Is Halloween evil sinful

[Junia]

1. Trick-or-treat doesn't mean the same thing today.

2. Even if it did how is that any different from April Fool's Day?

Not a fan of April fools either. I don't think April fools is sinful though, just not my thing

 

[Archivist]

Not a fan of April fools either. I don't think April fools is sinful though, just not my thing

April Fools day can be fun. We had a morning DJ in Harrisburg who announced on April Fools Day that the Queen Elizabeth would be sailing up the Susquehanna and docking in Harrisburg. The city had one of the worst traffic jams in history, never mind the fact that there is no way that an ocean liner could steam up the river. Another April 1st he announced that the water was going to be turned off and everyone should fill their bathtubs. Thousands did so. People are still laughing about it years later.

 

[April_Rose]

Halloween is clearly a pagan holy day and Christians have no business participating. Making it look nice with happy costumes doesn't change what it really is.

You can have your own opinion but you have no business telling us what to do either. Also, yes it's true that bad things happen on Halloween,.. but bad things happen any time of the year not just on October 31st.

 

[Celticroots]

No. Halloween is not sinful. Pretty much every holiday has a pagan origin, so I guess we should stop celebrating holidays all together.

 

[nolidad]

Certain ones...possibly. I thought of John Carpenter's The Thing. Yeah it's graphic and scary but it also has themes of honor and self sacrifice. It all depends on perspective I guess.

Well it is like this.

YOu have a glass that is filled with 75% of your favorite beverage. The other 25% came from your neighbors septic tank. Is that 75% good stuff enough for you to drink the 25% rotten?

 

[nolidad]

I would ask Jesus if He wanted to hand out candy to little kids with me on Halloween.

I don’t watch scary movies, but scary movies and Halloween are two different things.

I would tend to agree, but hollywood makes it a pont to have all sorts of gore and horror movies surrounding Halloween, so there is a merging taking place.

I don't care if kids go out to grab all sorts of candyfor free. It keeps dentists in business!

 

[Archivist]

I would tend to agree, but hollywood makes it a pont to have all sorts of gore and horror movies surrounding Halloween, so there is a merging taking place.

I don't care if kids go out to grab all sorts of candyfor free. It keeps dentists in business!

I just see Halloween and scary movies as two different things, perhaps because I’m not into scary movies. To me Halloween is handing out candy to little kids. Perhaps it is different for people who are into such movies.

 

[Redwingfan9]

You can have your own opinion but you have no business telling us what to do either. Also, yes it's true that bad things happen on Halloween,.. but bad things happen any time of the year not just on October 31st.

Scripture must be our guide and in that it tells us to flee all things pagan. This isn't a simple matter of bad things happening on that date, it's a matter of celebrating a pagan holy day and Christian attempts to pretty it up.

 

[Archivist]

Scripture must be our guide and in that it tells us to flee all things pagan. This isn't a simple matter of bad things happening on that date, it's a matter of celebrating a pagan holy day and Christian attempts to pretty it up.

So do you celebrate Christmas or Easter?

 

[Redwingfan9]

So do you celebrate Christmas or Easter?

No.

 

[Archivist]

No.

OK. At least you are consistent. I do.

 

[Redwingfan9]

OK. At least you are consistent. I do.

At heart I'm a reformed Presbyterian, historically they have refused to celebrate holy days that are not commanded in scripture. The main two are Xmas and Easter but there are hundreds of Papal saints days and other celebrations (good friday, pentecost etc) that should also be excluded. Xmas and Easter are not only not commanded in scripture but they are also historic pagan days that the papacy tried to Christianize. This ties into the Halloween issue and its pagan origins as a secondary reason not to celebrate those days.

 

[Archivist]

At heart I'm a reformed Presbyterian, historically they have refused to celebrate holy days that are not commanded in scripture. The main two are Xmas and Easter but there are hundreds of Papal saints days and other celebrations (good friday, pentecost etc) that should also be excluded. Xmas and Easter are not only not commanded in scripture but they are also historic pagan days that the papacy tried to Christianize. This ties into the Halloween issue and its pagan origins as a secondary reason not to celebrate those days.

As I said, you are consistent as opposed to those on here who do not celebrate Halloween but do celebrate Christmas and Easter. I celebrate all three.

 

[NoNameNothing]

Much ado about nothing ! It’s a holiday to dress in silly costumes and have fun with your friends . I hate horror movies but it doesn’t have anything to do with Halloween,

I would beg to differ! Some 5 or so Years back, I bought something Halloween-Edible related from a shop i.e: A cake of some description...
Anyway, when I sat down at home to eat it, to my horror, I discovered a sharp piece of metal inside the cake! Needless to say, had I not been paying attention, I could very easily have either swallowed it (and I would definitely have either choked on it, caused lacerations to my internal organs or at the very least cut me inside my mouth or all of the above!)
I think that would qualify as a Real-Life Horror scenario, never mind a scene from a Stephen King Horror-Movie or something!!!
It did hammer home the Real Wickedness of Halloween: "Trick or Treat"? It certainly was no treat for me, that day.
Halloween is NOT to be trifled with, if you are a Christian. Every year, Children and Adults alike may enjoy this Pagan Festivity, if they are Pagan, and have lots of fun in the process but at whose expense?
Both Pagans in General and Satanists actually celebrate it, though they stress how "different" they are from each other... Halloween is not what it seems. Those who endulge in it, who aren't necessarily Pagan or otherwise, do it because of the superficial hedonistic aspects of it, but totally ignore what goes on behind closed-door, by those who Hate Christians (and some even Hate generally speaking, conducting Rituals of various sorts with Evil intent) If Christians had any discernment, they would know that there is Chaos and Wickedness at that particular time. I myself feel it more intensely at that time in the Atmosphere, every Year. Its just NOT GOOD.

 

[Archivist]

I would beg to differ! Some 5 or so Years back, I bought something Halloween-Edible related from a shop i.e: A cake of some description...
Anyway, when I sat down at home to eat it, to my horror, I discovered a sharp piece of metal inside the cake! Needless to say, had I not been paying attention, I could very easily have either swallowed it (and I would definitely have either choked on it, caused lacerations to my internal organs or at the very least cut me inside my mouth or all of the above!)
I think that would qualify as a Real-Life Horror scenario, never mind a scene from a Stephen King Horror-Movie or something!!!
It did hammer home the Real Wickedness of Halloween: "Trick or Treat"? It certainly was no treat for me, that day.
Halloween is NOT to be trifled with, if you are a Christian. Every year, Children and Adults alike may enjoy this Pagan Festivity, if they are Pagan, and have lots of fun in the process but at whose expense?
Both Pagans in General and Satanists actually celebrate it, though they stress how "different" they are from each other... Halloween is not what it seems. Those who endulge in it, who aren't necessarily Pagan or otherwise, do it because of the superficial hedonistic aspects of it, but totally ignore what goes on behind closed-door, by those who Hate Christians (and some even Hate generally speaking, conducting Rituals of various sorts with Evil intent) If Christians had any discernment, they would know that there is Chaos and Wickedness at that particular time. I myself feel it more intensely at that time in the Atmosphere, every Year. Its just NOT GOOD.

Except that piece of metal could just as easily have been in a birthday cake, a wedding cake or any other cake. There is nothing that specifically ties that the Halloween. Thank goodness you were alright.

 

[Blade]

You can have your own opinion but you have no business telling us what to do either. Also, yes it's true that bad things happen on Halloween,.. but bad things happen any time of the year not just on October 31st.

All Hallows Day/Samhain. A word comes to mind "paganism" Now what do some right now believe happens on Nov 1st? what they did then is that what you will be doing on Oct 31st?

So praiseworthy, good report, true, noble, lovely, just, pure, any virtue. We are to be thinking on things like this.. not my word but if you know Jesus as lord.. then you GOD told you to do this. If we do not do what GOD told us to.. its called "SIN".

What does the word of God say about sorcery, witches etc? Lev says a medium, familiar spirit or wizards,sorcery should be killed. Did not GOD also say There must not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter pass through fire, a diviner, a soothsayer, an enchanter, a sorcerer, a spell-caster, a consulter of ghosts or spirits, or a necromancer. For whoever does these things is detestable to ADONAI, and because of these abominations ADONAI your God is driving them out ahead of you. You must be wholehearted with ADONAI your God.

So what am I doing here? "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them"

I do find it interesting about Oct 31st how some believers only talking about one side of Oct 31st. So we are not of this world. We are the light. Not believing in the darkness does not stop it. See its not that GOD your FATHER does not want us to have fun.. but when you open a door that He warned you about one reason is Satan does not play games.. does not play fair and comes to kill steal and destroy. So remember YOU/ME open doors that pull us AWAY from HIM and hurts us.. that in turn hurts Him more then we will ever know.

To read what HE said.. to know He never changes.. we can no longer say we are blind as Christ said "if you were blind you would have no sin. You say you see your sin remains. Always put JESUS 1st..

 

[April_Rose]

I just see Halloween and scary movies as two different things, perhaps because I’m not into scary movies. To me Halloween is handing out candy to little kids. Perhaps it is different for people who are into such movies.

Yeah, it pretty much is.

 

[Biltong65]

Hallowe'en should have zero effect (if there would be any) on those who are Saved. It should not concern the Elect.

 

[Junia]

At heart I'm a reformed Presbyterian, historically they have refused to celebrate holy days that are not commanded in scripture. The main two are Xmas and Easter but there are hundreds of Papal saints days and other celebrations (good friday, pentecost etc) that should also be excluded. Xmas and Easter are not only not commanded in scripture but they are also historic pagan days that the papacy tried to Christianize. This ties into the Halloween issue and its pagan origins as a secondary reason not to celebrate those days.

Pentecost has pagan roots? Didn't realise that

 

[ViaCrucis]

but they are also historic pagan days that the papacy tried to Christianize.

False.

-CryptoLutheran