Halloween is not Pagan
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Every year around Halloween we start hearing about how it comes from paganism. Well, this video takes a look at the history behind Halloween.
Sources:
Ronald Hutton - Stations of the Sun
Kristin Norget - Days of Death, Days of Life
Lisa Morton - Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
Lesley Bannatyne - Halloween: An American Holiday
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“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” - G.K. Chesterton
Nice quote
False gods like Marvel characters?
"Mama says knock you out." - LL Cool J
@@Musick79 No one worship marvel characters, at least not to the point where they are sacrificing animals or children for them lol.
@@CLDJ227 to be fair, some are inspired by Norse gods like Thor but yeah no one modern day are worshipping them
Regardless on one's view of this particular issue, I don't know how many responses here seem to misunderstand the point IP is making. When he is referring to Halloween "not being pagan" he is referring to Halloween not deriving from a holiday of ancient pagan cults (or you could say pagan proper). The content of what we call Halloween has evolved over time because of blending of cultures and circumstances as communicated by the video. Also, IP does in fact say that one can celebrate Halloween in a non-Christian manner and encourages us not to. Most responders are using "pagan" in the general sense meaning "non-Christian." IP's usage of "pagan" is more specific and is in reference to ancient pagan cults (IP states "there is no good evidence to suggest that Halloween derives from a pagan holiday" = premise of argument). As IP stated his video at the beginning, there is a divide within the Christian community on how to view and approach Halloween. I do not see at any moment in which IP supports any participation in demonic, Satanic, or deliberately sinful practices. However, several comments accuse him of doing so. If you want to refute historical points made here, then actually provide primary and secondary sources. To what extent a Christian acknowledges or celebrates Halloween ought to be based upon the convictions placed on your heart by the Lord. I fully respect those who "don't want to touch Halloween with a ten-foot pole" because of the potential associations, connotations, and "appearance of evil" arguments. I clearly understand you and no one ought to take the realities of spiritual warfare and the spiritual realm lightly. One of the goofs of conservative Christians is they portray Halloween as a day in which is owned by Satan. Jesus is still Lord on October 31, so to believe otherwise is bad theology. Whether you choose to "celebrate" Halloween or not, it is an opportunity to engage our community and non-Christians with the gospel in our words and deeds. I see that many do not celebrate Halloween because of its connections with "the darkness." I am not encouraging you to "celebrate" it, but go love others on this day because the "harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few." How do we push out darkness? Darkness can only be shoved away by light. Didn't Jesus say for us not to put a light under a basket? When we do not engage with others with the gospel, especially when the opportunity walks to your doorstep (pun intended), are we not hiding our light under a basket and letting darkness reign? We as Christians ought to pray on how each of us individually is called to glorify God on October 31 known as Halloween. You don't have to "celebrate" Halloween, but those who need Jesus do, so reach out to them with the gospel in words and deeds.
Excellent points, brother. We don't celebrate Halloween since becoming Christians *but* it's a great opportunity to bring the gospel to kids and their parents 💗 This is a date when I truly wonder what Jesus would do...
It's a reply and not a thesis. Nope this is pagan through and through. It's a Celtic pagan festival called Samhain. Never to be observed from a Christian standpoint. But hey, ignorant professing Christians observe the pagan mass of Christ on Dec. 25th. And the mention of "purgatory"? It's not even Biblical. It comes from the sick and perverted catholic entity. Easter also. What does this statement mean? "You don't have to "celebrate" Halloween, but those who need Jesus do, " Absurd and total rubbish. Nobody needs halloween. And not even Yahusha needs it.
BS. The guy is not being honest at all. Wicca is pagan…divination games and trickery blended with souling goes straight back to Samhain. Does it make any bit of difference that the Catholics got it to blend with necromancy and a belief you can save a damned spirit in purgatory?
Stop enabling this dude.
Well, we should glorify the Lord Jesus Christ everyday and not only on Oct 31 and if stressing too much on Oct 31 or halloween is pagan already...we Christians are not to be conformed to this world of evil but must remain pure to the point that we be not a stumbling block to many...Let us not make an excuse that this is not pagan so that we can wear demonic costumes or play trick.or treat as if it is harmless.....we as Christians should remain pure and no amount of us should touch or celebrate these days for it is not written in the Bible...we should instead celebrate passover etc...
@@bntour178 That become legalism. I heard some people saying that observing 9-11 was consider pagan.
I don't celebrate Halloween, but it's mainly due to personal convictions. If anyone feels it's ok to celebrate it, that's fine, as long as they don't turn it into a celebration of evil like much of the secular world does.
Either way great video.
Amen that's a good idea to not turn it into a celebration of evil after evil is not good at all.
It’s not….the public obviously associates the holiday for death, torture, and fear. You shouldn’t associate yourself with such things and this youtuber hasn’t realized that
When I was a little boy, I dressed up as Tigger for Halloween. According to the fundamentalists in the comments, a child dressing as one of his favorite cartoon characters and getting candy at night is absolutely evil.
What if one of his favorite cartoon characters was the devil from the puffy puff girls, South Park or maybe a superhero’s that goes and sexually kiss woman who aren’t his wife and has sex before mirage, or what if it was a cartoon character that is a false god like Thor or a Greek god
@@alfredomaldonado6614 those characters are based off evil/idols. Tigger is a stuffed animal.
@@UserHasDied so my point stands, also dressing and getting candy at night is not evil in it if it’s self but celebrating Halloween is so if you are doing that like you said “ for Halloween” than yes it is morally wrong to celebrate Halloween but off course just because you dress or eat candy in the day of Halloween it does not mean you are celebrating Halloween.
Now why should christians not celebrate Halloween?
We know that there are things that are part of Halloween to which people Would acknowledge that if you say they aren’t it would be ridiculous or silly of you to say so, for example giving out candy, wearing costumes, eating candy, going house to house knocking on doors asking for candy, punkin designs, And we can all agree that there is nothing wrong with these things in it if itself.
But you know what? There are some parts of Halloween that are wrong and sinful and we as Christians should not partake in these things and neither in celebrations which promote an endorse anti biblical values and teachings. You can not separate these things from Halloween and say they are completely independent, we need to acknowledge what Halloween is today and has been for many years.
So to answer the question part of Halloween is that you can dress as any character you want and there is nothing wrong with that, it doesn’t matter if those characters promote or endorse anti biblical values like sexual immorality, fornication, profanity, taking Gods name in vain, witchcraft, enchantment, gossip, idolatry, violence for entertainments ect ect, for example dressing up your kids like marvel superheroes like iron man, or spider man from Toby, or from Andrew Garfield we all know those movies and characters practice sexual immorality and fornication and why did they included those things in there well simple for pleasure/entertainment and because they them selves don’t think there is nothing wrong with that.
Part of Halloween is also that you can dress as demonic characters or serial killers like Jason, Freddy cougher, chucky ect ect, and why? Well just for FUN. And for those of us who once saw those movies lets not fool our selves, we all know how how perverted those movies and characters are.
The 3 primary themes of Halloween are darkness, death and terror, this is what it is so why should we Christians or anybody sincerely celebrate it?
What doe sit mean to say trick or treat? It that appropriate according to the bible?
So should we celebrate Halloween? NO
Now just because on the day of Halloween you decide to give candy or eat candy or wear a custom it doesn’t necessarily mean you are celebrating Halloween but one easy way to know if you are celebrating Halloween is to ask your selves why are you doing those things?
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch not the unclean thing; And I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, And ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
1 John 2:15-16 KJV
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
@@alfredomaldonado6614then that’s sinful
However his favorite character is just a friendly tiger from Winnie the Pooh
@@Itsdasummer32 just an fyi keep in mind my point is not that eating candy or dressing up as your favorite character is a sin my point is that celebrating Halloween is wrong so if you decided to celebrate Halloween by dressing up as your favorite for say tiger from weenepoo than that is wrong, maybe not for the kid but definitely for the parents that is deeply wrong.
“All damned day” 🤣
That’s what I say when people ask me how long I work.
😂 in that case, for most of us, every day is all damned day lol
I would totally be down with it once again being a "memento mori" and "scare the demons away" day. You keep the spooky of secular Halloween but deal with it in a Christian way.
I like that❤
That sounds like taking a serious matter lightly in my opinion.
Well, I should finally start my homework...ooooh new IP video. Homework waits yet again.
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The book of Ephesians chapter 5 says to "have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, rather, reprove them."
There has never been anything about Halloween that lifts up the name of The Lord Jesus Christ. That means there is no light in it, only darkness.
Amen
Just me Jerry
“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”
You can get to meet your neighbors and they make special Gospel tracts you can hand out. Whatever you do do it for the Lord
wrong it did it shows we should scare away demons as he did so nope you are wrong and the verse say's nothing abotu those things
An idea for you.
What if, perchance, you as an individual decide to do something that DOES lift up Christ's name on blas A Blah day, wouldn't that be THE THING?
Granted, more than likely whatever you end up doing may not catch on, but again, scripture DOES POINT OUT THAT IT COMES DOWN TO WHATS IN SOME INDIVIDUAL'S HEART, MIND & SOUL, so, if YOU, the person that's reading this, decides to have something be about Christ to honor him, what is wrong in that?
Just because of some specific blas a blah day or observance going on?
In a sense, it doesn't really matter WHAT the "day" is, its WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.
Remember, be IN the world but NOT OF IT.
I think perhaps once you mentally rip off the veneer of any fill in the blank day that gets observed, you discover in a way its sort of like that John Carpenter flick called " They Live".
Something is in a way guilt tripping you as an individual to go off & "buy", "consume" & "obey" or give some kind of reverence to blas a blah day & it comes in the packaging of consumerism & commercialism.
Scripture will show you a few things, one- God doesn't really want us putting some kind of "special meaning" on some day except possibly the Sabbath, because once some meaning is attached to fill in the blank day, its ALL ABOUT THAT MEANING OR DESIGNATION & it takes away from Honoring God which is the root of idolatry if you think about it.
Obviously you didn’t see the picture of the car decorated and with a poster that said “Light up the night with Jesus” the holiday is what you make it. You can make the holiday good and clean and like one commenter said, you can put gospel tracts or pamphlets in the candy. Now if you’re dressing up evil and partying drinking then yes that is evil and dark. But God took us and redeemed us and made us so I think we can the same for a holiday.
Meh...I have trouble caring about these legalistic disputes.
Same here
I’d like a part two on this subject mainly the connection of The Druids and the Catholic Church.
I personally don’t believe it’s spiritually right to celebrate Halloween but historically it did seem to be harmless but we end up warping something good and turn it into something bad.
i've been waiting for thisss....
Well IP you did it again nice work.
Fun Fact: Pope Gregory the 3rd was the one who came up with the Gregorian Calander we still use today.
@ShadowKing 7890
Gregory XIII, not the third.
I'm catholic and I think there's nothing wrong with stuff like dressing up in costumes and kids going to houses for candy.(edit) ugh, really people? This comment causing dumb fights? Jesus does not want Christians who love him fighting for unnecessary reasons when you could just have a good conversation.😉 God bless
Are you aware that official roman catholic doctrine is apostate?
@@islandonlinenews what?
It's not usually the catholics that would have a problem with it, it is the more extreme evangelical-protestants or mormons, and outliers like jehovah's witness
Here's a list of false teachings in the catholic church. carm.org/list-of-roman-catholic-false-teachings
Thomaz Clark And when we think that way we also would say that there isn't anything wrong with Jesus eating some bread and drinking some water after fasting for 40 days. After all, he needed water and food, and not eating for that long would mean you REALLY needed to eat and drink. But it was wrong. It was VERY wrong.
I had to laugh at "All Damned Day." 😂
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Yes that says it all.
It’s scary to be honest. 😅
Wow.. I just know it.. before I thought Hallowen was originated from Samhain, Celtic's eve.. thanks very much for the education..
Hey, where'd you find that sexy map at 4:06? I haven't seen one quite like it.
When you're awake after 1 AM because you got your ass kicked in Starcraft Broodwar, so you watch some IP on why Halloween isn't pagan.
Lol
I personally still need to look deeper into it before deciding to celebrate, but thank you for putting this out there. It’s appreciated greatly 👏
I never knew this; I always thought Halloween originated post Reformation Day, which occurred on October 31, 1517, to replace the protestant celebration and appeal to pagans by the catholic church. Oh yes, I also love your videos.
Great video, but (as preacher who loves this channel and who's birthday is October 31st) I disagree with your conclusion. Iv got no problem with children dressing up in a proper costume just like they might do any other time of the year. However, I wouldn't encourage the church to be connected with this holiday. I would rather, as I do in my congregation simply ignore it like any other holiday that has no conection to Christ.
Syrich orthodoxer here ma guy
nice response but i disagree halloween is one of the best holidays ever why not???? it is literally the opposite of what people think it is it is scaring away demons not celebrating them
jesus did celebrate halloween in that sense since he literally cast out demons from a man who was possesed by them, and let the demons go into swines so to jump of a cliff afterwards
@@dmx7329 I appreciate your perspective, but that's not what people are actually doing.
Well said👏🏻 💯 Spot on!
I think one of the best insults mankind has ever given the devil is making a mockery of him every year. Surely hurting his huge pride
Though at odds over religious doctrines, both Martin Luther and Thomas More spoke positively of mocking the devil. CS Lewis quotes both on the page before the preface to his 'The Screwtape Letters', which he dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien.
Luther: "The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn."
More: "The devil . . . that prowde spirite . . . cannot endure to be mocked."
Prior to being saved I was deeply into neopaganism/wicca for about a decade. I will tell you that the information you supplied is not only very accurate, but actually left out of most of the books in the neopagan movement altogether. Most authors will just explain it as a symbol for the time of the year/change of seasons, but don't go into how that particular date was chosen, mainly focusing on how different pagan cultures celebrate that time of year. After I began researching many of the traditions from authors that weren't pagan themselves I began to realize many traditions that people said were stolen from pagans were actually taken from Christianity or that there was no evidence something was practiced until long after the Christian church had started. A lot of people don't understand the amount of misinformation that goes around in the modern pagan community when it comes to Christianity, it's just as bad if not worse than the secular community. Great job on the video. Oh yeah, and good job on pronouncing Samhain correctly, you have no idea how man people pronounce it how it's spelled instead of Sowen.
Anything that will try and make Christianity look bad and attempt to give pagans and secularists any credibility they will jump right on it without question
Thanks for this
Yep, I've prayed A LOT to God for answers, and it is SO clear that the bible celebrations are STOLEN and then CORRUPTED to mean something else. All you have to do is look at the rainbow these days and tell me what your first thought is.
As always, great video 🙌
Death is not evil it's going to happen to us all!!!!
You get plenty of evils spirits that are ALIVE that is more scary than the dead ones.
I celebrate Reformation Day with the entire month of October leading up to it as a celebration of the Autumn aesthetic leading to Winter which is my favorite. As a Melancholic Temperament I see beauty in the bleak and darkness and worship God as the Creator of both Light & Darkness; just because something has a macabre look does not mean its evil though that might just be the influence of Victorian Romantic Literature on my Christian Worldview.
I’ve literally been to an ancient burial stone circle type site in Ireland that has a center stone piece that only lights up on Sahmain.
How do they light up?
InspiringPhilosophy light of the morning sun on Halloween/Samhain. That is an ancient pagan holiday of some kind. Not sure what that has to do with Christianity but really enjoy your work otherwise
I’m actually a student of Joshua Moritz too
It seems the light up around that whole season from what i just looked up.
Horseless Headman
Hee hee ha ha.
I was thinking of dressing up as a martyred saint of the early church maybe St.Sebastian or St.Peter , who are celebrations themselves of the rewards and merits of good faith and charity for Christ . So if I may ask , do you have any martyred saint ideas ?
I personally don’t celebrate it nor do i judge those who do
Henry Jordan
Same
Henry Jordan
But if I did I would dress up as a biblical character.... let’s say
Someone like Lazarus.
Peter Salucci ok
Good one Henry.I also give give a rats ass about what the other guy's doing 😆
Ya says who ?
Brilliant pictures and presentations. This is beyond phd-level teaching. What a blessing to have this available.!!
Ok.. you are in Philosophy, so let me say it this way... You should be more precise in what you have presented as history not to find SUPPORT of your position but to look at it objectively...so here. Traditionally there have been 2 celebrations that can be traced to before the 7t century. Samhain according the Celtic texts was at the end of the Harvest on Oct 31-Nov 1 and they dressed in costumes to scare away the dead and left food and alcohol at tombs to keep the spirits appeased to not terrorize them. This was written about in a 7th century text in Ireland that referred to and quoted 2 texts written in the 5th century by Celtics about their traditional myths. The Pope then set Nov 1 as all saints day in the 7th century especially because in MANY countries that STILL celebrated the Harvest rituals on Oct 31/Nov 1... now the rest of what you said is true in the sense that the old traditions kept popping up like costumes but not for saints rather for the dead. The Day of the dead in Latin American countries can be traced back to the Indian and Mayan empires on Oct 31-Nov1. But even that was not 'celebrating the dead" but rather "remembering the dead" and appeasing the Spirits of the dead in hopes of a not so hard winter after the harvests of Oct.
And all throughout your commentary you mention "nothing pagan about it"... define Pagan. If Pagan means NOT CHRISTIAN then every twist is Pagan..but if you mean Demonic, then i agree. It does not mean Pagan. In fact, the most PAGAN aspect is the PAGAN doctrine of Purgatory and celebrating and making offerings to the "Saints in Heaven and dead in Purgatory" which both come out of the church... but are PAGAN. Right?
Lastly, at the end you said, "so go ahead and celebrate it but not for the dead"... Romans 13-14 come into play here since we KNOW that it is a stumbling block for believers ALL OVER THE WORLD.. so why would you encourage people to do something WITH A CLEAR conscience NOT IN FAITH (Faith comes by Hearing... the Word of God...and NOTHING in the Word says we SHOULD celebrate it as an innocent festival ON the SAME day as there is A LOT of evil going on...(thanks to Pagans) and AGAINST the counsel of Paul who said, "why would I offend my brother then, with something that is not essential" (my paraphrase)
The best advice is... regardless of its roots, why not giv up our "freedom" for the sake of the Weak in Faith about that day and be united in our stand to .. I dont know.. .maybe RESTORE ALL SAINTS DAY celebrations like telling stories about the martyrs that have died for the gospel and PRAY for them... AND for those who DO celebrate the Dead in many cultures on that day. wouldnt that be advice that is BIBLICAL and in LOVE for the world, rather than 'you have the right to... so go ahead and do it."
Being Christian is NOT doing what is RIGHT... it is doing MORE than just what is right. Because even the world can do that. How does THAT glorify God. Be blessed brother and keep up the great work.
And where are these 7th-century sources you speak of?
If we lived entirely on the basis of not wanting to offend other brothers with our freedom why don’t we stop using electricity for the sake of the Amish?
TheImportance of Being I don’t think he’s talking about not offending other brethren, but instead standing in solidarity together counter-culturally in order to completely restore safety, civility, and moral compassing to our society on October 31st.
"why not giv up our "freedom" for the sake of the Weak in Faith about that day"
Lets stop eating meat because it offends some vegans. Lets not use electricity because of the Amish. Anyways you still haven't answered the biggest question. Is it sinful for a kid to dress up and collect candy? Because thats what 90% of what people do on Halloween.
The same passage you are using also tells us not to cause others to stumble on a trivial thing because we find it wrong. (Also a paraphrase)
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am I allowed to download the video and translate it and then upload it to TH-cam referencing this video as the original in the description
Respectfully
Sure, go ahead.
Is very informative although you forgot to add the most important thing ..... IS GOD OK WITH IT?......some biblical evidence would make your video more complete
he did it himself as he casted away demons and scared them literally the concept of halloween
Dm X do you know the date of when Jesus did that? Did he say to “celebrate it” ?
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The Bible does not forbid the celebration of Halloween as it is commonly practiced. Thus, God does not object to people celebrating Halloween in of itself.
@@davidliu4134 In my opinion,I don't care if one celebrates a holiday as long as we don't break God's commandments. Sadly many do break his commandments either intentionally or unintentionally but we do need to obey Christ and his Teachings intentionally or unintentionally,I highly recommend The Channel A Voice In The Desert,they try to get people to obey Christ and his teachings again. Here are some of his videos
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@InspiringPhilosophy, did you happen to come across soul cakes in your research? A practice that trick-or-treating stems from called "souling" dating back to the medieval period, where children would pray for souls while begging door to door in England. The cakes were given as alms, and this was done during Allhallowtide. Still practiced in Portugal and the Philippines.
great series. next up... Valentine's Day? Pentecost? Birthdays? keep it up, there's a lot of confusion out there to clear up
Valentine’s Day is from Saint valentine. He was in prison and he converted the jailor’s daughter to the faith and she fell in love with him. He was martyred too for it
I'm not Christian but I have a high respect for those Christians who choose to be faithful to their beliefs instead of trying to be as fashionable and adaptable to everything just to avoid criticism
I look at Halloween as an excuse to watch horror movies. The horror movies I prefer, are those that push K-selected ideas such as "Be reckless, promiscuous and greedy and your own deeds will make you vulnerable to punishment." I also view Halloween celebrations as a "mocking" of the things that frighten us. A way to let them know that we're going to live our lives and enjoy each other's company in spite of all of the horrors that Satan might try to push on us.
About the only thing I object to are those ridiculous costumes that try to make a character, an object, or an abstract concept titillating and sexy. Most of those are just dumb.
I couldn’t agree more, we aren’t celebrating evil, we’re showing that we’re stronger
Finally a video that's not clickbait or Karen ranting lol
I love your videos.
Just as an interest, was there any reason Martin Luther chose Halloween to nail his thesis to a church or was it just a random date?
The day was chosen by Luther because he wanted to make sure his 95 thesis would be read by those going to mass on All Saints Day the following day. So not a like a ceremonious selection but more the day he just happen to do the action of attaching the pieces of paper to the door of the church in Wittenberg.
I read out of "Foxes Book of Martyrs" every year on the 1st of november.
Or you could just ASK JESUS WHAT HE THINKS.
Love that. can't argue it. sharing it with my daughter
@@4knewt505 He will make it KNOWN what He thinks if you ask Him for the truth
In the context of what it has represented in the past, by so many different cultures. I take one example. Praying for the dead? Hmmm, now that right there we don't even need Jesus's input, as that is forbidden in the Word of God, which is Jesus Himself. Just comparing each and every one of the listed examples or instances, one can infer that, not one is an example of following Jesus Christ as His disciple.
If this man thinks GOD WILL COSIGN HALLOWEEN, HE IS OF HIS FATHER THE DEVIL!
I think there's an interesting comparison to be made between Halloween and Santa Claus. It's an annual tradition promoted by corporations so we can buy some products. Is that harmful? Well, the companies are using it to profit off of us, but on the other hand it's fun for the kids, especially the kids who just want a day to express themselves or share their favorite holiday with a costume or do a little spooking or be the one spooked.
The over-obsession with what any holiday "used to be" is frivolous and doesn't _mean_ anything. It's _intention_ that means something. Anyone can misuse Halloween as a time to celebrate evil things. They can do the same thing with Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, etc. (And they often do celebrate Greed, Gluttony, Drunkenous or Lust on those days) But the majority of us celebrate those days for different reasons. I don't stop celebrating my birthday just because it happens to coincide with "trans awareness week" even if I don't support the very evil things the transgender movement is promoting; I'm celebrating my birthday, not genital mutilation or gender confusion.
Underrated comment. I highly agree!
I do think origin matters to an extent though, only in the case of historical analysis and not current application.
Hi I was just watching some of your videos and I love them? What type of Christian are you?
Also do you have a list of sources for your Christmas, Easter, and Halloween is not pagan videos?Do you think you will do other videos like this? Maybe Valentine's Day is not pagan?
He goes to a non denominational church. You can also see his sources in the description.
My church community only hosts harvest day on the 31st as a safe alternative, not to celebrate halloween’s Traditions. I’m so glad to know it’s probably not pagan in origin, but to me a holiday needs to be as it says: a HOLY-day. There is nothing holy about today’s Halloween, and i don’t think there ever was. Yeah you can practice solidarity and maybe preach Jesus, but the message it’s been historically makes it seem unwise to interact with.
I know its watered down thanks to charity and capitalism, but it still seems weird to me that so many - even Christian - adults still use it as an excuse to act childish. Like, c’mon.
I guess it depends on how we define the term "pagan". As you are using it, you are right. As God would apply it, you are wrong about this.
"Pagan" as used in Latin means "Rural". In Judaism its cognate means "non-Jew". The word Pagan is so ambiguous it has no place in historical discussions.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🎃 *Halloween is often debated among Christians, with some viewing it as harmless and others associating it with pagan practices and demon worship.*
00:41 🧐 *Claims that Halloween descends from a pagan holiday, particularly the Celtic festival Samhain, lack strong evidence. Historical sources indicate Samhain was more about marking the onset of winter.*
02:19 🗓️ *The date of All Saints Day (November 1st) seems to have originated from Christian Europe, not Celtic influence, challenging the idea that it was moved to Christianize Samhain.*
03:27 🎉 *All Hallows Eve, the precursor to Halloween, had no evidence of celebration until many centuries later. All Souls Day (November 2nd) was added later to remember souls in purgatory.*
04:51 🎭 *Halloween customs, like dressing up, evolved in the United States from a blend of French traditions (Danse Macabre), Irish practices, and elements from Guy Fawkes Day.*
06:29 🍬 *The phrase "trick-or-treat" emerged in the late 1930s, originating from the idea of bribing kids with treats to prevent mischief. This eventually led to the commercialization of Halloween.*
07:26 💀 *Halloween's transformation from a day praying for the dead to a secular celebration with no clear pagan roots occurred in the last hundred years. Many Christians find innocent ways to participate.*
08:10 🚸 *As long as Halloween is not used to celebrate death, there is nothing inherently sinful or pagan about participating. Christians can enjoy dressing up and collecting candy in kid-friendly ways.*
Just an idea, an individual CAN CHOOSE ( please make sure to comprehend what that means) as to what a specific day "means".
Granted, we do have things that denote or try to denote what day has what meaning & why, but, isn't it up to us as individuals as to what we make of it?
So far, yes, as a vast # of beings that inhabit this world, we built traditions & so on & so forth & thanks to this, we "have" some X (fill in the blank) day celebration or possible tradition backing up X day, but again, its up to an individual as to what to do about fill in the blank day if anything at all.
That is basically the deal, the choice one makes as to what should or shouldn't happen or what gets "followed" & observed and in what way.
Scripturally, you'll discover that all these "Holy day" ( where we get the word Holiday grom) are things that God himself states he feels we're pretty dumb for getting so locked into with whatever one "does", so, if its supposedly Christmas, which I think a lot of folks might agree isn't the real true date of Christ's birth, yet is supposed to be portrayed as much but because you have marketing & industry behind things, it gets turned into something else, one can either "go along" with the "traditions" of commercialism buying whatever for whomever, plus, all the other "bought" items, like a tree & whatever or not.
Same idea comes into play with whatever the "holiday" or "observance" is.
I think its up to what's in an individual's mind & heart that matters & if one believes in scripture, there's things in there that back me up on this.
Going back to Christmas as an example, just because you can almost guarantee somebody would try to make a buck on it, lets say we had Christ's real birthday as an actual day that we knew & because if this, after a bunch of years of divisionalistic fighting & arguing, folks finally tossed out 12 /25, in a sense, it really wouldn't matter because again, some business / commercialistic push would come into it & you'd still have something telling you in an almost "They Live" fashion to "buy", "consume" & "obey" & eventually, all that would take the real meaning away from what things were supposed to be about to begin with, just like any other "holiday" becomes.
I'm enjoying your other videos on Genesis. As for this video
So, Halloween isn't pagan holiday "exactly", but it might be? It has origins in a catholic ritual of communicating with the dead in hell, (kind of against the commandments, a bit syncretistic), causing chaos and mischief (sounds like someone we know), and has become satanists favorite holiday?
Another idea is to observe and celebrate Holy Days and Feasts actually in the bible, (you know, like the Jews who wrote the bible, all the disciples and Jesus)? Just a thought.
I agree that Christians should celebrate the holy days prescribed in scripture. Ironically, Protestants who claim Sola Scriptura don’t actually celebrate any of those days and in turn celebrate holidays that are never mentioned in the Bible.
It was never about communicating with the dead. Where do people come up with this? It was to celebrate the dead because only the dead can receive God's gift of eternal life.
@@chriswright2483 Everyday is given to us by God.
@Brian Michael
For kids, it is perfectly innocent. its adults who turn it into something sinister or even sexual.
But there are adults who dress as completely innocent characters and themes as well.
Michael, I know this video is three years old, but I was wondering if you could answer some questions I have about Halloween.
When I was in kindergarten or first grade, I was told that Halloween costumes originated (or at least partially) from the Chinese wearing masks to scare off demons. Is this true? And if it is, was that a pagan practice? Or was it Chinese Christians doing it?
Where did the Jack-‘o-lantern come from?
And finally, what was your source for Irish peasants banging pots and ringing bells?
The Chinese mask are entirely different culturally and aesthetically. Even the philosophy is different. Schools are basically shooting in the dark when it comes to learning history
Quite the stretch. Or so it would seem just in comparing it to the "accepted" scholarship on Samhain, All Saint's Day and Halloween. A stark revision of wiki's page on Samhain, at any rate--- but that's not always a bad thing, often quite merited. Yet, I can't help surmising you are "making your hay" in not finding existent sources specifically nailing down the exact date and nature of the Celtic Samhain observance, or when it "officially" merged (or didn't merge) with All Saint's Day, and later, Halloween. I just don't know what makes you expect such sources to exist. Aren't many cultural customs from antiquity inferred on basis of peripheral evidence, particularly where records are lacking? The argument you advance here seems more in line with the methodology utilized by the imams who will argue Jesus Christ never claimed to be God.
That's why God gave man intellect, right? To find the loophole? To use the letter of the law to skirt the spirit of it? To rationalize evil as good?
I have encountered an interesting phenomenon in myself and other professing believers, perhaps it is all my imagination, perhaps you have noticed it, too. But it would seem the more philosophically-minded a man becomes, the less spiritual discernment he has. This is not a call for anti-intellectualism, just an observation of a phenomenon that seems persistent even though unprovable.
I see in the description box you have a patreon to support "this ministry." Do you have the mission statement/goals of your ministry anywhere posted that the inquisitive, such as myself, might peruse? Thanks, A Conflicted Soul Hoping Not to Discourage a Good and Godly Work If a Good and Godly Work it Be.
As usual a great video! Thanks for all the festivals you reclaimed to Christian tradition.
@Derek Fisher Not an argument
The Catholic Church is pagan. I therefore struggle to know how you can use Christian and Catholic interchangeably.
Its that time of year again!
Yeps
Hey IP, hows that Carrier book going for ya?
Ugh, I need to get back to that. I left off in chapter 3.
InspiringPhilosophy You seem so excited. 😂😂 I almost feel bad for reminding you. What’s chapter three about, if I may ask?
Ascension of Isaiah, so far.
InspiringPhilosophy Ahh, that nonsense. I think I’ll stick with Lewis’ the Great Divorce for now. It’s amazing what you pick up on the second time you read someone like Lewis. I finally am understanding hell a bit more. Happy reading, and good vid as always.
My church condemns halloween mainly for the spookiness of Halloween not always from pagan feasts or tradition. Manly I can understand why people celebrate it to mock the die or just to get candy (or sweets because I'm british) as I am natural about people who celebrate holidays as I would manly celebrate Christmas and Easter because we manly honoring god not some random idol that we don't even know.
@Saint Leviathan In what country?
@Saint Leviathan seems logical
You honor God by celebrating a worldly holiday? That is originally about death, fear etc. also mimicking characters that aren’t you.
Also, where in scriptures does it say to celebrate these holidays?
Also, if your going to take away of what Halloween really is, why not just celebrate it another day, (since Halloween has no meaning In the first place) maybe celebrate it in December 25, or August.
And instead of calling it Halloween just call it, “ grab candy day” or something. It shouldn’t be that specific date.
You can dress up Halloween however you want, but at the end of the day the overall impression of the holiday, by far, is evil. For a Christian to try to skirt around this is disappointing for me.
Because Darth Vader is a character who kills men, women, and children mercilessly in the name of the Dark Side?
How do "christian" not see this? You really think God is honored and please with people dressing up as murders demons and death? How does this glorify him? It doesnt at all. People are blindly celebrating DEATH. God is HOLY. He is LIFE.
That's how I feel,@@rubylove9475. I love playing dress-up, but not on a day like that. That's like going to a Nazi party because the food and music is great.
If you're dressing up and pretending to be an *evil* movie character, I think that is wrong. Sure, Darth Vader may seem harmless because you never actually see him kill children in the movies, but what if your kid wants to dress up as the child-eating clown Pennywise or the serial killer transvestite Buffalo Bill? Aren't these just two other _fictional_ bad guys? Please answer this question with a "yes" or "no", I'm really curious to hear your thoughts here.
For me, think of it this way... if Christ says we commit murder through hate and adultery through lust, then what kind of sin do you think pacifying evil thoughts equates to? Whatever it is, I simply feel a Christian should not be numb to any concept of evil, whether fiction or not.
That's where we disagree, I feel that ANY passivity towards significant evil is wrong, you do not. Does this mean your kid shouldn't dress up as anything ever? No, but I'd say they should dress as something you'd want them to aspire towards and do it on a holiday that isn't recognized most by symbols of devil's horns, witches hats, and the evil dead. Association is a big deal to me and, from what I've read, God also. Take Jeremiah 10:3, for example, and remember that idols are all make-believe or _fictional_ as well.
I don't know anything about Halloween being a holiday which is celebrating death. Excuse me, but I always thought that the Halloween tradition (however modern or ancient it may be) is for the people to leave houses and leave meals prepared inside for the evil spirits or wandering souls of the dead so that the dead and the evil may eat food and drink wine and do no harm to people. That is what costumes are for - so that the evil spirits and the wandering souls can't recognize the living and don't kill, posess and harm them. Otherwise the whole meaning of the holiday is lost and it is just a meaningless custom. Even 'trick or treat' is a disguise by which humans mask themselves as if they were the un-dead (in Bram Stoker sense of the word). Well, if I am right here it doesn't matter whether the roots of this event are Christian or pagan. The blending of traditions has shaped it and formed it into the present state where two clearly pagan traits are present:
1) The idea of the offering (sacrifice) to the spirits or powers (evil or not evil, it doesn't matter).
2) The idea that people can only keep evil away by going away from their homes and 'masquerading as evil or strange'.
Both traits are pagan because ancient paganism in essence always was a religion of a ... scared children. Yes, pagans were scared of the nature, the nature seemed to them an object of awe and dread and therefore their reactions toward evil were oftern childish. Any superstition is an example. (If someone sees a black cat crossing a path ahead of that person, someone should do the ritual - either to turn head left and spit over the left shoulder or take a leaf, break it in two and place two green leaves in front of oneself, forming a safe pass or etc. In old Kievan Rus there was a Slavic custom, that, when the house was built, the owners of the new house should take a kitten or a young cat and bring it into the house, then leave it inside and wait. If after one or two hours of time kitten is still alive, the house has no evil spirits inside, if it is dead - then one must leave the house and never settle down there.). Here we see another childish reaction - 'when you see a bear, put on a bearskin and a bear won't harm you', when you see a ghost, put on a ghost costume and you will be unharmed'.
All that being said, I don't think that the goal of Halloween was devil worship. No, it was just an attempt to bribe and hide from the supernatural, that is all. And now it is just a merry holiday where participants are completely unaware of its original meaning.
good video. one detail, I found the first city celebration of Halloween with trick or treating in America was in 1920, so it started even earlier than you said in your video (though it took a decade or so to catch on with the rest of the country, true). I'd be more concerned with the adults using it as an excuse to get drunk and fornicate (as they do all other holidays) or the usual temptation to over-spend or over-indulge. the biggest threat to your kids on halloween night are getting hit by a car or cavities from all the sugar... not satanism or witchcraft (or booby trapped goodies!). it is telling that the anti-Catholicism of Guy Fawkes day still creeps in with those people trying to ban Halloween as some kind anti-biblical tradition (which they blame on those "pagan" Catholics).
You know that my young earth creationist friend would say: " It's of the world, and it's worldly" while quoting 1 John....
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Just because he died for the world, doesn’t mean you must be like the world.
That Halloween is of this world and human, seem logical.
yeah but they misapply this scripture, because they don't know what "of the world" and "worldly" actually mean. these creationists and fundamentalists don't apply a consistent standard. most of them work secular jobs "in the world" and spend "the world's" money at secular stores. they dress, speak, act, and so forth just as "the world" around them does and don't bat an eye. their whole lives are secular ("worldly") outside of church services and their weekly sunday school and bible study. so what is their solution? do everything and feel guilty about it and point fingers? it's one thing to say you're not going to get drunk and have illicit sex and over-spend and make yourself sick on a holiday (great idea) it's quite another to say that other people who celebrate responsibly are doing something ungodly or unholy. just because you can't handle yourself properly doesn't mean everyone is so crippled.
for some people "worldly" just means you are consumed with being comfortable, showing off your wealth and being popular with the public... to the point where you lose sight of God and your responsibility to your loved ones. If that's what they're against, I agree. if they mean having no hope because you think the world is all corrupt and broken, I agree, that's not healthy either. but what is their solution? eat, dress, speak, live, etc. differently from everyone else just to stand out? If they read their bibles they'll quickly see that this was tried already and did not guarantee righteousness or right relationship with God. why not shrewdly use the things of this world to further the Gospel and bring about conversion of heart, rather than say it's all wicked and evil and then hypocritically use and benefit from it anyway ("it's okay for me but not for you")?
for the biblical writers, "of the world" and "of the flesh" don't literally mean anything out there, they mean that which appeals only to the animal appetites, and to selfish desires... that which lusts after power and self-interest over the greater good, that puts self above God. So it's a complicated thing.. we can't just point to McDonalds and say "worldly" and be gluttons at home with grilling our own hamburgers and throwing our trash in the street without being hypocrites.
Bacterial Flagella still doesn’t mean that you must be part of it.......
Ohhh so basically alot of the origins came from Catholic beliefs and here we are today. Quite interesting, good video. Now to do my Homework from your research.
Wow a lil edit remove the creator heart react mannn😭😭😭
Excellent video.
Can you please do one about thanksgiving not being pagan.
Seriously? That is just nonsense.
@@InspiringPhilosophy
To be fair, the world has become mostly nonsense. A+ on the video.
"All Damned Day" 😂😂😂
That was a great line, I agree.
as a nonbeliever the message doesend realy do anything for me.. but as a history and social science student this video was very interesting
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Great video
Years ago, Halloween was never celebrabated in my country. Only recently, the marketeers have seen the chance of profiting and it has started to spread. I detest the alienation of our culture but the wheels of commerce keep turning.
The Pharisee's have picked apart commandments and amended them to a point they can justify their actions as they see fit
We did get Jack-o-Lanterns from Samhain, but we do it just for artistic purposes now. It’s not a sin when you just want to make a silly face in a pumpkin, or a pirate ship, if you’re skilled.
Where did the word Halloween come from?
All Hallows Eve came from the 'eve of all saints (hallows)' day.
Hey InsipringPhilosophy could you make a video explaining how the west get it's values from christianity and the bible? How western society in based onchrsitian values?
IP, I honestly think that you have missed it with this one. Whatever were the origins of the halloween, they are clearly not Christian anymore. Further more, Roman Chatolics do claim that the all Saints day was moved to the November the first at requests of Irish monks that wanted it to match with Samhains day. Also, Halloween is the reason why Orthodox Church (the original and Apostolic Church) does not celebrate all Saints day on that date, so that it would not be influenced by pagan holiday due to some similarities that were the cause for the Church in Rome to shift it to this date. Halloween is as pagan as it can be. Go to church on this day, and do not let your kids dress up and take part in the devil worshiping traditions.
Did I not say that at the end of the video?
And what source says that is why it was moved?
Whether you worship the dead, or just have fun. It doesn't matter. As a Christian, dressing up as the dead or as a demon of any kind, even for fun, is fundamentally wrong. If you glorify any demonic creature in any way, you are glorifying satan
So would would dressing up as Jesus be ok?
Hola IP la verdad no sabia esto me sorprende la desinformacion de parte de las masas actualmente, gracias por defender la verdad, Dios te bendiga y te instruya en el camino de la vida!
For all y’all proud legalists out there, I strongly encourage you to read Romans, 1 Corinthians, the Sermon on the Mount, Job, and many others (hell, just read the whole bible). Pharisees are the ones who received the most condemnation and judgement from God, not those who were hardcore sinners. Why? Because Job and the Pharisees worshiped God out of fear and/or selfishness, not because they genuinely loved God and wanted a relationship with Him. Fear, legalism, selfishness, self-righteousness, close-mindedness, and hatred are not of God. God is the opposite of all of that.
With that said, I don’t think it’s okay to whip out an Ouija board, wear pentagrams, and still consider yourself a Christian. God told us not to commit idolatry (worship anything other than God) or sorcery (attempt to connect with anything spiritual besides God). However, as far as I’m aware, God never told us that we shouldn’t dress up in freaky costumes or put up Christmas trees (both of which have Pagan roots). Christianity is beautiful because we have the freedom to worship God how we please, and are not forced to abandon cultural traditions. Believe it or not, not all non-Christian traditions are satanic or ungodly, even if on the surface, they look “pagan” (which, by the way, pagan means nothing more than rural or non-roman).
So long as we don’t worship anything other than God or attempt to communicate with anything spiritual that isn’t God, I think it’s perfectly okay to keep alive any traditions we please. I know a few Christian Native Americans who take part in their ancient traditions and ceremonies without committing sorcery or adultery. Up until 1978, Native Americans were legally banned from openly practicing their ancient traditions because American evangelicals thought their traditions were devil worship.
Ancient Christians who invaded ancient Europe also deemed ancient European traditions “satanic devil worship”. As a result, most ancient non-Christian European traditions have been lost to time. We only know about festivals and traditions like Kukuri and Braucherei, because people secretly kept those traditions alive while Romans falsely labeled them satanic devil worship and tried to wipe them out.
Again, I’m not saying it’s okay to try to talk to anything spiritual besides God or worship anything other than God. However, carving pumpkins on Halloween, setting up a Christmas tree, or participating in any cultural tradition so long as you don’t worship false gods or attempt to get into contact with anything spiritual besides God, do not make you a “false” or “lukewarm” Christian. Suggesting otherwise is just as ridiculous as claiming Harry Potter and Monster Energy drinks are evil.
Also, I’m gonna disagree with IP on the idea that Halloween must be kid-friendly. I think it’s perfectly okay to dress up as a scary monster to freak people out, or put a gag skeleton out on your front porch. Just don’t pull out an Ouija board, or glorify/look forward to death. Don’t do anything that’s blatantly satanic or idol-worship. It’s easy to abstain from such things because they’re so blatant. However, dressing up as a demon or putting fake spiderwebs on your front yard bushes don’t glorify death, satanism, or are forms of idolatry or sorcery. If anything, Halloween makes fun of death and evil.
I think comparing ancient pagan festival practices of idol worship and child sacrifices in the OT to dressing up as characters and getting candy is where legalists start to lose the plot for me. God gave us a brain to discern these things for a reason.
I also like that idea of Halloween mocking death and evil as well.
Yup. Halloween isnt christ cenetered at all. But i still see no harm in letting my child dress like a super hero and get candy. Even the evil/ scrary stuff.. It's real. Life and death. I dont shelter my children from reality, i TEACH them the truth and how to make good judgements.
well it still kinda is the concept of halloween like IP said in the video was also from the catholic church as to hold demons in hell so they dont go to earth and pest the people
this is the same concept as know we dress as monsters or other beings to scare them away this is also what jesus did as he scared the demon in the man he later on put into swines to run of a cliff
scripture tells us more than once to not be afraid; Halloween can be used as a time to confront what scares us and to utilize the coping skill of humor (joy) to help overcome that fear.
I counseled abused children who had dealt with real horrors in their lives so Halloween made for a great teaching tool.
after reading several comments on here it also helps me reflect about the attitudes of some. never have I witnessed negative emotions/behaviors amongst shoppers during Halloween. however, after Halloween things turn almost vicious as shoppers prepare for Christmas...
thanks for the video. shalom aleichem...
The last time i went trick or treating i was in my early 20s and i went with some friends all in our early 20s. Surprisingly, most of the houses we went to were delighted to see young people trick or treating rather than acting like hoodlums. I'd still trick or treat if it was culturally acceptable for 30 year olds
Halloween may not be inherently pagan in origin, but it's certainly become pagan for the people who use it as a day to celebrate occultism and the like. I agree that as long as Christians aren't participating in these sinful practices, then it's perfectly OK. I don't even see what's wrong with commemorating dead believers, especially if your church/denomination follows the Apostle's Creed (which explicitly mentions "the communion of saints.")
If Halloween makes you sin, don't do it. If you can celebrate responsibility, then I'd say go ahead
@Derek Fisher Did you watch the video?
@Derek Fisher "So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 8:15). It's okay to have a good time, Halloween is not satanic (unless you dress like Satan or a demon) it's just a holiday to get candy and have some fun with friends. If you can't do that without sinning, then that's on you.
Your Easter video was great, the Christmas one I only disagree with your position on Santa, this is just pointless however.
I agree that celebrating it isn't a big deal. But it's not not Pagan just Christians were doing it.
Please do the same commentary but for Carnival and Christmas. Is dressing up as commerdia dellart fools or punch while changing its meaning to something good still evil? Is merrying on the image of Santa-Claus with its elves and it's red suit and big beard and pine trees paganism? What if you do this to send good messages or bond with family and people in general while you also still believe in Jesus. Does it mean you are worshipping trees or evil like pagans did? Even though you are catholic?
And have you by any chance ever watched the 1973 movie 'The Wicker Man', it became my favorite horror movie because it's shocking, horrific but yet beautiful how you can sympathise, or at least see how bad human delusion can be with both opposing ends to some degree (pagan sacrife and barbarity vs witchhunts in medieval Europe, Joana D'Arc), it leads to fascinating philosophical debates within me and I find little to no commentary on the movie because it isn't very well known and it standed in the shadow of the memes and jokes created out of it's way worse 2006 remake who entirely misses the point of the original, it would warrant a great discourse if you did as 'A Christian view of the Wicker Man' and other similar horror movies (like Blood on Satan's Claw) and also used it to talk about exploring immorality and morbid concepts through fiction, it's limits and if there's is a problem to it at all if you portray it naturally, realistically and with a good moral lesson in it in some way. C.S. Lewis himself used faunns and other elements that could be considered of pagan origin. You could also build on the case that 'flaws' or sins and moral conflicts do make up a good part of the structure of great and popular stories, because it makes the story and the characters more human and therefore more credible and worthy of investment. At which point does it become mere glorification of evil? What do you think of tragic and inheritable immoral but enjoyable tales like the 2019's The Joker? Is it basically sympathizing with the Devil?
Also would be interesting If you explored what the appearance of God may be like, if it's just pure light or if other lesser beings try to deceive you, like fallen angels would try to deceive and make you think that they are the true god or gods. Love your channel and it has blown my mind in ways I didn't know possible as an ex-agnostic theist then gnostic theist and now emerging Catholic
“ All Damned day” LOOOL
Great video. Too bad you didnt add the point about how ridiculous it would be for the entirety of Europe to adopt a holiday for some Irish Pagans to feel included.
It’s not adopting. It the same thing that happened with Christmas, they took the day of a pagan holiday and made a Christian holiday on that exact day to try and stomp out pagan religions.
What? Really? Is God getting the Glory from this nonsense? No he is not! To each his own if anyone wants to dress up and partake in this holiday go right, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Deception!Deception!Deception! The Spirit behind this holiday is not of Jehovah God🤨
Is god getting glory from you wiping with a specific brand of toilet paper? It feels about as relevant a question.
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Tawana Daniel
Well said. Man made nonsense. Honouring the dead. Where in God's word does it say honour or celebrate the dead?
Hi Tawana, you may be correct about God not getting the glory, however, as I put across a few times already, I believe that comes down to a choice of what 1 as an individual decides to do with whatever fill in the blank day there is.
At the moment, there really isn't much to stop you as an individual from doing something that might go against the grain so to speak concerning "observing" fill in the blank day.
Say for instance, Halloween is happening. Anything preventing you from maybe grabbing a Bible & reading it? No, unless you happen to be in really poor health at the time, right?
How about prayer or something that you as an individual ends up doing to try to honor God? Again, anything to prevent that? Nope, doesn't seem that way unless there are circumstances going on that could prevent you, right?
As I mentioned to others, it comes down to what you as an individual chooses to do or not do at any point in time, regardless of whatever thing might be going on.
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Mind doing one on Dia de los muertos?
Taking part in sinful acts and being part of the world, are two different things entirely. As per the end of the video the man made a startling "confession" about "not being sinful". Well then, why don't we use that logic as the Roman church did, and just convert pagan holidays into new "christian" ones. We are slapping a dress on a pig and calling it a princess. Name just one thing, in this entire video which brings glory to Jesus Almighty God? Just one? Yes, if you can't you are correct. In that context, we, as being born again, living temples of the Living God, should use discernment with what is happening in this world.
Well for me personally I don’t like or celebrate Halloween since
Even Jesus himself said let the “dead burry their own dead” plus
Us Christians don’t celebrate death but life :)
But then again the bible does say not to judge anyone who doesn’t
Or does practice a religious or a custom holiday... so I don’t mind if
People do it for fun....
Ps. If I did celebrate Halloween then I would dress up as Lazarus since
He was technically dead but rose again by the lord Jesus Christ 😉
the first death should be celebrated what shouldnt be celebrated is the 2nd death since the first death leads you into eternal life
Dm X
True :D
Please do a video on The Book of Enoch. I have my doubts about it but many find it legit. It’s confusing.
It is legit but it has interpolations
Hey, IP! Since atheists tend to argue that God is nothing more than imaginary/made-up, might we counter that we could counter and say that we think that Gravity is made up? I mean, yeah, it has strong scientific support, but other than the fact that everything falls, there really is no evidence for it.
How does one reach out to a people to bring to them the Gospel? You have to understand those people such as their culture and way of life. Christ already exist within people He just needs to be revealed to them.
For instance He already existed within the hearts of the Pagans when the Apostles and their successors brought to them the Gospel. Christ already existed within their culture and way of life the Apostles and their successors revealed Christ to them.
Like the story of St. Boniface when he brought the Gospel to the Germanic people. In the town he was in the Pagans decorated the Thor Oak Tree in the town center which enraged St. Boniface. St. Boniface took an ax and chopped down the Oak and on the stump of the Oak was growing a sapling Fir Tree which would become the Christmas Tree. As the First Tree grew within the Oak Tree Christ grown within the hearts of Pagans whom converted to Christians.
Even if you take a Pagan tradition of a festival and make it into a Christian tradition of a festival that doesn't make it Pagan.
The history of Halloween dates back to the 8rh century. The Celtic Pagans favorite festival was their harvest festival of Samhain. Pope St. Gregory III decided to move the Christian feast day All Saints Day which is in celebration of all the saints from May 13th to November 1st as a means to replace the Pagan holiday Samhain with the Christian holiday of All Saints Day. Pope St. Gregory III permitted the Celts to keep the holiday traditions. The point is it was more important to evangelize the Celtic people with the Gospel than to fret over traditions of a holiday. Take what the Pagans have and make it Christian.
In our modern society think about how many people that identify themselves as Pagans celebrate the birthday of Christ or the Resurrection of Christ or the feast day of the saints? None of them do because they are Pagans not Christians.
Corinthians 10:20, Deut 18:10-12 the root of that tree is corrupt consulting with (praying. For the dead) is wrong so the practices grown out of it is wrong. ( james3:12)
none of the verses you mentioned even remotley said what you said lol stop trying to lie you heretic
Dm X James 3:12 ask the question can a olive tree produce figs, so if a practice such as prayers or dances for the dead are not biblical then can their modern machination of Halloween be biblical and good? , see also
Corinthians 10; 20, should have been more exspansive to include 14-22 paul states how practices that do not honor God provokes Gods wrath as stated in the first commandment thou shall have no other Gods before me. Sneaky gnostic you are calling me a heritic
Don't hand out candy to any dead children, and you should be fine.
Think about what Paul said in Romans 14 about those who were apprehensive about eating certain foods and attending certain feasts. This line of thinking should be used for those who celebrate halloween as well. if you feel in your heart conviction by its celebration then do not celebrate - but those stronger in the faith who know that everyday is a day for the Lord and feel no conviction for handing out treats to children or taking part in their community by dressing up for a gathering should keep on doing so. None of you should criticize the other but accept each other as siblings in Christ. All these debates are ungodly in my opinion.
Romans 14
“Welcome the person who is weak in faith-but not in order to argue about differences of opinion. One person believes in eating everything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Those who eat must not look down on the ones who don’t, and the ones who don’t eat must not judge the ones who do, because God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servants? They stand or fall before their own Lord (and they will stand, because the Lord has the power to make them stand). One person considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another person considers all days to be the same. Each person must have their own convictions. Someone who thinks that a day is sacred, thinks that way for the Lord. Those who eat, eat for the Lord, because they thank God. And those who don’t eat, don’t eat for the Lord, and they thank the Lord too. We don’t live for ourselves and we don’t die for ourselves. If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God. This is why Christ died and lived: so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you look down on your brother or sister? We all will stand in front of the judgment seat of God. Because it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God. So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. So stop judging each other. Instead, this is what you should decide: never put a stumbling block or obstacle in the way of your brother or sister. I know and I’m convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is wrong to eat in itself. But if someone thinks something is wrong to eat, it becomes wrong for that person. If your brother or sister is upset by your food, you are no longer walking in love. Don’t let your food destroy someone for whom Christ died. And don’t let something you consider to be good be criticized as wrong. God’s kingdom isn’t about eating food and drinking but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves Christ this way pleases God and gets human approval. So let’s strive for the things that bring peace and the things that build each other up. Don’t destroy what God has done because of food. All food is acceptable, but it’s a bad thing if it trips someone else. It’s a good thing not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that trips your brother or sister. Keep the belief that you have to yourself-it’s between you and God. People are blessed who don’t convict themselves by the things they approve. But those who have doubts are convicted if they go ahead and eat, because they aren’t acting on the basis of faith. Everything that isn’t based on faith is sin.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Matthew 15:3 NIV Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:13-14 NIV
He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Isnt the same thing happening now? God never commanded us to do this festivals which comes from false doctrines. No where in the bible you can find that he commanded us to do this festivals such as Easter, Halloween, Christmas, etc. The Word Of God is the true authority not some people making things up.
Jeremiah 10:2-5 NIV
This is what the Lord says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”
2 Corinthians 11:4 NIV
For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.
Galatians 1:8-9 NIV
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!
You let yourselves be easily deceived by the deceiver you close your eyes to the truth to follow your own desires and not only that you spread the doctrine and traditions of the enemy not the doctrine that the Lord has given. And at the end you will be paid for what u did. As it says in Galatians 6:7-8 NIV
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Matthew 18:6 NIV
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Now you are twisting his words.
Paul was talking about GOD'S HOLY DAYS NOT MAN MADE HOLIDAY WHICH ARE TRADITIONS OF MEN LED BY THEIR GOD SATAN!!
I said this in other comment:
He is no twisting the scriptures....he is talking about how Halloween become what it is today. He don't say that is good or bad, he only say what (maybe) is the beginning of Halloween (Inquisition begins christian too, and was bad, so guys, don't tell thing that he don't say in the video...)
(Nice video, and sorry for my bad English. Your videos are awesome and they help me a lot, so thanks :3)
The problem with appeasing the spirits of the dead is we don't know what kind of spirits we're appeasing! These spirits could be spirits of demons and not humans
Who's appeasing the spirits of the dead?
Also, its a great time to give out halloween themed gospel tracts to bring the lost to Christ!
But please, not the misinformation, vulgar Jack Chick tracts. They're really awful in terms of truthfulness and actually quite disturbing to young children.
Lets see if IP floats!!!
Nice!
Time to meet the true and only God you druidic sorcerer!!! *sorry, 've been reading too much Solomon Kane*
They all float down here! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Of what benefit is it
Well, one objection that I hear in Sweden (and that I share) is that halloween encourages children to beg. Not even for anything they need, just begging for the sake of getting stuff - under threat of violence no less. For this reason halloween is not very popular here.