I'm weeping tears of joy after reading the comments. It warms my heart to know there still are many brethren out who will not give in to worldly tradition. He said it is a "secular" holiday, so it's okay to celebrate it? Has that become the standard? I applaud all of you in the comments who will not bow the knee to Ba'al. I stand with you. God bless you brethren.
Just as I expected. All the religious nut jobs condemning and judging people who celebrate Halloween because they think it is “demonic” to wear a banana costume
@Joel Mendez. It's not demonic to wear a banana costume.... why not wear it March 3rd... or any other day?? The point is with the comments above, celebrating Halloween is a remembrance of the history and background of that pagan and devil worshiping day... look up what Antone Levay (founder of the satanic bible) said about how "glad he is that Christian's allow their kids to worship the devil at least one day of the year..." Please please please do your research dig deep as to what The Lord says about this... instead of bashing Christians for speaking the truth. It's not judging! Its warning others in love and gentleness, not condemnation. The truth is, regardless of whether we believe or not, it is a demonicly charged holiday.
If I was to celebrate halloween, I'm working during the time people go trick or treating, I have thought about giving tracts out with the candy. If God is willing I may one day get the opportunity to do that.
Should Christian's Celebrate Halloween? Deuteronomy 18:9-14 States that anyone who performs, associates with or celebrates practices of human sacrifice, fortune telling, interpreting omens or are sorcerers, charmers, mediums, necromancers or speak to the dead, is an abomination to the Lord". Are you participating in a celebration that qualifies as an abomination to the Lord? Probably not intentionally but you may be surprised to know that people who celebrate Halloween, even if they don't dress up as "scary" things are still celebrating a Holiday created by the Devil for his glory. No matter what kind of pretty box you wrap Halloween in, its root, its source is still evil. The true origin of Halloween is a Celtic/Druid practice called Samhain that did all the wicked things mentioned in Deuteronomy. It was adopted into Christianity by Pope Gregory the 1st and 3rd in the 7th and 8th century. The Druids were regarded as "The Kings of the Occult". They were what we call today "Devil worshippers". Demonic groups such as satanists, pagans, Wickens, Curanderas, witches and warlocks received instruction from the ancient Druid priests. The true name and root of Halloween is "Samhain" which is a Celtic celebration of death established before Christianity. Which means it's root is NOT in All Saints Day but in evil. Halloween simply means "The eve of All Saints Day" which is another controversial celebration as is All Souls Day". Samhain is also a demonic entity. The Druids referred to "lord" Samhain as the "Lord of darkness", AKA Lucifer. What about the symbols of Halloween? Here is a brief reference. Jack O Lanterns were originally severed heads. Costumes were worn to blend in with demons. Trick or Treating is representative of food sacrificed or given to spirits to keep them from playing tricks on the living. There is much information on the Druids and how the wicked practice of Samhain (aka Halloween) came into Christianity . I encourage you to research them for yourself. Please read the scritpural support the bible has provided us in regards to this subject and see how Christian's should respond to the celebration called Halloween. According to the Bible, people who practice demonic rituals have a familiar spirit (a demon) that encourages them to do these things. Leviticus 19:31 - Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them. (Dont mess with or participate in a celebration whose roots are based on these activities unless you want to indirectly open the door to the attacks of the demonic. The appearance of Halloween may have changed but the spirit behind it is still the same.) God said in Ephesians 4:27 "Give no place to the devil". When you celebrate Halloween, it gives the devil permission to influence your life. Romans 12:2 KJV And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (God says we should not conform/participate in Druid practices, AKA Halloween) James 4:4 NIV You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. (God says if you choose to adopt the ways of the world/Halloween, so that you can "please" the ones who want it, you are his enemy.) Proverbs 22:6 KJV Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 KJV Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. (Spiders, witches, ghouls, goblins, ghost and innocent costumes are the appearance of or represent the root of an evil celebration!) 3 John 1:11 ESV Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. God says you can not claim to Love him or know him if you engage in wicked things such as Halloween) 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 NIV Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what does righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial "the devil" ? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? (God can not and will not co-exist with demonic pratices. This means your spiritual covering during this "celebration" is one of evil) 1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. (You choose which master you will serve. God or the devil) Ephesians 5:8, 11 ESV Live as children of light. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. (Dont participate in Halloween, instead expose the truth of what it really is!) Romans 13:12 Put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Reject all evil things and seal your victory in Christ by putting on the armor of light). There are spiritual consequences for participating in Halloween. According to the bible, everything you do in Gods kingdom is a seed planted with a harvest soon to follow. In Genesis 1:11-12, God says every seed you plant, will produce a matching fruit and another seed after its kind. Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (God says if you plant/sow and evil seed, you will get and evil fruit/return) You might say that you do not dress your children up in "demonic/evil" costumes but that does not change the devils Holiday into something good. The root of Halloween is evil and always will be. Putting a pretty bow on it does not change that. So when you celebrate it, you are celebrating the demonic spiritual roots behind it. Galatians 6:86:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. God says if you participate in activities or pratices that he doesn't approve of just to please your desires aka your "flesh", you are asking for trouble. As innocent as a costume can be, the root of the celebration is still evil so when you celebrate it, that is what you sow to your spirit. But if you abstain from the things God has called wicked, you will be blessed forever.
I love how you are all saying that he gave a clear-cut opinion and it is and that is you should celebrate Halloween what I do see is that he gave a few opinions and none of them or a clear-cut yes or no.
When I was little my parents rarely let me go Trick or Treating because of its association with Witches and Ghosts. But I could never understand what was wrong with that. At that time all I knew a witch as was a woman who flew on a broomstick, and I couldn't understand how that was evil when it was just as imaginary as Superman flying, and a ghost was just a person in a white blanket. Now I know my parents were afraid it would give me nightmares, or lead me astray. But as I got older they realized it did neither and just made me upset that all my friends, who were all Christians, were doing it and I wasn't.
An activity that is rooted in the belief that we have to honor the dead , and give them food so the condemned souls do not attack or take revenge against us, DOES NOT honor Christ. What, then, do we justify what CLEARLY comes from the dark? A child may not know what he or she is doing and just trying to have fun in a costume, but we adults are choosing to engage them and us in a party that is against everything Christians believe. Not everything is relative and not everything is justifiable by saying "it all depends on your conscience", folks.
La Vida Clara thank you!!!!! He needed to answer the question of be quiet! If it takes 45 min to answer a question then you’re not qualified to speak on it
For those who believe there are actual dead souls being summoned at halloween then I can see why there's paranoia. Since most people who participate in halloween do not believe any such thing these discussions sound like the ramblings of mental patients.
All I know is that I am a Christian, I am saved, and every time Halloween comes around, the Holy Spirit in me cringes, I don't think God is down with Halloween.
Exactly, when you know the truths behind Halloween, rather than invented myths, you can actually be freed to move in the Spirit during the festival: godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/?s=halloween
My wife and I came to the conclusion that we didn't want our daughter, 5, to celebrate Halloween so we made the decision to keep her home from school on the 31st as her class will be engaged in activities which will celebrate Halloween. Extreme ? Maybe for some, but we are set apart so the decision for us was a simple one.
I don’t have children but I totally agree with you. This world wants us to conform to the normalities that don’t align with God and His word. I myself was not allowed to participate in Halloween events as a child and regardless of how nice the costume was, in no way are we honoring God by giving ourselves over to a day and worldly concepts.
I applaud your decision in not taking part of this evil day. I did not know the history of Halloween or understand the depths of satanic activity surrounding his day until my children were adults and I became a born again believer. It is one of my deepest regrets that I allowed my children to take part in this day. Life is all about Jesus and there is no Jesus in this day.
Kept my toddler home all week from childcare for this very reason and as she gets older, if she attends a school that observes Halloween, she will have every 31st of October off
u honestly think a child getting dressed up like their favorite superhero or star wars character and going around asking for candy is celebrating satanism or practicing witchcraft? you neednt take life so seriously
Says the people who burnt innocent people alive because you thought they were witches your religion will die like the rest about 60 percent of America is atheist
If you actually believe in invisible spooks it's no wonder you spread paranoia. This paranoia is responsible historically for countless horrible atrocities done by Christains to people accused of witchcraft and spirit worship. If you want o see real evil you need look no further than a mirror.
Dr. Nate said it - "traditions that have become associated with Halloween." Halloween is a "tradition of men." God hates traditions of men. No need to dissect the minutiae on this any further than that. Same goes for All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
Do not let anyone look down on you for your Sabbaths and New Moon Festivals... God is no killjoy and the Hebrew nation created things like Hanukkah which is a tradition of men. I take it you don't celebrate your birthday, nor Christmas or Easter, or bank holidays by that same logic? godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/?s=halloween
I was born in romania. Never heard about Halloween til i came to america. I let my (american) kids go trick or treating til i got closer to God. No more. Celebrating a wiccan holiday is not ok with the Lord. I hope u all come to the same conclusion.
Antonio Pall don't listen to them. I agree with you 100 percent. The problem is that Americans say "to me it's just a day to have fun and get candy" they think their good intentions justify the evil background that Halloween represents.
Destruction 666 If only humanity actually knew how little satan cared about us. In any case, I'm sticking with Christ. I pray you discover Him as well. God bless.
I agree with you. The problem is that Americans say "it's just a day to have fun and get candy" they think their good intentions justify the evil background that Halloween represents.
Johnny J Exactly. There was an ex-satanist that said that demons had no authority to curse christians, but they could, through methods that would entice us such as halloween, get us to curse ourselves by unknowingly welcoming evil spirits into our homes "willingly."
I'm sorry sir.. We Christians need to avoid anything and everything thay has to do with the darkness!! It's everyone's choice but I choose not to engage in Halloween or any other holiday that does not honor our heavenly father!!
1 Thessalonians 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
But Jesus also sat among sinners and he still stood out and was set apart. We are still IN the world but we’re not OF the world. Meaning we can still participate and some worldly activities but we draw the line when those activities violates our conscious or the will and word of God.
@@lawlesseternal3147 I disagree, our Lord was a friend to sinners but never affirmed their sin. He always wanted transformation, “Go and sin no more”. Halloween is so obviously satanic is not even funny, and God tells us relentlessly in his word to have no fellowship with this kind of stuff at all. This has no place for the Christian mind at all.
@Mary Carroll Mary that makes tears come to my eyes! I am so sorry you experienced such real life horror; thank you so much for sharing that because people need to wake up... Praying for you Mary
u honestly think a child getting dressed up like their favorite superhero or star wars character and going around asking for candy is celebrating satanism or practicing witchcraft? you neednt take life so seriously
I am very surprised with this opinion, coming from the men of Masters Seminary. I think america is to in love with this culture to the point where they just don’t want to argue or show the origins of this pagan celebration and make it ok for everyone to take part of. As parents it is our duty to do our homework on where all our celebrations originate, just so it can be aligned in honoring Christ. Yes it does matter where our festivities originate.
Funny how almost all so called christians debate this but very very rarely use the bible . Christian beliefs come from the bible hence from god . Why not see what he says about such things ? Deut 18:10,11. Leviticus 19:31 Galatians 5:19-21. But as the bible warns most who claim to worship god rather their ears b tickled by human reasoning rather than wisdom from god . Also check u worship the right god psalm 83:18
2 Corinthians:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Here's the answer do not be conformed by the ways of this world is there going to be Halloween in Heaven nope is there going to be Christmas in heaven nope is there going to be Thanksgiving in heaven nope do not be conformed by the ways of the world but set your thoughts on things above since we will not be having any of these things in heaven which is eternity I wish to not have them now
This man shares the serpent's tongue.... What partnership does darkness have with light. There is no way to Glorify Him by practicing pagan rites, not matter what he says. Oprah and Joel, like this deceiver, tell you to follow your conscience, while God tell you to follow His Word.
1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. Ephesians 5:7-11 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
It doesn’t matter if you think that you are so strong and your walk with Jesus if you somehow still engage and Halloween you’re already stumbling that includes myself
Please do not listen to this guy and his principles there's no way you can sugar coat this either you're in you're out Halloween has no place for a true Christian
Finally! Someone who actually believes that we are not to be of this world but different completely! It’s not being like the world that brings people to Jesus but rather being different.
I keep searching for a practical answer on this issue,heard people from the Southern seminary,and some other respectful theologians that have written plenty of books for the health of a church,they write so accurate about the gospel like ray ortlund,and yet they use their liberty to celebrate this day like there's nothing wrong with it,it surprise me that with all their sound doctrine,they still can realize that they become a stumble block for many that look up to them
Wow just wow. Set apart, I think not. This is why my family and I left the “church”. We were we being taught how to justify how to be of this world. You cannot serve two masters. Read the Bible for yourself, preferably one that hasn’t been chopped and distorted and God clearly shows you how He wants to be worshipped and what real Christians should celebrate. I pray the scales fall from peoples eyes and not stay lukewarm.
MA ED absolutely agree with you. I quotationed church for that reason, but should have clarified that the true Church is the Bride of Christ. Amen and thank you.
I'm not sure what he calls harmless costumes? Most kids dress as superheroes. A superhero is made to take the place of Jesus they are often called a savior of mankind. So that makes them evil. If you want your children to have fun and greet neighbors and get treats just take them as who they are. Remember though if you teach children it is ok to go up to strangers and take a bunch of candy on Halloween how then do you explain they shouldn't talk to or take anything from strangers? How do you teach them eating to much sugar is bad for them?
No Christian has any business celebrating halloween night!! Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. AND DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD [ANY LONGER WITH its SUPERFICIAL VALUES and CUSTOMS], BUT BE TRANSFORMED and PROGRESSIVELY CHANGED [as you mature spiritually] BY THE RENEWING of YOUR MIND [FOCUSING on GODLY VALUES AND ethical ATTITUDES], SO THAT you may PROVE [for yourselves] WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, that which is good and acceptable and PERFECT [in HIS PLAN and PURPOSE for YOU]. Romans 12:1-2 AMP [Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); HATE WHAT IS EVIL [LOATHE ALL UNGODLINESS, TURN IN HORROR FROM wickednYess], but hold fast to that which is good. Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone. [Prov. 20:22.] Romans 12:9, 17 AMPC DO NOT LET YOURSELF be OVERCOME by EVIL 👹, BUT OVERCOME (master) evil with good. Romans 12:21 AMPC By people involved in the celebration of halloween 🎃, They are opening up a HUGE door to EVIL and demons in their life!! Every year kids and teenagers alike go missing!! Because the parents are not keeping them safe from the possibility of their kids being abducted by people involved in the occult underground for EVIL, satanic ritual sacrifices!! This includes especially those people who don't believe it's possible for their kids or teenagers to become victims of the occult underground!!👿💀☠️🧙♀️👹🎃💀⚰️👻 Christian!!! Do Not Be Deceived into believing that halloween night is simply a harmless, annual excuse for a 🎃 party!!! For God is not mocked!! HE is NOT a fool!! HE knows everything about this subject and how much it can affect You and your family! Heed the message of WARNING ⚠️🤔⚠️from God and His Son Jesus Christ!! ⚠️🚸 The occult underground will destroy everything You hold dear to your life and your family!!
Yes, Christians can celebrate All Hallows' Eve, the night preceding All Saints' Day. It is of Christian origin as its name suggests. Answered that for you lads and lasses.
I have one question ; would Jesus have any part of celebrating Halloween? Absolutely not! If you are truly Born Again of the Spirit you would have this discernment. This is one, of many ways, that TRUE Christians are separated from the world.
Jesus would be shining his light, loving his neighbors, and healing people on Halloween just like all the other days he spent walking around and loving people.
@@christopherm6725 yes, if you are spreading the Gospel and healing the sick on Halloween, like any other given day, that would not be considered as CELEBRATING Halloween. BUT, if you dress up in a costume and give out candy or go door/door and collect candy, that would be considered CELEBRATING Halloween, and Jesus would NOT do this!
Seeing how wild evil has gotten I’d say this day needs to be forgotten, with many others. Just buy kids candy if that’s the argument. Dressing up, as kids we did that all time not just one day.
Ah, yes. Let's groom the little children to be accepting of witchcraft and devils and death-worship. Are you kidding?! Does John MacArthur hold a position like Dr. Nathan?
Well I used to dress up for Halloween and scare people and pass out candy and stuff like that but as a Christian I would never do anything that's evil a lot of people take Halloween and play with black magic again you did Ouija board and trash like that which is evil. I agree with the guy in a video that it's a innocent thing for a child to put on a costume and get candy.
If GOD is NOT glorified in it, then it is sin. It is the sin of idolatry to celebrate and to participant in any such thing. Halloween serves the flesh and it serves the devil. Jesus Christ said, “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Amen. Halloween is otherwise known as the “day of the dead”, Halloween celebrates the dead. That is its whole purpose! I hear all the time, “but i dont celebrate in that part”. Well... It is impossible to Christianize this! The bible is clear and GOD has said... Ephesians 5:11 “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” A Christian can therefore have absolutely NO fellowship with Halloween because it is ROOTED in Darkness. Fellowship means, to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing. We according to the Word of GOD can have NO Fellowship “with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Amen Halloween is a pagan- Satanic festival. Study the Scripture! If you love Jesus confess this sin and Repent of this. Your fellowship with GOD is broken as long as you are actively resisting GOD in order to serve the flesh and sin. Ask yourself... How is the Lord Jesus Christ celebrated in Halloween? ‘ If He is not!? Then what business does s professing Christian have to do with it?
Understand idolatry, not for the adult, for the child!! protect your children's mind! Think about what they are thinking!! When a child dresses up as a character, in their mind they want to be that character!! Halloween is a perfect example of conforming to the ways of the world! If Jesus was here he would not celebrate Halloween, Jesus would say, who are you worshipping? Not the Heavenly Father, but man made traditions, repent and believe in Christ!
Love you brother, but i disagree with you on this one, I don't see the Lord or the disciples taking part in anything in regards to Halloween, its unthinkable...
The participation in Halloween by most people is part conditioned response by retailers like Target and Wal-Mart who stock their shelves months in advance,and part desire to be popular with others. The last thing they want is for you to think about your participation because it ends up shrinking their profits when you realize that you are actually celebrating,based upon most of the Halloween merchandise,violence,fear,death,and gore. Holidays are days for observing with ceremonies of praising. What is praiseworthy about Halloween? Also,if the other 364 days a year you would not consider celebrating such things to be normal behavior,what makes Halloween acceptable? Sure,it is one of America’s most popular holidays,but Halloween is also one of the most costly and deadliest. Distractions,darkness,drinking and driving,child predators handing out candy,property damage,legal issues such as children being injured on your property resulting in lawsuits,flammable costumes resluting in burns,and falls are all key dangers. In fact,pedestrian motor vehicle accidents are four (4) times higher on Halloween than any other day of the year.Where is,as Halloween's defenders call it, the "harmless fun" with all these risks? The book "Halloween" by self-identified witch Silver Ravenwolf available at Amazon.com (ISBN-10: 1567187196) shows on the front cover the same things public schools use to decorate during Halloween,and a U.S. Air Force physical therapist who says she has been a practicing witch for four years won permission to take Halloween and seven other days off as religious holidays. Public schools who celebrate Halloween are therefore celebrating an occult religious holiday using occult religious symbols,which I thought,based on the treatment of Christmas and Easter which are Christian religious holidays, was not allowed. Sounds like religious discrimination to me.
Christian liberty haha where does God ever give us a license to sin and partake in pagan rituals? It is very sad that men like this are leading the next generation
NO! NO! In my family we have what we call, “The Joseph Principle” where we run as far away from something that smells of anything sinful! Halloween does! Do Satanists celebrate Good Friday or Easter. They don’t! Why should we??
Why do you celebrate Easter? It’s full of pagan elements like dyed eggs and bunnies. Please use your principle for the rest of the pagan holidays. A lot of atheists celebrate pagan holidays like Easter and Christmas, that alone should tell you something. Jesus Christ called us to be separate from the world.
Exchanging for treats is an early Christian tradition. Children would go door to door and offer to pray for people in exchange for sweets. Uneducated people thought that if they disguised themselves, demons wouldn't recognize them. Pagans & satanists hijacked all this. Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day make up the 3 day celebration of Hallow Tide. We can bring it back to saying, "I'll pray for your family" instead of "trick or treat." We can not dress up as evil but as saints and heros. Go forth and spread the Word!
Don't think that dressing your kids in Harmless "non demonic" costumes changes anything. Satan is bad but he is not stupid. He won't make it obvious that Haloween is evil. Even The devle can make other people feel good and happy. P.S. sorry for bad spelling
Is that actually a serious question? SHOULD CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN? Tomorrow is both a Sunday and Halloween - something to think about. When I was much younger I had convinced myself that even as a Christian, it was OK to dress my kids up as an angel and a clown and take them out on Halloween night. I was so wrong. Evangelist and X-Satanist, John Ramirez spent much of his early life with strong ties to the devil--he drank animal blood, conducted sacrifices, was baptized with the devil and got married in a demonic wedding on Halloween. He said: "Have you ever heard a Satanist say, 'I can't wait for Good Friday to go to church with you?' So, why would the Christians say, 'I can't wait for Halloween to say I want to dress up'...It's cheating on God, really."
Im a student and our school mandate us to all participate. Is it right if i just come for a few minutes for attendance and leave right away? I will never participate anyway, ill just right my name for attendance but it still puzzles me
We just made a video on this same topic on our youtube channel. We are a Christian family serving in ministry. Our kids started asking about going trick-or-treating this year. We had to wrestle with this same question and we share our conclusion on the topic for our family.
Wow, considering all the “Christians” in the comments it’s amazing how judgmental and unkind a lot of you are being. It’s absolutely fine to disagree with what’s said but goodness do it out of love. Don’t condemn people to hell or call them satan worshippers bc they went trick or treating. Instead be the light and show compassion, guide them to the right path. There’s not one person in the comments that hasn’t sinned or been lost in the world before. Even with this pastor, a lot of you are saying he’s a write off as a Christian or evil. Good thing God isn’t like us, all of us would’ve been a “write off” a long time ago. You don’t have to agree with him but if you’re a “Christian” isn’t it important to be like Christ in all things? Even when responding in the RUclips comments..Hmm, maybe not.. I guess a lot of Christians choose when to be like Christ.
I'm born again. I used to get really into Halloween every year. It was my favorite holiday. But since my change of heart, I've been less and less excited about it. This year, I don't even want to decorate. I just don't care for it anymore. I do take my son trick or treating, but that's it.
The lives of many Christians are spent immersed in secular concerns and practices, regardless of any wondrously contorted rationalizations. There will be no consensus reached as to the propriety of observing 'Ritual X', now or in the future...
halloween is not satanic period and satanic stuff I don't see anybody worshipping satan, satanic star I saw them in real life, Roblox Events there is nothing satanic
You don't know what to look for then. Because it's literally everywhere on Halloween. Dude it's a High Holy day for those on the Left hand path. I think I'm over your head
Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Sure, if they enjoy dressing in costumes, eating sweets, watching spooky movies, and realize that other cultures and traditions besides their own exist. Or, as us Pagans would say, "Harm none, do what ye will." :)
TheaterRaven do what ye will. Hmm. We are born out of sin, jeremiah said the heart is wicked above all things. So left to our own devices we would do nothing but evil. U pagans think u r so great, u sacrificed your children to your gods. Many of u still worship animals. Don't u think that our ancestors were also pagan way back in the day? But we found the truth! And no, we were not all forced to convert like u say.
+Antonio Pall We meet again! Couple of things: 1. "We are born out of sin, Jeremiah said the heart is wicked above all things. So left to our own devices we would do nothing but evil." That's according to you and how you interpret your religion. Which is fine for you, just don't expect others to live by it. We Pagans believe that human beings were created with enough sense in their heads to decipher good and evil for themselves. Just sayin'. 2. "u sacrificed your children to your gods." Historically, yes, some pagan cultures did perform human sacrifice, but modern Pagans don't. Also, the central story of your religion is about an innocent man getting brutally tortured to death to save the souls of all humanity. If that's not human sacrifice, I don't know what is, so you're a fine one to point fingers at how barbaric historical paganism was because it involved human sacrifice. 3. "Many of u still worship animals." No, we don't, we worship what they represent. Saying we worship literal, physical animals would be like me saying that, since Christians worship in churches, they must worship the physical buildings of the churches. 4. "Don't u think that our ancestors were also pagan way back in the day?" Well, at least you got that right--no matter what someone's religion, if they went far enough back into their family, they'd find pagan ancestors. Paganism is simply the world's oldest religion, simple as that. 5. "But we found the truth! And no, we were not all forced to convert like u say." Hey, if you found a truth that speaks to you and helps you live a good, kind life, fantastic. More power to ya. But your truth isn't everybody's truth. And as you'd want people to let you walk your truth in peace, do the same for others. As for forced conversion, of course not everyone was forced to convert to Christianity. But Christianity's journey to become one of the world's most dominant religious and cultural forces wasn't exactly all sunshine and rainbows, either. History shows that. Not to mention who knows what hundreds if not thousands of native cultures, customs, and accomplishments have been lost forever because they were "too pagan" for some people's comforts?
TheaterRaven the form of Christianity whom u speak of is one i also abhor. It is Catholicism. The heresy is unspeakable. But do not be put off by them in seeking God.
I’m a Christian that celebrates it. Honestly I’m conflicted about it. Rereading bible scriptures and just analyzing things the Bible doesn’t directly call out Halloween BUT my interpretation is it’s not something in line with Christian principles. Anything other than that is bending those principles to support a narrative in favors of participation. It’s similar to fornication. People say it’s innocent, they’ll practice it responsibly, etc. Bottom line is you are not supposed to be doing it. Any excuse is just that, an excuse. 🤷🏽♂️
As I read these comments it saddens me that there is much criticism and no solution. Some have the freedom to participate in the culture and not in the rituals of the demonic(like Paul said about those Christians who ate meat sacrificed to idols) and some due to their conscience would rather not participate (weaker brethren as Paul would describe them) either way we should not bicker or separate ourselves because of this so called festival rather we should come together and celebrate and remember the ONE who did Die was buried and raised from the dead and somehow turn this festival from the dead works of the flesh to the risen ONE who gives life to all freely-Christmas was once a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice and now who in this culture really knows or participate in that ritual-so my brothers and sister I pray and encourage that we come together in our community of churches and be The light in which Christ has called us to be in the midst of darkness no matter if it’s on October 31st or any other day cause as long as they are without Christ they will die in their sins 😢
Halloween started as Celtic lore , where the season of life met with the season of death. It wasn't until pope Gregory the 3rd established all hallows Eve. So the modern iteration of Halloween isn't just pagan, it's Christian as well.
The Roman Catholic church is the apostate church. The Roman Catholic church is the Pharisees of Christianity. The Roman Catholic church is Roman, not Christian. They are like the ancient Jews who brought every idol of wood or stone or silver or gold into the temple of God. The Roman Catholic church is the most evil institution on Earth. That the Roman Catholic church embraces pagan traditions to accept Halloween should make it clear to you that Halloween is _not_ something you want to participate in.
He should find out what his chancellor, John MacArthur, says about Halloween. More importantly, he should know: • “Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them” -and- • “14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16Or what agreement has a sanctuary of God with idols? For we are a sanctuary of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN, And I will welcome you. 18AND I WILL BE A FATHER TO YOU, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY.”
This is not about " Can I glorify God " if I participate in this. It is about "Does Yah want us to serve Him in the manner that others worship their gods ( fallen angels ). And the answer is NO! It is an abomination. You cannot just worship Him any old kind of way that you want to. We cannot be offering up unholy fire to Him and expect Him to just accept it. That is Lawlessness!!!! And shows absolutely no fear of The Most High Creator of Heaven and Earth. Come ye out from among her!
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I'm weeping tears of joy after reading the comments. It warms my heart to know there still are many brethren out who will not give in to worldly tradition. He said it is a "secular" holiday, so it's okay to celebrate it? Has that become the standard? I applaud all of you in the comments who will not bow the knee to Ba'al. I stand with you. God bless you brethren.
With you sister. Praise the Lord ! He has reserved a remnant who will not bow the knee to Baal.
Just as I expected. All the religious nut jobs condemning and judging people who celebrate Halloween because they think it is “demonic” to wear a banana costume
@Joel Mendez. It's not demonic to wear a banana costume.... why not wear it March 3rd... or any other day?? The point is with the comments above, celebrating Halloween is a remembrance of the history and background of that pagan and devil worshiping day... look up what Antone Levay (founder of the satanic bible) said about how "glad he is that Christian's allow their kids to worship the devil at least one day of the year..."
Please please please do your research dig deep as to what The Lord says about this... instead of bashing Christians for speaking the truth. It's not judging! Its warning others in love and gentleness, not condemnation. The truth is, regardless of whether we believe or not, it is a demonicly charged holiday.
Amen Marty
Me to. Looking for something to share to my neighbor.
Halloween is dark and Jesus is Light! We are to come out of this world and not be like the heathens to partake in pagan holidays... PERIOD!
Christmas was a pagan holiday....better stop celebrating that as well!!!
Christmas was not a pagan holiday. That´s a conspiracy.
Luar Otnip it's largely based on pagan traditions. NOT a conspiracy.
Jesus celebrates Halloween every Oct. 31st!
If I was to celebrate halloween, I'm working during the time people go trick or treating, I have thought about giving tracts out with the candy. If God is willing I may one day get the opportunity to do that.
Should Christian's Celebrate Halloween?
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 States that anyone who performs, associates with or celebrates practices of human sacrifice, fortune telling,
interpreting omens or are sorcerers, charmers, mediums, necromancers or speak to the dead, is an abomination to the Lord".
Are you participating in a celebration that qualifies as an abomination to the Lord? Probably not intentionally but you may be surprised to know that people who celebrate Halloween, even if they don't dress up as "scary" things are still celebrating a Holiday created by the Devil for his glory. No matter what kind of pretty box you wrap Halloween in, its root, its source is still evil.
The true origin of Halloween is a Celtic/Druid practice called Samhain that did all the wicked things mentioned in Deuteronomy. It was adopted into Christianity by Pope Gregory the 1st and 3rd in the 7th and 8th century.
The Druids were regarded as "The Kings of the Occult". They were what we call today "Devil worshippers". Demonic groups such as satanists, pagans, Wickens, Curanderas, witches and warlocks received instruction from the ancient Druid priests.
The true name and root of Halloween is "Samhain" which is a Celtic celebration of death established before Christianity. Which means it's root is NOT in All Saints Day but in evil. Halloween simply means "The eve of All Saints Day" which is another controversial celebration as is All Souls Day".
Samhain is also a demonic entity. The Druids referred to "lord" Samhain as the "Lord of darkness", AKA Lucifer.
What about the symbols of Halloween? Here is a brief reference.
Jack O Lanterns were originally severed heads.
Costumes were worn to blend in with demons.
Trick or Treating is representative of food sacrificed or given to spirits to keep them from playing tricks on the living.
There is much information on the Druids and how the wicked practice of Samhain (aka Halloween) came into Christianity . I encourage you to research them for yourself.
Please read the scritpural support the bible has provided us in regards to this subject and see how Christian's should respond to the celebration called Halloween.
According to the Bible, people who practice demonic rituals have a familiar spirit (a demon) that encourages them to do these things.
Leviticus 19:31 - Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them.
(Dont mess with or participate in a celebration whose roots are based on these activities unless you want to indirectly open the door to the attacks of the demonic. The appearance of Halloween may have changed but the spirit behind it is still the same.)
God said in Ephesians 4:27 "Give no place to the devil".
When you celebrate Halloween, it gives the devil permission to influence your life.
Romans 12:2 KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
(God says we should not conform/participate in Druid practices, AKA Halloween)
James 4:4 NIV
You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
(God says if you choose to adopt the ways of the world/Halloween, so that you can "please" the ones who want it, you are his enemy.)
Proverbs 22:6 KJV
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 KJV
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.
(Spiders, witches, ghouls, goblins, ghost and innocent costumes are the appearance of or represent the root of an evil celebration!)
3 John 1:11 ESV
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
God says you can not claim to Love him or know him if you engage in wicked things such as Halloween)
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 NIV
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what does righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial "the devil" ? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
(God can not and will not co-exist with demonic pratices. This means your spiritual covering during this "celebration" is one of evil)
1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
(You choose which master you will serve. God or the devil)
Ephesians 5:8, 11 ESV
Live as children of light.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
(Dont participate in Halloween, instead expose the truth of what it really is!)
Romans 13:12 Put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
(Reject all evil things and seal your victory in Christ by putting on the armor of light).
There are spiritual consequences for participating in Halloween. According to the bible, everything you do in Gods kingdom is a seed planted with a harvest soon to follow.
In Genesis 1:11-12, God says every seed you plant, will produce a matching fruit and another seed after its kind.
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
(God says if you plant/sow and evil seed, you will get and evil fruit/return)
You might say that you do not dress your children up in "demonic/evil" costumes but that does not change the devils Holiday into something good.
The root of Halloween is evil and always will be. Putting a pretty bow on it does not change that. So when you celebrate it, you are celebrating the demonic spiritual roots behind it.
Galatians 6:8 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
God says if you participate in activities or pratices that he doesn't approve of just to please your desires aka your "flesh", you are asking for trouble. As innocent as a costume can be, the root of the celebration is still evil so when you celebrate it, that is what you sow to your spirit.
But if you abstain from the things God has called wicked, you will be blessed forever.
I love how you are all saying that he gave a clear-cut opinion and it is and that is you should celebrate Halloween what I do see is that he gave a few opinions and none of them or a clear-cut yes or no.
I hate Halloween, but this is perfect explanation for all Christians to meditate.
Of course not.
When I was little my parents rarely let me go Trick or Treating because of its association with Witches and Ghosts. But I could never understand what was wrong with that. At that time all I knew a witch as was a woman who flew on a broomstick, and I couldn't understand how that was evil when it was just as imaginary as Superman flying, and a ghost was just a person in a white blanket. Now I know my parents were afraid it would give me nightmares, or lead me astray. But as I got older they realized it did neither and just made me upset that all my friends, who were all Christians, were doing it and I wasn't.
An activity that is rooted in the belief that we have to honor the dead , and give them food so the condemned souls do not attack or take revenge against us, DOES NOT honor Christ. What, then, do we justify what CLEARLY comes from the dark? A child may not know what he or she is doing and just trying to have fun in a costume, but we adults are choosing to engage them and us in a party that is against everything Christians believe. Not everything is relative and not everything is justifiable by saying "it all depends on your conscience", folks.
Thank you!
La Vida Clara thank you!!!!! He needed to answer the question of be quiet! If it takes 45 min to answer a question then you’re not qualified to speak on it
La Vida Clara but if he’s a preacher I wouldn’t set foot in that church so my opinion doesn’t matter
For those who believe there are actual dead souls being summoned at halloween then I can see why there's paranoia. Since most people who participate in halloween do not believe any such thing these discussions sound like the ramblings of mental patients.
Well God isn’t real so none of this matters. Halloween is cool and you should celebrate it whether you’re religious or not.
All I know is that I am a Christian, I am saved, and every time Halloween comes around, the Holy Spirit in me cringes, I don't think God is down with Halloween.
James S sane!
James S **same!
James S.... I absolutely agree with you! I get that same “cringefest” going on in my spirit also.
Exactly, when you know the truths behind Halloween, rather than invented myths, you can actually be freed to move in the Spirit during the festival: godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/?s=halloween
White Women on Halloween Make Me Cringe
No No No all christian should not give Satan glory on Halloween BOTTOM LINE
My wife and I came to the conclusion that we didn't want our daughter, 5, to celebrate Halloween so we made the decision to keep her home from school on the 31st as her class will be engaged in activities which will celebrate Halloween. Extreme ? Maybe for some, but we are set apart so the decision for us was a simple one.
K. D. Set apart? Sounds like you’re raising her to be a true fundamentalist.
I don’t have children but I totally agree with you. This world wants us to conform to the normalities that don’t align with God and His word. I myself was not allowed to participate in Halloween events as a child and regardless of how nice the costume was, in no way are we honoring God by giving ourselves over to a day and worldly concepts.
I applaud your decision in not taking part of this evil day. I did not know the history of Halloween or understand the depths of satanic activity surrounding his day until my children were adults and I became a born again believer. It is one of my deepest regrets that I allowed my children to take part in this day. Life is all about Jesus and there is no Jesus in this day.
Kept my toddler home all week from childcare for this very reason and as she gets older, if she attends a school that observes Halloween, she will have every 31st of October off
Try researching these articles on the whole Halloween issue : godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/?s=halloween
And... celebrating the dead, witches, ghosts, spirits, evil and things of that nature DO NOT BRING GLORY TO GOD
u honestly think a child getting dressed up like their favorite superhero or star wars character and going around asking for candy is celebrating satanism or practicing witchcraft? you neednt take life so seriously
JoefromNJ1 it’s about the origin!
Says the people who burnt innocent people alive because you thought they were witches your religion will die like the rest about 60 percent of America is atheist
Michelle Rukny God doesn't exist. Pull your head out of your ass
If you actually believe in invisible spooks it's no wonder you spread paranoia. This paranoia is responsible historically for countless horrible atrocities done by Christains to people accused of witchcraft and spirit worship. If you want o see real evil you need look no further than a mirror.
Dr. Nate said it - "traditions that have become associated with Halloween." Halloween is a "tradition of men." God hates traditions of men. No need to dissect the minutiae on this any further than that. Same goes for All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
This is so true.
servaline and xmas and all other holidays or unless it's in he bible somewhere! Js
so is *Christmas*
Do not let anyone look down on you for your Sabbaths and New Moon Festivals... God is no killjoy and the Hebrew nation created things like Hanukkah which is a tradition of men.
I take it you don't celebrate your birthday, nor Christmas or Easter, or bank holidays by that same logic?
godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/?s=halloween
I was born in romania. Never heard about Halloween til i came to america. I let my (american) kids go trick or treating til i got closer to God. No more. Celebrating a wiccan holiday is not ok with the Lord. I hope u all come to the same conclusion.
Destruction 666 very well put. Learn some language skills. English is my third.
Destruction 666 i am a pussy because i said Halloween is a wiccan holiday? That makes a lot of sense.
Antonio Pall don't listen to them. I agree with you 100 percent. The problem is that Americans say "to me it's just a day to have fun and get candy" they think their good intentions justify the evil background that Halloween represents.
Destruction 666 hope hell is toasty.
Johnny J agree. U just can't win with some people.
Lukewarm....📖😴Be either Hot or Cold...Its forbidden by yaweh to have anything to do with evil in any form....
It's satanic. Period.
Destruction 666 If only humanity actually knew how little satan cared about us. In any case, I'm sticking with Christ. I pray you discover Him as well. God bless.
I agree with you. The problem is that Americans say "it's just a day to have fun and get candy" they think their good intentions justify the evil background that Halloween represents.
Johnny J Exactly. There was an ex-satanist that said that demons had no authority to curse christians, but they could, through methods that would entice us such as halloween, get us to curse ourselves by unknowingly welcoming evil spirits into our homes "willingly."
Destruction 666 Why?
chelade17 How?
The short answer is NO, this man is compromising the Truth
I'm sorry sir.. We Christians need to avoid anything and everything thay has to do with the darkness!! It's everyone's choice but I choose not to engage in Halloween or any other holiday that does not honor our heavenly father!!
1 Thessalonians 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
The “church” - comprising to fit in. Jesus tells us to be set apart.
But Jesus also sat among sinners and he still stood out and was set apart. We are still IN the world but we’re not OF the world. Meaning we can still participate and some worldly activities but we draw the line when those activities violates our conscious or the will and word of God.
@@lawlesseternal3147 I disagree, our Lord was a friend to sinners but never affirmed their sin. He always wanted transformation, “Go and sin no more”. Halloween is so obviously satanic is not even funny, and God tells us relentlessly in his word to have no fellowship with this kind of stuff at all. This has no place for the Christian mind at all.
@@lawlesseternal3147 He only celebrated Biblical Feast days...no pagan holidays
@Mary Carroll Oh my goodness...isn't it terrible? These folks are literally leading the flock astray on purpose.
@Mary Carroll Mary that makes tears come to my eyes! I am so sorry you experienced such real life horror; thank you so much for sharing that because people need to wake up...
Praying for you Mary
u honestly think a child getting dressed up like their favorite superhero or star wars character and going around asking for candy is celebrating satanism or practicing witchcraft? you neednt take life so seriously
Christians evangelical to radical to understand nothing wrong with that!!!
Unbelievable! The answer is NO like NO a thousand times. Stop the compromise.
I am very surprised with this opinion, coming from the men of Masters Seminary. I think america is to in love with this culture to the point where they just don’t want to argue or show the origins of this pagan celebration and make it ok for everyone to take part of. As parents it is our duty to do our homework on where all our celebrations originate, just so it can be aligned in honoring Christ. Yes it does matter where our festivities originate.
He’s answering the question like he low key celebrates it.. no mention of Christ, the holly spirit, or even what Halloween really means to Christians.
Holy Spirit...halloween
It boggles my mind to see many of my favorite pastors green-lighting the celebration of Halloween. I'm shocked...shocked I tell you.
Me too!
Funny how almost all so called christians debate this but very very rarely use the bible . Christian beliefs come from the bible hence from god . Why not see what he says about such things ? Deut 18:10,11. Leviticus 19:31
Galatians 5:19-21. But as the bible warns most who claim to worship god rather their ears b tickled by human reasoning rather than wisdom from god . Also check u worship the right god psalm 83:18
Amen.....
What yahweh says...period.
Forbidden! No ifs buts or maybes. It's so clear and its
A blessing to obey him.
I would run from this preacher..
You sound like a puss.
Run from the wolves in sheep’s clothing! Good on you Alex. I would do the same.
Yes it disgraces God, no matter how you mask it.
Absolutely!
I have a very full life with a very ALIVE God:) Thank you:)
Oml. Stop.
Shasha 11 you know that not all dead people go to hell
Shasha 11 a lot of people are scared of jehovas witness you can dress like them.
2 Corinthians:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.
Please dont compromise to please mankind
Here's the answer do not be conformed by the ways of this world is there going to be Halloween in Heaven nope is there going to be Christmas in heaven nope is there going to be Thanksgiving in heaven nope do not be conformed by the ways of the world but set your thoughts on things above since we will not be having any of these things in heaven which is eternity I wish to not have them now
God is against wickedness period!
Check the origin of this and ALL other holiday celebrations origins .
I do agree I don’t think halloween should be celebrated because it’s dark and sad
This man shares the serpent's tongue.... What partnership does darkness have with light. There is no way to Glorify Him by practicing pagan rites, not matter what he says. Oprah and Joel, like this deceiver, tell you to follow your conscience, while God tell you to follow His Word.
1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Ephesians 5:7-11 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
How is dressing like an teenage mutant ninja turtles or. Any super hero getting candy demonic????
Short answer - - > NO
@Nick Gagnon go to hell ;^(
Long answer *NO*
NEVER! This is BS..
It doesn’t matter if you think that you are so strong and your walk with Jesus if you somehow still engage and Halloween you’re already stumbling that includes myself
All Hallows' Eve is a Christian holiday, and it is the day that precedes All Saints' Day.
Please do not listen to this guy and his principles there's no way you can sugar coat this either you're in you're out Halloween has no place for a true Christian
Finally! Someone who actually believes that we are not to be of this world but different completely! It’s not being like the world that brings people to Jesus but rather being different.
Everyday is Halloween 🎃
I keep searching for a practical answer on this issue,heard people from the Southern seminary,and some other respectful theologians that have written plenty of books for the health of a church,they write so accurate about the gospel like ray ortlund,and yet they use their liberty to celebrate this day like there's nothing wrong with it,it surprise me that with all their sound doctrine,they still can realize that they become a stumble block for many that look up to them
Can you tell please what is these books? Thank you a lot ❤
Wow just wow. Set apart, I think not. This is why my family and I left the “church”. We were we being taught how to justify how to be of this world. You cannot serve two masters. Read the Bible for yourself, preferably one that hasn’t been chopped and distorted and God clearly shows you how He wants to be worshipped and what real Christians should celebrate. I pray the scales fall from peoples eyes and not stay lukewarm.
MA ED absolutely agree with you. I quotationed church for that reason, but should have clarified that the true Church is the Bride of Christ. Amen and thank you.
I believe the Scripture that you should mention is, "Do not use your liberty for an occasion to sin."
Absolutely not it’s the devil’s
holiday so believers should stay away from it as far as possible💯
I'm not sure what he calls harmless costumes? Most kids dress as superheroes. A superhero is made to take the place of Jesus they are often called a savior of mankind. So that makes them evil. If you want your children to have fun and greet neighbors and get treats just take them as who they are. Remember though if you teach children it is ok to go up to strangers and take a bunch of candy on Halloween how then do you explain they shouldn't talk to or take anything from strangers? How do you teach them eating to much sugar is bad for them?
No Christian has any business celebrating halloween night!!
Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. AND DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD [ANY LONGER WITH its SUPERFICIAL VALUES and CUSTOMS], BUT BE TRANSFORMED and PROGRESSIVELY CHANGED [as you mature spiritually] BY THE RENEWING of YOUR MIND [FOCUSING on GODLY VALUES AND ethical ATTITUDES], SO THAT you may PROVE [for yourselves] WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, that which is good and acceptable and PERFECT [in HIS PLAN and PURPOSE for YOU].
Romans 12:1-2 AMP
[Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); HATE WHAT IS EVIL [LOATHE ALL UNGODLINESS, TURN IN HORROR FROM wickednYess], but hold fast to that which is good. Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone. [Prov. 20:22.]
Romans 12:9, 17 AMPC
DO NOT LET YOURSELF be OVERCOME by EVIL 👹, BUT OVERCOME (master) evil with good.
Romans 12:21 AMPC
By people involved in the celebration of halloween 🎃, They are opening up a HUGE door to EVIL and demons in their life!!
Every year kids and teenagers alike go missing!! Because the parents are not keeping them safe from the possibility of their kids being abducted by people involved in the occult underground for EVIL, satanic ritual sacrifices!! This includes especially those people who don't believe it's possible for their kids or teenagers to become victims of the occult underground!!👿💀☠️🧙♀️👹🎃💀⚰️👻
Christian!!! Do Not Be Deceived into believing that halloween night is simply a harmless, annual excuse for a 🎃 party!!! For God is not mocked!! HE is NOT a fool!! HE knows everything about this subject and how much it can affect You and your family!
Heed the message of WARNING ⚠️🤔⚠️from God and His Son Jesus Christ!! ⚠️🚸
The occult underground will destroy everything You hold dear to your life and your family!!
Yes, Christians can celebrate All Hallows' Eve, the night preceding All Saints' Day. It is of Christian origin as its name suggests.
Answered that for you lads and lasses.
I have one question ; would Jesus have any part of celebrating Halloween? Absolutely not! If you are truly Born Again of the Spirit you would have this discernment. This is one, of many ways, that TRUE Christians are separated from the world.
Jesus would be shining his light, loving his neighbors, and healing people on Halloween just like all the other days he spent walking around and loving people.
@@christopherm6725 yes, if you are spreading the Gospel and healing the sick on Halloween, like any other given day, that would not be considered as CELEBRATING Halloween.
BUT, if you dress up in a costume and give out candy or go door/door and collect candy, that would be considered CELEBRATING Halloween, and Jesus would NOT do this!
Propaganda.
Do not follow your church, pastor, or any other man.
Only follow and obey Jesus Christ not these fools and deceivers.
Seeing how wild evil has gotten I’d say this day needs to be forgotten, with many others. Just buy kids candy if that’s the argument. Dressing up, as kids we did that all time not just one day.
Ah, yes. Let's groom the little children to be accepting of witchcraft and devils and death-worship. Are you kidding?! Does John MacArthur hold a position like Dr. Nathan?
Well I used to dress up for Halloween and scare people and pass out candy and stuff like that but as a Christian I would never do anything that's evil a lot of people take Halloween and play with black magic again you did Ouija board and trash like that which is evil. I agree with the guy in a video that it's a innocent thing for a child to put on a costume and get candy.
If GOD is NOT glorified in it, then it is sin. It is the sin of idolatry to celebrate and to participant in any such thing. Halloween serves the flesh and it serves the devil. Jesus Christ said, “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Amen. Halloween is otherwise known as the “day of the dead”, Halloween celebrates the dead. That is its whole purpose! I hear all the time, “but i dont celebrate in that part”. Well... It is impossible to Christianize this! The bible is clear and GOD has said...
Ephesians 5:11
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
A Christian can therefore have absolutely NO fellowship with Halloween because it is ROOTED in Darkness. Fellowship means, to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing. We according to the Word of GOD can have NO Fellowship “with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Amen
Halloween is a pagan- Satanic festival. Study the Scripture! If you love Jesus confess this sin and Repent of this. Your fellowship with GOD is broken as long as you are actively resisting GOD in order to serve the flesh and sin.
Ask yourself...
How is the Lord Jesus Christ celebrated in Halloween? ‘
If He is not!? Then what business does s professing Christian have to do with it?
Understand idolatry, not for the adult, for the child!! protect your children's mind! Think about what they are thinking!! When a child dresses up as a character, in their mind they want to be that character!! Halloween is a perfect example of conforming to the ways of the world! If Jesus was here he would not celebrate Halloween, Jesus would say, who are you worshipping? Not the Heavenly Father, but man made traditions, repent and believe in Christ!
Love you brother, but i disagree with you on this one, I don't see the Lord or the disciples taking part in anything in regards to Halloween, its unthinkable...
I disagree with everything he said. Sounds like he is preaching what people want to hear.
It's Halloween time again, better hide under your bed an pray or the goblins will get you! Ha ha ha hahahahaha!
The participation in Halloween by most people is part conditioned response by retailers like Target and Wal-Mart who stock their shelves months in advance,and part desire to be popular with others. The last thing they want is for you to think about your participation because it ends up shrinking their profits when you realize that you are actually celebrating,based upon most of the Halloween merchandise,violence,fear,death,and gore. Holidays are days for observing with ceremonies of praising. What is praiseworthy about Halloween? Also,if the other 364 days a year you would not consider celebrating such things to be normal behavior,what makes Halloween acceptable?
Sure,it is one of America’s most popular holidays,but Halloween is also one of the most costly and deadliest. Distractions,darkness,drinking and driving,child predators handing out candy,property damage,legal issues such as children being injured on your property resulting in lawsuits,flammable costumes resluting in burns,and falls are all key dangers. In fact,pedestrian motor vehicle accidents are four (4) times higher on Halloween than any other day of the year.Where is,as Halloween's defenders call it, the "harmless fun" with all these risks?
The book "Halloween" by self-identified witch Silver Ravenwolf available at Amazon.com (ISBN-10: 1567187196) shows on the front cover the same things public schools use to decorate during Halloween,and a U.S. Air Force physical therapist who says she has been a practicing witch for four years won permission to take Halloween and seven other days off as religious holidays. Public schools who celebrate Halloween are therefore celebrating an occult religious holiday using occult religious symbols,which I thought,based on the treatment of Christmas and Easter which are Christian religious holidays, was not allowed. Sounds like religious discrimination to me.
If you partake it's "partaking" don't be deceived.
Christian liberty haha where does God ever give us a license to sin and partake in pagan rituals? It is very sad that men like this are leading the next generation
Typical “seminary” LUKEWARMNESS and ignorance.
Trying to turn a lie into the truth!!! This charlatan will have to give an account for teaching such lies.
Who is this guy? It’s not that deep. It’s from the pits of hell. Stop dancing around that!
After seeing this I will never watch this preacher again dont follow traditions of man
Don’t celebrate it stoped making something bad good end of story
NO! NO! In my family we have what we call, “The Joseph Principle” where we run as far away from something that smells of anything sinful! Halloween does!
Do Satanists celebrate Good Friday or Easter. They don’t! Why should we??
Why do you celebrate Easter? It’s full of pagan elements like dyed eggs and bunnies. Please use your principle for the rest of the pagan holidays. A lot of atheists celebrate pagan holidays like Easter and Christmas, that alone should tell you something. Jesus Christ called us to be separate from the world.
Exchanging for treats is an early Christian tradition. Children would go door to door and offer to pray for people in exchange for sweets. Uneducated people thought that if they disguised themselves, demons wouldn't recognize them. Pagans & satanists hijacked all this. Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day make up the 3 day celebration of Hallow Tide. We can bring it back to saying, "I'll pray for your family" instead of "trick or treat." We can not dress up as evil but as saints and heros. Go forth and spread the Word!
Well, Jesus Christ hates the traditions of men. So there’s that.
Don't think that dressing your kids in Harmless "non demonic" costumes changes anything. Satan is bad but he is not stupid. He won't make it obvious that Haloween is evil. Even The devle can make other people feel good and happy.
P.S. sorry for bad spelling
Is that actually a serious question? SHOULD CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN? Tomorrow is both a Sunday and Halloween - something to think about.
When I was much younger I had convinced myself that even as a Christian, it was OK to dress my kids up as an angel and a clown and take them out on Halloween night. I was so wrong.
Evangelist and X-Satanist, John Ramirez spent much of his early life with strong ties to the devil--he drank animal blood, conducted sacrifices, was baptized with the devil and got married in a demonic wedding on Halloween.
He said: "Have you ever heard a Satanist say, 'I can't wait for Good Friday to go to church with you?' So, why would the Christians say, 'I can't wait for Halloween to say I want to dress up'...It's cheating on God, really."
Eh, I'm still dressing up on Halloween.
Same 😂
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.”
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 KJV
Please, do not take any advice from this man regarding Halloween. He is just WRONG!! Do not associate with darkness in any level!
Oh no I'm gonna become the devil because I have fun, watch scary movies and eat sweets.
CLECIO ALMEIDA Halloween is a Christian holiday.
Jarrel Doomis exactly
Im a student and our school mandate us to all participate. Is it right if i just come for a few minutes for attendance and leave right away? I will never participate anyway, ill just right my name for attendance but it still puzzles me
It's satanic. PERIOD!
Agree!! "Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil"
(1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 NLT)
Going around asking for candy isn't sinful, dressing up as a killer is
We just made a video on this same topic on our youtube channel. We are a Christian family serving in ministry. Our kids started asking about going trick-or-treating this year. We had to wrestle with this same question and we share our conclusion on the topic for our family.
Does it glorify God?
Does it help my testimony for Christ?
HAPPY REFORMATION DAY.
Wow, considering all the “Christians” in the comments it’s amazing how judgmental and unkind a lot of you are being. It’s absolutely fine to disagree with what’s said but goodness do it out of love. Don’t condemn people to hell or call them satan worshippers bc they went trick or treating. Instead be the light and show compassion, guide them to the right path. There’s not one person in the comments that hasn’t sinned or been lost in the world before. Even with this pastor, a lot of you are saying he’s a write off as a Christian or evil. Good thing God isn’t like us, all of us would’ve been a “write off” a long time ago. You don’t have to agree with him but if you’re a “Christian” isn’t it important to be like Christ in all things? Even when responding in the RUclips comments..Hmm, maybe not.. I guess a lot of Christians choose when to be like Christ.
Watch/listen to the angel of the Church of Philadelphia: ruclips.net/video/7v554QtlGKs/видео.html
I had a great time this Halloween. Sorry you missed out on the fun, fearful religious kooks.
I'm born again. I used to get really into Halloween every year. It was my favorite holiday. But since my change of heart, I've been less and less excited about it. This year, I don't even want to decorate. I just don't care for it anymore. I do take my son trick or treating, but that's it.
If you know i's wrong, why expose your son to it. Hyproctical?
Ppl ACT confussed, I loathhhhhh that SOME born agains are SOULEY convinced they are exempt from sin lol
@@jimrushing1025 it's candy bud. No demons
NO and anyone who thinks otherwise is completely deceived
The lives of many Christians are spent immersed in secular concerns and practices, regardless of any wondrously contorted rationalizations. There will be no consensus reached as to the propriety of observing 'Ritual X', now or in the future...
halloween is not satanic period and satanic stuff I don't see anybody worshipping satan, satanic star I saw them in real life, Roblox Events there is nothing satanic
THANK YOU
You don't know what to look for then. Because it's literally everywhere on Halloween. Dude it's a High Holy day for those on the Left hand path. I think I'm over your head
Dance with the devil is ok is what he's saying 😂😂😂
This guy is Blind.
Should Christians celebrate Halloween?
Sure, if they enjoy dressing in costumes, eating sweets, watching spooky movies, and realize that other cultures and traditions besides their own exist. Or, as us Pagans would say, "Harm none, do what ye will." :)
TheaterRaven do what ye will. Hmm. We are born out of sin, jeremiah said the heart is wicked above all things. So left to our own devices we would do nothing but evil. U pagans think u r so great, u sacrificed your children to your gods. Many of u still worship animals. Don't u think that our ancestors were also pagan way back in the day? But we found the truth! And no, we were not all forced to convert like u say.
+Antonio Pall We meet again!
Couple of things:
1. "We are born out of sin, Jeremiah said the heart is wicked above all things. So left to our own devices we would do nothing but evil."
That's according to you and how you interpret your religion. Which is fine for you, just don't expect others to live by it.
We Pagans believe that human beings were created with enough sense in their heads to decipher good and evil for themselves. Just sayin'.
2. "u sacrificed your children to your gods."
Historically, yes, some pagan cultures did perform human sacrifice, but modern Pagans don't.
Also, the central story of your religion is about an innocent man getting brutally tortured to death to save the souls of all humanity. If that's not human sacrifice, I don't know what is, so you're a fine one to point fingers at how barbaric historical paganism was because it involved human sacrifice.
3. "Many of u still worship animals."
No, we don't, we worship what they represent.
Saying we worship literal, physical animals would be like me saying that, since Christians worship in churches, they must worship the physical buildings of the churches.
4. "Don't u think that our ancestors were also pagan way back in the day?"
Well, at least you got that right--no matter what someone's religion, if they went far enough back into their family, they'd find pagan ancestors. Paganism is simply the world's oldest religion, simple as that.
5. "But we found the truth! And no, we were not all forced to convert like u say."
Hey, if you found a truth that speaks to you and helps you live a good, kind life, fantastic. More power to ya. But your truth isn't everybody's truth. And as you'd want people to let you walk your truth in peace, do the same for others.
As for forced conversion, of course not everyone was forced to convert to Christianity. But Christianity's journey to become one of the world's most dominant religious and cultural forces wasn't exactly all sunshine and rainbows, either. History shows that. Not to mention who knows what hundreds if not thousands of native cultures, customs, and accomplishments have been lost forever because they were "too pagan" for some people's comforts?
TheaterRaven the form of Christianity whom u speak of is one i also abhor. It is Catholicism. The heresy is unspeakable. But do not be put off by them in seeking God.
+Antonio Pall Sure, man. Peace out.
TheaterRaven sure. I just hope u see the way. There is only one way.
I’m a Christian that celebrates it. Honestly I’m conflicted about it. Rereading bible scriptures and just analyzing things the Bible doesn’t directly call out Halloween BUT my interpretation is it’s not something in line with Christian principles. Anything other than that is bending those principles to support a narrative in favors of participation. It’s similar to fornication. People say it’s innocent, they’ll practice it responsibly, etc. Bottom line is you are not supposed to be doing it. Any excuse is just that, an excuse. 🤷🏽♂️
As I read these comments it saddens me that there is much criticism and no solution. Some have the freedom to participate in the culture and not in the rituals of the demonic(like Paul said about those Christians who ate meat sacrificed to idols) and some due to their conscience would rather not participate (weaker brethren as Paul would describe them) either way we should not bicker or separate ourselves because of this so called festival rather we should come together and celebrate and remember the ONE who did Die was buried and raised from the dead and somehow turn this festival from the dead works of the flesh to the risen ONE who gives life to all freely-Christmas was once a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice and now who in this culture really knows or participate in that ritual-so my brothers and sister I pray and encourage that we come together in our community of churches and be The light in which Christ has called us to be in the midst of darkness no matter if it’s on October 31st or any other day cause as long as they are without Christ they will die in their sins 😢
you are so wrong.
Halloween started as Celtic lore , where the season of life met with the season of death. It wasn't until pope Gregory the 3rd established all hallows Eve. So the modern iteration of Halloween isn't just pagan, it's Christian as well.
The Roman Catholic church is the apostate church. The Roman Catholic church is the Pharisees of Christianity. The Roman Catholic church is Roman, not Christian. They are like the ancient Jews who brought every idol of wood or stone or silver or gold into the temple of God. The Roman Catholic church is the most evil institution on Earth. That the Roman Catholic church embraces pagan traditions to accept Halloween should make it clear to you that Halloween is _not_ something you want to participate in.
Answer:
Yes. Why the fuck can’t certain people celebrate something? It’s like saying; your name is widjeksk so you can’t celebrate Easter.
shame on you just tell the truth!!!! We should not to be any part of this!!!
He should find out what his chancellor, John MacArthur, says about Halloween.
More importantly, he should know:
• “Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them” -and-
• “14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16Or what agreement has a sanctuary of God with idols? For we are a sanctuary of the living God; just as God said,
“I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM;
AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
17Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.
“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN,
And I will welcome you.
18AND I WILL BE A FATHER TO YOU,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”
SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY.”
This is not about " Can I glorify God " if I participate in this. It is about "Does Yah want us to serve Him in the manner that others worship their gods ( fallen angels ). And the answer is NO! It is an abomination. You cannot just worship Him any old kind of way that you want to. We cannot be offering up unholy fire to Him and expect Him to just accept it.
That is Lawlessness!!!! And shows absolutely no fear of The Most High Creator of Heaven and Earth. Come ye out from among her!