The Dance

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 16, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 11.

The Dance.—In the fiftieth psalm we are exhorted to praise the Lord with the dance. The question is frequently asked, Can we not dance to the praise of the Lord now?—Certainly; but very few people who are anxious to dance would care to do so in a way that would praise the Lord, and therefore be pleasing to Him. One can not dance for his own amusement, or for the entertainment of the public, to the praise of the Lord. When David danced to the praise of the Lord, his worldly-minded wife was disgusted. One can not dance in a manner that is pleasing to the world—using the world's unseemly forms and the devil's trashy music—and thereby praise the Lord. If you want to dance to the glory of God, be sure that you do not rather gratify the flesh, and please the adversary.