Review by Bombey Marjorie -- Who Told You That You Were ...

Bombey Marjorie · Post by **Bombey Marjorie** » 02 Apr 2019, 18:29

[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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When I was browsing through the books available for review on the shelf, my attention was heightened when I came across the book Who Told You That You Were Naked by William E. Combs. Looking closely at the subtitle, I wandered in my mind what could possibly be reexamined about the same Garden of Eden, which story I’ve been hearing since I was in preschool. When I got to reading the book, I was just so amazed at the experience I had as I imagined myself in the author’s embellished vignette of the account of creation.

It is just so inspiring how the author brings real life experiences and aggrandizements to explicitly explain concepts from the introduction throughout the ten chapters. In the introduction, the author shares his personal experience of the first time he realized that there is more splendor to light than the teeny penlight he had been accustomed to. He further relates this experience to spiritual illumination with respect to the knowledge of sin, salvation and faith.

Journeying from chapters one through ten, he drives us through the embellished check point at the garden of Eden where we meet our first parents in their innocence with respect to the knowledge of good and evil. We then start delving into the events by which sin came into the world resulting in spiritual, relational and physical death. We get to the faith bus stop where we realize that God clothes all believers in His righteousness only through the relationship of faith in Jesus and continue to see how true freedom can only be experienced when we consider ourselves death to sin and alive in God through Christ Jesus. Coming across the avenues of walking with God, we see the Bible, God’s Voice and his Peace as avenues God uses to relate with man. With all these assurances, we realize that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood so rather than driving out the darkness, just turn on the light. We finally see how we can live in Gods rest and get to follow Jesus.

I fine that this book does not take a scripture from the bible and treat it in isolation like many other Christian literature I’ve come across. Rather it relates it with other coated scriptures with a simplicity that can be fathomed by the reader. I was able to see more light when I discovered how those scriptures work together to bring out the revelation God is communicating. I didn’t experience such revelation when I used to treat one or two scriptures just as an island. As a result I have now come to terms with the many unanswered and unresolved issues I had with the events in the Garden of Eden that lead to sin and further, salvation and faith in Jesus. After every chapter is a series of questions with directed scriptures to guide one’s meditation on possible answers. Again, this helped me to fine out the truth for my own self with the direction of the Holy Spirit, rather than just relying on what the author had to say, or on my own understanding.

What I like best about this book is how the author brings out the love of God while He was reprimanding Adam and Eve for their disobedience in Genesis 3. I have never read or heard this anywhere else. Many preachers and authors only see the curse placed on man but don’t look with the eyes of God to see that God in his love and mercy was actually preventing man from eternal damnation, saving the family and having another plan to redeem man back to himself. The only way to understand what I’m talking about is to read the book.

I dislike that chapter 8 is too short. I was excited when I realized the author had included the topic of we not wrestling against flesh and blood in this book, but was not satisfied after reading through because I’m still left with many unanswered questions I was hoping to fine as I continued reading, only to realize the chapter had closed. I thought I will fine more references for it in the end notes but there are no end notes for chapter 8 as well. Also though chapter ten is wonderful and very important to everyone who should read this book, I feel like it addresses what it was meant to address only in a shadow at the end of the chapter while the bulk of what is explained before that shadow relates more with chapter two and three. I actually thought I was reading a continuation of chapter three and this distorted the flow as I read. I had to read the chapter twice to get back in line. Nevertheless, the book is reach and inspiring. It was wonderfully edited. I only found very few typographic errors. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.

This book will appeal to every Christian regardless of your denomination because it has no iota of denominational bias. It will also appeal to anyone and everyone who is seeking a relationship with God and/or looking for answers to questions about the fall of man, sin, faith and salvation.

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