Celebrate Halloween?

Pegg said:

this whole earth and all that are in it also belong to God, yet we read in the scriptures that the 'whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one' therefore, until such time as God steps in and removes satan entirely, every day that he exists is his day

there is absolutely no point in christians trying to change that by claiming back pagan holidays as their own... its fools gold. But i applaud you for being against halloween...all christians should be.




i agree with you that arrogant men honor themselves... so who instituted the ritual of honoring some people as saints? And who determines who is a saint and who is not a saint?

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A saint is one that has the Spirit of God, which one receives at baptism. And you know that a person has the Spirit of God by the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace and so on.

Buzzfruit said:

A saint is one that has the Spirit of God, which one receives at baptism. And you know that a person has the Spirit of God by the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace and so on.

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dont all christians receive holy spirit at their baptism? Or does holy spirit only go to certain christians?

I think the dangers of dressing up as children of Satan are very real. I don't understand how Christians allow their children.

Pegg said:

dont all christians receive holy spirit at their baptism? Or does holy spirit only go to certain christians?

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If the person does not show the fruit of the Spirit then that person is not converted, even if the person was baptized. I only like to use the word Christian in a general term in reference to anyone that go to church. But God does not use that word to describe His people. It was unbelievers that use it to call those who believe in Jesus, whom were called disciples and a disciple does not have to have the Spirit of God. The 12 disciples did not have the Spirit of God until after Jesus rose from the grave, and blow on them, when He said, Receive the Spirit. The word that God used is son (which has nothing to do with one's gender) and Jesus called the disciples after He was resurrected brothers.....I like that better because that is far more empowering. So today, the word Christian has been abused and misused.

This is the last I’m going to say in regards to this, beause I feel that it needs to be said. I know that most of you who are for Halloween will continue to remain in favor of it, because no matter what is said, whether Biblically sound or not, it will not have any affect on your opinion. However, I’m sending this out to those who want to listen and not speak.

The Bible tells us that no Christian may practice deceit, which is what dressing up as something that you aren’t really is. Jesus did not lie or deceive, so what part should we take in it? We shouldn’t take any part in it.

Proverbs 26:18-19 - As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Psalm 101:7 - No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.

Colossians 2:8 - See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.


Acts 20:35 - In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

In other words, don’t go looking for a handout, but seek to help those who don’t have what you have. Maybe rather than going around, hunting the next person to give you candy, you should BUY candy, and got TO them, and give it out to THEM?

2 Corinthians 9:6 - The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Luke 6:38 - Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Titus 2:7-8 - Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.


Deuteronomy 18:9 - “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations.

Is there anything about Halloween which is not an abomination about Halloween? (And no, keeping the kiddies happy isn’t the answer here. In fact what “makes people happy” shouldn’t ever be a part of it; it should have to do with what God’s Word declares. I’ll listen if there is a Biblical response to why it’s ok to celebrate Halloween, but until legitimate Scriptures are given, I’ll hold my stance. God’s Word is my law; not what articles say, or opinions that are made or what worldwide-known philosophers or whatever talk about it. Which is exactly the way it should be).


What would Jesus do about Halloween? Would he accept it and go on? Or would he have righteous anger against it, because it originated as a celebration of death, sorcery, sacrifice of human lives, and idolatry?


If we want candy...why not just go and BUY some? If we want to see our neighbors...why not just go visit them?

since this horrid festival is almost upon us i thought it fitting to bump this thread.

We as Christians should not be celebrating this.

"Samhain is mostly known by the world as Halloween, but for Wiccans and Pagans it's considered a Sabbat holiday to honor the ancestors before our time. It's a spiritual time of the year to communicate with the spirit world through a seance because it's the one time where the veil between this world and the next is at its thinnest and easiest to reach."

Knowing exactly how the Pagans see this time of year, it would be wise to step back and not celebrate it. We are told not to follow after the things the Pagans do, seeing as how they were destroyed before us for doing such things. Also, in the occult world, it's known that this day witches offer up MANY blood sacrifices. We need to stop "Christian-izing" these Pagan ceremonies. It doesn't make it Christian, because a Christian follows after it. Or rather, because a church wants to sanctify it, and declare it Christian.

Looking at how Halloween is usually celebrated, everyone dresses up and pretends to be something they're not sure sounds like the Sunday meeting to me. You make the call. :lol:

jiggyfly said:

Looking at how Halloween is usually celebrated, everyone dresses up and pretends to be something they're not sure sounds like the Sunday meeting to me. You make the call. :lol:

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actually, in the end, the Lord will make the call. think about it this way, will Yeshua have us celebrating halloween in the thousand year reign? i think we all know the answer.

depends how you celebrate it.

aspen2 said:

depends how you celebrate it.

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right. depends how you celebrate a satanic festival. no it depends if you celebrate at all or not. hopefully not.

have no fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darkness but rather expose them.
the church has tried to christianize samhain. you can't mix dark and light. you must expose the darkness with the light.

teamventure said:

i agree. instead of trying to change halloween or samhain to fit it to christianity, it should be abolished completely.

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bumping thread since today is that day. God won't let this abomination stand forever.

i haven't read people bringing ezekiel 8 up concerning halloween so i'll bring it up
in ezekiel 8 the word shows us some abominations and the greatest abominations were weeping for a false god.

so if recognizing a false god is a great abomination then celebrating a festival made for a false god is also an abomination.
christians take heed.

in exodus 23 we are told to not even mention the name of other gods so celebrating a festival that was started to pay homage to other gods is a disgrace and an abomination.

Sheesh! What ever happened to Christian liberty? Human history is long enough and varied enough to find some sort of pagan reference for every day of the week. There are far more pressing matters of faith and salvation to busy ourselves with than pretending Halloween matters in the long run.

aspen2 said:

depends how you celebrate it.

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aspen one would be skeptical of just about anything you say since you posted that evil is not a force.
EVIL IS NOT A FORCE??!! REALLY??!! until you retract that statement i won't even debate with you at all. even non christians believe evil is a force often times.

biggandyy said:

Sheesh! What ever happened to Christian liberty? Human history is long enough and varied enough to find some sort of pagan reference for every day of the week. There are far more pressing matters of faith and salvation to busy ourselves with than pretending Halloween matters in the long run.

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it's a matter of who you are glorifying. does participating in a satanic celebration honor Satan? the answer is yes it does.

So then Paul was wrong when he said eating meat sacrificed to idols is not sin? Come on, get off the milk of legalism. If dressing up like a Power Ranger and collecting sweeties from neighbors and friends amounts to idol worship in your book, then I think your book isn't the Bible... at least yours might be missing a few pages.

biggandyy said:

So then Paul was wrong when he said eating meat sacrificed to idols is not sin? Come on, get off the milk of legalism. If dressing up like a Power Ranger and collecting sweeties from neighbors and friends amounts to idol worship in your book, then I think your book isn't the Bible... at least yours might be missing a few pages.

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that illogical and misleading post of yours would make more sense if you compared eating meat sacrificed to idols with eating candy used in halloween. not the way you put it.

would Paul condone celebrating the idolatry but calling it something else?
like the church has done with the issue.
i think we all know the answer to that.

celebrating halloween would be more akin to celebrating the idolatry then it would to eating the meat later on.
God judges the decietfull too biggandy.

Christians should enlighten and offer alternatives to celebrating Halloween, but I don't think the best way to do that is preventing a 3 year old Buzz Lightyear from going door to door to collect free candy and accolades for his costume.

Accusing parents and their small children of celebrating pagan rituals because they go door-to-door for treats is as ridiculous as it is counterproductive.




Those that feel that any participation in Halloween activities amounts to the participation in the original purpose of the holiday must then apply that principle evenly.

Therefore:
- Those who accept Easter candy in their baskets from a person dressed like a giant bunny are actually willfully celebrating the Resurrection of Christ.

- Those that open Christmas presents from Santa on Christmas morning are actually willfully celebrating the birth of Christ.

Or to put a finer point on it:
if Buzz Lightyear taking candy from a neighbor is actually honoring the pagan gods, then those taking candy from a bunny or accepting presents from Santa are actually honoring Jesus Christ.