This Momentary Marriage by John Piper
Week 3: Chapter 2 — Naked and Not Ashamed
Read Chapter 2 of This Momentary Marriage. Key Scripture: Genesis 2:25.
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The simple phrase 'naked and not ashamed' opens onto a world of depth about intimacy, vulnerability, sin, and the hope of restoration — invite the Spirit to guide your reflection this week.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Genesis 2:25 says the man and his wife were 'naked and not ashamed.' Piper treats this as far more than a statement about physical nudity. What deeper reality is he pointing to, and why does it matter for marriage?
2.Piper describes shame as something that entered the world with sin — the covering up of self from God and from each other. How does he connect the experience of shame in marriage (emotional, relational, spiritual) to the Fall in Genesis 3? What does that diagnosis mean for how we pursue genuine intimacy?
3.Piper argues that the gospel is the only true path back to 'naked and not ashamed' — not therapy, not communication techniques, not compatibility, but the grace of justification that removes condemnation and enables vulnerability. Do you find that argument convincing? What would it actually look like to bring the gospel into a moment of marital shame or conflict?
a.Can you think of a specific kind of shame that commonly hides in marriages — financial secrets, past failures, sexual struggles, emotional wounds? How would the gospel address that specific form of hiding?
b.Piper is not saying the gospel replaces practical effort in a marriage. How do you hold both together — trusting Christ's justifying work while also doing the work of openness and communication?
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