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

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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.• Judg. 11:34• 1 Sam. 18:6-7• 1 Sam. 30:16• Luke 15:25

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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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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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Dance?

I. Dancing in the Bible.B. There is dancing

that is sinful.3. It was connected

with “revelries.” • Dancing in the

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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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Dance?

“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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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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