Christians & clubbing

Personally I am almost 23 but I have not gone clubbing. This is probably because I am not really outgoing nor do I want to get drunk/wasted. I am on medication that I take before I go to bed so it is NOT a good idea to drink at night. I also don't think I will enjoy it very much. I might just be standing in a corner sipping a soda not being in the action. I also don't know what I would there. Lust would be an issue, not that it isn't already as a guy, but many girls dress revealing in clubs obviously.

I live in Toronto as well and I have heard of many stories of fights happening for no reason at clubs (over girls) or people get angry if yo bump into them by accident. I don't want to be part of that atmosphere. But although I do plan on going clubbing just to see what it's like. I know a Christian who does not go clubbing because he does not feel like he can be a good witness in that environment. I have a friend who said he went there to share the gospel and the people who weren't wasted... however few, would listen to him. Don't know how well it went though.

I live in Toronto too, but in all seriousness, this doesn't happen that often. You just have to have your wits about you, as one would anywhere or wherever one would go.

Personally I'm just not comfortable with the types of places I believe you guys are describing. Once or twice a year like for New Years or so I'll go to one of the busier places downtown or one of the clubs around the casino. We used to have a Jillian's and I loved that but its gone. I generally stick to this small cigar bar in a strip-mall or this great little working-class bar my neighbor owns with karaoke a few times a week. I will hang out in the restaurant bars like Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, Old Chicago, or my favorite Bar Louie with my coworkers but usually only during football season.

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These topic caught my attention really fast. I've have been on the fence and confused as well. Being a Christian and going to the club has always been a question in my mind. I am 20 yrs old and a sophmore in college. I have always wanted to experience the club life and see what it is all about, however being that my parents are strict and are opposed to the club life, they have never allowed me to go. So, I brought the question up to my Sunday school teacher and he lead me to John 15:19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. In a nutshell he said that being that we are Christians we are to be "Christ Like" and because we are in this world we are not to subject ourselves to things of the world that could hender our relationship with HIM and cause us to fall into further temptations of the world. With that being said it really did not register into my mind. I still felt/ feel that way of experiencing the club life becuase I am young and in college. Having strict parents who are highly regarded in my church and dont allowing me to do much does backfire. Because it has caused me to go behind their backs and go to clubs. However going there, one can get pulled into some temptation due to what others may be doing. I guess it truly does depend on a person and what they may believe is okay to do. But when you look at it from a perspective of would Jesus go to one and if he did what would he do, I can only imagine that it would not be a place he'd go to.

But didn't Jesus constantly go out to parties and feasts?

ive gone clubbing a few times. Its good fun as long as your with a good bunch of people. first time i went with my older cousin and all of his friends. At first it can be a bit intimidating but you can just do what i did, which is be friendly to everyone, including strangers. I remember walking up to these two burly looking guys who were just sitting round and said "wow, you guys are huge, you go gym?" after that they were friendly to me and i wasnt intimidated by them no more lol. All the girls look mint too, i mean seriously is that even legal? lol anyway, i danced a bit, but didnt drink nothing but water, i still had a great time and ill probably be heading out again. If i were you, id recommend it, but dont expect to be witnessing to people there, unless you really feel like its needed. Coz most of the people there, only want to drink, hookup and dance. I only did the latter but even so, it was a blast.

Yep! He also drank wine.

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Why would you want to go clubbing? I mean, the Bible tells us not to be yoked with unbelievers....well, unless we are trying to witness to them, and how many people do you know that goes in clubs to witness in the first place?

Then, you have to think about what temptations are in the clubs...you have alcohol and possibly drugs for one thing. Yes, Jesus drank, but He sure didn't make it a habit of going out to get drunk. Then you have the way women/men dress in clubs...you'll have the temptation of lust to deal with, on top of the alcohol that will lower the inhibitions.

And doesn't the Holy Spirit convict you when you express interest in going to clubs? He warns us not to do things that will grieve Him.

I am dying to know when Studio 54 became the paradigm for all nightclubs. I just went Saturday, and beyond some casual bantering/flirting with a man who claimed to be a male stripper, nothing particularly wild was going on.

Believe me, the majority of people at clubs are not doing blow in the bathroom.

I'm a bit of a wallflower, so clubs don't really work for me, neither does hanging out with the idiots who pressure me to go talk to the hottie across the bar. Other than that I like techno and flashing lights.