Celebrating Halloween, is it wrong or not a big deal?

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RickyZ

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I wish it was that easy. Try going to a church where they ram it to your head from an early age that I should never for any circumstance take part in it. I would love to be as open minded as you but at this point I always played it safe.
Perhaps you are going to the wrong church..?
 
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Laura I think you reached everyone hahahaha. You can lead a horse to the water but you cant make it drink.
I leave that for God to arrange, not me. He can do anything. I'm just happy to be reaching so many non members where they can read on the matter. Having this as platform to be able to reach so many is awesome. Keep up the great work Demi.
 
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Christians don't celebrate Halloween because they find nothing biblical in it.
do you go to a grocery store or drive on public roads, do those things honor the Father, are they rooted in the bible? do you pay tax to a government that supports gays and persecutes Christian ministers that refuse to marry them?

kids dressing up like spiderman and sleeping beauty and knocking on doors for candy is a far cry from rebelling from the Lord.
 

Tinkerbell725

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What sin will I commit if I practice this pagan holidays? They say it is evil because of pagan roots. My definition of evil is sin. And sin is violation of God's purpose. What purpose of God will I violate if I practice this pagan traditions?
 
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What sin will I commit if I practice this pagan holidays? They say it is evil because of pagan roots. My definition of evil is sin. And sin is violation of God's purpose. What purpose of God will I violate if I practice this pagan traditions?
The Bible tells us we can only be hot or cold. There is no in-between because God will spit you out. We should not look at pagan holidays because we are trying to identify sin, we should look at these holidays and say does this bring glory to God? The problem with pagan holidays is they are... well pagan and God will not share that space in your life.

An interesting part to read is where the Philistines took the ark of the covenant and put it next to Dagon. The next morning Dagon was destroyed. God is not willing to share that space :) 1 Samuel 5
 
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If ppl keep up saying this I will give u the email to the pastor who said ''she has to talk to me'' and said that God doesnt use ppl in my age and that I am not doing what God calls me to do, which is being a kid and that I should grow up etc...she dont like me very much haha
you got to grow up and be an adult before you can do our Lords work.

Matthew 18:3
And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

and after you grow up, build a time machine so this lady can go back and correct Jesus.
 

Tinkerbell725

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The Bible tells us we can only be hot or cold. There is no in-between because God will spit you out. We should not look at pagan holidays because we are trying to identify sin, we should look at these holidays and say does this bring glory to God? The problem with pagan holidays is they are... well pagan and God will not share that space in your life.

An interesting part to read is where the Philistines took the ark of the covenant and put it next to Dagon. The next morning Dagon was destroyed. God is not willing to share that space :) 1 Samuel 5
So we are all guilty of being lukewarm because of the so many pagan traditions that we practice. Its all about the purpose. We don't have to emulate the pagans in their purpose. We can have our own purpose that can be pleasing to God.
 

Roughsoul1991

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We went to a church Halloween event last year where many poor kids got candy and cards with scriptures. And people was dressed as Bible heroes walking around. It's all about how do you give glory to God in all you do.
 
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jaybird88

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An interesting part to read is where the Philistines took the ark of the covenant and put it next to Dagon. The next morning Dagon was destroyed. God is not willing to share that space :) 1 Samuel 5
another interesting fact is the gods of the philistines made war on the Lord Most High, the philistines made war on the Lords chosen people. the Celts (where Halloween came from) never did that. your comparing apples and oranges.
 
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The unfruitful works of darkness are: covetousness, perversity, fornication, idolatry, rioting, drunkenness, lewdness, lust, jealousy, arguing, fighting. The unfruitful works of darkness are inward (heart) conditions. It's walking in the flesh and not in the spirit of Christ Jesus.
The unfruitful works of darkness can apply to anything done not of God and in ways displeasing to God, not just that list. Walking in the flesh and not in the Spirit of the Lord as well as inward heart conditions are indeed unfruitful works of darkness as well.

If we want to get technical, every single holiday we celebrate in modern society originated from pagan roots. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving & Halloween. Even the way people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and funerals generated from pagan rituals.

Also, there's numerous insects, animals, and aspects of nature (owls, cats, locusts, frogs, cows, trees, the sun, the moon, etc) that have been either worshipped and/or believed to be accursed. People will idolize movie stars, popular singers & musicians, billionaires, sports icons, legendary authors, distinguished scientists, famous politicians, etc.

Paul even pointed out that many people were beguiled by religious leaders who spoke with “excellent speech and persuasive words” of so-called wisdom. Many people flatter these religious leaders and exalt them over others because they’re convinced they’re more deserving of praise by their flowery speech and popularity.

In other words, there isn't much under the sun that's not been corrupted and defiled by carnal man. You'd be hard pressed to find a holiday celebration that doesn't have roots in carnality.
Yes, most mainstream holidays celebrated by the secular world are based on pagan practices. Someone else mentioned that holiday stands for holy day, which is indeed the origin of the term. So if you want to call Halloween a “holy day” then how exactly is this day holy?

I would argue biblically that the exhortation to remain separate and do the things of God that are pleasing to Him would be focused specifically on our worship of the Lord and how our actions can be perceived to those who are outside the body. We know scripturally that God tells us to be separate, without spot and blemish spiritually. That’s the basis of the term ekklesia. The important thing to understand is that once we know the truth, the real question is what we do with it? As a Christian, once I discovered about the pagan roots of Halloween and even Christmas and Easter, He pushed me to begin a deeper study about the truth of these “holidays” and make a stance for Him and His truth.

Nevertheless, Jesus attended a wedding celebration in Cana and not only turned water into wine, but drank it. So what does that tell us? "To the pure, everything is pure."

We are in this world, not of it. We can't reach the lost if all we do is point our finger at everything and proclaim it’s demonic like anxiety-ridden fanatics. That is insane. Romans 14:14 tells us, “I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.”

We can perceive anything evil when we take our eyes off the light of God and focus on darkness. This is our Father's world and everything that's in it.
Jesus going to a wedding celebration was not wrong. The Jewish people had the ketubah in which they celebrated the covenant between a man and woman before God. Wine was also part of this celebration, so I’m not sure how the wine aspect has any bearing to our discussion.

We are in this world and not of it. We can’t reach the lost if we are doing the very same things which we know God disproves of and try to give them the truth. We become hypocrites. We aren’t saying to become fanatics about this, but as many people have done, we give the truth and help our brothers and sisters to remember that we are to remain separate. When the Lord shows us what is of light, we will know what is of darkness by default. When we look at what is evil, we look at what is evil in the eyes of the Lord. It has nothing to do with focusing on the darkness, the Holy Spirit will let us know. All we need to do is ask the Lord if what we want to do is pleasing to Him. He will not answer contrary to Himself and scripture, or who we hear is not the Lord, but another spirit/the flesh.

We can celebrate any holiday so long as we do everything as unto the Lord. That is, do all with a joyful heart in Christ Jesus and treat others the way we want to be treated: with love and acceptance, as Jesus treats us.

Of course, there are boundaries and we shouldn't give ourselves over to lack of self-control. But instead of freaking out in anxiety and condemning everything because it might have roots is paganism, ask God for wisdom and trust him to guide you in all things.

If someone doesn’t want to celebrate Halloween, they shouldn’t celebrate it. If someone else has peace about it, then they should celebrate it. It's that simple.
I would argue that giving love and acceptance does not preclude giving the truth as giving the truth is love. To allow someone to remain in darkness or error for the sake of tolerance or worldly love is not love.

Understanding what is of paganism is not necessarily a bad thing. Understanding what we should do in the Lord versus what we should not do is not focusing on darkness, but seeking what is pleasing to the Lord and walking in that. We can do whatever we want to do in this life. God gives us the free will to do so. The biggest question is whether or not our actions are pleasing to Him and if what we do helps to build us up in the Lord. Does the Lord want us to do these actions? We have the free will to obey or disobey.

Do our actions as ambassadors of Christ further the ways of God or the ways of self/world? No one has freaked out in anxiety in this thread so far. Have we identified correctly that Halloween in of itself is displeasing to the Lord? Yes. Can we use this day to evangelize? Yes. However, in our methods of evangelizing, we need to make sure that while we are in this world, we are not found doing the same things which we are called to be separate from in order to reach the world.

If someone doesn’t want to celebrate Halloween because they understand that God is displeased with it, then they shouldn’t celebrate it. If someone has peace about it, then we do need to show them the truth. What they do with that truth is up to them. As it has been said before, we all have free will.
 
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I would argue that giving love and acceptance does not preclude giving the truth as giving the truth is love. To allow someone to remain in darkness or error for the sake of tolerance or worldly love is not love.

Understanding what is of paganism is not necessarily a bad thing. Understanding what we should do in the Lord versus what we should not do is not focusing on darkness, but seeking what is pleasing to the Lord and walking in that.

Do our actions as ambassadors of Christ further the ways of God or the ways of self/world? No one has freaked out in anxiety in this thread so far. Have we identified correctly that Halloween in of itself is displeasing to the Lord? Yes.


If someone doesn’t want to celebrate Halloween because they understand that God is displeased with it, then they shouldn’t celebrate it. If someone has peace about it, then we do need to show them the truth. What they do with that truth is up to them.

Brilliantly said! Making things clear, making the right meaning of things in the correct context, backed in biblical values - as your name suggests - we are called to be disciples that follow the narrow path of the Lord. Keep it up!
 
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Miri

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After doing a few searches on line I discovered that what we call Halloween,
is called Samhain by wiccans and so called white witches. It's the 31 October and it is
considered to be the day when the "veil" between this world and the next is at its
thinnest. In that it's the best time for practising Wiccan witchcraft, for speaking to the
dead etc.

Doesn't that just give you the shivers, unfortunately many are only to happy to help
them celebrate it! Eating Halloween candy and dressing up is just an innocent pass time
to children and many adults, but Halloween does have sinister roots, so it's up to each
Christian to decide for themselves where they stand.

As for me I give myself to my Lord and Saviour who rent that veil in two.

Where ever there is a genuine work of Christ there is a false work of Satan so its
not at all surprising that Satan has even corrupted the "spiritual veil" of seperation
from Christ to mean something else.
 
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So we are all guilty of being lukewarm because of the so many pagan traditions that we practice. Its all about the purpose. We don't have to emulate the pagans in their purpose. We can have our own purpose that can be pleasing to God.
Unfortunately we can not. The seeds doesn't mix.

We can dress it up like we want to but God will not accept it He is clear about it in His word.
 

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We went to a church Halloween event last year where many poor kids got candy and cards with scriptures. And people was dressed as Bible heroes walking around. It's all about how do you give glory to God in all you do.
Yep ! that is how the devil keeps his foot in the door of christianity...mixing good and evil....and people love it !
 
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another interesting fact is the gods of the philistines made war on the Lord Most High, the philistines made war on the Lords chosen people. the Celts (where Halloween came from) never did that. your comparing apples and oranges.
So the Christians are not God's chosen people and Satan and the rest of the world are not at war with us?

You are either hot or cold...
 

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The Bible tells us we can only be hot or cold. There is no in-between because God will spit you out. We should not look at pagan holidays because we are trying to identify sin, we should look at these holidays and say does this bring glory to God? The problem with pagan holidays is they are... well pagan and God will not share that space in your life.

An interesting part to read is where the Philistines took the ark of the covenant and put it next to Dagon. The next morning Dagon was destroyed. God is not willing to share that space :) 1 Samuel 5
Exactly ! many do not understand the 'pure and holy God they are supposed to worship and serve !
He will not share or be mixed with our depraved carnal ways, that is why He says :
Come out of her my people !
 

blue_ladybug

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haha I cant believe how this escalated. Laura I think you reached everyone hahahaha.
You can lead a horse to the water but you cant make it drink.
You, I and others have told everyone what everything is about and I think we can slowly but surely drop it. I dont want to have upset brothers and sisters here who start to feel offended by wordings, or just simply riding on the anti halloween train too much. Its on people to decide what they gonna do. I will keep on sending hugs to everyone if they celebrate or not.
So with that being said God bless you all and I will need some coffee as its 4:25am here ((huuuugs)

Yes, I second the motion to let it drop. You and Laura have more than made your feelings known on the subject of halloween. We get it, neither of you celebrate halloween. End of story. :)