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1 | Praise Dance Wrong Worship? | Ps 149:3 | azurelaw | 205663 | ||
Dear Tamara, I believe the scene that David danced in 2 Sam 6 in front of God was more within the setting of celebration (taking back the ark from their enemy and bringing it back to the home of Israel). That was a joyous moment! As listed in the below commentary, Spurgeon put it "There are unusual seasons which call for unusual expressions of joy." I am more reluctant to accept dancing as a regular mode of worship at church. I think the sole purpose of any modes used must be helpful to draw people's focus on God. This is my main concern. If the mode (be it dancing, singing, playing instruments...) easily distract people's attention, it is better not to use it. Just my 2 cents. Shalom Azure "Verse 3. Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Thus let them repeat the triumph of the Red Sea, which was ever the typical glory of Israel. Miriam led the daughters of Israel in the dance when the Lord had triumphed gloriously; was it not most fit that she should? The sacred dance of devout joy is no example, nor even excuse, for frivolous dances, much less for lewd ones. Who could help dancing when Egypt was vanquished, and the tribes were free? Every mode of expressing delight was bound to be employed on so memorable an occasion. Dancing, singing, and playing on instruments were all called into requisition, and most fitly so. There are unusual seasons which call for unusual expressions of joy. When the Lord saves a soul its holy joy overflows, and it cannot find channels enough for its exceeding gratitude: if the man does not leap, or play, or sing, at any rate he praises God, and wishes for a thousand tongues with which to magnify his Saviour. Who would wish it to be otherwise? Young converts are not to be restrained in their joy. Let them sing and dance while they can. How can they mourn now that their Bridegroom is with them? Let us give the utmost liberty to joy. Let us never attempt its suppression, but issue in the terms of this verse a double license for exultation. If any ought to be glad it is the children of Zion; rejoicing is more fit for Israel than for any other people: it is their own folly and fault that they are not oftener brimming with joy in God, for the very thought of him is delight." - Spurgeon |
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2 | Praise Dance Wrong Worship? | Ps 149:3 | jlhetrick | 205673 | ||
Sister Azure- You wrote: "I think the sole purpose of any modes used must be helpful to draw people's focus on God. This is my main concern. If the mode (be it dancing, singing, playing instruments...) easily distract people's attention, it is better not to use it." Thank you for bringing that to the attention of the forum. It's wonderful to hear/see, especially coming from someone who is (or recently was) involved in leading praise and worship in her local church. While I acknowledge that I often fall short of the mark, I also acknowledge that everything we say and do should be in praise and adoration of His holiness. Too often we see the portion of the local services most commonly referred to as the praise and worship turn in to anything but. Or at least many of us have seen this to be true. Some are guilty of coming before the congregation singing, dancing, and other activities which appear to be more of a focus on "look at me" "listen to how beatiful I can sing", or even... "look at what the children were able to learn to perform.." I'm not trying to be overly critical, just pointing to my understanding of how it should be vs. how it often appears to be as I agree with you. So that I don't appear to be simply pointing my finger, let me share. I'm no preacher, but I have been asked to give the message from the pulpit on more than one occasion when the pastor would be out of town, etc. While I prepared the massages with fervent prayer and lengthy committed study... I wonder just how much I detracted from His message out of concern for my own presentation. Thanks again for your comments and God bless, Jeff |
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3 | Praise Dance Wrong Worship? | Ps 149:3 | stjohn | 205674 | ||
Brother Jeff: You wrote: " While I prepared the massages with fervent prayer and lengthy committed study... I wonder just how much I detracted from His message out of concern for my own presentation. " Brother I've been in the same boat, though to my shame, I don't believe I gave it all that much effort, I can say, without wondering, when I reflect back, and to my discredit, I was indeed more worried about how I looked , much more so than I was about how, "He" looked. We are after all, still SO human: aren't we...... Only once was I able, by His grace, and His grace alone, to give out a message that was more about Him, and to my shock, it was actually received with applause! It was very humbling, by the way. It really made me look inside. What I did learn though, is that, I'm pretty sure that I'm no preacher. God bless John |
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4 | Praise Dance Wrong Worship? | Ps 149:3 | jlhetrick | 205687 | ||
Yes John, and we can be grateful to those whom He has called to that ministry. Jeff |
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5 | Praise Dance Wrong Worship? | Ps 149:3 | stjohn | 205695 | ||
Amen to that, Jeff, very grateful. I believe too, Sir, that, 1Cor 12:4-12 covers what comes to my mind, v4-7 pretty clearly says that God is the one, and that God surely is the one, who sovereignly does the administering of those callings -- "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."-- than as we know Paul goes on to describe a rather short list of callings, or, ministers, and than v 11-12 once again declares to us God's "sovereignty" in making those decisions, and our unity in all of this, with each-other, and in Christ. --"But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ."-- Anyway, Jeff, I guess my point in all this, is that we have it on a pretty good Scriptural bases, and Scriptural authority, for not worrying whether we are good preachers or not. Thanks Jeff, for bringing that up, it brought me back to something that had been kinda bothering me, but not no more! :-) God bless John |
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