Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

[newtonscousin]

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Throughout its history, Halloween has been thought of as the time when supernatural forces prevail. Anton LaVey, author of "The Satanic Bible" and high priest of the Church of Satan, says that Satanists consider Halloween the most important day of the year. He says that on this night, satanic, occult, and witchcraft power are at their highest potency level, and that any witch or occultist who has been having difficulty with a spell or curse can usually achieve success on October 31st because Satan and his powers are at their best that night.

But does this standard hold true for Christians? Is dressing up like ghosts, goblins, and witches really "no big deal"? Or is it glorifying and empowering Satan?

If we have truly committed our hearts and our lives to Christ, we will set ourselves apart as people who seek to reflect God's goodness and love to the world. Because we become like the things we behold, the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8 counsels Christians to think deeply about-and to continually fill our minds with-what is good. A careful, honest look at Halloween reveals little or nothing that is good. Instead, it is a day that points toward Satanism, fear, and gluttony.

"For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?" (2 Corinthians 6:14-15, NIV).

Although the word Halloween means "holy or hallowed evening," history shows that nothing could be further from the truth. Halloween is clearly a relic of pagan times, and it has never reflected true Christian virtues.

The customs connected with Halloween are most commonly traced to a festival celebrated by the Druids-priests of the Celtic tribes that occupied northern and western Europe. This celebration, which dates back several centuries before Christ, began each year on October 31 and was called the festival of Samhain, the lord of death.

As part of their worship of Samhain, the Druid priests built huge bonfires on which both animals and humans were sacrificed. This barbaric practice continued openly for hundreds of years, until Rome conquered Britain and outlawed it.

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God bless!

[miyay]

YES YES YES.....for the long weekend, makauli ming naassigned og layo. to celebrate life

[kenjoenue]

i discouraged or even not attend any celebration like halooween...christian is for christ only...if you celebrate this kind of celebration i doubt if you are a christian...

[munzter666]

how short sighted can one be, your christmas shares the same predicament. discourage pa? lolz
same as the other pagan inspired holidays....why so picky then?

HAPPY HOLIDAYZ

[newtonscousin]

i discouraged or even not attend any celebration like halooween...christian is for christ only...if you celebrate this kind of celebration i doubt if you are a christian...

your right jud bro. but sad to say lang daghan ang na ilad sa mali nga doctrine. For Catholics, Halloween is a Christian celebration that began nearly 1,300 years ago.

[dmelsie]

mao ni style sa christian mi adapt sa mga pagan practice hehehehe
pero ok ra kay nay bakasyon hahaha although dili man gyud me mag celebrate og haloween sa amoa
nindot kay maka uli ko og 2 days hehehe

[masterjanuarius]

o yes, Halloween is fun for the children .. and adults, sad. It is a play, a game, a carnival. so ngano man nga butangan man jud pagan connotation nga gi adapt sa christianity? hehe, enjoy na lang ta .. mas maayo pa.

[hunterxhunter]

halloween is for western countries..just because everybody is doing it means ato nalng sad kupyahon..

[regnauld]

Happy Halloween and advance merry christmas sa mga christians!

[kenshinsasuke]

Mao ni kasagaran e-family day sa amu church sa ona,...