Review by IBIBIEC -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?

IBIBIEC · Post by **IBIBIEC** » 06 May 2018, 08:50

[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]

4 out of 4 stars

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William E. Combs introduces his nonfiction book, Who Told You That You Were Naked?, with an anecdote that demonstrates the limit of human perception in contrast to all of the limitless wonders God has created and properly sets the tone for the book.

The book has 10 interesting chapters, each of which present a set of questions to us at the end, which helps us question our own understanding of the content of the chapters and also include open questions that we could discuss with a group of others interested in the subject. It is my personal opinion that asking ourselves these questions can increase our belief and our connection with God. Who knows, this might help us keep away from questioning his existence each time we encounter roadblocks in life!

All the sections in the book are interesting, however my favorite was that which talked about the reason why God put the tree with the forbidden fruit right in the middle of the Garden. He could have chosen to not have that tree around in the first place and, thereby, completely uprooted all chanced of Adam and Eve succumbing to temptation. To top all of that, God also offered them choice of path they could take in this matter—eat the fruit or continue to be his obedient creations.

The author has indeed inspired me to take some of the lessons offered in the book quite seriously and alter some of my own way of thinking to have faith and persistent consistency in God every living minute of my life. It might sound easy, but I know it will be quite an uphill task. But then, I am positive.

One major flaw I noticed in the grand scheme of the book is the author’s inclination to speculate. He makes some presumptions throughout some parts of the book about the biblical content that are instances of unadulterated conjecture. Most theories he presents in the book are absolutely impressive and convincing; however, these other theories have little in the form of substantiation to help us truly believe them.

Nevertheless, this book is brimming with profound wisdom and insight from the author. Therefore, I recommend it to all readers looking for a sound Christian faith book. In addition to the author’s point of view on the diverse aspects relating to Christianity, you will also come across some instances in the book where he describes some wonderful stories about how God communicated with him and his wife and how that transformed their lives completely. I found some minor spelling and grammar mistakes, but these issues certainly aren’t enough to stop me from rating this book out of 4 out of 4

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Ashiyya Tariq · Post by **Ashiyya Tariq** » 09 May 2018, 00:15

This book unveils some important events of Man's history. I agree the author has used speculative approach in transferring some information. Thanks for your nice review. I have also reviewed this book. Feel free to check out mine.

IBIBIEC · Post by **IBIBIEC** » 09 May 2018, 05:04

Thank you very much Sarah..... I will indeed check yours out...... I know it will be of help to me

Faithmwangi · Post by **Faithmwangi** » 09 May 2018, 06:22

It is true that most of the time we encounter roadblocks in life we tend to doubt Gods existence and am glad to hear this book helps us with that. Thank you for the review.