Today is Halloween – a day in which tons of kids go door to door in search of scads of globs of sugar. Parents are left in fear at the prospect of living with the effects of that excess, unbridled energy.
Many Christians see Halloween as a harmless event. Sure kids dress as witches ghosts and goblins – so what? Others note that Halloween is the high point of Satan worship and the occult. Here are a few references that may be relevant.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18
When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. Deuteronomy 18:9-12
What do you think? Should followers of Christ be involved in Halloween?
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