IN "LIGHT" OF THE NAKED TRUTH! (PART: ONE)

"Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves lioncloths." 
(Genesis 3:7, ESV).

Had this question posed to me: "What is the significance of Adam and Eve's suddenly becoming aware that they were naked according to Genesis 3:7?" 

I believe the answer is twofold. First, after eating the forbidden fruit, they realized they had sinned against God, which resulted in guilt and shame. Hence, they sought human means to cover their sin with fig leaves and to hide from God. Second, why would they seek physical means to cover their nakedness with fig leaves for a problem that was primarily spiritual in nature, and had to do with their heart? (1) The act of the transgression against God's command was first conceived in the heart by the temptation, (2) and then carried out in the flesh by eating the fruit, which God had commanded them not to eat (2:16-17; 3:1-6). (3) the consequences was the loss of their innocence and the sentence of death (2:17; Rom. 5:12). All this answers the questions above, but only in part. The nagging question still remains. Why did they suddenly become aware of their feeling physically exposed and naked? It never bothered them before, why now? This raises the question: What else did they lose when they fell into sin? I believe the answer is found in the fact that man bears "the image of God" (Gen. 1:27). Yes, man's image is presently marred by sin. However, before the fall man was in a sense without sin, perfect in innocence, knowing not sin, nor its consequences. This means Adam's body then differed from ours in that it was not subject to disease, genetic defects, or death. Man was spiritually alive to God and enjoyed fellowship with God in the Garden of Eden until sin interrupted that fellowship. Sin brought not only death, but separation from God as well. So when man died spiritually, the light went out from him. Our original parents, before the image of God in them was marred, shared in common with God, light. They were clothed in light.

Here, consider these Scriptures on God as Light: To begin with, God is light, "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." (1 John 1:5, ESV). Second, He is the Father of lights, "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." (Jam. 1:17, NASB). Third, He dwells in unapproachable light, "who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen." (1 Tim. 6:16, ESV).

Consider these Bible verses on man as light: First, man gets light from God's Word, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105, ESV). Second, man is light in that he is a Testimony for Christ by good works towards man, "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." (Matt. 5:16, ESV). Third, We are to follow the Light of the World, "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." Fourth, He will transform our lowly body, "And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light." (Matt. 17:2, ESV). "Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." (Phil. 3:21, ESV).

In Conclusion: The Scriptures establish that God is Light, like the Psalmist says, "covering yourself with light as with a garment,..." (Psalm 104:2, ESV). The Bible also states that man will one day be clothed in light in his resurrected body, much like Adam was in the beginning (see 1 Cor. 15:42-54; Phil. 3:21). At present, Christian are still in their perishable bodies that are subject to death. They will not receive their new bodies until the day of the resurrection. It is then our new body will once again be clothed in light. There is still so much I don't understand about the different natures between the physical and spiritual bodies and what they reveal. I am presently still studying the issue. For a more detailed study on the topic of man's body of light, see this link:http://www.douglashamp.com/bodies-of-light-and-adams-bioph…/

It is sad that we primarily hear only about the first answer and rarely, if at all, hear about the second one.