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

[tmakhoali]

[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 Are Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden. by William E.Combs. In his humble beginning as a young boy, Mr. Combs witnessed a peculiar sight in the sky one night while outside his house, it surely triggered his young mind to realize that man cannot rely on his own understanding to make sense of the world around him.This book was written from the perspective of a man well acquainted and versed in matters of Divination and Ministerial affairs.

Isn't it funny how the true purpose of mankind is hidden in plain sight?This is a non-fiction book dwelling deep into the events that transpired between Adam, Eve, the Serpent and God. As one might guess, the first title of the book was inspired by what God actually said to Adam after Adam had confessed his feelings of nakedness. I bet bet most of us don't know what nakedness truly means. The last title engages with the reader about what happened afterwards in an imaginative and out of the box approach.

The theme of the book is based on sin and why we struggle or fail to overcome it. Now that the first couple being Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they were cast out into the wilderness to roam the earth and subdue it. However their problems were far from over for they had already been cursed along with all their offspring except one.

As already mentioned the author is talking about sin, giving reasons as to why it is present in our lives. He also talks about Jesus Christ being a propitiation for those sins.This is typically found in the Bible of course. Nonetheless his extraction of certain verses from the book of books sheds light on crucial matters by challenging their perceived meaning through translation and emphasizing their meaning in context.

"..I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin".(Romans 7:25). What a contradiction this brings in the mind of the normal Christian. No man can serve two masters at the same time, but blessed are those that know they should not attempt in anyway to resist sin any more than they would if they were lying in a pine box. What does the law say about this?

I fell in love with this book from start to finish. It carries a message of Good News most people are just not hearing because of ignorance through self righteousness and judgement upon others. It has study questions for discussion at the end of each chapter provoking introspective reading and understanding. I definitely enjoyed reading it alone but I would also suggest couples, friends and bible study groups to read it together. I did not find any grammatical errors but only two typos not worth mentioning here.

This book will appeal to truth seekers from all walks of life and age groups, it can cause the collective consciousness of a generation to stop putting labels on everything and in doing so accept Christ as thei personal Savior through faith .I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. [ /b].

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[kdstrack]

Great review. I liked your comment about how often we miss what is in plain sight. How true. Nice job.

[tmakhoali]

Great review. I liked your comment about how often we miss what is in plain sight. How true. Nice job.

Thank you for commenting. The truth about our salvation or about anything is indeed hidden in plain sight. All it takes is a strong desire to know and it will surely come to us.

[andrespata]

Thanks for addresing the truth since there is no way you can searve two masters

[tmakhoali]

Thank you for leaving your comment andrespata. The fact of the matter is in realizing that while we sin continuously, sin no longer has dominion over our lives.
This of course enables us to truly serve one master being God.