What can I say about Christians celebrating Halloween... With a big sigh,
it really grieves my spirit and I'm sure it does the same to the Holy Ghost.
I guess it simply comes down to how serious we are as believers about not
conforming to this world. The bible clearly tells us that Satan is the
god of this world and that we are not to conform to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of our minds.
2 Corinthians 4:4
New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Satan, who
is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe.
They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t
understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of
God.
Romans 12:2
New King James Version
(NKJV)
2 And do not
be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what isthat good and acceptable and perfect will
of God.
Besides that, we should really do more homework and know the
origin of Halloween. When something secular is presented to us, let's
(as Believers) not be so quick to embrace it without questions.
1 John 4:1-5
New International Version
(NIV)
On Denying the Incarnation
4 Dear
friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the
world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does
not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the
antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the
world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome
them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint
of the world, and the world listens to them.
Here is a good article concerning believers and Halloween...http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/onlinediscipleship/halloween/halloween_watt05.aspx
Please consider what you have read here today, consider what you are teaching your children. We are suppose to be Ambassadors for Christ, representing Him and God's Kingdom in the earth. How will people know unless they see our example... May God bless you and keep you.
