BBD 10.31.07 Works of Darkness
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10.31.07
Works of Darkness
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the
works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. - Romans 13:12.
Halloween was a holiday, which I as a young boy was allowed to participate
in and I remember trick or treating around my grandparent's house since they
lived in town. The very first time that I remember going trick or treating
on Halloween was when we were visiting relatives in San Francisco. When my
sons were old enough I took them trick or treating. However, as I have grown
as a Christian and learned more, my thoughts about Halloween have changed.
I have come to realize that at the very best Halloween is a pagan holiday
and at the very worst it is the devil's holiday. I have read testimonies of
people who claim because of Halloween experiences they were launched on the
wrong course for a major portion of their lives. Halloween does seem to say
that bad is good. It does seem to say that fear is good for you. It does
seem to say that the devil's just a good old boy and not all that bad. But
that is in direct contradiction of the Word of God.
The more we are exposed to evil the less we are sensitive to the evil of it.
We should avoid those things that we know are evil and we should shield our
children from them as well. Mature video games that feature graphic murder,
torture, and worse should be avoided like the plague. The evil of
pornography also destroys our spiritual sensitivities. The more evil we
participate in, and expose ourselves to the less of God and the spiritual
side of things we will have.
The more fear is put into us the more it seems good to put fear into others.
The more bad is presented to us as being good the more likely we are to do
bad things. The evil fearful things open up a doorway for the enemy to enter
into our lives and at the very least, we should keep that doorway bolted
shut in the lives of our children.
If we are honest with ourselves, Halloween is a holiday of darkness, of
evil. We are very familiar with the armor of Ephesians but there is another
element of armor that we need to have. In a day of evil and darkness, surely
we need the armor of light. "...let us put on the armor of light."
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