HALLOWEEN:
DEFINITION: Hallowed
(Source: Dictionary.com)
regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints, etc.
Halloween: (definition)
the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; "All-hallows Eve": observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
"Hallowed" from where we get the word Halloween. Here's a familiar Biblical use for the word "hallowed" :
"And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven... ".
- Luke 11:2
Christians decide how you will represent yourselves and your families on this day which has its origins in absolute paganism and evil. In a world already filled with malice, evil and hate, decide how you'll represent Christ (being ambassadors of Chirst, Salt and Light) on the earth; within your neighborhoods, etc.
I for one like the idea of taking a traditional holiday and converting evil for good by keeping it "innocent" in the way I practice it in my home... BUT ...
I will not attend a Halloween party, parade or event where I have no control over my enviornment, and where I'll be around people of poor Godly conscience. There is nothing innocent with the flirtation of evil or acting "naughty" by parading evil in a so-called "fun" way. There's no such thing as "lightening up" on evil, witchcraft, demonology, and exaggerated free sexual expressions in public.
We not only have to change the name of this holiday, (because there's nothing holy about it), we also need to perge all of the evil associated with it.
Can we do that? That's a debate for another day. :)
Look up the history of Halloween on youtube and judge Biblically.
God bless.
