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Sure/Sure. It is ridiculous that people trot out the pagan card because they have no idea what they are talking about, as far as football it is not my cup of tea baseball is much better. I absolutely love Halloween
yes/yes. but halloween should not be celebrated in a serious way but for fun only/any activity that uplifts the spirit in a positive, wholesome way.Should christians celebrate halloween?/ Can christians watch football on sunday? (Answer with answer for first question slash answer for second question. Thanks
Michael
yes/yes. but halloween should not be celebrated in a serious way but for fun only/any activity that uplifts the spirit in a positive, wholesome way.Should christians celebrate halloween?/ Can christians watch football on sunday? (Answer with answer for first question slash answer for second question. Thanks
Michael
so heres what im thinking in regards to halloween. It dpends on how you celebrate it. If one was to dress up as a banana or an average clown and go out for candy, sure why not, god wouldnt care, (unless you fill up on candy,etc) But what God DOES care about is if we, being believers, dress up as something related to evil. Witches,ghosts, skeletons, demons, etc. Out of line. So pretty much any costume that doesnt go towards the darker side of halloween is ok. But just watch out.If, by "celebrate," you mean a child dressing up as a Disney character and collecting candy from neighbors, I don't see why a child shouldn't "celebrate" Hallowe'en this way. Beware the Genetic Fallacy. Having said this, emphasizing death, and the monstrous, and the demonic in celebration of Hallowe'en is, for obvious reasons, not something a Christian ought to do.
As one who finds watching sports rather tedious, I would urge fellow believers to spend their time in other, better, more stimulating pursuits. But that's just me. I can't think of any biblical grounds upon which to assert that watching sports on Sunday is verboten.
I would think He would be upset if kids went out to steal from others and hurt them than go out on a festival of sharing. The demonology aspect comes from movies for crying out loud. Even the original festivals were to ward off evil, not promote it. Twisted humans changed that.But what God DOES care about is if we, being believers, dress up as something related to evil. Witches,ghosts, skeletons, demons, etc. Out of line. So pretty much any costume that doesnt go towards the darker side of halloween is ok.
yes/yes. but halloween should not be celebrated in a serious way but for fun only/any activity that uplifts the spirit in a positive, wholesome way.
Then i'll share. Like i said, im going as a normal clown. As it states here Clown - Wikipedia"Clowns"_in_the_world's_cultures No evil in that. (That's more of if i was going as pennywise or Chucky Which NOPE, not going to do that!).I would think He would be upset if kids went out to steal from others and hurt them than go out on a festival of sharing. The demonology aspect comes from movies for crying out loud. Even the original festivals were to ward off evil, not promote it. Twisted humans changed that.
If you want to maintain your view go after the night before the night before and rant against Gate Night, a night of stealing, hurt and damage against others.
Should christians celebrate halloween?/ Can christians watch football on sunday? (Answer with answer for first question slash answer for second question. Thanks
Michael
Saying that doesn't necessarily make it true. It sounds like the serpent in the Garden, well that may be a fact but is it true? Now you know where the fake news concept came from. Garden born and raised.Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain.
Saying that doesn't necessarily make it true. It sounds like the serpent in the Garden, well that may be a fact but is it true? Now you know where the fake news concept came from. Garden born and raised.
Paul did not say idols are nothing.It's clear Paul said that idols are nothing. Christians assume the worship of false gods are worship of the devil. We know very little about the Celtic religion. It is believed they were animists who believed every rock and tree has a spirit. I have always felt that myself. Not believed. Felt. I personally think those who pick up on that are sensing their Creator's existence in all He made. Celts, Africans, Native Americans were not devil worshipping. They sensed good and evil in the natural world. They just didn't know who the good true one God is and who the adversary is. They worshipped the good and tried to appease the bad. We worship God and exorcise evil. The absence of knowledge of God isn't demonic. It's ignorance. Christians converted the Celts. They weren't evil. They were ignorant and came to Christ. Christians who look for the devil in everything not Christian are parochial in thought and that leads to the Inquisition and witch trials. Unlike Jews and Muslims who reject Christ, but believe in God, the Celts and Druids accepted Christ. Where is the evil when sin is cleansed? The fields and festivals belong to God.
Should christians celebrate halloween?/ Can christians watch football on sunday? (Answer with answer for first question slash answer for second question. Thanks
Michael
Paul did not say idols are nothing.
I Cor. 10:17
"...That meat sacrificed to idols is anything? Or that an idol is anything? 20No, I mean that what they sacrifice, [they sacrifice] to demons, not to YHWH..." aka God.
So Paul is actually saying that idols have demons behind them.
Nothing in the Bible tells us that pagan things can be cleaned up, much less tells us what process that would involve. We are told to avoid pagan things.
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