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The question "Is it a sin to dance?" has been in the
minds of many.
God's Word shows us that "sin is the transgression of
the law" ( I John 3:4). Does dancing t ransgress God's law?
It is obviously
WRONG
to dance
1n
a lustful manner or
in
a
smoke-filled night club. This wrong kind of dancing
characterize-s the vast majority of dancing situations today!
BUT there is a right kind of dancing. There is "a t me to
dance" (Eccl. 3:4).
The Bible is full of examples of dancing (Ex.
15 : 20).
Miriam and the women of Israel rejoiced in the dance over thei r
deliverance from Egypt. In I Samuel
18:6,
the women came out
singing and dancing to greet Saul as he returned after a military
v_ctory. We see in II Samuel
6:1~
that David, a man afte r God ' s
own heart, danced with all his might.
Psalm 149:3 shows the converted people in God's Kingdom
are to pralse God
"in
the dance." God specifically states tha t
He will cause those people to dance and rejoice toge ther over
t heir deliverance from captivity (Jer. 31:4,13).
In
the a ccount
of the prodigal son (Luke
15:11-32),
we are given an example
of how joy may be expressed in dancing (verse
25).
We. find no mention in the Bible as to
the
various
dance s teps used as t hey are of secondary importance.
It
is the
mood and attitude of
JOY
that is essential for the kLnd of
dancing God wants us to do.
It is not sinful or "worldly
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for real Chris t ians
-- young or old -- to relax and rejoice with others of godly
faith
in
a cl ean wholesome atmosphere and surroundings.
Remember! God says: "There
IS
a
time to dance"
(Eccl. 3:4), so let 's do it at t be right time and in the right
way!
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