tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post543012684098611058..comments2024-03-27T02:22:55.403-07:00Comments on The Biblical Naturist: Naturist by Biblical Conviction??? — [Part 2]Matthew Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422612844080337155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-67906911723291397622009-10-08T13:06:04.031-07:002009-10-08T13:06:04.031-07:00Jochanaan,
Before I began to practice naturism......Jochanaan,<br /><br />Before I began to practice naturism... when I was just examining the practice biblically, I knew I had to wrestle with that very topic. <br /><br />I knew about those passages, and I was uneasy about what they might have meant relative to naturist practice.<br /><br />So, before I could embrace naturism, I worked through those passages. Ignoring them was not an option for me. <br /><br />Obviously, my study set my heart and conscience at ease when I realized that God was not making a commentary on His view of male genitalia, but calling His people to <i>worship</i> in a way that was in stark contrast to the way the pagan societies in Canaan worshiped.<br /><br />This context is way too limited to give you more of an explanation than that right here. But it sure might make a good topic for another Blog post! I'll try to get to that soon.<br /><br />MattMatthew Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422612844080337155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-33343319063603617292009-10-08T11:49:03.694-07:002009-10-08T11:49:03.694-07:00Again, very well done!
One friendly question: In ...Again, very well done!<br /><br />One friendly question: In my own Biblical studies about nakedness, I found only two Scriptures that might be interpreted as limited, circumstantial commands against nudity. One is Exodus 20:26: "Neither shalt thou go up by steps upon mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon." The other is Exodus 28:42-43, dealing with priestly garments, specifically the linen breeches. This clause especially would seem to be troubling: "And they [the breeches] shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die..." (vs. 43)<br /><br />What do you make of those two Scriptures?jochanaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143066702059757955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-36572392610622712172009-09-19T22:01:01.523-07:002009-09-19T22:01:01.523-07:00Certainly in regards to the church's view of t...Certainly in regards to the church's view of the Body, there is still very much influence from Gnostic thought. <br /><br />While officially, the church rejects Gnostic teaching, it still holds this idea that the spirit and soul of a person are what really counts, consequently demeaning the value of the body. <br /><br />Yet God made us Body-Spirit beings (or Body-Soul-Spirit beings if you prefer) and to be less than that is to be less than human. God intends for us to be fully human for eternity, as evidenced by the fact that all who have ever lived will someday be bodily resurrected. The separation of body and spirit at death is only temporary.<br /><br />As far as how other elements of Gnostic teaching may be in evidence within the church, I have to admit that I am not knowledgeable enough to express an opinion. I would be curious as to what you are thinking.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />MattMatthew Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422612844080337155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-34541678851323943972009-09-19T20:47:01.513-07:002009-09-19T20:47:01.513-07:00I agree with much of what you have written. I won...I agree with much of what you have written. I wonder your thoughts on this.<br /><br />I've noticed that the Church, particularly in America has definite Gnostic leanings, not only with regards to the human body, but with regards to many of our beliefs.bn2benudenoreply@blogger.com