Should Christians celebrate Halloween?
When I was a child, we celebrated Halloween nominally. But, the focus was more on the candy. I did find it fascinating to walk the neighborhoods and gawk at the scary decorations on all the houses.
As a teenager, I was more interested in watching the Halloween-themed movies that were premiering on cable once the month of October started.
Where my family and I live now (Guatemala), Halloween is not nearly as celebrated as it is in the United States. So, it really hasn’t been a tough issue to navigate for us. The story is likely different for you.
Why our culture is fascinated with fear and darkness I’ll never fully understand.
Every year the debate is the same: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Rather than write on this subject I’ve decided to do a round-up of other bloggers’ articles about Christians and Halloween. Each writer shares a unique point of view and I appreciate every one of them. Their experiences and biblical insights will enrich your understanding as they have done mine.
Christians and Halloween
The Christian Problem with Halloween
How the Christian Mom Can Handle Halloween Like a Boss
How Should Christian Families Handle Halloween? 3 Options
Why Not Celebrate Halloween? 5 Reasons Why My Teen Doesn’t Celebrate Halloween
Resist or Redeem: The Power of Halloween Street
Why I Won’t Be Celebrating Halloween Again This Year
Three Ways to Share Your Christian Faith at Halloween
Figs of Thorns: Christians and Halloween
Is Celebrating Halloween a Sin?
Halloween and Martin Luther – What we all have in common
If you’ve read any of the articles above I’m sure you were given a good idea of the history behind Halloween. These things are important to know.
In my personal opinion, I believe any holiday can be redeemed for the glory of Christ. Christmas, New Years and Easter included.
Our purpose, as Christians, is to be light and salt in this temporary world and make disciples of Christ. To me, it’s just that simple. When we filter every scenario in life through that lens our focus remains clear.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV
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WOW !! What a wonderful idea for a blog post. Sharing other beliefs. I think it’s important to be inclusive to illicit strong, healthy conversation regardless of our own opinions.
Thank you for this!
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I wholeheartedly agree with your statement, “In my personal opinion, I believe any holiday can be redeemed for the glory of Christ. Christmas, New Years and Easter included.” Halloween was all about fun, friends, candy and playing dress-up when I was young! We can reach out to others through Halloween connections, and a few of those posts gave good suggestions!
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What a great collection of blog posts. Our job as Christian’s is to do all to the honor and glory of God in all things that we do, holidays included.
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A roundup post is a great idea for this topic! It can be so difficult to make a sound decision on celebrating Halloween or not, and these posts will help.
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A wonderful idea to present a collection of posts on this topic! I love your perspective that every holiday can be redeemed and used to for the glory of God. It is best to make use of every opportunity to make desciples. Thank you!
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I think the way we choose to celebrate or not celebrate can be a way to shine the light of Jesus. Thanks for all the info!
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It really resonated with me that you spoke about filtering everything through the thought “does this make disciples for Christ?” It’s true that when we think of our mission here, everything else become so much more clear!
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Mike Winger had a really great video on it. I’ve enjoyed his perspective.
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