Should Christians participate in Hallowe'en

[Catsmeow]

Replying to Should Christians participate in Hallowe'en

NO! NO!

In CHRIST JESUS :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Can we participate in loving children and telling them about Jesus?

I live in very warm climate and sit outside and witness...is that acceptable?

[Catsmeow]

our lord jesus dosnt want us too sin for this godless holiday if u do i hope u burn in the pits of hell where i shall watch from heaven evil and witchcraft should not be tolerated especially by god he will strike u and ur children for going out and forsaking him!

You need a little help with yer spellin' thar, pardner...

[artsylady]

gosh.. the more I read over these posts.. the less important it seems. I was just reading in another post, how Paul had written that the actions weren't forbidden it was the reason behind them. And.. most of you for halloween are right on here.

You just eat candy, hang out with your family, and have fun. It's not about devil worship, etc, for any of you. And.. I feel bad that I've been so stubborn about this, and I feel really stupid. I just wanted to apologize. It is pretty legalistic. I'm usually not so.. uptight about this stuff. I just have never cared for it much..

Don't worry about a thing. No apology needed - not to me at least. It takes a lot of pride swallowing to change your mind the way you did - and pride swallowing like this is something to be very proud of. There! You can be proud of the fact that you swallowed your pride! I'm sure you know what I mean.

You are an example to us all. We all battle heads starting off with a notion that something is in our opinion either right or wrong. The more we argue the point, the more we dig in our heels and continue to convince ourselves that we are right and the other person just cannot be. It takes a LOT to seriously consider the opposing viewpoint and you've done and you've grown from it. Again, you are a great example to us all. I haven't seen too many people change their minds about anything here but it is nothing to be embarrassed about when you change your mind on a stance such as this one. It actually shows how reasonable you are, or can be.

[Catsmeow]

Humility.

[Guest PilgrimSteve]

Act 16:16

[artsylady]

Think what you want then.

I guess you didn't read Koppen's post about the Halloween (Or Holy Evening) open house where there was an altar call and kids were saved! Got a problem with that? These are the kinds of 'activities' that honor the powers of the one true living GOD.

[artsylady]

Hey, when you guys quote someone, I notice you have small print which shows the original poster's name and the date of their post. When I quote someone, it just puts in in a box. How do you add the name?

[Kabowd]

gosh.. the more I read over these posts.. the less important it seems. I was just reading in another post, how Paul had written that the actions weren't forbidden it was the reason behind them. And.. most of you for halloween are right on here.

You just eat candy, hang out with your family, and have fun. It's not about devil worship, etc, for any of you. And.. I feel bad that I've been so stubborn about this, and I feel really stupid. I just wanted to apologize. It is pretty legalistic. I'm usually not so.. uptight about this stuff. I just have never cared for it much..

^^^ This is one of the most totally awesome posts I've seen lately!

One of the things I think you said that needs re-emphasized:

the more I read over these posts.. the less important it seems.

Let's not miss this folks! I posted earlier what my friend Nik (ScientificAtheist) had to say about believers. Apparently, artsylady was the only one to read it..lol. But I think it's important to step back sometimes and see things from the world's perspective. Christians argue over the stupidest things. Seriously. Here we are, supposedly those who have been redeemed and covered by grace, yet we offer very little grace to one another when it comes to differing convictions. Remember those ppl we are here to reach? You know the ones; the ppl we call "lost", "unsaved", "unbelievers" and "nonchristians". Remember them? We spend so much time arguing amongst ourselves about "disputable matters", and the world sits back and just watches us tear eachother apart. What kind of testimony is this? Are we supposed to be worried about what other believers think of us and how "holy" we are? Or are we supposed to be obeying the Holy Spirit? Why is it that those who are more conservative in their convictions seem to lack grace for those whose convictions aren't the same?

I've said this over and over, and I'm going to say it again: remember grace? I'm not talking about license to sin, so let's not go there. But I am talking about trusting the Holy Spirit enough to know that if another believer is stepping outside of holiness, He will convict them. We need to show grace to other believers as the Father has shown us grace. This doesn't mean overlooking blatant sin, but it does mean we shouldn't argue over "eating meat". I think grace and freedom will be a far better testimony to the world than the law and bondage. Afterall, they're already bound. They need to see believers living in the freedom Christ came to give us.

Peace,

Tess

[Catsmeow]

[keslc]

I've said this over and over, and I'm going to say it again: remember grace? I'm not talking about license to sin, so let's not go there. But I am talking about trusting the Holy Spirit enough to know that if another believer is stepping outside of holiness, He will convict them. We need to show grace to other believers as the Father has shown us grace. This doesn't mean overlooking blatant sin, but it does mean we shouldn't argue over "eating meat". I think grace and freedom will be a far better testimony to the world than the law and bondage. Afterall, they're already bound. They need to see believers living in the freedom Christ came to give us.

Peace,

Tess

READ READ AND RE-READ the part I've made bold. This applies to so much more than trick or treating! Very very important!

also, Nick's girl,

thanks for your post. I appreciate it and sense your sincerity. I'd also like to re-emphasize what you wrote here....

how Paul had written that the actions weren't forbidden it was the reason behind them.

humbly.....