Do u allow Running,Shouting,Dancing in your church

[Sister Alvear]

Miriam was for certain in order when she danced with the ladies...David was in order when he danced before the Lord...

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by CC1

I think healed people rejoicing is natural and not to be confused with shouting as you see it in Pentecostal churches.

If you are honest you will have to admit there is no New Testament precedent for the "shouting" that goes on in Pentecostal churches.

Even the account of the upper room has no references to what Pentecostals do today.

The OT type worship engrained in the Jewish folks was not addressed as not to be done! The sabbath-sacrifices-feast days-circumcision-dietary laws are all addressed in that they would not continue in the Church Age however these Jews who were and are today(Orthodox) are very expressive in worship. If this had changed to a solemn Baptist type meeting surely the Apostles would have addressed it.

And folks should rejoice over being healed MORE than being saved?

[Sister Alvear]

In studying Jewish history they had dances ...but they did not go wild and banging their heads and hurting themselves EXCEPT when they worked themselves into a frenzy worshipping before the golden calf...

and I love worship but love it in the spirit or led by the spirit...

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by CC1

I thnk 98% of it is purely Pentecostal tradition and culture. It is not in the Bible.

It is a learned behaviour from watching other people do it and being in an atmospehere where it is done and encouraged.

So if it's a watched behavior, who started it?

[BrotherEastman]

Yeah, but that's Old Testament.

[Mrs. LPW]

Originally Posted by CC1

I think healed people rejoicing is natural and not to be confused with shouting as you see it in Pentecostal churches.

If you are honest you will have to admit there is no New Testament precedent for the "shouting" that goes on in Pentecostal churches.

Even the account of the upper room has no references to what Pentecostals do today.

Saved people oughta be on their way rejoicing even more than the healed person.

[Sister Alvear]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The OT type worship engrained in the Jewish folks was not addressed as not to be done! The sabbath-sacrifices-feast days-circumcision-dietary laws are all addressed in that they would not continue in the Church Age however these Jews who were and are today(Orthodox) are very expressive in worship. If this had changed to a solemn Baptist type meeting surely the Apostles would have addressed it.

And folks should rejoice over being healed MORE than being saved?

It is a fact that the "church fathers" took jewish dances OUT of the church. I do not think we can find where the disciples or Paul took worship out of the church.
History says, the first churches were built with a place for them to dance but as time passed and the church became corrupted circle dances common among Jews were taken out of the so called church.

I am not against anything that would draw us closer to God...In Brazil our people laugh among themselves because they know by my expression if I think someone is out of order...

Now please do not mistake what I am saying...

I was just up in a convention (one of our churches) and we had visitors from another church group..their pastor did all kinds of jumping falling out spinning...you name it he did it...fell out in the floor...lol...

Then after all his commotion I was asked to preach...

I told them, now you folks have danced and carried on for over an hour...our people mostly watched the show...if I had been the pastor I would have sit the guy down...good thing God did not call me to pastor...
Anyway I told them I had a message from God and I did not want anyone talking in tongues and dancing while I was up...
The real spirit of the Lord came down and before it was over 16 grown people were in the alter weeping...

I am for what God is for...if it goes beyond what I feel is scripture I usually just stand and watch...

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

We are just like Pentecost has always been!

Now, Brother, you know good and well some guy with hair on his face would not be allowed at any church you pastor!

[Sister Alvear]

I seen God heal several people ...twice I saw crippled walk, a dead aby raised from the dead...Yes, we shouted for we had a reason to rejoice...I have shouted and rejoiced to see witchdoctors come to the Lord...Even the Lord will decend with a shout...

[Sister Alvear]

I believe in Balance.