Backwoods Presbyterian
Puritanboard Amanuensis
Had reason this morning to do some study in the Larger Catechism and was reading Larger Catechism Question 139, which states:
One of the sins forbidden is, " lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays" .
J.G. Vos in his wonderful commentary on the WLC states:
What in your mind constitutes " lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays"?
The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, adultery, fornication, rape, incest, sodomy, and all unnatural lusts;all unclean imaginations, thoughts, purposes, and affections; all corrupt or filthy communications, or listening thereunto; wanton looks, impudent or light behaviour, immodest apparel; prohibiting of lawful, and dispensing with unlawful marriages; allowing, tolerating, keeping of stews, and resorting to them; entangling vows of single life, undue delay of marriage, having more wives or husbands than one at the same time;unjust divorce, or desertion; idleness, gluttony, drunkenness, unchaste company; lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays; and all other provocations to, or acts of uncleanness, either in ourselves or others.
One of the sins forbidden is, " lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays" .
J.G. Vos in his wonderful commentary on the WLC states:
-- pg. 374Formerly, Christian people generally objected to promiscuous dancing because it tended to lead to immorality. Today it can be plausibly be argued that many dances are inherently immoral, evil not merely in their results, but in themselves, that is, that the act of dancing, as correctly practiced, itself constitutes a sinful indulgence of sexual passion. Needless to say, Christian people should conscientiously abstain from such practices.
What in your mind constitutes " lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays"?