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[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Combs, W.E. (2016). Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden. Tennessee: Carpenter’s Son.
Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden by William E. Combs is a non- fiction book trying to reevaluate the realization of the first man and woman that they were naked. It brings out how the first man and woman noticed that they were naked after eating the prohibited fruits from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God had warned man who also warned his woman to keep off even touching it. The woman had been lured by the serpent to be like God by eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The author explores the first experience in the Garden of Eden in its natural setting providing a lot of comfort and enjoyment to Adam and his wife. In his reexamination William Combs puts it in ten chapters to explain the relationship between man and God from the point of creation through facing the consequences of their first sin that came with the wages of death to the salvation of mankind by God’s begotten son Jesus. He puts faith as the only prerequisite for mankind to be saved from death having inherited it from the first parents.
In his introduction, William Combs takes explores through his personal real life experience and how he came to know Jesus as his personal savior. He later decided to dedicate his life to serve God as a pastor that provided him a background to think about the Garden of Eden. From the book of Genesis there came the knowledge of sin, salvation and faith in the New Testament. Faith is an ongoing process or dynamic journey. It is not a one day event but a journey that one must go through the temptations to pass through to eternal life.
Adam was the most beautiful creature God had ever made and never intended to perish despite being made to sin. He gave Adam the responsibility to take care of all of His creatures and from them get his food but through sweat because Adam had sinned. But it is through the appreciation of companionship that made Adam to listen to his woman to eat the prohibited fruit hence finding themselves naked. Nakedness is brought out as the removal of the clothing that protected man from death and now planted fear and shame on man. The main theme of the book is clearly brought out in the second chapter where Combs looks into the deeper meaning of death. Death is not the cessation of life. Death is classified into physical, relational or spiritual death. The Bible did not explain all these but discerning the original intention of God and the coming of Jesus creates new hope that if man goes back to God and obey His commandments as given to Moses then they shall win over death.
Sin is crouching at the door meaning to get tempted and commit sin is very easy. This puts man on toes that at all times should be aware of his actions cautioning to be aware of the consequences. Abel was the first man to encounter death after being killed by his brother Cain. The state and time that Cain got to kill his brother because of jealous show that sin is very close to commission at any time for man therefore man should take care. God gave man freedom of choice but warned them that choices have consequences. Lack of faith is the beginning of fear and separation of man from God’s love. Man was freed from death through the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross. Death is the process through which human being will go back to the original form of God’s intention. The spirit blew into man upon creation will not subjected to death but the dust that God formed the flesh.
The book takes the reader through the Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation in summary form where at some instance the author uses life experiences and other many written literature to explain the working God in man’s life. The resurrection of Jesus was a confirmation that there is life after death and He asks man to follow Him so that can have eternal life after death.
I had assumed that the author examined only the Garden of Eden but the books covers the entire process from creation to salvation. I liked the way the author relates the Bible history to natural setting but did not like using the way he more of personal life experiences that is not related to the main theme of the book.
I rate the book 3 out of 4 and recommend for reading among others theologians, religious leaders, preachers and Christians.
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3 out of 4 stars
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Combs, W.E. (2016). Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden. Tennessee: Carpenter’s Son.
Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden by William E. Combs is a non- fiction book trying to reevaluate the realization of the first man and woman that they were naked. It brings out how the first man and woman noticed that they were naked after eating the prohibited fruits from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God had warned man who also warned his woman to keep off even touching it. The woman had been lured by the serpent to be like God by eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The author explores the first experience in the Garden of Eden in its natural setting providing a lot of comfort and enjoyment to Adam and his wife. In his reexamination William Combs puts it in ten chapters to explain the relationship between man and God from the point of creation through facing the consequences of their first sin that came with the wages of death to the salvation of mankind by God’s begotten son Jesus. He puts faith as the only prerequisite for mankind to be saved from death having inherited it from the first parents.
In his introduction, William Combs takes explores through his personal real life experience and how he came to know Jesus as his personal savior. He later decided to dedicate his life to serve God as a pastor that provided him a background to think about the Garden of Eden. From the book of Genesis there came the knowledge of sin, salvation and faith in the New Testament. Faith is an ongoing process or dynamic journey. It is not a one day event but a journey that one must go through the temptations to pass through to eternal life.
Adam was the most beautiful creature God had ever made and never intended to perish despite being made to sin. He gave Adam the responsibility to take care of all of His creatures and from them get his food but through sweat because Adam had sinned. But it is through the appreciation of companionship that made Adam to listen to his woman to eat the prohibited fruit hence finding themselves naked. Nakedness is brought out as the removal of the clothing that protected man from death and now planted fear and shame on man. The main theme of the book is clearly brought out in the second chapter where Combs looks into the deeper meaning of death. Death is not the cessation of life. Death is classified into physical, relational or spiritual death. The Bible did not explain all these but discerning the original intention of God and the coming of Jesus creates new hope that if man goes back to God and obey His commandments as given to Moses then they shall win over death.
Sin is crouching at the door meaning to get tempted and commit sin is very easy. This puts man on toes that at all times should be aware of his actions cautioning to be aware of the consequences. Abel was the first man to encounter death after being killed by his brother Cain. The state and time that Cain got to kill his brother because of jealous show that sin is very close to commission at any time for man therefore man should take care. God gave man freedom of choice but warned them that choices have consequences. Lack of faith is the beginning of fear and separation of man from God’s love. Man was freed from death through the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross. Death is the process through which human being will go back to the original form of God’s intention. The spirit blew into man upon creation will not subjected to death but the dust that God formed the flesh.
The book takes the reader through the Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation in summary form where at some instance the author uses life experiences and other many written literature to explain the working God in man’s life. The resurrection of Jesus was a confirmation that there is life after death and He asks man to follow Him so that can have eternal life after death.
I had assumed that the author examined only the Garden of Eden but the books covers the entire process from creation to salvation. I liked the way the author relates the Bible history to natural setting but did not like using the way he more of personal life experiences that is not related to the main theme of the book.
I rate the book 3 out of 4 and recommend for reading among others theologians, religious leaders, preachers and Christians.
******
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