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Is it wrong to go to the prom? What About The Prom? Is it wrong to dance? Is it wrong to go to the prom?

Why Can’t Christian Dance Or Go To The Prom? How can we say it is wrong when no passage specifically forbids it? Why some Christians see nothing wrong with dancing & encourage it? World thinks it is an innocent thing. Is it wrong to go to school prom? Many know it is wrong – can’t prove it.

People Often Live Like They Want Judges 21:25 (17:6) In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Christians Are Not Exempt!

What About The Prom? What Is Dancing?

What Is Dancing? Dance is an expression in rhythmic movement of an intensified sense of life, arising from an inner perception that stimulates both mind and body. -Grolier To move rhythmically to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures. -American Heritage Dictionary

Moving in Rhythm To The Music Close Bodily Contact Moving in Rhythm To The Music Romantic Atmosphere: Lights, Music, Revealing Attire

At times: dresses tight & revealing.

Various Types of Dancing Waltz Disco Ballroom Dirty Dancing Prom At Some Party

What About The Prom? What Is Dancing? What Is The Appeal?

The Testimony of The World The Appeal: Sexual

Testimony of the World J. Edgar Hoover: “Most juvenile crime has its inception in the dance hall, either public or private.” Prof. W. C. Wilkerson of Chicago University: it is a “system of means, contrived with more than human ingenuity, to excite the instinct of sex action.” T. A. Vogner, former supervisor of the Dancing Academy in CA: “No woman can waltz well and waltz virtuously.” J. P. Gibson, MD: “Among those who dance it is noteworthy that very few girls spend much time dancing with other girls. Neither do men dance very much with own wives, nor brothers with their own sisters...the secret of the popularity of dancing (or is it a secret) is the exciting, sexual stimulation resulting from the close embrace of male and female whether it be with music in dancing or without music in petting and necking.” Homer Hailey: “It is true that only a minority of church members dance, and possibly a small minority; but to whatever degree dancing is tolerated among members of the body, to just that degree the church tends toward the world, and allows the spirit of the world to infiltrate it.”

Testimony of the World "Another motive for the dance is the sexual motive - the dance has always been used as a means of expressing sexual desire and as a means of wooing...We find this same sex motive in the modern ballroom dance, which has now degenerated into dull and stupid forms, but it is a legitimate opportunity for contact." - Dance We Must (1938, reprinted 1950), p. 6 (from a series of lectures given by Ted Shawn at George Peabody College For Teachers

Testimony of the World Interview with Arthur Murray: “Why has ballroom dancing declined?  Murray responds: ‘Since dancing is based on sexual flirtation and since young people have no problem with sexual flirtation; dancing has taken a back seat to the back seat’.  This only confirms what we all know, dancing leads from the ballroom to the bedroom – L.A. radio host Ervin Edwards [Big E.].” Mark Weisner, Ph.D. in his article “When the Answer is Not Tonight” – “Think about activities that lead to sex.  A dark crowded room with whispers of delight, the dance floor, a proven place for the struggling couple.  A romantic dinner with a band, candles, and ‘the right foods’.” –

Testimony of the World “We are all men. We know the natural desires of youth. We know that sex is the strongest impulse Implanted in the human race. You can picture the effect on a boy or girl of eighteen or twenty, when this hunger is the keenest, when knowledge and experience are lacking in formation of judgment, of one of these dances which call for close abdominal contact and frequently brings the cheeks together and entwine the limbs ... There is left but one reason for the popularity of the dance, and that is sex appeal. I hasten to assure you that I do not believe the dancers are always conscious that this is the reason they enjoy this position and the steps that go with it. But this lack of consciousness is merely an added factor of danger ... when you are told that

Testimony of the World youth of both sexes can survive this experience without mental, moral, or physical pollution, you know the teller lies ... If you can believe youth is the same after this experience as before, then God help your child or your charge, for you are not mentally fit for your responsibility. If you do not believe I have correctly described the modern dances and their effects, you either have not seen them performed or you are willfully blind to their true nature. “ – Louis Guyon, owner and operator of Chicago’s largest dance hall

Testimony of the World “There can scarcely be any doubt that dancing came about as an adjunct of sexual stimulation” (Medical Review of America) The drawing power of the discos attributed to its “progressive sexuality” and the promoters pin-pointing “sex-appeal” as the life-blood of the fad (The New York Times Magazine) "I don't think ballroom dancing will ever return to popularity. People always thought it was a prelude to sex, but people don't need preludes anymore" (Arthur Murray, Chicago Tribune, "No Prelims, All Main Event")

Testimony of the World "All ballroom dancing in pairs looks toward intercourse. In this respect the Puritans were dead right....The development of no-contact dances has come about because one doesn't now need a social excuse to embrace a girl, but as an excitant it need not involve contact at all - in fact, dances like flamenco or the twist are far more erotic than a clinch because you aren't too close to see one another. At its best this sort of dance is simply intercourse by remote control." – (The Joy Of Sex, Alex Comfort, p. 162, 1972)

If they engage in the same If a young man takes your daughter to the Prom – The parents are proud! If they engage in the same action in the Living room – Send him home! The Testimony of The World If Remove Sexual – Kill Dance: Bodily Contact Lewd Movements Boys w/ girls If Stop the Music – same actions would be called “petting” The Appeal: Sexual

If you were to walk into a room where boys were dancing with each other What conclude? Would assume gay? Why? The Appeal: Sexual

Close – Inappropriate Bodily Contact

Close – Inappropriate Bodily Contact

Close – Inappropriate Bodily Contact

What About The Prom? What Is Dancing? What Is The Appeal? Principles That Condemn The Dance

No Direct Statement Rather Evidence From Which To Draw Conclusion Luke 7:18-22 18 Then the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. 19 And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?" 20 When the men had come to Him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, 'Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?' " 21 And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight. 22 Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. No Direct Statement Rather Evidence From Which To Draw Conclusion Question: “Are you coming one?” Response: Worked Miracles! Conclusion: He is the coming one!

Bible Principles That Condemn Dancing Lasciviousness

shamelessness…wanton Lasciviousness (aselgeia) Passages: Gal. 5:19 1 Pet. 4:3 Rom. 13:13 2 Pet. 2:7 Defined “Unbridled lust… wantoness shamelessness…wanton (acts or) manners, as filthy words, indecent bodily movements, unchaste handling of males and females, etc. (Thayer, p. 79-80) How Used Sensuality Bauer 114 NASV That which leads to lust

Lasciviousness Flee Lust Bible Principles That Condemn Dancing Lasciviousness Flee Lust Flee: To run away, shun or escape (Strongs) 2 Tim. 2:22 1 Thess. 4:3-6 Col. 3:5

Lasciviousness Flee Lust Flee Fornication Bible Principles That Condemn Dancing Lasciviousness Flee Lust Flee Fornication 1 Cor. 6:18

Lasciviousness Flee Lust Flee Fornication Revelries Bible Principles That Condemn Dancing Lasciviousness Flee Lust Flee Fornication Revelries

Revelries “feast and drinking parties that protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry” (Thayer) “carousal, merrymaking, with music and dancing” (Liddell and Scott Greek Lexicon) Scott's Bible - "'Revelings' were such feasts, as were accompanied with music and dancing, and whatever could promote hilarity and sensual gratification."

What About The Prom? What Is Dancing? What Is The Appeal? Principles That Condemn The Dance Attempts to Justify

Attempts to Justify “Even If It Excites Others Sexually - It Does Not Effect Me That Way – I Can Control My Thinking” I doubt that this is usually the case – we sometimes overestimate our strength Even if you are not so affected – what about the one you are with?

”I Can’t Control What Others Think” Attempts to Justify ”I Can’t Control What Others Think” We are responsible when we influence a person in the wrong direction

“Men & Women Danced in the Bible” Attempts to Justify “Men & Women Danced in the Bible”

Dancing in the Bible Four Categories Of Dancing in the Bible “religious” dances of the O.T. – Exo.15:20-21; 2 Sam.6:14 expression of rejoicing – 1 Sam.18:6 play of children – Luke 7:32; Job 21:11 the dance of Salome – Matt.14:6 The First Three Categories Do Not Resemble the Dancing that We Are Talking About

Dancing in the Bible "While the mode of dancing is not known in detail, it is clear that men and women did not generally dance together, and there is no real evidence that they ever did. Social amusement was hardly a major purpose of dancing, and the modern method of dancing by couples is unknown." - Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia Of The Bible, "Dancing“ "Women seemed generally to have danced by themselves... Of the social dancing of couples in the modern fashion there is no trace." – ISBE "There is no evidence of couples dancing together, however; that was to happen much later, probably in Provence in the 12th Century." - Encyclopedia Britannica, "The Art Of Dance",

What if I go but don’t dance? What would you think of a Christian sitting at a bar? Not drinking alcohol Seen going into bar – sitting on stool His friends are drinking Doesn’t tell everyone – is not drinking Not clear to all – not drinking Is in middle of where people are drinking Would it leave the wrong impression?

What About The Prom? What Is Dancing? What Is The Appeal? Principles That Condemn The Dance Attempts to Justify