Shall We Dance?
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Shall We
Dance?
I. Dancing in the Bible.A. There is dancing
that is not sinful.1. It was a sign of
joy.• Job 21:11-12• Ps. 30:11• Eccl. 3:4• Matt. 11:16-19
• Dancing in the Bible.• Dancing in Our
World.• “But What’s
the Harm?”
Shall We
Dance?
I. Dancing in the Bible.A. There is dancing
that is not sinful.1. It was a sign of
joy.2. It was connected
with celebration.• Judg. 11:34• 1 Sam. 18:6-7• 1 Sam. 30:16• Luke 15:25
• Dancing in the Bible.• Dancing in Our
World.• “But What’s
the Harm?”
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Dance?
I. Dancing in the Bible.A. There is dancing
that is not sinful.1. It was a sign of
joy.2. It was connected
with celebration.3. It was an element
of Old Testament worship.
• Exod. 15:20-21• 2 Sam. 6:13-15• Ps. 149:2-4• Ps. 150:3-6
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Dance?
I. Dancing in the Bible.B. There is dancing
that is sinful.1. It was connected
with idolatry (Exod. 32:17-19).• It was never
practiced as an act of worship in the New Testament.
2. It was connected with sinful behavior (Matt. 14:6-8).
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I. Dancing in the Bible.B. There is dancing
that is sinful.3. It was connected
with “revelries.” • Dancing in the
Bible.• Dancing in Our
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the Harm?”
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Dance?
“Revelries” Gr. komos
“Properly a village festival: a revel, carousal, merry-
making… it ended in the party parading the
streets crowned, bearing torches,
singing, dancing, and playing frolics” (Liddell & Scott,
Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon).
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“Revelries” Gr. komos
“A nocturnal and riotous procession of half
drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper
parade through the streets with torches and
music in honour of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before houses of male
and female friends; hence used generally of feasts and drinking parties that are protracted till late at
night and indulge in revelry” (Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon of the
New Testament).
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“Revelries” Gr. komos
Usually involved :
•Drinking•Dancing
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I. Dancing in the Bible.B. There is dancing
that is sinful.3. It was connected
with “revelries.” • Rom. 13:13-14• 1 Pet. 4:3-5• Gal. 5:21
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II. Dancing in Our World.A. Adult opportunities to
dance.1. Bars, ballrooms,
weddings. 2. Usually associated with
drinking, immodest clothing, and sexually provocative movements.
B. Opportunities for young people to dance.1. School dances, parties.,
banquets.2. Also, usually associated
with drinking, immodest clothing, and sexually provocative movements.
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II. Dancing in Our World.C. How are these not
komos-type revelries?1. If so, Christians are
commanded not to participate in them (Rom. 13:13).
2. If so, Christians are not to spend time in them (1 Pet. 4:3).
3. If so, we cannot participate in them and inherit the kingdom of heaven (Gal. 5:21).
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Shall We
Dance? III. “But What’s the Harm?”A.You might be led
into sin (Prov. 6:27-29).
B.You might lead others to sin (Matt. 5:27-28).
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the Harm?”