Q and A 2004 - Message 2
Genesis 3:19 ASV, Exodus 32:19 ASV, Leviticus 19:9 ASV, Leviticus 19:9 ASV, Leviticus 19:27-28 ASV, Psalm 149:3 ASV, Ecclesiastes 3:4 ASV, Matthew 14:6-7 ASV, Matthew 22:30 ASV, Luke 15:25 ASV, Luke 16:23 ASV, 1 Corinthians 15:33 ASV, Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV, Ephesians 5:3 ASV, 1 Timothy 2:9 ASV and 1 Peter 3:3-4 ASV
IS IT OKAY FOR A CHRISTIAN TO GO DANCING?There is a…time to mourn and a time to dance.TWO KINDS OF DANCING:• GOOD DANCING.Let them praise his name with dancing…When (the older son) came near the house, he heard music and dancing.• BAD DANCING.When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned……the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod so much that he promised…to give her whatever she asked.AVOID DANCING WHEN:1) PUTS YOU IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character.”2) IT STIRS UP SINFULLY SEXUAL FEELINGS.But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality…SHOULD A CHRISTIAN GET A TATTOO?AGAINST TATTOOS:Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.• YOU MAY APPEAR REBELLIOUS TO SOME. • DISHONORING THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. • YOU ARE MAKING A PERMANENT DECISION. NOT AGAINST TATTOOS:Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed…Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material…Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.• LEVITICUS 19:28 WAS TALKING ABOUT IDOLATRY. • LAW OF MOSES WAS FULFILLED WITH CHRIST. • TATTOOS CAN BE A WITNESS. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE MEAN WHEN IT SAYS TO DRESS MODESTLY?And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves… NLTYour beauty should not come from outward adornment…Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.IS IT OKAY TO BE CREMATED?…for dust you are and to dust you will return.WILL WE BE MARRIED IN HEAVEN?At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage…CAN PEOPLE SEE US FROM HEAVEN?WILL WE KNOW EACH OTHER IN HEAVEN?In hades, where (the rich man) was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CALVINISM AND ARMINIANISM?• Calvinism came from the Swiss reformer John Calvin (1509-1564). • God predestined or elected some to be saved and others to be damned. • Man’s free will plays no role in him coming to Christ. T--Total depravityU--Unconditional electionL--LiFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.