2006-10-31 10:21:21 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
UM, no, I don't think so, but you'll get some yeses. Some believe you are sacrificing to the devil when you give out candy.
I couldn't afford a pumpkin and the ones I was growing still haven't blossomed yet so we're just doing candy. Have fun and remind them to say "trick or treat!"
2006-10-31 10:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by mamatoshreksboys 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No you are not an evil Christian. I am the elder of a church and up until my children started middle school they when trick or treating and to the church for Hallelujah night. The only reason I don't have a pumpkin this year is because my high school aged son says it's lame and he would die of embarrassment. But I'm still giving out candy.
Don't let anyone knock you for what you are doing. If God has a problem with you making jack-o-lanterns and passing out candy he will convict your heart.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!
2006-10-31 10:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by MJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't think that by commercially participating in the fun of Halloween that you are an evil Christian. I would do it but I don't live near many kids nor do I have a porch. If you were to start doing witchcraft or worshipping Satan on Halloween then as a Christian you might have a problem.
2006-10-31 10:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two pumpkins on my porch and I am passing out candy tonight- but I am also giving kids a gospel tract to read....and I pray they will read them!!
I like pumpkins. They are harvest!
2006-10-31 10:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. I am a Christian and I celebrate Halloween with my children in the commercial sense of the holiday, not the evil sense. We don't worship the dead but we sure try to get as much candy as we can get. And, yes, mommy gets her cut. I put pumpkins out every year but don't carve them. They are more to signify fall and harvest than halloween.
2006-10-31 10:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are a true Christian, then you cannot be evil. A true Christian has the Holy Spirit indwelling them, and cannot possibly be evil. Evil flees from the Holy Spirit.
What you seem to be implying is that someone has called you "bad" for recognizing the pagan holiday of Halloween. That is a personal decision that you make. If you feel comfortable celebrating today, then that is your business. Everything that you (and all of us for that matter) do is in the sight of God. We cannot hide anything from Him. Ask Him what He thinks and ask Him to convict you if it's "not ok". You don't have to please anyone but Him.
Further, if a Christian chooses not to recognize this day or celebrate it, it is their business, just as choosing to celebrate is no one's business but yours, and God's.
2006-10-31 10:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by holly_c3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Romans, you were an evil Christian before you did any of that. "For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God." Also, Jesus Himself said that no one is good except for God the Father. Don't sweat it. You were an evil sinner long before you even thought about participating in this evening's festivities. (Me, too, of course. And I'm handing out candy, too.) Don't forget, all Christians are saved from something. We're all forgiven far more than we can imagine.
2006-10-31 10:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by thejanith 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on if you are giving sealed/ safe candy to the children and if you put an evil face on your pumpkin.
Do you want to terrorize or poison the children who come to your door?
If you don't, I believe you are a Christian who is acting out of love toward the kids.
If you do, then you aren't a Christian any way. Unless you are a backslidden one.
2006-10-31 10:31:22 · answer #8 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you are Evil for doing that,Look allot of Churches have party's on Halloween to keep the kids from celebrating what some consider to be a evil thing But aren't they also acknowledging it by having these party's,no matter what they call it.So whats the difference?
2006-10-31 10:30:32 · answer #9 · answered by scooterpie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Bill, your just going with the flow of the world - this does not make you evil- just not very educated on what the Bible says that a true christian is- but like I said you blend in well with other believers and non-
2006-10-31 11:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by drox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋