No Diggity: In the Bible

 In 1996 the R&B group Blackstreet had a song called "No Diggity" as a single for their album with the same name.  In 2013 Ed Sheeran did a cover of the same song with some success, sales wise.  So what is the song about and why does it stay in the forefront, the minds eye, of music fans?  Well the song is about a prostitute that sells herself all over town and you wonder if it should be called "No dignity" instead of "No Diggity"?  So what does "No Diggity" mean?  The Urban dictionary says that it means "absolutely" or "no doubt."  So when you are dealing with a prostitute you are "absolutely" paying for sex and you are "no doubt" making a deal with the devil; children you must learn that if you are not doing what's right, then you are doing  wrong. 

The song goes on to call the prostitute a perfect ten, as if she has all the qualities one looks for when searching for a woman.  The bible refers to several prostitutes, but they are not presented as godly women, however they are described as resourceful women and one was even celebrated for her wisdom through helping the children of Israel by hiding their spies.  But should prostitutes be celebrated and held up as models for young women.  The bible says that the married older women, should be held as examples for the younger women (Titus 2).

R&B music is not godly music and proves this by constantly degrading women, depicting them as whores and presenting men as pimps.  The group, "Destiny's Child", famously had a song where they ask men, "can you pay my bills" if you can't pay my bills, then no sex!  The bibles says that fornication is sinning against your own self  because you are degrading the holy vessel that God has given you, that is meant for a holy purpose (1 Corinthians 6:18).  R&B music encourages you to sin against yourself, just listening to it degrades your mindset and pulls you into a base way of thinking.  When dealing with women in real life, you find yourself making deals, immoral deals, exchanging money for sexual favors, but the body is not meant to be used in that manner (1 Corinthians 6:13)  

In the bible serving other gods is called whoredoms, so what do you think trying various types of music is, its trying spirits and you eventually serve them.  The bible says try the spirits to see if they are of God.  If their philosophy differs from the bible, then they are not of God.  The bible says that in the end times men with listen to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, that's popular music my friends (1 Timothy), it's a seducing spirit; I went to sleep one night listening to popular music and had terrible dreams, the music seemed to be attacking me.  Music is a seducing spirit, and what is a prostitute if not a seducer.  The bible says that their house is the road to Hell (Proverbs 7).  

So what am I saying.  Well, we need good role models for our children like the bible says, and we need to watch what we listen to as not to be overcome with evil. The bible says as a man thinketh in his heart so is he, so be mindful of what you listen to because it sets your mindset.  


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