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Overcoming Worldliness

Overcoming Worldliness. Shall we dance?. Shall we dance? A Moral Challenge. Will I participate in dancing (pre-teens, teenagers, adults)? Will I attend dances? Will I allow (give my approval) my child to go to dances?

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Overcoming Worldliness

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  1. Overcoming Worldliness Shall we dance?

  2. Shall we dance?A Moral Challenge • Will I participate in dancing (pre-teens, teenagers, adults)? • Will I attend dances? • Will I allow (give my approval) my child to go to dances? • Will I perform music or otherwise provide the occasion for dancing to occur?

  3. Shall we dance?A Moral Challenge • Will I refuse to admit the sin that is associated with dancing? • Will I continue to dance and/or support dancing regardless of what Bible says? • Will I object to the preaching of Bible lessons like this one? James 4:4

  4. Hebrew(khool): “to twist, whirl, dance, writhe” • Greek: (choros): “a band (of dancers and singers), circular dance, a dance, dancing (only in Luke 15:25) • Greek: (orcheomai): middle voice from orchos (a row or ring); to dance” Dance

  5. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 “About the methods of dancing practiced by the ancient Hebrews but little is known. Probably the dancers in some cases joined hands and formed a ring, or part of a ring, as in some heathen representations. The description of David’s dance: he “danced before Yahweh with all his Dance

  6. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 “might…leaping and dancing before Yahweh” (2 Sam 6:14-16) suggests three features of that particular display and the mode of dancing which it represented: violent exertion, leaping, and whirling round.” (ISBE, II:1170) Dance

  7. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 “Women seem generally to have danced by themselves, one often leading the rest, both in dancing and antiphonal song; so Miriam and the women of Israel, Jephthah’s daughter and her comrades, the women who greeted Saul and David…” (Ibid.) Dance

  8. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 • Miriam & the women of Israel, Exo. 15:20-21 • Jephthah’s daughter, Jug. 11:34 • Maidens of Shiloh, Jug. 21:19-23 • Women of Israel when the Philistines were defeated, 1 Sam. 18:6-7 Dance

  9. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 • King David before the ark, 2 Sam. 6:12-16 • Expression of gladness in contrast to mourning, Psa. 30:11; Eccl. 3:4; Lam. 5:15 • Figure of joy of God’s people in Messianic age (see gender separation), Jer. 31:4, 13 • Feast when prodigal son returned, Lk. 15:25 Dance

  10. Dancing in the Bible Expressions of worship and joy (praise, gratitude, rejoicing), Psa. 149:1-3; 150:4 • This dance was occasions of public rejoicing (for victories and other divine blessings) • Expression of worship (thanksgiving) • Typically segregated by gender • Any attempt to associate the modern dance with this dance utterly fails! Dance

  11. Dancing in the Bible Lustful, unrestrained conduct • Israel before golden calf, Exo. 32:6, 19, 25; 1 Cor. 10:6-7 • Idolatry and nakedness,32:25 • Daughter of Herodias, Mk. 6:21-22 • Sensual, enticing to eyes, pleasure derived • Seductive and suggestive, void of spiritual content Dance

  12. Dancing in the Bible Lustful , unrestrained conduct • This dance was associated with lust, self- indulgence, sinful motives and results Dance Which of these two dances more closely defines, describes and depicts the modern, social dance?

  13. Dancing is Worldly 1 John 2:15-17 Absence of Moral DecencyRomans 13:13 • Walk properly (decently), honorably, 1 Pet. 2:11-12 • Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. 13:14 • Make no provision for the flesh and its lusts • Not possible in the modern dance! LUST

  14. Dancing is Worldly 1 John 2:15-17 Absence of Moral RestraintRomans 13:13 • Lasciviousness, Gal. 5:19; 1 Pet. 4:3 • Unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence” (Thayer) • Fundamentally: No restraints LUST

  15. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 “There can scarcely be any doubt that dancing came about as an adjunct of sexual stimulation.” (Medical Review of America) Testimony from the World LUST

  16. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 Testimony from the World “…the secret of the popularity of dancing (or is it a secret?) is the exciting sexual stimulation resulting from the close embrace of male and female, whether it be in dancing or without music in petting and necking.” (Dr. J.P. Gibson, M.D) LUST

  17. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 Testimony from the World Disco Dancing (1970’s): The drawing power of the discos attributed to its “progressive sexuality” and the promoters pin-pointing “sex-appeal” as the life-blood of the fad (The New York Times Magazine) LUST

  18. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 Testimony from the World “As a medical man I flatly charge that modern dancing in fundamentally sinful and evil. I charge that dancing is the most advanced and the most insidious maneuvering preliminary to sex betrayal.” Dr. E. S. Sonners The Carnival of Death, 68-69 LUST

  19. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 Testimony from a Teenage Christian “These things do take place during the dance movements. The girl must yield her body completely to the guidance of her partner. Can’t this closeness produce desires which would be indecent when brought to the surface? LUST

  20. Dancing is Lascivious 1 John 2:15-17 Testimony from a Teenage Christian “Here is your answer: In a survey a group of men were asked to raise their hands if they could dance and not have evil thoughts and desires. Not one person’s hand was raised.” Gloria Jean Davis, 17 yr. old Cited by Truman Smith “Is It A Sin To Dance”, The Voice, May 2000 LUST

  21. Dancing is Worldly 1 John 2:15-17 Absence of Moral Boundaries Romans 13:13 • Revelry: Riotous Partying and Lustful Excesses, Gal. 5:21; 1 Pet. 4:3 • Originally merely a merry-making • Entertainment that grew into carouses • Nocturnal, riotous procession of half- drunken fellows LUST

  22. Dancing is Worldly 1 John 2:15-17 Absence of Moral Boundaries Romans 13:13 • “And the like”(Gal. 5:21) • Dancing often includes dark setting, alcohol, sexual indulgences and excesses • Any activity that provides a setting for lustful thoughts and lewd actions is against the principles of moral purity,Gal. 5:16-17 LUST

  23. Dancing is Contrary to Moral Purity Comes from a corrupt heart Mark 7:21-23 • Herod’s pleasure (Mk. 6:21-22) • Lust of the eye (1 Jno. 2:16) • Causes impure thoughts and lusts, cf. 1 Ths. 4:4-5 • Flee youthful lusts, 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Tim. 6:11 2 COR 7:1

  24. Dancing is Contrary to Moral Purity “The modern dance is the fine art of covering with music, indelicate, immodest and oft times indecentattitudes and postures between men and women. It is too bad for reformation. Its only remedy is extermination.” Dr. A. C. Dixon, The Carnival of Death, p. 70 Cited in “Dancing”, Donnie V. Rader Searching the Scriptures, Nov. 1990, 7-8

  25. Dancing Destroys Your Godly Influence • Cannot be a living sacrifice, Rom. 12:1-2 • Cannot help save someone, Matt. 18:6 • Dancing does not produce righteous influences (Titus 2:11-12) Do not be deceived! 1 Cor. 15:33-34; Eph. 5:6-7, 11 MATT 5:13-16

  26. Dancing Associates with other Sinful Fruit • Immodesty (1 Tim. 2:9-10) • Drinking and carousing (1 Pet. 4:3) • Sexual promiscuity (1 Cor. 6:18) Keep yourself unspotted from the world!(James 1:27) Evil company corrupts good morals 1 Corinthians 15:33 MATT 7:17-18

  27. Dancing Defenses “The dance will be chaperoned.” • If dancing is innocent, pure and good, why do dances need supervision? • Problems come along with it: • Promiscuity, drinking, vulgarities, etc. ISA 5:20

  28. Dancing Defenses “Dancing is good exercise.” • No doubt, some are physically demanding • If that is the reason for going to dances, have “boy only” and “girl only” dances! • Not the real purpose for dances • Not why people go to dances ISA 5:20

  29. Dancing Defenses “I just enjoy the rhythm of the music.” • Then, why not dance in the privacy of your home to enjoy the rhythm of the music? • This is not the real reason behind the modern, social dance ISA 5:20

  30. Dancing Defenses “I go to be socially popular.” • Or, “I allow my child to go because all his/her friends are going.” • Do you use this rationale for smoking? Alcohol? Drugs? Pre-marital sex? • Christian must take moral stands against the norm, Rom. 12:2; 1 Pet. 4:4 ISA 5:20

  31. Dancing Defenses “I do not lust with I dance.” • “I can control myself and my thoughts.” • Self-control also means avoiding places where you can be tempted, 1 Cor. 9:27 • What about your partner? Can you control his/her lustful thoughts toward you? • Tempting another person to sin (Matt. 18:6-7) ISA 5:20

  32. Dancing Defenses “No one is going to tell me what to do!” • Spirit of rebellion against God’s word • Such a defiant attitude is unworthy of a Christian, 1 Ths. 4:7-8 ISA 5:20

  33. Shall we dance? • The evidence is overwhelming • Those who crucify self and live by faith will not participate,Galatians 2:20 • Dancing is not a “gray”, “borderline” issue • A choice between right and wrong, good and evil, the Spirit and the flesh NO! Dance

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