clothed Adam and Eve. In fact, throughout Scripture, He continues to use that shame as an illustration.
