This time of year always brings out the worst in me.
Now, please don't get me wrong. I love seeing the glorious fall colors that our Lord, Jesus Christ, creates. I see His hand in fall, but I hate the conflict that I always find myself in with the 'world' and with other Christians. Celebrate Halloween? Noooooo.....As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. It is as plain as day for me. One of the easy decisions to make. But, I always find myself at adversary with a brother or sister in Christ because they choose to celebrate Halloween. God's word says, "My people perish for a lack of knowledge..." Hosea 4: 6.
2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness? 2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or
what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 2Co 6:16 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. 2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing; and I will receive you, 2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall
be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
ἀκάθαρτος
akathartos
ak-ath'-ar-tos
From G1 (as a negative particle) and
a presumed derivative of G2508 (meaning cleansed); impure (ceremonially,
morally (lewd) or
specifically (demonic)): - foul, unclean.
Many instances of human sacrifices are found in ancient writers, which may be compared with the description of the Old Testament of the manner in which Molech was worshipped. Molech was the lord and master of the Ammonites; their country was his possession, Jer_49:1, as Moab was the heritage of Chemosh; the princes of the land were the princes of Malcham. Jer_49:3; Amo_1:15. His priests were men of rank, Jer_49:3, taking precedence of the princes. The priests of Molech, like those of other idols, were called Chemarim. 2Ki_23:5; Hos_10:5; Zep_1:4.
Mo'lech. (king). The fire-god,
Molech, was the tutelary deity of the children of Ammon, and essentially,
identical with the Moabitish Chemosh. Fire-gods appear to have been common to
all the Canaanite, Syrian and Arab tribes, who worshipped the destructive
element under an outward symbol, with the most inhuman rites.
According to Jewish tradition, the
image of Molech was of brass, hollow within, and was situated without
Jerusalem. "His face was (that) of a calf, and his hands stretched forth
like a man who opens his hands to receive (something) of his neighbor. And they
kindled it with fire, and the priests took the babe and put it into the hands
of Molech, and the babe gave up the ghost."
These people have done the work. I ask you to please, please read what they have written and understand that - WE, The Church, will never ever reach the world for Christ by participating and being part of the world. God is very clear in His Word that we are to come out from among them and be different
http://www.logosresourcepages.org/HalloweenBook/history.htm
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