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Originally Posted by deacon blues
Was David going into convulsions or seizure-like movements or was he dancing traditional Jewish dances before the Lord? And we don't really have any evidence in the NT church of such productions---walk six paces, dance and about, walk six paces dance and shout. David was celebrating the return of the ark to Israel and making it the center of their worship. Today WE are the Temple of the HS. I don't have to have a Sunday gathering to worship. I can worship 24/7 anywhere. Why don't these folks fall out, huck and buck at the grocery or on the street or in a parking lot or in their living room?
I'm afraid I've observed a lot of emotionalism and putting on a show at church. Why are the "moves of God" only between 10-12 on Sundays? Could it be that there's a temptation to show out in the confines of church? I think it's important to be consistent. You should worship God in public like you do in private. I wouldn't do anything in public worship that I'm not consistently doing in private. Have you ever heard of someone getting "slain in the Spirit" at home alone in their bedroom? Have you heard of someone running the halls of their house when no one was there to observe? Just askin...
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I have heard someone say that serving God shouldn't have any emotion.
God saved my bacon from an eternal fire & I ain't gonna be emotional?
God gave me my physical life & eternal life & preserves me day in & day out & there isn't going to be an emotional response to that?
DB, the Bible is rife with emotional displays demonstrated by a pyscical response.
As for how we respond at home, many times I or my family will be singing, clapping our hands, weeping, & just generally worsipping God.
Do we have to show some restraint?
Yes, we live in a duplex with neighbours who moved in this past summer who are quiet as a Church mouse & have already indicated that our teanagers are a little on the noisey side, so yes, we need to be cognizance of that in are actions.
In regards to Church, the Bible declares to sing, clap, shout in our praise & worship--if that bothers you well....
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