Why Christians Absolutely Should Not Celebrate Halloween
Question? Can you with a clear conscience participate in a celebration that honors satan rather that God?
Setting aside a day to celebrate evil, darkness, witchcraft, fear, death and the demonic brings disdain to God. Period. A Christian celebrating Halloween would be like a Satan worshiper putting up a nativity scene at Christmas while singing, "Happy Birthday, Jesus!" The two just don't go together. Jesus has nothing in common with Satan (2 Cor. 6:14), and neither should we.
Many Christians, because they are unlearned and have been completely deceived by the kingdom of darkness, celebrate Halloween. Some churches and pastors even do. Some churches even advertise that they were having a Zombie Run. Seriously? God's House?
No doubt there was a time when we might have – through ignorance been involved in celebrating the holiday. However, when you know better, you repent and do better!
I recently found an article listing information for serious thought.
The writer stated that as they grew closer to the Lord and gained more knowledge of His Word, they began to feel convicted about Halloween. Consider the following:
- God is a God of life, but Halloween focuses on death. Should we celebrate a holiday where people decorate their front yards with tombstones?
2. The Scriptures tell us to put away deeds of darkness (Rom.13:12) and that light has nothing in common with darkness (2 Cor. 6:14). Is celebrating a dark holiday something a child of the light should be doing?
- We have been delivered from fear, panic attacks and the like. We also know that fear comes from the enemy. Should I participate in a holiday that has fear as its very foundation?
- Witchcraft is clearly detestable to the Lord (Deut 18:10-13). Shouldn't something that glorifies witchcraft (just take a walk through the Halloween store) be detestable to me as well?
- Halloween is a sacred, high holiday for Wiccans (the official religion of witchcraft). Is this a holiday Christians should celebrate alongside Wiccans?
- Is it cute when we dress our kids like the devil (or witches, ghouls, scary characters, etc.)? Isn't it, well, demonic?
- What if my child dresses in a wholesome fireman costume? Romans 16:19 says that we need to be wise to what is good and innocent of evil. If we let him participate in Halloween, even while dressed as a fireman, aren't we sending him a mixed message by allowing him to participate in a celebration of evil?
- The Lord said in 2 Cor. 6:17, "Come out from them and be separate ... Touch no unclean thing ..." Doesn't God want His children to be set apart from the world and from sin and evil? Aren't we supposed to be peculiar people?
- Suppose family members think it's ridiculous that we not allow our children to dress up for Halloween. Should their opinions matter to me more than God's? Shouldn't pleasing God be my utmost concern?
- Does Halloween bring glory to God? No! It glorifies the devil!
So, stop justifying why it is fine to celebrate this demonic, worldly, evil holiday. There are no muddled lines or gray areas about it. A committed follower of Jesus Christ should not celebrate Halloween!
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