In family worship, we have reading from the book of Ezekiel. There are a lot of deep and awesome truths found in that book, some of which unlock other controversies that we have yet to understand. Throughout the coming weeks, I will write about the book of Ezekiel based on various points my family members bring out each night. I pray that you will blessed. " Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men , and didst commit whoredom with them.." (Ezekiel 16:17). My little brother asked Dad, "This is pornography, right?" To be true, the context of this chapter is spiritual adultery. But God uses physical adultery to describe the grossness of Judah's crime. Therefore, this verse can easily be applied to pornography. Pornography is a delicate, yet serious issue; and that is why I am choosing to address it bluntly and openly. But what exactly is it? Definition It i...

Dancing has a bit of a history. It is most often related to the worship of false gods, spiritualism (which is VERY different from spirituality), and, more commonly,  sex  (and yes, I said it).  I do not believe that God had or has any issues with dancing, as there are several verses in HIS BOOK which point out that activity (Ecclesiastes 3:4; Psalm 30:11; Lamentations 5:15). By looking at these verses, and many more,  dancing is a form of expressing great joy . King David danced when the Ark of God was come back to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:14-16) Miriam danced when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea unharmed (Exodus 15:20) Jepthath's daughter danced when her father returned from war (Judges 11:34) the father of the prodigal son held a party with "music and dancing" (Luke 15:25) Joy. Inexpressible joy. Overflowing joy.  However, we also have dance in the Bible in relation to idol worship-- which God has commanded against in Exodus 20:2-6-- and sensua...