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Old 01-31-2008, 06:13 PM
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It's quite simple. If you are going to do dance in worship, then everyone must do it. The elements of worship in the RPW are things which clearly bind the conscience of the Church from Scripture. If you believe that dancing is an element of worship, you must beleive it with the same force that you would command people to pray or to listen to the preaching of the Word. If it's not clear from Scripture, then you had better think twice before even attempting to introduce it and bind it on another's conscience.
Yes, this is something I find strange about those who argue for dancing; while they claim its Biblical, they turn round and say they don't want to enforce it on everyone, but if it is Biblical then everyone should be doing it (unless there is a special office of dancer which I have missed).
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