This is for Gouda and Shtal! 

 Because my costume always gives me a wedgie!!!!!

 I have struggled with this very thing often over the years, although I sure don't hate the holiday, it is a lot of fun, but I do hate the real meaning of it.

 I remember back in public school, every time we said the Lords Prayer, or during the Christmas celebrations the Jehovah Witness children would have to get up and leave the classroom.  That must have been REALLY hard for them to do, and I don't recall anyone giving them a hard time about it, that is just the way it was, but still, for children to be willing (for their parents at this age) to stand apart from the rest of society, must have been tough.

That is the way it is for many Christians today.  This world has just gotten so far  from Godliness, that to stand up for Christ means totally subjecting yourself to ridicule, like Gouda and Shtal are willing to do.  According to the Bible there will come a day when Christians will have to put more at stake than being called Religious whacko's or fanatics, they will have to give their life. Some are doing so in other Countries  as I type and others have done so in the past.  If we are not willing to stand up for small things now, how will we ever have the courage to do it later?

When I became a Christian, ( and at that time my children were small), I too struggled with Halloween.  We live in the country, so greed for candy never became an issue with my children, we only visited neighbours and family.  It was the only time of year that we made an effort to get out and see our neighbours, and we really enjoyed it.  Me more so than the kids, because the neighbours were adults, but it was good clean fun.  We never dressed up as witches, goblins, devils and that kind of thing, but just fun stuff.  My children only did it until they were in grade 4 I think, than we just hosted to other small kids. 

Country life isn't like the city where you get hoards of kids you don't even know, some of which are taller than you, have a deeper voice and bring garbage bags for the treats.  I don't like that personally, that isn't what it should be about.  Than again, what should it be about? 

Christmas has become a mockery of what it was intended,(not good) and I guess Halloween has become  'better' in the sense that very few celebrate it for what it was originally intended (is good). 

Still, is it right in God's eyes?  What would Jesus do? Would we celebrate it if Jesus were in our home with us? Me, I'd say no.  There is a lot of things I would do different if Jesus were living with me and I think many Christians would be the same. 
I know I am too worldly, hard not to be, the world offers much that our flesh just loves....but, if I died tomorrow, would I be saved? 
I'm pretty confident  those like Shtal and Gouda would be. 

Anyone that reads the Bible knows God hates sin, and sin separates us from Him.

Anyway, I'm feeling slightly melancholy today, and I just wanted Gouda and Shtal to know, you may not get recognition here, but I'm sure you will get it in the next life. 

HERE YA GO SHTAL!!! Bible verses go here!!!

There is a story that I want to share; long time ago one preacher in our church gave very interesting story as an example.

Once upon time their was man lived in very nice house, but one day he heard a knocking on his front door, but this man wonder who that might be?
He open the door – and their was Jesus Christ standing and Jesus said may I come in and stay in your home, the man said sure, I have a оne room available upstairs – you could stay their. So Jesus went in small room upstairs and closed his door and stayed.

Later, this man heard a loud knocking on his front door, he wonder who might be this time, so he opens a door and he saw a devil standing their, the man got scared and he shot his door quickly. Later – he heard another – but very load this time knocking on his front door, the man open the door and he saw same devil standing again, he tried to close the door again but the devil said he wants to come in into his home, but man said no – and he struggle very hard not to let devil enter his house – after long fight – he manage to shot his door again without letting devil to enter his home.

Later, he heard same loud knocking again on his front door, man got very scared this time, so he remembered about Jesus Christ that was staying in his house in the small room upstairs of the house.
The man went upstairs knocked on the door, Jesus open the door – the man said to Jesus, here is my keys of my house – please be the owner of my house and I will stay in this little room instead you this time, Jesus replies to the man - sure!!!

Later, their was same loud knocking had happened in front door of the house again, but this time Jesus was in charge – so Jesus opened the door and their was a devil standing again, but when the devil saw Jesus standing, devil immediately apologize and said to Jesus, sorry I got to the wrong house and devil left.

How could anyone hate Halloween, the end of summer.
Probably the same people who made it dangerous.










Moons.

Beetree wrote: I hate Halloween because?

Red Sable wrote: I have struggled with this very thing often over the years, although I sure don't hate the holiday, it is a lot of fun, but I do hate the real meaning of it.


Shtal’s translation: Let say my friends invited me into the birthday party; they promise it’s a going to be a lot of fun. There is absolutely nothing wrong going into such party – there is going to be hundreds of people in this party, a lot of food, games and gifts and etc.

I would be honored to go, but they told me that Devil was also invited into this innocent party.
I would say huh? Devil? Why him?

My question is? Would I still go into such innocent party that is going to be so much fun!!

Definitely I will NOT go into such party because of that.

Psalms 1:1

Translation1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornefull.

Translation2
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

Translation3
Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

If God and the Devil both showed up at a Halloween party what would they be dressed up as?

Translatation1
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Translation2
No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:14