In today's article I will be using the religious group known as the sons of freedom as a spring board to discuss two other relevant topics. Which are do Christians have to obey they government no matter what and is it OK to walk around nude in the public.
So first of all who are the sons of freedom? The sons of freedom "also called freedomites" first arrived in Saskatchewan, Canada around 1902 in order to escape religious persecution that they were facing in Russia.
These freedomites as they are called were infamous for there Arson of personal and public property (including School buildings) as well as their nude protest. The SOF didn't want their kids in public school and I could understand why as I wouldn't send my kids to public school either if I had any. However we cannot excuse the fact that they intentionally broke the law repeatedly. Now I want to discuss the two topics relevant to this group.
Are We Supposed to Obey the Government No Matter What?
The answer is no. As followers of Christ, we should be subject to the higher powers because they are ordained of God. We are told to be in subject to every ordinance of man within reasonable bounds (Rom 13:1-7, Tit 3:1, 1 Pet 2:13-17). However this does not mean that we should blindly follow everything thing they say. We should obey them except if they tell us to do something God has forbidden such as killing babies (Exo 1:17), worshipping idols (Dan 3:16-18), forbidding us to pray (Dan 6:7-10), or preaching the gospel (Act 5:29).
Is Nudism Sinful?
The other thing that I wish to discuss about the freedomites is their nude protest. So what is so bad about walking around in the nude? After all, Adam and eve were naked but not ashamed (Gen 2:25). Well first off ,they were the only 2 people on earth at the time. Second we see that Adam wasn't ashamed of being naked until after he ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen 3:10). If God desired for them to remain naked why did he clothed them (Gen 3:21)?
Let's take a look at some more verses to show why we shouldn't be naked in public. We see that Aaron made the Israelites naked unto their shame in Exo 32:25. When we take a look at Isa 20:1-4 we see that Isaiah walked around naked as a sign unto the Egyptians and Ethiopians, for they were to be led captive naked to the shame of Egypt.
We see in Mat 25:43 and James 2:14-16 that clothing the naked is a good work, and in Luk 8:27 that a man that had devils for a long time didn't wear clothes. When we look at the contexts of 2 Cor 5:1-4, Rev 3:17, Rev 16:15 we see clothing is a good thing, whereas being naked isn't.
So why is being naked around people a bad thing? Well it's because we live in a fallen world, Jesus tells us that If you look with lust at someone you have already committed adultery with them in your heart (Mat 5:28). This is why it's so important to dress modestly (1 Tim 2:9). We are commanded to love our neighbor as our self (Mar 12:31), therefore we shouldn't cast a stumbling-block or an occasion to fall before our brethren by tempting them to lust with our body (Rom 14:13). This is further supported by the examples in 1Cor 8, and 1Cor 10:27-29 that shows that we are to care for other people's consciences and not just our own.
See also: 2 Chr 28:15, Job 24:7, Amos 2:16, 1 Cor 4:9-11
References and Relevant Links :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedomites
http://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/religion-spirituality/sons-of-freedom
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sons+of+Freedom
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dukhobor#ref114376
http://www3.telus.net/000/SOF/index.htm
So first of all who are the sons of freedom? The sons of freedom "also called freedomites" first arrived in Saskatchewan, Canada around 1902 in order to escape religious persecution that they were facing in Russia.
These freedomites as they are called were infamous for there Arson of personal and public property (including School buildings) as well as their nude protest. The SOF didn't want their kids in public school and I could understand why as I wouldn't send my kids to public school either if I had any. However we cannot excuse the fact that they intentionally broke the law repeatedly. Now I want to discuss the two topics relevant to this group.
Are We Supposed to Obey the Government No Matter What?
The answer is no. As followers of Christ, we should be subject to the higher powers because they are ordained of God. We are told to be in subject to every ordinance of man within reasonable bounds (Rom 13:1-7, Tit 3:1, 1 Pet 2:13-17). However this does not mean that we should blindly follow everything thing they say. We should obey them except if they tell us to do something God has forbidden such as killing babies (Exo 1:17), worshipping idols (Dan 3:16-18), forbidding us to pray (Dan 6:7-10), or preaching the gospel (Act 5:29).
We are also told not to curse the ruler of our people (Exo 22:28, Act 23:5), or the king (Ecc 10:20), so no talking bad about the president.
Is Nudism Sinful?
The other thing that I wish to discuss about the freedomites is their nude protest. So what is so bad about walking around in the nude? After all, Adam and eve were naked but not ashamed (Gen 2:25). Well first off ,they were the only 2 people on earth at the time. Second we see that Adam wasn't ashamed of being naked until after he ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen 3:10). If God desired for them to remain naked why did he clothed them (Gen 3:21)?
Let's take a look at some more verses to show why we shouldn't be naked in public. We see that Aaron made the Israelites naked unto their shame in Exo 32:25. When we take a look at Isa 20:1-4 we see that Isaiah walked around naked as a sign unto the Egyptians and Ethiopians, for they were to be led captive naked to the shame of Egypt.
We see in Mat 25:43 and James 2:14-16 that clothing the naked is a good work, and in Luk 8:27 that a man that had devils for a long time didn't wear clothes. When we look at the contexts of 2 Cor 5:1-4, Rev 3:17, Rev 16:15 we see clothing is a good thing, whereas being naked isn't.
So why is being naked around people a bad thing? Well it's because we live in a fallen world, Jesus tells us that If you look with lust at someone you have already committed adultery with them in your heart (Mat 5:28). This is why it's so important to dress modestly (1 Tim 2:9). We are commanded to love our neighbor as our self (Mar 12:31), therefore we shouldn't cast a stumbling-block or an occasion to fall before our brethren by tempting them to lust with our body (Rom 14:13). This is further supported by the examples in 1Cor 8, and 1Cor 10:27-29 that shows that we are to care for other people's consciences and not just our own.
See also: 2 Chr 28:15, Job 24:7, Amos 2:16, 1 Cor 4:9-11
References and Relevant Links :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedomites
http://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/religion-spirituality/sons-of-freedom
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sons+of+Freedom
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dukhobor#ref114376
http://www3.telus.net/000/SOF/index.htm
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