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Halloween à Christian or Not
As Halloween quickly approaches, I find
myself asking one question, Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? I take a
step back and remember my childhood, as each October 31st
approached, yes, we (my 5 brothers and I) did look forward to dressing up,
going door to door to see how much candy we could collect, never giving a
thought to what the “Halloween Holiday” really stood for. Witches, Black
Cats, Pumpkins well just part of the decorations I guessed. But lets take a closer look, shall
we.
Who Started
Halloween
Halloween and its practices
are Roman Catholic and Pagan in origin. From the Encyclopedia Britannica:
"In its strictly religious aspect, this occasion is known as the vigil
of Hallowmas of All Saint's Day, Nov. 1, observed by the Roman Catholic and
Anglican churches. Pope Gregory III (731 to 741 AD) assigned this date for
celebrating of the feast when he consecrated a chapel in Saint Peter's
basilica to all the saints. Gregory the IV extended the feast to the entire
church (Roman Catholic 1*) in 834 AD" "There is little doubt that
the Christian (Roman Catholic 1*) church sought to eliminate or supplant the
Druid festival of the dead by introducing the alternative observance of All
Saint's Day on Nov. 1."
"… After the Reformation, Protestants rejected this feast
along with other important ones such as Christmas and Easter."
- Colliers Encyclopedia
Associated through its name
with All hallows Eve. Popular secular observance of Halloween, falling on
the night of Oct. 31, is derived from the rights of the Druids celebrating
the day of Saman, when the Lord of Death called
together the souls of the wicked who had died during the past year. The
theme of harvest, which runs through modern Halloween celebrations, comes
from both the old Druidic celebrations and the old Roman Catholic festivals
in honor of Pomona, goddess of fruit, brought to Britain during the Roman
occupation."
What does God's
Word say about such Pagan Practices
The Bible, God’s Word and
Final Authority says much about the practices from
which modern Halloween celebrations are taken. The nation of Israel was
specifically warned against the very same practices that are part of the
modern Halloween celebration.
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "When
you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not
learn to follow the abominations of those nations. {10} "There shall
not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass
through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one
who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, {11} "or one who conjures spells,
or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up
the dead. {12} "For all who do these things are an abomination to the
LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out
from before you. “
Jeremiah 10:2 “Thus says
the LORD: "Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at
the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. “
But they did not obey.
Pay close attention to verse
18
2 Kings 17:17-18 “And
they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced
witchcraft and soothsaying, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of
the LORD, to provoke Him to anger. {18} Therefore
the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; there
was none left but the tribe of Judah alone”.
What is
Christ's Church Suppose to Do
Ephesians 5:11-12 “And
have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose
them. {12} For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done
by them in secret. “
1 Corinthians 10:14
“Therefore, my beloved, flee
from idolatry. “
2 Corinthians 6:16-18 “And
what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are
the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will dwell in them
And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people. {17}
Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do
not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you. {18}"I will be a
Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD
Almighty.”
2 Corinthians 7:1 “Therefore,
having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
fear of God. “
Trick or Treat?
In essence, the only one who
receives a treat is Satan as he tricks you into allowing him to hinder your
walk with the Lord. Let’s see how.
The "trick or treat"
concept implies the threat of force and violence. To teach children such
attitudes and concepts is completely contrary to Christ.
Proverbs 22:6 “Train up
a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart
from it.”
Matthew 22:36-40 “Teacher,
which is the great commandment in the law? {37} Jesus said to him, 'You shall love
the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind.' {38}"This is the first and great commandment. {39} And the
second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' {40}"On
these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Since these practices are
contrary to Gods commands, we should not take part in them.
Do not let Satan neutralize your Christian walk, by mixing with it pagan or satanic
practices. If it is not of God it is of the flesh and the world: Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Do not allow the Devil to trick you into thinking you must wait until you die to be saved from
"the wages of sin," when God says today is the day of salvation! There is no "second
chance" after this life, only the "second death." Hebrews
4:7 ”Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts.” Hebrews 9:27
“And as it is appointed unto men
once to die, but after this the judgment:”;
Revelation 20:14 “And death and hell were cast into the
lake of fire. This is the second death.”
Do not permit the enemy of your soul to deceive you into believing
that salvation is by "works",
it is written:
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by
grace you have been saved through faith, and that
not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, {9} not of works, lest anyone
should boast.”
Romans 10:13 for “whoever calls
on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
You can not
earn your way into heaven, nor can you buy your way into heaven. Eternal
Salvation is a gift from God, given by the Son of God through the shed
blood on Calvery. If you haven’t received your
gift of Salvation, Please Click this Link to Accept Jesus into your heart
and receive your gift. Don’t wait, do it now.
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