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Is it sinful to create and/or pose nude for artistic reasons? Is it okay to own nude artwork? Can nude "artwork" be considered art?

It was the swimsuit thread which caused me to think of these questions.
 
I'm not really sure...I guess it depends on your reasons, but I'd say no...easy to lust over it, bit too much of a temptation - for us guys anyway!

But yes, it is definately an art.
 
No, it is not sinful to create nude art. God create nude art when he created Adam and Eve, right? :) jk

The naked body itself is not sinful. If the nudity in the art is not overtly sexual or intended to arouse the viewer, then there is not sinful. Nudity in art can be beautiful without being sexual. The painting in the Sistine Chapel are a good example. It is ok for a Christian to create or own nude artwork.
 
I have never understood why people who believe that God created the human and after His creation said that His creation was "very good" would think that God would be offended by any part of His creation.It is not the human body that is sinful but what people do with their body. Porn is meant to be sexual and is therefore sinful, but art is not meant to be porn and is therefore just simple non-sexual nudity. Believe it or not, there is such a thing as non-sexual nudity.
 
minnesota said:
Is it sinful to create and/or pose nude for artistic reasons? Is it okay to own nude artwork? Can nude "artwork" be considered art?

It was the swimsuit thread which caused me to think of these questions.
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Don't let merlow and jon marc confuse you, minnesota. YES< nude art has no business in
a Christian's life. True, it might not cause YOU to sin, but it can, and does, cause confusion in the minds of weaker Christians, and in the minds of LOST people, who you are supposed to be a Godly example to.
Adam and Eve were clothed by God, and that's the end of it. Clothes, sanctioned by God, in Genesis,
are necessary, since the fall of man.
Most nude art was rejected by the Christian church, and still is.
 
Nick_29 said:
I'm not really sure...I guess it depends on your reasons, but I'd say no...easy to lust over it, bit too much of a temptation - for us guys anyway!

But yes, it is definately an art.
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Very good responses, Nick_29! It can be a temptation, and a stumbling block. You are right, 100%!
Get ready for a lot of flack, from the others who might be straying from the straight and narrow, though.
Topics dealing with the lust of the flesh, always bring the backsliders out, loud and clear.

Let's say it this way:
12: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Here's an example: The law only bothers law BREAKERS. You don't get upset by stop signs, or by seatbelt laws, because you obey the law. The rulebook, the Holy Bible, only upsets and convicts those who are sinning at the moment.
REPENT AND FOLLOW JESUS! LOVE the Lord with ALL your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
This is the first and greatest commandment. YES< COMMANDMENT! In the New Testament.

We are to exhort one another.
 
Biblereader said:
LOVE the Lord with ALL your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
This is the first and greatest commandment. YES< COMMANDMENT! In the New Testament.

We are to exhort one another.
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How is appreciating the beauty of God's creation NOT loving God?
 
Biblereader said:
minnesota said:
Is it sinful to create and/or pose nude for artistic reasons? Is it okay to own nude artwork? Can nude "artwork" be considered art?

It was the swimsuit thread which caused me to think of these questions.
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Don't let merlow and jon marc confuse you, minnesota. YES< nude art has no business in
a Christian's life. True, it might not cause YOU to sin, but it can, and does, cause confusion in the minds of weaker Christians, and in the minds of LOST people, who you are supposed to be a Godly example to.
Adam and Eve were clothed by God, and that's the end of it. Clothes, sanctioned by God, in Genesis,
are necessary, since the fall of man.
Most nude art was rejected by the Christian church, and still is.
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Completely disagree. As others have already stated, the human body is God's creation and is inherently beautiful. Why can it not be considered art? If some are tempted by nude depictions of others, they have to square with that not someone who can appreciate the art for what it is, art.
 
Biblereader said:
Don't let merlow and jon marc confuse you, minnesota.
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Hehe. Thanks for the concern, but I posted in General Talk rather than Christian Advice because I already have an opinion -- in line with them I might add. I was merely attempting to generate conversation.
 
Nick_29 said:
easy to lust over it, bit too much of a temptation - for us guys anyway!
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I was recently looking at a picture of David, the statue. I have to be honest, it really didn't do anything for me in the lust department.
 
minnesota said:
Nick_29 said:
easy to lust over it, bit too much of a temptation - for us guys anyway!
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I was recently looking at a picture of David, the statue. I have to be honest, it really didn't do anything for me in the lust department.
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And, you would probably admit, it is a beautiful piece of "art".
 
Yes, God created the human body and there is an inherent beauty in it. However, that in no way means that God intended for the human body to be reproduced in sculpture, paintings, etc., or that we can justify doing so by merely saying it is God's creation. In an unfallen world, maybe; in a fallen world, almost certainly not.
 
Free said:
Yes, God created the human body and there is an inherent beauty in it. However, that in no way means that God intended for the human body to be reproduced in sculpture, paintings, etc., or that we can justify doing so by merely saying it is God's creation. In an unfallen world, maybe; in a fallen world, almost certainly not.
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The only argument produced suggests such artwork should not be created because it can lead one into sin (i.e., lust). From this argument, it follows that if there is no lust for those viewing the piece then there is no sin. Hence, we cannot consider the act of reproducing or even viewing the nude human form in art as sin. So, this argument does little to oppose the creation of such work. That said, I can eat of the meat sacrificed to idols with a clear conscious. I understand not everyone can, but I have no problem with it.
 
Free said:
Yes, God created the human body and there is an inherent beauty in it. However, that in no way means that God intended for the human body to be reproduced in sculpture, paintings, etc., or that we can justify doing so by merely saying it is God's creation. In an unfallen world, maybe; in a fallen world, almost certainly not.
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Why not? I can go into an art museum and peruse nude depictions all day and not be aroused in the slightest. Have I now sinned as a result by being in a place that prominently displays these works of "art"? I think now. Artistic expression is a gift that we as humans possess and use to understand our world and to tell stories. Nude art is no different and in and of itself is not sinful. Someone's reaction to it could be and those folks will have to come to terms with that not the piece of art of the artist.
 
Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done. Nudity, whether it is done in the name of art or not, desacralizes the human body. Even God clothed Adam and Eve after they sinned:

Gen 3:21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. (ESV)

What makes us think it is okay to take them off and call it art?
 
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Free said:
Yes, God created the human body and there is an inherent beauty in it. However, that in no way means that God intended for the human body to be reproduced in sculpture, paintings, etc., or that we can justify doing so by merely saying it is God's creation. In an unfallen world, maybe; in a fallen world, almost certainly not.
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Why not? I can go into an art museum and peruse nude depictions all day and not be aroused in the slightest. Have I now sinned as a result by being in a place that prominently displays these works of "art"? I think now. Artistic expression is a gift that we as humans possess and use to understand our world and to tell stories. Nude art is no different and in and of itself is not sinful. Someone's reaction to it could be and those folks will have to come to terms with that not the piece of art of the artist.
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There is no NEED for nude art. There is a need for many things, but not nude art. I can't think of ONE good thing nude art has done for Christianity. Can you?
Some of the most popular artists who sculpted nude statues, were homosexuals. The statues were of nude men.
What good thing has nude art done for the cause of Jesus Christ?
 
minnesota said:
Is it sinful to create and/or pose nude for artistic reasons?
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By the way, YES! It's sinful to pose nude for someone to make a drawing, icon, painting, sculpture, etc. of you. If you need money, the LORD JESUS will provide an honorable way for you to earn money.
God supplies all we need.
 
Free,

Are you suggesting that passage is declaring nudity to be sinful?
 
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