Review by Abraham Joy -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?

[Abraham Joy]

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

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4 out of 4 stars

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Who told you that you were naked is a Christian faith-based book by Bill Combs, that relates God’s insured intention for mankind even after the disobedience which occurred with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden; this book explains the continuity of fellowship which God mercifully brought to play, presenting this understanding with scriptural proves from the old testament, and correspondents from the new testament, while disregarding aged and widely assumed religious and sentimental notions relative to this story.

This careful exposition begins from the garden of Eden, continuing into the Apostle Paul’s statements on the law, sin, grace and redemption in the book of Romans. The notion of always having to do a ‘righteous deed, or desist from a sinful act as a yardstick for affirming a right standing with God is clearly explained and overruled by Bill.

It is made clear in this book, that every individual is constantly being informed by one thing or the other, which eventually becomes a stronghold⎯forming a mindset and way of life for such a person. The basis of belief in the Christian faith is scrutinized, as to what the subject is assured and being assured on. In this regard, the beginning of disobedience, and the first place in the bible where sin is mentioned are brought to light in the context of motives: was it just an innocent, childlike desire of wanting to be more like a father, or a haughty, cruel mindset of rebellion that made Eve eat the fruit, and give her husband too? Or why really was Cain’s sacrifice unacceptable by God, and why was he so angry up to murdering his own brother Abel?

Bill uses fictional and non-fictional stories to relate most Christian believers’ wrong definition of sin⎯as being a list of things not to do⎯and how this definition has affected many a splendid fellowship with, and faith in God. He talks about God’s intention for the Christian in trials, and the misconception of temptations, stating that the formal is not in any way a cruel intention, neither is the latter set up by God. This book explains how the believer in Christ is never tried beyond their capacities, and that the strength given to overcome every temptation, is towards producing a pleasant, admirable and contagious character in the subject. The author, in the long run of the book, answers questions about conformity to the worldly pattern of operation: who told Christians that they have to be, or achieve a stated societal rank to be all that God has said they already are? He defines sin as a mindful system of operation, contrary to the possibilities and realities in God through the redemption brought by the sacrifice and death of Jesus Christ, and one synonymous to a need to come clean and conceal behind fig leaves⎯ filthy self appeasing excuses or actions.

This book does not lay focus on the fundamentals of Christianity; is therefore not a choice for a newcomer into the religion, but it clearly uses rudiments to pass in-depth realities across. I found answers to a long secreted question regarding the post-Eden occurrence, which other related books haven't done convincing justice to, for me. I rate this book a 4 out of 4 stars, the ‘one’ adding up to make up ‘four’, is especially because of the interactive way the topic is expressed: having study questions at intervals with corresponding answers, and simple creative stories that help the statement and assertions stick.

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Who Told You That You Were Naked?
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