By Colton Parrett

Let’s stop sugarcoating and ask the real question:

“If I’m a regular at a strip club—or even work or dance there—and I don’t plan to stop… will God still let me into heaven?”

People will give you fast, shallow answers. I won’t. Here’s the truth, raw and biblical:

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❗Short answer:

Yes—God can and will still welcome you into heaven if your heart still belongs to Him.

You don’t lose salvation just because of where you go.
You don’t get kicked out of God’s family because of what you struggle with.
You don’t stop being loved just because your life isn’t perfectly “clean.”

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🧠 It’s not about location—it’s about your heart.

Strip clubs, by design, are places where lust, fantasy, and sexual objectification are normalized. So yeah, they’re spiritually dangerous.

But let’s be clear:

Going there doesn’t automatically mean you’ve lost your salvation.
Dancing there doesn’t mean you’ve rejected God.
Being a regular doesn’t make you unworthy of grace.

“The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
— 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)

If your heart still says:

“God, I love You. I believe in You. I want You in my life…”
Then you are not cut off from Him.

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📖 Let’s talk Scripture:

“Whoever believes in Him is not condemned…”
— John 3:18 (NIV)

“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
— Romans 8:1 (NIV)

“The one who comes to me I will never cast out.”
— John 6:37 (ESV)

It doesn’t say, “Unless you went to a strip club.”
It says whoever believes.

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🧎‍♂️ But what if I’m not even trying to stop?

Here’s where we have to get real.

If you keep going to the club and you’re not even trying to listen to God, not even willing to ask Him what He wants from that part of your life, then it’s not just about the club anymore…

…it’s about whether your heart is closing off.

“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
— Hebrews 3:15 (NIV)

God doesn’t expect instant perfection. But He does want an open heart.
Struggle is okay. Rebellion is not.

If your mindset becomes, “I don’t care what God wants, I’m doing me,”—that’s the danger zone. Not because of the club, but because you’ve started to reject the relationship.

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🔥 But what if I’m dancing there?

Same truth applies.

Dancing in a strip club may not reflect God’s best design for your body, soul, or spirit. But if you’re in that space and still saying:

“God, I’m struggling. I’m here for now. But I still believe in You…”

He’s not going anywhere. You are still loved, seen, and redeemable.

God doesn’t walk away from messy people—He walks with them.

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🛑 Is it still a sin to go, even if no one is married?

Yes. Because it’s not about marriage—it’s about lust.

“Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
— Matthew 5:28 (NIV)

“Flee from sexual immorality.”
— 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV)

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
— Colossians 3:2 (NIV)

Strip clubs stir lust. Lust darkens your heart. And darkened hearts often stop hearing God’s voice.

But again, that doesn’t mean you’re out.
It means God is inviting you closer, even from within that environment.

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✅ Final Answer:

• Going to a strip club regularly doesn’t send you to hell.

• Dancing there doesn’t disqualify you from God’s love.

• What sends someone to hell is not a specific sin—it’s the choice to reject God’s grace and relationship completely.

• If you’re still talking to God, still loving Him, even in the middle of your mess—you’re still His.

God doesn’t give up on people who still want Him—even when they haven’t walked away from the club yet.

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— Colton Parrett
Christian blogger, believer in raw prayers, and living proof that God hears people even when they’re a mess.