death, darkness, demons and... Christian pastor's families?
>> October 31, 2011
Here at CLUTCH, we're not celebrating.
We don't think we're better than anybody else. And we don't want to pick a fight. But we do feel called to take a stand.
We feel that, as wives and families of God's local leaders, it is our calling to bring light and hope and the gospel wherever we go. We believe we have no business participating in a day set aside to honor death and darkness.
We believe that when God said "Do not let your people... engage in witchcraft," (Deut 18:9-11, NLT) that He didn't mean just skipping the hard core stuff. And when the Apostle Paul lumped sorcery along with sexual immorality, hostility and dissension as "sins" that "will not inherit the Kingdom of God" - he was actually serious. (Gal 5:20, NLT)
When people in the early Christian church became believers in God, those "who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire." Even though the books were worth the equivalent of several million dollars. (Acts 19:19, NLT)
So we personally don't feel that it's okay to joke around with the devil. Or play games of pretend that mimic demonic activities. Or even go around for candy on a day that our culture has handed over to the celebration of darkness.
Sure, we know that not everyone who participates in Halloween is acting from some deep dark motive. Sure, it could be fun to stock up on candy (unless, of course, you're trying really hard to keep sugar out of the house!). And kids can definitely be cute in sweet little costumes.But it's no joke to goof off with satanic influences. So our families will just do cute costumes some other day of the year.
Tomorrow, Veronica will share how she explains their family's stand on Halloween to her kids in simple, clear ways that they can understand.
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Thank you for the reminder. This holiday is no joke. It is precisely by making evil look "innocent" or "kid friendly" that the powers of darkness seek to take hold of the souls of our children. I can't think of a single thing about halloween that I can celebrate with a clear conscience. And I won't be encouraging it in my children, either. They love Jesus, so its a no-brainer for them to avoid anything that would make Him sad. We try to make it about making Jesus first in everything for them, even though they're still toddlers. Not to judge anyone who sees things differently. We're not all at the same place or perspective. But for our home, its clear cut.
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