Due to its pagan origins, the answer to the question as to whether Christians should celebrate Halloween is a resounding no.
The answer to the question as to whether Christians can participate in Halloween activities without compromising their faith is more difficult. Some Christians participate in Halloween simply by dressing up in a costume and having fun, seeing it as innocent and harmless.
Other Christians are equally convinced that any form of participation is sinful due to the fact that Halloween is a satanic holiday established to worship evil spirits and promote darkness and wickedness. So, who is right? Is it possible for Christians to participate in Halloween without compromising their faith?
Halloween, no matter how commercialized, has almost completely pagan origins. As innocent as it may seem to some, it is not something to be taken lightly. Christians tend to have various ways to observe or avoid Halloween. For some, it means having an alternative Harvest Party. For others, it is staying away from the ghosts, witches, goblins, and wearing harmless costumes. Some choose not to do anything, electing to lock themselves in the house with the lights off. Scripture does not speak at all about Halloween, but it does give us some principles on which we can make a decision. In Old Testament, witchcraft was a crime punishable by death.
Leviticus 19:31 (NKJV)
31 ‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
The New Testament teaching about the occult is clear. Acts 8:9-24, the story of Simon, shows that occultism and Christianity do not mix. The account of Elymas the sorcerer in Acts 13:6-11 reveals that sorcery is violently opposed to Christianity.
Paul called Elymas a child of the devil, an enemy of righteousness and a perverter of the ways of God. In Acts 16, at Philippi, a fortune-telling girl lost her demon powers when the evil spirit was cast out by Paul. The interesting matter here is that Paul refused to allow even good statements to come from a demon-influenced person. It also shows new converts who have unexpectedly broken with their former occultism by confessing, showing their evil deeds, bringing their magic articles, and burning it before everyone.
Acts 19:19 (NKJV)
Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.
So, should a Christian participate in Halloween?
Is there anything evil about a Christian dressing up in an innocent costume and going around the block asking for candy?
Are there things about Halloween that are anti-Christian and should be completely avoided?
Absolutely!
It is the night of celebration of Satan it’s that night of death rooted and grounded in traditions from hell for centuries, on this night most of those practicing witchcraft will be involved in things that you could not ever believe, we don’t know what’s coming down the road when we open ourselves up to the highest, the evilest day that satan has throughout the year.
Every witch and warlock celebrates and gives homage to so many deities and evil spirits on Halloween. We cannot allow our own convictions about a holiday to cause division in the body of Christ, nor can we use our freedom to cause others to stumble in their faith. We are to do all things for the glory of God!
God Bless, Israel
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