How Should Christians Handle Halloween?
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What You’ll Learn
From its origins with occultic celtic Druid practices, the dominant theme of Halloween has been one of ghosts, spirits, and the dead.The degree of influence of ghosts, vampires, and zombies on halloween can be seen in everything from Harry Potter, the Twilight vampire series, or the latest Zombieland film.Halloween may apper as an innocent holiday but as christians we need to evaluate the practices of Halloween biblically.By its historical associations with Witchcraft, Spiritism, talking to the dead and casting spells, Halloween can lead people into sinful practices that glorify evil. Romans 12:9 calls us as Christians to hate what is evil and cling to what is good.
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