Why do some Christian Churches Celebrate Halloween???

[Chemnitz]

I submit that you all are a bit sensitive over these issues. I am not jumping all over somebody else because of their sins. I am making an argument that it is wrong to be a hypocrite, spiritually or physically, actor or pharisee. If you disagree so be it, but why everyone takes this stuff so personally is a mystery, unless the message is striking a bit close to the heart.

One, I am not taking personally the quote is part of larger body in which I was citing instances where Jesus condemned hypocrisy in order to point out he is not condemning those who dress up or act, but to condemn those who put on the false aires of righteousness.

n my view, acting is condemned for acting is the action of hypocrisy. Further, there is no instruction in the Bible for putting on dramas and there is no instruction for Christians to engage in worldly theater.

But neither is it condemned.

There is damage being done to people by watching movies like Passion of the Christ, or Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia et al as these things are nothing but cunningly devised fables and yet some consider them Christian.

Well you came close to actually getting it.

Getting back to the heathen practices of Halloween all we are doing is having children play actor/hypocrite on a small stage and this in my view is wrong.

So contrary to other things you have said you are condemning those of us who believe otherwise. At no point does God ever condemn acting. It just isn't there. Yes, hypocrite can mean actor but the context in which a word is used drives its meaning and in no case did Jesus ever use the word hypocrite in such a way as to refer to somebody who has dressed up to play a part or act in a play. He always used the word to refer to somebody who seeks to deceive concerning righteousness. Therefore, you are in no place to call it wrong to dress up or act. You can't do it and still remain true to what God is saying.


BTW, all who are decrying being a theologian - anybody who has ever studied the word of God or thought about God is a theologian. Like it or not it means everybody on this board is a theologian. The question is are they a good theologian.

 

[annsni]

There is damage being done to people by watching movies like Passion of the Christ, or Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia et al as these things are nothing but cunningly devised fables and yet some consider them Christian.

Hmmm - I think Jesus spoke in cunningly devised fables and called them parables.

FYI - my son finally understood the sacrifice that Christ had to make and why when he saw the Chronicles last year. It opened a great discussion and he came to a knowledge of his Savior then. So, what kind of damage is that??


Ann

 

[Rufus_1611]

So contrary to other things you have said you are condemning those of us who believe otherwise.

For me this is not personal. I am not condemning you. I am rebuking what I believe to be sin. Are we to stand by and say 11 year olds dressing up as Playboy Bunnies is alright because we fear someone might think we're condemning them? Everybody was on board with that, why was it alright? Yet when some say, dressing up as a vampire, witch or sorcerer is bad and or pretending to be anything you are not is bad, well apparently that starts to strike too close to our own lives, and the response becomes "don't condemn me". Well you don't answer to me and I don't answer to you but one day both of us will answer to the one with authority over these matters. If you feel that Jesus Christ will say well done on having your child dress up for satan's holy day, then by all means proceed. For me, I don't think he's going to say that and I don't think he'd like it if I didn't warn others.

BTW, all who are decrying being a theologian - anybody who has ever studied the word of God or thought about God is a theologian. Like it or not it means everybody on this board is a theologian. The question is are they a good theologian.

Agree, my response to the Webdog was in error and was directed towards the contemporary use of the term rather than the actual meaning.

 

[xdisciplex]

There is this saying which goes like:

Celebrating halloween as a christian is like celebrating Hitler's birthday as a jew.

I think this sums it up.
I would rather buy my children candies and have them safe at home than allowing them to ring on doors and getting candies from strangers. After all you don't even know what's in those candies. How do you want to know that some sicko didn't inject poison into a candy bar? Do you check the wrapper for small tiny holes?
I really wouldn't eat stuff which I got from strange people.
And I also don't think that a christian should dress up and go from house to house. I think we don't understand how serious this is. Halloween isn't a happy day, it's a day where satanists sacrifice people. I bet that God doesn't like this day and christians should take this at least a bit serious.