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I am saying this respectfully, and am not trying to push one way or another. Rather, I admire your desire to be pure before the Lord. However, I do believe you are doing two things that we ALL tend to do.I was attending a church here and there for a while in which I was advised that a Christian woman does not conduct herself in that way (meaning dancing).
David danced, but i begin to wonder if that was because he was a male and was privileged to do that without being labeled as a "loose man."
Seriously, could a Hebrew woman have gotten away with dancing before the lord like David? wouldn't she have been labeled?
Why would I be labeled as a loose woman, who is advertising herself just for dancing at a wedding?
Seems there is a thing called male privilege at work or double standards.
I have been counseled that moving your body rhythmically to the music is advertising your body.
Doesn't matter if I m in a conservative dress or not. Its the movement that is supposed to be sinful.
I don't go there any more, as I never felt so unloved and rejected for being a single woman.
The church pews on each side, left and right were full of married couples.
As an lone, single woman, I distinctly felt that I was viewed as a temptation to the happiness of the married couples.
I know other women know that look, when other women scorn you with their stares.
1. You are imposing our modern, western, cultural understanding over and into an ancient, Semitic, near east collection of writings.
2. You are allowing bylaws, and not direct commandments from God, to dictate and steer your paradigm.
Whether you dance or not is no concern of mine... be blessed regardless of your decision. But go to this thing with this understanding.... if these Jewish people are practicing, then throw out any idea that they don't love the same God you do. Perhaps they don't have an understanding of messiah that we do (that he has come) but they await him as do we... we just know it as his return. My point is, they are not going to do anything that will profane the name (character, reputation, authority) of God.
My advice, go, enjoy and watch. If what THEY are doing does not stand in conflict with your understanding of God, then join them and enjoy yourself. And if it does conflict, don't and try not to look condemning in the process.
Be blessed regardless.
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