Is it ok with Christ if we dance, sing and raise our hands to him with contemporary praise and worship songs?

Question

during church service? How does He feel about this? I'd love to find scripture to read in the bible about it if anyone knows any.

Answer 1

Sure can, I personally don't like that style and am more traditional, but worshipping any way you want, is fine. God appreciaites it. The 1st answerer gave you the best scriptural reference I think.

Go for it.

Answer 2

We should worship and praise Him- some churches I know are very out there, where they dance up and down the rows and make it a "show" more than a sanctuary of praise- which I think there is a fine line to that...We should be praising Him and focusing on Him during worship...not others dancing around- But there is nothing wrong with lifting hands and singing out with all your heart--the dancing, I do not see that in my church, as long as it does not distract anyone- that is the main reason I would not like that because it distracts others from worshipping...I mean if it became out of hand. Hard to explain...But I love to raise my hands and worship the Lord- close my eyes and focus on Him. And yes there is a verse where David dances before the Lord, and even after a victory the women came out in the streets and danced and played tambourines.

John 4:24
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

Answer 3

Yes it is OK. We should always Praise him with a whole heart and with freedom to give thanks.
Read Psalms...There are many passages about singing and dancing. Psalms 98:4, 111:1, 149:3 are just a few.
Coming to him with an open heart, open hands (ready to receive his peace and wisdom) and just giving him praise will open a door to a worship experience like no other.
There are many awesome worship Cd's out there. I encourage you to listen to a few and enter into a new relationship with Christ during this time.
God Bless!

Answer 4

Yes dear it's in the word as follows;

Judges 11:14, 21:21-24
matthew 11:17
Luke 15:25
Psalms 30:11, 150:2, 149:3

hope this can be some help. I my church we dont only dance we shout unto the lord.

Answer 5

For scripture, read the old testament. Psalms is filled with it. King David stripped down to his "underwear" and raised his hands in worship and praise to God with his people watching. You must do this when the Spirit of God leads you to. If it is just an emotional response to a song, it means nothing. We are to show our faith in our works. Going to meet with a group of believers and raise our hands to God without wrath and doubting is an act of Faith. I Timothy 2:1-8 vs 8 (I think) says that men ( meaning mankind) are to raise their hands without wrath and doubting when praying. There are prayers of worship, praise, supplication, etc. I think the Bible has 7 types of prayers in it. Sometimes we raise our hands to God and sometimes we lay flat on our face before God and everything in between. Every time there was war in the old testament, they had the dancers and the players of music with them. The dancers danced to God, not to entertain the troops. Be sure your dancing is to God. If you have a concordance in the back of your Bible, look up the word dance. It will give you some specific scriptures to look up. There are many. Remember, they referred to Jesus as Lord of the Dance. ( I grew up in a church that did not allow dancing or raising of hands. They lied. We are supposed to do these things according to the Bible.) Hope this is helpful. God Bless.

Answer 6

King David declared by God to be a man after God's own heart is the prime illustration of dance and worship before the Lord.

He embraces our worship. Read the book of Psalms for inspiration to feel the freedom to let loose.

Answer 7

1 Corinthians 14:40 says, "Let all things be done decently and in order."

The New Testament gives us five acts of worship when we come together as a congregation to worship him. These are singing, praying, giving (on the first day of the week - 1 Cor 16:1-2), communion or the "Lord's Supper" (on the first day of the week - Acts 20:7), and preaching / teaching.

The apostles were to teach men to do all the things Christ had commanded (Matt 28:18-20). Whatever we do in worship should be done "in the name of the Lord". (Colossians 3:17) To do something in Christ's name, is to follow his authority or instructions. We should be content to worship in the way God has authorized! Does the New Testament authorize some of the things you listed for our assemblies?

We must remember, the time of worship is not for self-entertainment. We are not the focus of our own worship. God is the focus of worship and we show honor to him when we reverently worship him. Worship is not designed to put on a show.

Many times we need to ask ourselves if emotionalism is designed to please God or to please ourselves. Worship should be a joyus occation, but it should also be a time to show reverence and respect to God.

Many times if we ask a question such as the one you've asked, we have reason to doubt if it is OK. After all, if we didn't have a reason to doubt if it was OK, why ask the question? Our worship should not be in ways we are unsure of, they should be by faith.

See Romans 14:23, "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Here some were eating meat offered to idols, but they were unsure if it was OK or sinful. Whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Faith comes from hearing the word of God.(rom 10:17)

Answer 8

King David danced in the Old Testament before the Lord. Psalms 47:1 says, "Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout to God with cries of joy." Psalms 66:1 says, "Shout with joy to God, all the earth!" Jeremiah 31:7 says, "This is what the Lord says: 'Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, 'O Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel.' " Jeremiah 31:13 says, "Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow." Because John 4:24 says, "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth," worship him with your whole heart, whether or not it includes dancing, singing, raising your hands, etc., is up to you. The most important point is to worship him in spirit.

Answer 9

David danced and sang before the ark of the covenant to honor God. Im not sure of the verse.

If you read Psalms, you'll see how much dancing and singing there is.

The raising of the hands/arms is a sign of "giving up" yourself. You are acknowleding him as savior. When you have your hands up in the air, you are more vulnerable. If your heart is in the right place, your vulnerability will bring you closer to God during your worship.

Answer 10

Those that says that CCM and worship music isn't for Jesus are to into themselves. It's mostly Baptists that think that it's a sin to have that type of music to worship the Lord. However, they don't understand the modern church.
There is alot of songs that is accepted at a church with CCM and Praise worship.