"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also
loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a
fragrant aroma . . . Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly
darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the
fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the
unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is
disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But
all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything
that becomes visible is light.For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you." Therefore be careful how you walk, not as
unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are
evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord
is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with
the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for
all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be
subject to one another in the fear of Christ."
~ Ephesians 5:1+2, 7-21
Now think a little bit about some of
the things associated with Halloween. Black. Skulls. Night time. Spiders. Witches. . . .
the list could go on. Do these things imitate God? Isn’t God a God of light,
life, and holiness?
Some Christians just take part in
some aspects of Halloween, or try to turn it into a community or outreach event.
However, the verse above says that we are not to participate in the unfruitful
deeds of darkness or even to speak of
the things done by them! My family tries not to even go to most stores for a
few weeks leading up to Halloween because of the deep, dark, spiritual
oppression and wickedness that are there.
Should a Christian, in light of the Word of God, be
connected in any way to this demonic “holiday”, even if we do it differently or
don’t do the “bad parts”? We are not to be partakers with those who are in
darkness, but instead we are to imitate God and be careful how we walk because
the days are evil.
4 comments:
Hello, Anna! :)
I am April Lyons, and I somehow recognize you in your pictures.
I used to live with my family in NC and attended a church there for sometime.
your blog is very uplifting.
thank you for sharing what the Lord puts on your heart!
My email is amlwyf@gmail.com if you'd like to chat sometime. :)
The Lord Jesus bless you;
April
Hello, April! I always like to hear from those who are reading my blog, so I'm glad you left a comment! Perhaps we have seen each other somewhere . . . I don't know. :) Thank you for your kind words. May the Lord bless you, too!
I really don't understand why Christians think Halloween is acceptable...I was recently very disturbed to find out a good friend of mine participated in it. :(. It is just SO wicked,and you're right,the Bible teaches we should have nothing to do with it. This is kind of how I feel towards Christmas as well, with all of it's satanic roots. Why would I want any part of evil??!! My Savior is worth more than the "Christian" or "good" parts of a bad holiday!!! This was a very good post, I really enjoy reading your blog!
~Theresa
I can't even step foot in Wal-Mart for a couple weeks before Halloween . . . I agree with you on not understanding how Christians can celebrate (or have anything to do with) a "holiday" with such Satanic connections and symbols.
Same here with Christmas, although at least I can go into the store in December without feeling and seeing the wickedness and darkness to the same extent!
Thank you, Theresa, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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