Category: Faith

Should Christians celebrate or be part of Halloween?

I really feel like this is an easy question to answer. I am 100% firm in my opinion..but I highly stress that this is MY opinion. Take it how you want. Agree or disagree all you want.

This post will step on many toes. I’ve already gotten “in trouble” for my opinion.

Before I start, I want to preface all of this with the fact that in the I have been a Halloween-er to the max. Last year I was smacked about as hard as a person can be smacked by the Holy Spirit. Conviction hit and I was so conflicted, but ultimately decided to proceed with Halloween. My church has a Halloween celebration in the gym, in which members set up their own little stations to hand out candy. . .

Now, I want to leave “my story” there for a bit and jump into scripture. I highly encourage you to dive into your own Bible and read these for yourselves.

1 Corinthians 10:21

Ephesians 5:20

1 John 1:5

3 John 1:11

Leviticus 19:31

Deuteronomy 18:9-12

Philippians 4:4-9

Romans 12:1-2

2 Corinthians 6: 14-7:1

Galatians 5:1

So, from where I’m sitting, God’s Word is straight forward about it. These Scriptures, alone, make a solid case. You can either serve one or the other. And friend, if you’re serving your flesh, you’re not serving God.

We really must ask ourselves these simple questions when it comes to everything we do, “Who is this for?” “Who does this serve?” “Who is getting the honor?” “Is this for God or for myself?” “Does this bring me closer to God?” It really is that simple.

Last year, even with all the conviction laid on me by the Holy Spirit, I decided to participate. I told myself, “Well, the kids will already be out, so I might as well try to sneak some Jesus to them.” The sick feeling in the pit of gut and in my soul, led me to realize it was the wrong decision.

I kept my “station” at the church as Biblically based as possible. I even ordered decorations from Oriental Trading! They’re Christian, right? 😏

I settled on Ezekiel 37, Dry Bones Rattling.

Dry Bones Hear the Word of the LORD! A spooky Bible story! Perfect for Halloween. I even had a very simple skeleton costume. (If you haven’t read this part of Scripture, go read it! It’s an incredible account)

I told every kid that came by that there were skeletons that came back to life in the Bible! A whole army of dead men came back to life! They were intrigued, but they grabbed their candy and moved along and I assume most never gave it another thought. I also assume most of them just thought, “oh hey, Miss Katie is handing out candy, SCORE!” if kids even say “score” anymore. It was probably something like, “bet” or whatever 🤣 my point being, they didn’t care that I kept Scripture in it. All they saw was another person, someone who claims the name of Jesus, celebrating this tradition.

I was sick. Those convictions are no joke. The guilt set in. I was incredibly disappointed in my choice to participate (the convictions got easier to live with, and I eventually forgave myself, but they came rushing right back about 2 months later, if you catch my drift 😉)

I’ve heard all of the excuses. “We miss an opportunity to reach people if we don’t do *something* that night.” “Kids are out anyways, so we might as well be out there with them.” “We have to show people you can still do these things AND keep Jesus at the center of it,” so on and so on.

They’re just excuses. Excuses not based upon sound doctrine at that.

I get it, though. I get that dressing up and gathering candy seems harmless. It really does, on the outside, look like a completely innocent. I get it, I really do. That’s why I spent 7 years putting my kids in the cutest costumes, usually handmade, and walking around our quaint little town, happily gathering candy, visiting with all the other families. They really were some great times. But I have now been shown just how wrong it is.

Maybe you keep the “creepy, spooky, evil” things out of it and opt for cutesy costumes and decorations. Maybe you view it as a great time to witness to people, because they show up on your stoop. Great. But the truth is, the day was founded upon darkness. And spare me with the “Samhain isn’t evil” nonsense. It’s not Biblical. It doesn’t remind us of what Messiah has done, nor does it point to what He will do in the future.

The truth is, we cannot separate these things from their apparent evilness, no matter how much Jesus we sprinkle on top of it. God’s Word tells us that we can no longer walk as Gentiles. What do you think that means? Firstly, what does it mean to walk as a Gentile? What do Gentiles do that God finds so offensive? What do we then have to stop doing when we become adopted into God’s family?

It is plain to see, from His Word, that using the ways of Gentiles, heathens, etc, to worship Him is wrong and disgusting to Him. He wants to be praised and worshipped in the ways He commanded, not through traditions of man. Even if you throw aside all the evil, vile, and downright disgusting history of Halloween, it is still a man-made tradition. Disobedience and traditions of man is why Messiah had to come in the first place.

PS – calling it by a different name, but still doing all the same activities is not a good excuse either.

So tell me, friend, are you still walking in way of the Gentiles? Is your love of Halloween more important than doing things that are righteous in the eyes of our Creator? Do you want to do what’s righteous in the eyes of God? Do you care?

We are beings that were made to worship, and worship we will do, whether we know it or not. What you give your time and thoughts to is a form of worship. If you’re spending time indulging in self and man made traditions, you are not worshipping God. Satan is the god of self worship. He wants you to fall for every false doctrine. He wants you to think the path to righteousness is as wide as you want it to be. He wants you desensitized and blind to evil. He wants you to give in to every fleshly desire you have.

I am judging no one. I pray that this message will come across as informative, rather than judgemental, because I have, in the past, been a HUGE participant in this man made tradition. I refuse to call it a holiday, because in no way, shape, or form is it holy, which is what holiday means. . .holy day.

Everyone is on a path (the path is narrow, but I digress). We all have to seek guidance from the Holy Spirit. We all should be praying and seeking wisdom. We all should be stopping and reflecting on the things we do and why we do them. Satan is going to distract and deceive us at every opportunity. And even moreso, he is targeting children. As parents, we are responsible for our children’s spiritual welfare. Are you inviting unnecessary evil into your children’s lives because you’re too proud to put aside your flesh? I sure did for years. And that is something I will stand accountable for when that day comes.

All I am asking you is to evaluate and really search Scripture and ask God if it’s something you should be involved in. Maybe your time isn’t yet come to receive this truth. But I highly encourage you to at least research and study and not just go with the flow, because you just “love” Halloween..

Christians should not participate in Halloween, period. Beyond that, I find it even more atrocious when churches open their doors on this day. They are not teaching people that we can keep Jesus at the center of anything, they’re giving the impression that we can be saved AND still walk as the ungodly. There is no justification for leading people astray. Yes, Jesus met people where they were, but He did NOT join them in their sins. He told them to turn from it.

Brothers and sisters, I pray that you will study for yourself and have eyes that see and ears that hear the truth rather than just siding with your flesh.

Blessed Elohim,

Your ways are higher than our ways. You are the blessed Almighty, the One whom we seek to please. You know exactly the path You plan and desire for us to be one, but we get so sidetracked. We are so easily deceived. I pray that You will open the eyes, hearts, and minds of everyone. We come to You for guidance and discernment. You alone are worthy of our praise, our time, our living sacrifices. You warned us that the things of this world will distract us and hold us captive. Help us to intentionally call out distractions in our own lives so that we may focus on You. Help us see where we are deceived and get us back on the straight and narrow path You laid for us. Help us to rid our hearts and lives of anything dishonoring and displeasing to You.

I pray this in the blessed name Yeshuah, through the power of the Set-apart Holy Spirit,

Amen 🙏