DANCE IN CHURCH || THE RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL CONFLICT

The subject of dance in the Church has of recent come under serious contentions which has aroused many arguments and generated lots of questions like;

- Which is the acceptable dance in church?.

- What are the dance(s) that should not be seen in church?.

- What is/are the factor(s) that makes a dance defective (worldly)?.

- What is the scripture saying about dance?.

Together, we shall explore this topic as it is of concern to both the youths and adults and attempt to answer the undersigned questions.

2 Samuel 6:14
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

Dance is seen as a set of carefully arranged steps or movement displayed to a deliberately created sound for pleasure or any other purpose as designed by the dancer.

From history, dance in itself predates Christianity as it is as old as man itself. The different ages beginning from the dark ages, the medieval ages and through to this 21st Century, the act and art of dance has significantly improved and even has a scientific interpretation of it.

Biblically, dance, has been used in worship to glory God and has also been used in idolatry to worship the devil (satan), 2sam 6:16, Ex. 15:20 and Ex. 19:15, 32:6.

This by implication means that as Christians, we should dance to glorify God. Our art and act of dance should be such that edifies the body of Christ as a demonstration of worship to God!!!

And also, we should not give ourselves to every dance with Music and we should not dance at any occasion where the name of the Lord is not proclaimed or glorified!!!

This is to clearly avoid dancing to idols or demon inspired songs.

The word of God admonishes us to do everything decently and in order, so every dance that should be done in church should be moderately and decently done. This means that:

Dance that appears evil should be avoided in church, so that the conscience of a young believer will not be damaged or the perception of an unbeliever concerning the conduct of the church will not be skewed (1Th. 5:22, 2Cor.12:19,20, Eph 4:17-19)
Any dance style that provokes or promotes sinful thoughts should be avoided.
Dance should be carried out in the church in such a way that all attention should not be on the dancer.
When a dance is sexually stimulating, it could be seen as defective and worldly, so such should be avoided in church.
All decent, praise worthy, God-centered, and focused, it can be done in church and could be used for worship.

In as much as the scripture teaches us to dance, as a way and a means of glorifying God, we should be careful so that we will not be carried away and taken advantage of by the devil (2Cor2:11).

Note:

In 2Sam 6:21, David described his dance as play before the Lord, so we should be careful when critiquing people who dance in church so as not to interfere with God's play.

Take time today and worship God with a dance.

Your contributions to this subject is highly welcome!

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