Q & A What is the Big Deal About Celebrating Halloween? What Does the Bible Say About Halloween? (Part 2)

Imagine that you are in a Bible class at this time of year and God is your teacher for the session. Perhaps you have asked him what the bible says about it. Or maybe you have asked if it is even mentioned in the Bible at all. What might his answers be to those questions, do you think?

I am not God. But first, off I believe he would tell you that, no the Bible does not exactly mention it in the Bible. However, there are scriptures that point to the fact that we should not celebrate it at all. And then he would quote them to us.

When you enter the land that the Lord has given you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft or casts spells, or who is a medium, or spiritist, or consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, your God and he will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 18:9-13

I will destroy your witchcraft and you will not cast spells. Micah 5:12

The acts of the flesh are obvious; sexual immorality,  impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft, jealousy and fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness and orgies and the like. I warn you that those that live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ummm. Is the that not clear enough? Ok, so just because we might dress up in a witch's costume or as some other creature once a year, that does not mean we go out and cast spells or do any of those things listed in these passages. Right"

So what is the big deal?

God wants us to avoid EVEN the appearance of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22.

If we take that literally, it means that we don't put on costumes that would even look like something that God detests. We should want nothing to do with them if they are not pleasing to him

Years ago, I was talking on the phone one day with a cousin. It was fall and she mentioned she had been decorating for Halloween. She was getting ready to hang a skeleton on her front door. I had since come to the conclusion that celebrating it was wrong. And I told her so. She asked me: "Ok so if you don't celebrate Halloween, what is the difference between decorating for that and decorating for Christmas?'

My answer was obvious to me. "Because celebrating Halloween, is like celebrating death whereas celebrating Christmas, and the life of Jesus is celebrating his life.

Studying scripture and just that statement had been enough for me to discredit the holiday as evil. And then there are the origins of the holiday as well. Add them all together and they were all I needed. And now, years later I still believe it.

Let's face it. Dressing up in those costumes do not bring glory to God and if it doesn't why should we do it?

Still, there are those Christians that do exchange the activities of Halloween for those of a Fall Festival or Trunk Treating. Where do you stand on the question of whether doing those are right or wrong? Only you can decide before God. For more information please follow the links that I have provided below. Sincerely ask God for his leading on this very important subject. And thanks for joining me.


.Why Christians Absolutely Should Not Celebrate Halloween — Charisma News

What Does the Bible Say About Halloween? Verses for Halloween

Tomorrow's question: What is the big deal about carving pumpkins for Halloween?



 I hope you will come back tomorrow and in the meantime pray God's blessing for you today!