So I am sure this has been talked about before, but Ive been convicted over the years to stop participating in Halloween. Though I am not against fall festivals at churches and think it is a great witness opportunity, here are reasons why I will be staying home on Halloween.
First of all, Halloween is also the shortened name of Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Evening, and All Saint’s Eve, which is celebrated on October 31st. It is also a religious holiday for Satanists and Wiccan faiths. I did not believe this part until I had a friend who was a witch for 30 years and was completely delivered from it. She told me some scarey stories, true stories, of what they actually did on Halloween. But I will not be going into the roots, but the reasons why I personally believe Halloween is ethically wrong for someone proclaiming Christ to celebrate.
Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”
1 Thessalonians 5:22
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Some good questions to ask yourself are:
Does Halloween fill me with faith or fear?
Yes, Halloween celebrates fear—the theme of darkness, graves, blood, skulls, vampires, witches and wizards infuse fear.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
If God does not give us a spirit of fear but 365 times tells us not to fear, why will we invite fear by a celebration that breeds fear?
How I’m I honoring God in this celebration?
1 Corinthians 10:20
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
About the dark and ghoulish themes and scarey stories:
Leviticus 20:27 tells us that anyone who practiced witchcraft, soothsaying, sorcery should be killed.
Deuteronomy 18:9-13 adds, “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. There shall not be found among you … one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord.”
Even though Christians are under the new covenant of grace, we should still be aware of what God loves and what He does not love. He said to abstain from all appearances of evil, and talks about how witchcraft is an abomination to Him. Halloween promotes being afraid and promotes dark/witches/satan/ and all the matter of monsters and other evil things. And people are dressing their CHILDREN as such.
A Well known Christian evangelist(featured on Christian Broadcasting Network) who was once satanist warn against the celebration of Halloween.
A satanic priest was once quoted as saying,” He is thankful to Christian parents who allow their children to worship the devil on October 31st” Some who have been saved from such deception say it is considered one of the biggest days in satanism.
They share that they pray satanic prayers over customers and the candies to have access to the lives of, especially Christians.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GHOST?
Let’s see how the Bible uses the word ghost.
Firstly in the phrase “to give up the ghost,” meaning “to die.
We also see it in the Holy Trinity the HolySpirit or Holy Ghost
The Bible refers to ghosts or spirits of the dead as “familiar spirits” and warns us against having anything to do with them.
Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:11; 2 Kings 21:6; Isaiah 8:19
If you do celebrate Halloween, I just would like to say to pay attention this year and ask yourself how you think Christ would respond to things you see. Is one day out of the year worth it? Im not against dress up or fall fun. But I highly doubt there will be Halloween in Heaven.
HALLOWEEN - Word Mission Church International
First of all, Halloween is also the shortened name of Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Evening, and All Saint’s Eve, which is celebrated on October 31st. It is also a religious holiday for Satanists and Wiccan faiths. I did not believe this part until I had a friend who was a witch for 30 years and was completely delivered from it. She told me some scarey stories, true stories, of what they actually did on Halloween. But I will not be going into the roots, but the reasons why I personally believe Halloween is ethically wrong for someone proclaiming Christ to celebrate.
- Halloween breeds fear
Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”
1 Thessalonians 5:22
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Some good questions to ask yourself are:
Does Halloween fill me with faith or fear?
Yes, Halloween celebrates fear—the theme of darkness, graves, blood, skulls, vampires, witches and wizards infuse fear.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
If God does not give us a spirit of fear but 365 times tells us not to fear, why will we invite fear by a celebration that breeds fear?
How I’m I honoring God in this celebration?
1 Corinthians 10:20
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
About the dark and ghoulish themes and scarey stories:
Leviticus 20:27 tells us that anyone who practiced witchcraft, soothsaying, sorcery should be killed.
Deuteronomy 18:9-13 adds, “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. There shall not be found among you … one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord.”
Even though Christians are under the new covenant of grace, we should still be aware of what God loves and what He does not love. He said to abstain from all appearances of evil, and talks about how witchcraft is an abomination to Him. Halloween promotes being afraid and promotes dark/witches/satan/ and all the matter of monsters and other evil things. And people are dressing their CHILDREN as such.
- Testimonies I have heard/read about
A Well known Christian evangelist(featured on Christian Broadcasting Network) who was once satanist warn against the celebration of Halloween.
A satanic priest was once quoted as saying,” He is thankful to Christian parents who allow their children to worship the devil on October 31st” Some who have been saved from such deception say it is considered one of the biggest days in satanism.
They share that they pray satanic prayers over customers and the candies to have access to the lives of, especially Christians.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GHOST?
Let’s see how the Bible uses the word ghost.
Firstly in the phrase “to give up the ghost,” meaning “to die.
We also see it in the Holy Trinity the HolySpirit or Holy Ghost
The Bible refers to ghosts or spirits of the dead as “familiar spirits” and warns us against having anything to do with them.
Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:11; 2 Kings 21:6; Isaiah 8:19
- Less Depression and Anxiety: I just have to say, since I have dropped celebrating Halloween, my anxiety for sure has went way down during this time of year. I stopped watching scarey movies and other things I know the Bible warns against and I feel very good about this decision.
If you do celebrate Halloween, I just would like to say to pay attention this year and ask yourself how you think Christ would respond to things you see. Is one day out of the year worth it? Im not against dress up or fall fun. But I highly doubt there will be Halloween in Heaven.
HALLOWEEN - Word Mission Church International
