Texe Marrs/Jerry Barrett Podcast - All Hallow’s Eve: Should Christians Participate?
The day before All Saints Day is known as All Hallow’s Eve, aka
Halloween. All Saints Day was a celebration of the early Christian
church for the solemn remembrence of the martyrs. As Christianity moved
through Europe, it was met with pagan cultures and established customs.
Pagan holidays and festivals were so entrenched that new converts to
Christianity would stumble in their faith. To combat this, the church
moved Christian holidays to directly challenge pagan holidays.
Unfortunately, this only succeeded in “Christianizing” pagan holidays.
Many of the Druid practices are part and parcel with today’s Halloween
celebrations, including the term “trick or treat,” carving a gourd and
putting a candle inside, and many others. Should Christians allow their
children to participate in this pagan festival? Are those who
participate in this holiday prime candidates to receive the gospel message of Jesus Christ? TexeMarrs.com
No comments:
Post a Comment