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Dancing

Dancing What Does the Bible Say? Dancing: Why Study It? Dancing is one of the more popular social activities in the world, from the primitive to the highly artistic “Dancing With the Stars”

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Dancing

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  1. Dancing What Does the Bible Say?

  2. Dancing: Why Study It? • Dancing is one of the more popular social activities in the world, from the primitive to the highly artistic “Dancing With the Stars” • Whether or not a Christian can participate in such is determined by God’s word, not by culture, tradition, or opinion • God’s word directs every aspect of our life, including entertainment and recreation

  3. Dancing: Why Study It? • Dancing is not simply body movements, but it includes thoughts and feelings; it has been called “the language of the body” • Dancing stimulates a person to think or act a certain way, good or bad • Dancing comes in different forms; not all dancing is wrong (skipping? leaping? lively movement? bob up and down?)

  4. Dancing: Why Study It? • Pressure on young people to dance comes from… • School functions (homecoming dance, Valentines Day dance, prom, etc.) • School dance teams • Dance lessons

  5. Dancing in the BibleTypes of Dancing • Dancing as amusement (Job 21:11-12; Psa. 30:11; Eccl. 3:4; Isa. 13:21; Lam. 5:15; Mt. 11:16-17; Lk. 7:32) • Dancing as rejoicing or celebration (Judg. 11:34; 21:21,23; 1 Sam. 18:6-7; 21:11; 29:5; Psa. 87:7; S.S. 6:13; Jer. 31:4,13; Lk. 15:25) • Dancing as worship (Ex. 15:20-21; 2 Sam. 6:16-23; 1 Chron. 15:29; Psa. 149:3; 150:4)

  6. Dancing in the BibleTypes of Dancing • Dancing as reveling (Ex. 32:6,19,25; “naked,” KJV; 1 Sam. 30:16) • Dancing as enticement (Mt. 14:6-7; Mk. 6:22-23)

  7. Dancing in the BibleMethods of Dancing • Dancing and playing music (1 Chron. 15:29) • Dancing and leaping (2 Sam. 6:14-16) • Dancing solo; or men with men and women with women; but social dancing by men and women together in our modern fashion was unknown in the Bible (see the ISBE, pp. 1169-1170)

  8. The Modern Dance( The Five I’s ) • Activities associated with dancing… • Impure thoughts, desires, and looks • Intimate physical contact • Improper body movements • Immodest clothing (1 Tim. 2:9-10) • Intoxicants (alcohol and drugs)

  9. The Modern Dance • Destroys a good example and influence (Mt. 5:13-16; Phil. 2:15; 1 Tim. 4:12) • Destroys respect (1 Tim. 5:1-2) • Destroys spirituality (Job 21:11-15) • Promotes lustful thoughts (Mt. 5:28; 6:13; 15:19; Phil. 4:8; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Pet. 2:11)

  10. The Modern Dance • Promotes lasciviousness (Mk. 7:22; Gal. 5:19-20) Lasciviousness (Greek, aselgeia) includes “indecent bodily movements, unchaste handling of males and females” (Thayer’s Lexicon, page 79-80)

  11. Shall We Dance? • “It’s good exercise” (1 Tim. 4:7-8) • “It’s fun” (Heb. 11:25) • “It’s the popular thing to do” (Mt. 7:13-14) • “It helps me develop skill, coordination and poise” (1 Sam. 16:7; Prov. 31:30; 1 Pet. 3:3-4)

  12. Shall We Dance? • “It’s a good place to meet people and make friends” (Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Cor. 15:33; 2 Cor. 6:17 – 7:1; Col. 3:1-2; Jas. 1:27) • “They will think I’m strange if I don’t dance” (1 Pet. 4:4-5; 1 Jn. 2:15-17) • “I can dance without having evil thoughts” (Mt. 18:7)

  13. Shall We Dance? • “It’s my body” (1 Cor. 6:19) • “The dance will be supervised” (1 Cor. 2:11) • “I enjoy the rhythm of the music” (1 Cor. 6:13) • “Churches have dances” (Lk. 6:46)

  14. Shall We Dance? • “The Bible doesn’t say ‘Thou shalt not dance’” (Col. 3:17) • “The Bible condones dancing” – No, the Bible condones only that which is good, right, and wholesome (Deut. 6:24)

  15. Dancing: Is It Right To Do? • Parents, do your part (Eph. 6:4) • Children, do your part (2 Tim. 2:22) • Preachers, elders, Bible class teachers, and Christians do your part (Ac. 20:26-27)

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