“Because I Was Naked…”

You ever wonder why Adam and Eve still felt naked after clothing themselves with fig leaves? Perhaps because the Hebrew term for their fig-leaf “loin coverings” is “chagorah,” which literally describes a particular type of garment which back then was the equivalent of underwear covering only the midsection. So those paintings of Eve with fig leaves over both her midsection and chest are incorrect. Going solely by the definition of the Hebrew word translated “loin coverings,” Eve would not have been covered at all above the waist. If underwear was all we wore when we went out in public, we would feel naked too, wouldn’t we? Keeping that in mind, though, how much difference is there between underwear and the overwhelming majority of today’s swimwear? Let’s be honest. Not much.… Read More “Because I Was Naked…”

“What Shall We Do?”

When the very first converts to Christianity asked the apostle Peter, “Brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37) upon hearing of their impending condemnation for their sins, Peter did not say, “Ask Jesus into your heart for the forgiveness of your sins.”  He said, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).… Read More “What Shall We Do?”

Must All of Life Be Worship?

Abraham spoke of the act of worship in a way that implies that it had a beginning and an ending.  He basically told his servants that he and Isaac would travel to the mountain in Moriah, start to worship, and then return when they had completed their worship.  If God had wished for Abraham to continually worship Him for every moment of every day, it would have been superfluous and contradictory for Abraham to speak of his plans to worship at the mountain because he would have been worshiping already.  Indeed, he would have somehow been worshiping God while simultaneously talking to his servants about his travel plans. … Read More Must All of Life Be Worship?