Referring to man before the fall of man, we read, “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed” (Genesis 2:25). After Adam had sinned, we are told, “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons” (Gen 3:7), and then, “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them” (v.21). Leaving aside all other considerations, it is evident that the purpose of clothes was to cover, even though there was at this stage only Adam and Eve. The sense of sin brought with it the sense that life could not now go on just as it had before; that sin meant that there was a necessity to cover nakedness. This is why naturism, as it is called, or nudism, is a denial of the fall of man. It exists among people who don’t believe man is fallen. The principle purpose of clothing, then, is a covering of nakedness.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:46:55 +0000
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