I consider myself a christian but am not super religious about it if that makes sense. Myself and my family do celebrate Halloween and have come across these type of people. I don't celebrate whatever Halloween might have started as or whatever some people may think is evil about it but have always thought of it as a fun day for the kids and the family. We have fun dressing up and the night out together trick or treating. It is more like a fun start to the holiday season and have never met anyone personally that celebrate it anything more than that. I suppose those people are around but that is not what Halloween is to me.
I find the whole thing rediculas, ask those same Christians if they celebrate Christmas (I do) and they will tell you of course they celebrate the birth of Christ. I say do the research, Christmas did NOT originate as celebrating the birth of Christ and actually goes against what Christ commands.
" Can Christ be Honored by Christmas?
The most common justification that one will hear regarding Christmas is that people have replaced old pagan customs and intents by asserting that they are now “focusing on Christ.” I have heard many say that they are “honoring Christ” in their Christmas-keeping. The problem is that God does not say this is acceptable to Him! Actually, He plainly commands against it! Keeping Christmas dishonors Christ! He considers everything about it to be an abomination! We will soon see why.
Christ said, “But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matt. 15:9). Christmas is not a command of God—it is a tradition of men. Christ continued, “Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition” (Mark 7:9). Every year, throughout the world, on December 25th, hundreds of millions do just that!
We will see that God plainly commands, “Follow not the way of the heathen.” But most people do not fear God, and He allows them to make their own decisions. Human beings are free moral agents—free to obey or disobey God! But woe to those who ignore the plain Word of God!"
If you don't want to have fun on Halloween don't answer your door and stay in. Just my humble opinion. |