How can I convince someone that being a nudist is wrong?
Question:
Good evening,
I understand that being a nudist is sinful. Walking around naked with strangers, friends, or family is shameful and against the will and law of God. Walking around naked is rebellion against God.
God commands modesty.
Sin is sin.
So a person who is engaging in nudism after being told that it is sin and rebellion against God is actually willfully persisting in a sinful lifestyle that is not bringing glory to God at all.
It is like telling a person that drunkenness is sin and you prove it through Scripture, but still they make the rebellious decision to get drunk at every chance they get.
Am I right?
I have friends that continue to practice nudism after I spoke to them and told them that it is wrong. It rebels against God and does not bring God glory. I told them that they cannot persist in this ungodly lifestyle.
What can I do to persuade them that this lifestyle is wrong and sinful?
Kind regards.
Answer:
What you have to acknowledge is that you don't control the world. Each person has free will. Some will choose falsehood over truth.
You tried to explain why nudity should be avoided. (See: Is there anything wrong with the concept of naturism?) They didn't accept what you presented. Therefore, since they persist in their ways, you disconnect from them. "Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals'" (I Corinthians 15:33).
While we seek to persuade people of the truth, many will not listen. When God sent Isaiah to warn Israel that they were heading toward destruction: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I. Send me!' He said, 'Go, and tell this people: "Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand." Render the hearts of this people insensitive, their ears dull, and their eyes dim, otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and return and be healed.' Then I said, 'Lord, how long?' And He answered, 'Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, houses are without people and the land is utterly desolate'" (Isaiah 6:8-11). All we can do is warn. A few will listen (Luke 13:23-28).
