Many Christian nowadays love to dance and they have different reasons why they are dancing. But we need to keep in our minds that we, as Christians, are purpose why we dance is to thank Him and to glorify Him alone. Expressing our love to God by singing praise to Him or dancing for joy. Loving God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our strength is not an easy path.
Let’s point out some example of good and bad dancing and then let’s mention some biblical principles to build standards in dancing:
Let’s point out some example of good and bad dancing and then let’s mention some biblical principles to build standards in dancing:
Exodus 32:6, 19-25—This is a disappointing part of Israel's history. While Moses was up on the mountain talking to God, the Israelites built an idol. In the process of the idol worship, they began to dance. This ended up in "revelry" (v. 6) and being "out of control" (v.25 says "naked" in some translations). In this case, dancing led to very sinful activity.
Exodus 15:20 (mentioned above), Miriam was dancing to celebrate the victory God's power had brought at the Red Sea.
2nd Samuel 6:12-16—David "danced before the Lord" to celebrate the Ark of the Covenant being brought back to Jerusalem.
Here are some more principles to keep in mind in considering dancing:
Here are some more principles to keep in mind in considering dancing:
Ecclesiastes 3:4—There is an appropriate time to dance (and by implication an inappropriate time to dance).
1 Corinthians 6:19-20—Our bodies belong to God, and they are the temple of the Holy Spirit. So everything we do must be honoring to Him.
In the end, there’s a lot of dancing that is inappropriate for believers who should be seeking to glorify God in their lives and especially with their body. Yet the Bible say that we can dance in a way that does not tempt others, does not tempt ourselves, and brings glory to God.
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