“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” - G.K. Chesterton
@thelighthouse1604
2 жыл бұрын
Nice quote
@Musick79
2 жыл бұрын
False gods like Marvel characters?
@RickOnTheDrums
2 жыл бұрын
"Mama says knock you out." - LL Cool J
@CLDJ227
2 жыл бұрын
@@Musick79 No one worship marvel characters, at least not to the point where they are sacrificing animals or children for them lol.
@webjev430
Жыл бұрын
@@CLDJ227 to be fair, some are inspired by Norse gods like Thor but yeah no one modern day are worshipping them
@paulporter9165
6 жыл бұрын
Regardless on one's view of this particular issue, I don't know how many responses here seem to misunderstand the point IP is making. When he is referring to Halloween "not being pagan" he is referring to Halloween not deriving from a holiday of ancient pagan cults (or you could say pagan proper). The content of what we call Halloween has evolved over time because of blending of cultures and circumstances as communicated by the video. Also, IP does in fact say that one can celebrate Halloween in a non-Christian manner and encourages us not to. Most responders are using "pagan" in the general sense meaning "non-Christian." IP's usage of "pagan" is more specific and is in reference to ancient pagan cults (IP states "there is no good evidence to suggest that Halloween derives from a pagan holiday" = premise of argument). As IP stated his video at the beginning, there is a divide within the Christian community on how to view and approach Halloween. I do not see at any moment in which IP supports any participation in demonic, Satanic, or deliberately sinful practices. However, several comments accuse him of doing so. If you want to refute historical points made here, then actually provide primary and secondary sources. To what extent a Christian acknowledges or celebrates Halloween ought to be based upon the convictions placed on your heart by the Lord. I fully respect those who "don't want to touch Halloween with a ten-foot pole" because of the potential associations, connotations, and "appearance of evil" arguments. I clearly understand you and no one ought to take the realities of spiritual warfare and the spiritual realm lightly. One of the goofs of conservative Christians is they portray Halloween as a day in which is owned by Satan. Jesus is still Lord on October 31, so to believe otherwise is bad theology. Whether you choose to "celebrate" Halloween or not, it is an opportunity to engage our community and non-Christians with the gospel in our words and deeds. I see that many do not celebrate Halloween because of its connections with "the darkness." I am not encouraging you to "celebrate" it, but go love others on this day because the "harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few." How do we push out darkness? Darkness can only be shoved away by light. Didn't Jesus say for us not to put a light under a basket? When we do not engage with others with the gospel, especially when the opportunity walks to your doorstep (pun intended), are we not hiding our light under a basket and letting darkness reign? We as Christians ought to pray on how each of us individually is called to glorify God on October 31 known as Halloween. You don't have to "celebrate" Halloween, but those who need Jesus do, so reach out to them with the gospel in words and deeds.
@Ephesians5-14
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent points, brother. We don't celebrate Halloween since becoming Christians *but* it's a great opportunity to bring the gospel to kids and their parents 💗 This is a date when I truly wonder what Jesus would do...
@JW-rn5ee
2 жыл бұрын
It's a reply and not a thesis. Nope this is pagan through and through. It's a Celtic pagan festival called Samhain. Never to be observed from a Christian standpoint. But hey, ignorant professing Christians observe the pagan mass of Christ on Dec. 25th. And the mention of "purgatory"? It's not even Biblical. It comes from the sick and perverted catholic entity. Easter also. What does this statement mean? "You don't have to "celebrate" Halloween, but those who need Jesus do, " Absurd and total rubbish. Nobody needs halloween. And not even Yahusha needs it.
@9432515
2 жыл бұрын
BS. The guy is not being honest at all. Wicca is pagan…divination games and trickery blended with souling goes straight back to Samhain. Does it make any bit of difference that the Catholics got it to blend with necromancy and a belief you can save a damned spirit in purgatory? Stop enabling this dude.
@bntour178
2 жыл бұрын
Well, we should glorify the Lord Jesus Christ everyday and not only on Oct 31 and if stressing too much on Oct 31 or halloween is pagan already...we Christians are not to be conformed to this world of evil but must remain pure to the point that we be not a stumbling block to many...Let us not make an excuse that this is not pagan so that we can wear demonic costumes or play trick.or treat as if it is harmless.....we as Christians should remain pure and no amount of us should touch or celebrate these days for it is not written in the Bible...we should instead celebrate passover etc...
@joshuamelton9148
Жыл бұрын
@@bntour178 That become legalism. I heard some people saying that observing 9-11 was consider pagan.
@junelledembroski9183
5 жыл бұрын
“All damned day” 🤣 That’s what I say when people ask me how long I work.
@savagecimmerian8442
Жыл бұрын
😂 in that case, for most of us, every day is all damned day lol
@bareit98
6 жыл бұрын
Well, I should finally start my homework...ooooh new IP video. Homework waits yet again.
@jlupus8804
6 жыл бұрын
#MeToo
@crazyxkid212
5 жыл бұрын
#me3
@thekadegang6098
5 жыл бұрын
J Lupus #me4
@calvinsherman8086
4 жыл бұрын
Dave The Credible #me6
@runachan2910
7 ай бұрын
Five years later... I see your comment with my French homework waiting 😂
@ryankrakinski8926
6 жыл бұрын
When I was a little boy, I dressed up as Tigger for Halloween. According to the fundamentalists in the comments, a child dressing as one of his favorite cartoon characters and getting candy at night is absolutely evil.
@alfredomaldonado6614
2 жыл бұрын
What if one of his favorite cartoon characters was the devil from the puffy puff girls, South Park or maybe a superhero’s that goes and sexually kiss woman who aren’t his wife and has sex before mirage, or what if it was a cartoon character that is a false god like Thor or a Greek god
@UserHasDied
Жыл бұрын
@@alfredomaldonado6614 those characters are based off evil/idols. Tigger is a stuffed animal.
@alfredomaldonado6614
Жыл бұрын
@@UserHasDied so my point stands, also dressing and getting candy at night is not evil in it if it’s self but celebrating Halloween is so if you are doing that like you said “ for Halloween” than yes it is morally wrong to celebrate Halloween but off course just because you dress or eat candy in the day of Halloween it does not mean you are celebrating Halloween. Now why should christians not celebrate Halloween? We know that there are things that are part of Halloween to which people Would acknowledge that if you say they aren’t it would be ridiculous or silly of you to say so, for example giving out candy, wearing costumes, eating candy, going house to house knocking on doors asking for candy, punkin designs, And we can all agree that there is nothing wrong with these things in it if itself. But you know what? There are some parts of Halloween that are wrong and sinful and we as Christians should not partake in these things and neither in celebrations which promote an endorse anti biblical values and teachings. You can not separate these things from Halloween and say they are completely independent, we need to acknowledge what Halloween is today and has been for many years. So to answer the question part of Halloween is that you can dress as any character you want and there is nothing wrong with that, it doesn’t matter if those characters promote or endorse anti biblical values like sexual immorality, fornication, profanity, taking Gods name in vain, witchcraft, enchantment, gossip, idolatry, violence for entertainments ect ect, for example dressing up your kids like marvel superheroes like iron man, or spider man from Toby, or from Andrew Garfield we all know those movies and characters practice sexual immorality and fornication and why did they included those things in there well simple for pleasure/entertainment and because they them selves don’t think there is nothing wrong with that. Part of Halloween is also that you can dress as demonic characters or serial killers like Jason, Freddy cougher, chucky ect ect, and why? Well just for FUN. And for those of us who once saw those movies lets not fool our selves, we all know how how perverted those movies and characters are. The 3 primary themes of Halloween are darkness, death and terror, this is what it is so why should we Christians or anybody sincerely celebrate it? What doe sit mean to say trick or treat? It that appropriate according to the bible? So should we celebrate Halloween? NO Now just because on the day of Halloween you decide to give candy or eat candy or wear a custom it doesn’t necessarily mean you are celebrating Halloween but one easy way to know if you are celebrating Halloween is to ask your selves why are you doing those things? 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 KJV Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 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. Wherefore Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch not the unclean thing; And I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, And ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 1 John 2:15-16 KJV Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
@Itsdasummer32
Жыл бұрын
@@alfredomaldonado6614then that’s sinful However his favorite character is just a friendly tiger from Winnie the Pooh
@alfredomaldonado6614
Жыл бұрын
@@Itsdasummer32 just an fyi keep in mind my point is not that eating candy or dressing up as your favorite character is a sin my point is that celebrating Halloween is wrong so if you decided to celebrate Halloween by dressing up as your favorite for say tiger from weenepoo than that is wrong, maybe not for the kid but definitely for the parents that is deeply wrong.
@jabre7761
4 жыл бұрын
I don't celebrate Halloween, but it's mainly due to personal convictions. If anyone feels it's ok to celebrate it, that's fine, as long as they don't turn it into a celebration of evil like much of the secular world does. Either way great video.
@fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676
11 ай бұрын
Amen that's a good idea to not turn it into a celebration of evil after evil is not good at all.
@itstoasty7089
11 ай бұрын
It’s not….the public obviously associates the holiday for death, torture, and fear. You shouldn’t associate yourself with such things and this youtuber hasn’t realized that
@CyberGuy127
2 ай бұрын
I don’t really celebrate either, but it’s not really because of some convictions I have just mainly not interested. I still give out candy, just to be kind to others, but I don’t do much myself. I’m a sophomore in high school, I’ve kind of grown out of that kind of thing.
@lancethefilmguy9392
Ай бұрын
💯
@xAaeiynx
Ай бұрын
I no longer celebrate it because I fear I'll relapse to my old Wiccan ways. As Halloween was my day to fully express how Wicca, I was. Thank God, I've been saved. I treat Halloween like alcohol. Do it, if you can handle it, if not, you probably shouldn't.
@MutohMech
5 жыл бұрын
I would totally be down with it once again being a "memento mori" and "scare the demons away" day. You keep the spooky of secular Halloween but deal with it in a Christian way.
@LpsDreamsStarsandMoons
Жыл бұрын
I like that❤
@AverageCommentor
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like taking a serious matter lightly in my opinion.
@biomuseum6645
11 ай бұрын
I'm not Christian but I have a high respect for those Christians who choose to be faithful to their beliefs instead of trying to be as fashionable and adaptable to everything just to avoid criticism
@Jerryman1158
6 жыл бұрын
The book of Ephesians chapter 5 says to "have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, rather, reprove them." There has never been anything about Halloween that lifts up the name of The Lord Jesus Christ. That means there is no light in it, only darkness.
@AltonJ09
6 жыл бұрын
Amen
@hymnsake
6 жыл бұрын
Just me Jerry “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.” You can get to meet your neighbors and they make special Gospel tracts you can hand out. Whatever you do do it for the Lord
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
wrong it did it shows we should scare away demons as he did so nope you are wrong and the verse say's nothing abotu those things
@eventsmorewithchrisg
6 жыл бұрын
An idea for you. What if, perchance, you as an individual decide to do something that DOES lift up Christ's name on blas A Blah day, wouldn't that be THE THING? Granted, more than likely whatever you end up doing may not catch on, but again, scripture DOES POINT OUT THAT IT COMES DOWN TO WHATS IN SOME INDIVIDUAL'S HEART, MIND & SOUL, so, if YOU, the person that's reading this, decides to have something be about Christ to honor him, what is wrong in that? Just because of some specific blas a blah day or observance going on? In a sense, it doesn't really matter WHAT the "day" is, its WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT. Remember, be IN the world but NOT OF IT. I think perhaps once you mentally rip off the veneer of any fill in the blank day that gets observed, you discover in a way its sort of like that John Carpenter flick called " They Live". Something is in a way guilt tripping you as an individual to go off & "buy", "consume" & "obey" or give some kind of reverence to blas a blah day & it comes in the packaging of consumerism & commercialism. Scripture will show you a few things, one- God doesn't really want us putting some kind of "special meaning" on some day except possibly the Sabbath, because once some meaning is attached to fill in the blank day, its ALL ABOUT THAT MEANING OR DESIGNATION & it takes away from Honoring God which is the root of idolatry if you think about it.
@reckless875
6 жыл бұрын
Obviously you didn’t see the picture of the car decorated and with a poster that said “Light up the night with Jesus” the holiday is what you make it. You can make the holiday good and clean and like one commenter said, you can put gospel tracts or pamphlets in the candy. Now if you’re dressing up evil and partying drinking then yes that is evil and dark. But God took us and redeemed us and made us so I think we can the same for a holiday.
@knutini
6 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh at "All Damned Day." 😂
@SNAKEPIT359
6 жыл бұрын
Clarinut Yes that says it all.
4 жыл бұрын
Question is wherever there is anyone who is damned? Church doesn't know the answer, so it's left out.
@Rotisiv
2 жыл бұрын
It’s scary to be honest. 😅
@Archangel657
6 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Pope Gregory the 3rd was the one who came up with the Gregorian Calander we still use today.
@Mavors1099
2 жыл бұрын
@ShadowKing 7890 Gregory XIII, not the third.
@henryjordan2152
6 жыл бұрын
I personally don’t celebrate it nor do i judge those who do
@petersalucci5444
6 жыл бұрын
Henry Jordan Same
@petersalucci5444
6 жыл бұрын
Henry Jordan But if I did I would dress up as a biblical character.... let’s say Someone like Lazarus.
@henryjordan2152
6 жыл бұрын
Peter Salucci ok
@williamorr9203
6 жыл бұрын
Good one Henry.I also give give a rats ass about what the other guy's doing 😆
@williamorr9203
6 жыл бұрын
Ya says who ?
@coryrobert7305
4 жыл бұрын
Prior to being saved I was deeply into neopaganism/wicca for about a decade. I will tell you that the information you supplied is not only very accurate, but actually left out of most of the books in the neopagan movement altogether. Most authors will just explain it as a symbol for the time of the year/change of seasons, but don't go into how that particular date was chosen, mainly focusing on how different pagan cultures celebrate that time of year. After I began researching many of the traditions from authors that weren't pagan themselves I began to realize many traditions that people said were stolen from pagans were actually taken from Christianity or that there was no evidence something was practiced until long after the Christian church had started. A lot of people don't understand the amount of misinformation that goes around in the modern pagan community when it comes to Christianity, it's just as bad if not worse than the secular community. Great job on the video. Oh yeah, and good job on pronouncing Samhain correctly, you have no idea how man people pronounce it how it's spelled instead of Sowen.
@Hunter3457
2 жыл бұрын
Anything that will try and make Christianity look bad and attempt to give pagans and secularists any credibility they will jump right on it without question
@DaWizeDeciple
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this
@xAaeiynx
11 ай бұрын
Yep, I've prayed A LOT to God for answers, and it is SO clear that the bible celebrations are STOLEN and then CORRUPTED to mean something else. All you have to do is look at the rainbow these days and tell me what your first thought is.
@sourdrop
2 ай бұрын
This misinformation about Christian Holidays being rebranded pagan holidays was taught to me in high school and it wasn't until I did some research of my own that I realized it was false. Now every autumn and winter is spent trying to fight it whenever people try to discredit Christianity with it
@durendalarcas8209
4 жыл бұрын
I think one of the best insults mankind has ever given the devil is making a mockery of him every year. Surely hurting his huge pride
@Myrdden71
Жыл бұрын
Though at odds over religious doctrines, both Martin Luther and Thomas More spoke positively of mocking the devil. CS Lewis quotes both on the page before the preface to his 'The Screwtape Letters', which he dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien. Luther: "The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn." More: "The devil . . . that prowde spirite . . . cannot endure to be mocked."
@alucard197
Ай бұрын
It's pure arrogance, nothing more. Every decent exorcist will tell you that demons are greater than human, and you'lll play their games if you step into the taunt and mockery. And, trust me, you will loose.
@HelamanGile
3 жыл бұрын
Finally a video that's not clickbait or Karen ranting lol
@LeviPaladin
6 жыл бұрын
Meh...I have trouble caring about these legalistic disputes.
@jesussotelo4775
4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@CyberGuy127
2 ай бұрын
Especially when it comes to Christmas, like my brother in Christ, it’s called CHRIST-mas, it’s a holiday that comes from the Catholic Church and is celebrated (at least in it’s religious form) by Protestants and orthodox alike. The Christmas tree is adopted from other cultures, but it was not a pagan practice, they adopted it because many cultures viewed it as a symbol of everlasting life, thus the used it to represent Jesus’s everlasting life. Another thing, Santa comes from Saint Nicholas, and was popularized by a children’s book. Also I’ll add a final note, some view it as a day about getting stuff, but they fail to understand it. It’s not about getting, it’s about GIVING, we give gifts to represent the three wisemen’s gifts to Jesus and the gift of Jesus. Anyway tangent over.
@thomazclark5334
6 жыл бұрын
I'm catholic and I think there's nothing wrong with stuff like dressing up in costumes and kids going to houses for candy.(edit) ugh, really people? This comment causing dumb fights? Jesus does not want Christians who love him fighting for unnecessary reasons when you could just have a good conversation.😉 God bless
@islandonlinenews
6 жыл бұрын
Are you aware that official roman catholic doctrine is apostate?
@thomazclark5334
6 жыл бұрын
@@islandonlinenews what?
@TheCsel
6 жыл бұрын
It's not usually the catholics that would have a problem with it, it is the more extreme evangelical-protestants or mormons, and outliers like jehovah's witness
@islandonlinenews
6 жыл бұрын
Here's a list of false teachings in the catholic church. carm.org/list-of-roman-catholic-false-teachings
@NotOfThisWorld567
6 жыл бұрын
Thomaz Clark And when we think that way we also would say that there isn't anything wrong with Jesus eating some bread and drinking some water after fasting for 40 days. After all, he needed water and food, and not eating for that long would mean you REALLY needed to eat and drink. But it was wrong. It was VERY wrong.
@123jjj
6 жыл бұрын
I never knew this; I always thought Halloween originated post Reformation Day, which occurred on October 31, 1517, to replace the protestant celebration and appeal to pagans by the catholic church. Oh yes, I also love your videos.
@WillyIlluminatoz
5 жыл бұрын
Wow.. I just know it.. before I thought Hallowen was originated from Samhain, Celtic's eve.. thanks very much for the education..
@lizgraham9986
6 жыл бұрын
Death is not evil it's going to happen to us all!!!! You get plenty of evils spirits that are ALIVE that is more scary than the dead ones.
@MichaelSelhost
6 жыл бұрын
You can dress up Halloween however you want, but at the end of the day the overall impression of the holiday, by far, is evil. For a Christian to try to skirt around this is disappointing for me.
@MichaelSelhost
6 жыл бұрын
Because Darth Vader is a character who kills men, women, and children mercilessly in the name of the Dark Side?
@rubylove9475
6 жыл бұрын
How do "christian" not see this? You really think God is honored and please with people dressing up as murders demons and death? How does this glorify him? It doesnt at all. People are blindly celebrating DEATH. God is HOLY. He is LIFE.
@MichaelSelhost
6 жыл бұрын
That's how I feel,@@rubylove9475. I love playing dress-up, but not on a day like that. That's like going to a Nazi party because the food and music is great.
@MichaelSelhost
6 жыл бұрын
If you're dressing up and pretending to be an *evil* movie character, I think that is wrong. Sure, Darth Vader may seem harmless because you never actually see him kill children in the movies, but what if your kid wants to dress up as the child-eating clown Pennywise or the serial killer transvestite Buffalo Bill? Aren't these just two other _fictional_ bad guys? Please answer this question with a "yes" or "no", I'm really curious to hear your thoughts here. For me, think of it this way... if Christ says we commit murder through hate and adultery through lust, then what kind of sin do you think pacifying evil thoughts equates to? Whatever it is, I simply feel a Christian should not be numb to any concept of evil, whether fiction or not.
@MichaelSelhost
6 жыл бұрын
That's where we disagree, I feel that ANY passivity towards significant evil is wrong, you do not. Does this mean your kid shouldn't dress up as anything ever? No, but I'd say they should dress as something you'd want them to aspire towards and do it on a holiday that isn't recognized most by symbols of devil's horns, witches hats, and the evil dead. Association is a big deal to me and, from what I've read, God also. Take Jeremiah 10:3, for example, and remember that idols are all make-believe or _fictional_ as well.
@johnsheppard7175
6 жыл бұрын
When you're awake after 1 AM because you got your ass kicked in Starcraft Broodwar, so you watch some IP on why Halloween isn't pagan.
@brettpruefer7541
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@SteleCat
6 жыл бұрын
Hey, where'd you find that sexy map at 4:06? I haven't seen one quite like it.
@daniellehman8695
6 жыл бұрын
If Halloween makes you sin, don't do it. If you can celebrate responsibility, then I'd say go ahead
@daniellehman8695
6 жыл бұрын
@Derek Fisher Did you watch the video?
@daniellehman8695
6 жыл бұрын
@Derek Fisher "So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 8:15). It's okay to have a good time, Halloween is not satanic (unless you dress like Satan or a demon) it's just a holiday to get candy and have some fun with friends. If you can't do that without sinning, then that's on you.
@theproplady
5 жыл бұрын
I look at Halloween as an excuse to watch horror movies. The horror movies I prefer, are those that push K-selected ideas such as "Be reckless, promiscuous and greedy and your own deeds will make you vulnerable to punishment." I also view Halloween celebrations as a "mocking" of the things that frighten us. A way to let them know that we're going to live our lives and enjoy each other's company in spite of all of the horrors that Satan might try to push on us. About the only thing I object to are those ridiculous costumes that try to make a character, an object, or an abstract concept titillating and sexy. Most of those are just dumb.
@UserHasDied
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more, we aren’t celebrating evil, we’re showing that we’re stronger
@sourdrop
2 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more! What better way to promote Christ's victory over death and evil than to mock those things and take away their power? Also, nitpicking inaccurate depictions of exorcisms in horror movies is super fun lol
@paulveracruz6813
6 жыл бұрын
i've been waiting for thisss....
@felixsanchez8790
6 жыл бұрын
Is very informative although you forgot to add the most important thing ..... IS GOD OK WITH IT?......some biblical evidence would make your video more complete
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
he did it himself as he casted away demons and scared them literally the concept of halloween
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
Dm X do you know the date of when Jesus did that? Did he say to “celebrate it” ?
@CatholicPiccolo
4 жыл бұрын
Not needed
@davidliu4134
4 жыл бұрын
The Bible does not forbid the celebration of Halloween as it is commonly practiced. Thus, God does not object to people celebrating Halloween in of itself.
@Alejandro-tm8eq
4 жыл бұрын
@@davidliu4134 In my opinion,I don't care if one celebrates a holiday as long as we don't break God's commandments. Sadly many do break his commandments either intentionally or unintentionally but we do need to obey Christ and his Teachings intentionally or unintentionally,I highly recommend The Channel A Voice In The Desert,they try to get people to obey Christ and his teachings again. Here are some of his videos kzitem.info/news/bejne/1XevrGSKfV-JmJg kzitem.info/news/bejne/wpqeu5misXiSeX4
@bronxkies
11 ай бұрын
Growing up my school did books come alive where everyone dressed as a storybook character. It was so much fun. Then we had parties in our classrooms. You weren’t allowed to dress up as anything scary our ghoulish. That’s how I see it now. I was out in a park on Friday and saw families meeting up with kids in their costumes. Kids were dressed up like princesses, construction workers and train conductors. I think that’s perfectly fine. All the fear mongering about the demons, etc. is a bit overdone.
@Tatiana-ki2vu
6 жыл бұрын
Or you could just ASK JESUS WHAT HE THINKS.
@4knewt505
6 жыл бұрын
Love that. can't argue it. sharing it with my daughter
@Tatiana-ki2vu
6 жыл бұрын
@@4knewt505 He will make it KNOWN what He thinks if you ask Him for the truth
@conradchester2943
3 жыл бұрын
In the context of what it has represented in the past, by so many different cultures. I take one example. Praying for the dead? Hmmm, now that right there we don't even need Jesus's input, as that is forbidden in the Word of God, which is Jesus Himself. Just comparing each and every one of the listed examples or instances, one can infer that, not one is an example of following Jesus Christ as His disciple.
@kennethcrowelljr8998
11 ай бұрын
If this man thinks GOD WILL COSIGN HALLOWEEN, HE IS OF HIS FATHER THE DEVIL!
@thebumblebeemovie3514
11 ай бұрын
I personally still need to look deeper into it before deciding to celebrate, but thank you for putting this out there. It’s appreciated greatly 👏
@NotOfThisWorld567
6 жыл бұрын
I guess it depends on how we define the term "pagan". As you are using it, you are right. As God would apply it, you are wrong about this.
@DBCisco
5 жыл бұрын
"Pagan" as used in Latin means "Rural". In Judaism its cognate means "non-Jew". The word Pagan is so ambiguous it has no place in historical discussions.
@CamiDiscerns
2 жыл бұрын
Also, Samhain was a celestial Holiday. Back then holidays weren't celebrated by the Julian Calendar but by the Lunar. It was all about the star's alignment... Halloween is a Christian Holiday. Period.
@bnpixie1990
6 жыл бұрын
For kids, it is perfectly innocent. its adults who turn it into something sinister or even sexual.
@bronxkies
11 ай бұрын
But there are adults who dress as completely innocent characters and themes as well.
@appliedvirtue7731
6 жыл бұрын
"If you celebrate death, then that is sinful." I guess the Mexican Day of the Dead ceremony isn't Christian enough?
@VasselofGod2
6 жыл бұрын
that's not a celebration of death though, its a celebration of those who have died
@jlupus8804
6 жыл бұрын
Leviticus says not to hold make marks for those who are dead.
@komlat253
6 жыл бұрын
@@VasselofGod2 biblical there is no difference bro sorry .we see no evidence for any kind of celebration of the dead in the bible .they were told to just put them in the ground, that's it...yea leviticus does strictly speak against cuz the rest of the world do have ceremony around or about the dead .
@astrol4b
6 жыл бұрын
@@jlupus8804 do you eat pork, shellfish, cut your hairs on the sides of the head, wear clothes of mixed fabric, pray five times wearing tefillin, do you start fires( like when cooking), or travel, or bring objects or work on Saturday? That's what's written in Leviticus too, you can't cherry picking.
@vishalSharma-ol9fl
5 жыл бұрын
@@komlat253 Why do you drive cars? They aren't mentioned too.
@RobertlawrenceBDCMinistries
6 жыл бұрын
Ok.. you are in Philosophy, so let me say it this way... You should be more precise in what you have presented as history not to find SUPPORT of your position but to look at it objectively...so here. Traditionally there have been 2 celebrations that can be traced to before the 7t century. Samhain according the Celtic texts was at the end of the Harvest on Oct 31-Nov 1 and they dressed in costumes to scare away the dead and left food and alcohol at tombs to keep the spirits appeased to not terrorize them. This was written about in a 7th century text in Ireland that referred to and quoted 2 texts written in the 5th century by Celtics about their traditional myths. The Pope then set Nov 1 as all saints day in the 7th century especially because in MANY countries that STILL celebrated the Harvest rituals on Oct 31/Nov 1... now the rest of what you said is true in the sense that the old traditions kept popping up like costumes but not for saints rather for the dead. The Day of the dead in Latin American countries can be traced back to the Indian and Mayan empires on Oct 31-Nov1. But even that was not 'celebrating the dead" but rather "remembering the dead" and appeasing the Spirits of the dead in hopes of a not so hard winter after the harvests of Oct. And all throughout your commentary you mention "nothing pagan about it"... define Pagan. If Pagan means NOT CHRISTIAN then every twist is Pagan..but if you mean Demonic, then i agree. It does not mean Pagan. In fact, the most PAGAN aspect is the PAGAN doctrine of Purgatory and celebrating and making offerings to the "Saints in Heaven and dead in Purgatory" which both come out of the church... but are PAGAN. Right? Lastly, at the end you said, "so go ahead and celebrate it but not for the dead"... Romans 13-14 come into play here since we KNOW that it is a stumbling block for believers ALL OVER THE WORLD.. so why would you encourage people to do something WITH A CLEAR conscience NOT IN FAITH (Faith comes by Hearing... the Word of God...and NOTHING in the Word says we SHOULD celebrate it as an innocent festival ON the SAME day as there is A LOT of evil going on...(thanks to Pagans) and AGAINST the counsel of Paul who said, "why would I offend my brother then, with something that is not essential" (my paraphrase) The best advice is... regardless of its roots, why not giv up our "freedom" for the sake of the Weak in Faith about that day and be united in our stand to .. I dont know.. .maybe RESTORE ALL SAINTS DAY celebrations like telling stories about the martyrs that have died for the gospel and PRAY for them... AND for those who DO celebrate the Dead in many cultures on that day. wouldnt that be advice that is BIBLICAL and in LOVE for the world, rather than 'you have the right to... so go ahead and do it." Being Christian is NOT doing what is RIGHT... it is doing MORE than just what is right. Because even the world can do that. How does THAT glorify God. Be blessed brother and keep up the great work.
@InspiringPhilosophy
6 жыл бұрын
And where are these 7th-century sources you speak of?
@theimportanceofbeing1335
6 жыл бұрын
If we lived entirely on the basis of not wanting to offend other brothers with our freedom why don’t we stop using electricity for the sake of the Amish?
@jlupus8804
6 жыл бұрын
TheImportance of Being I don’t think he’s talking about not offending other brethren, but instead standing in solidarity together counter-culturally in order to completely restore safety, civility, and moral compassing to our society on October 31st.
@Julius064
6 жыл бұрын
"why not giv up our "freedom" for the sake of the Weak in Faith about that day" Lets stop eating meat because it offends some vegans. Lets not use electricity because of the Amish. Anyways you still haven't answered the biggest question. Is it sinful for a kid to dress up and collect candy? Because thats what 90% of what people do on Halloween.
@pizzaman6320
6 жыл бұрын
The same passage you are using also tells us not to cause others to stumble on a trivial thing because we find it wrong. (Also a paraphrase)
@tonyrossi3151
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, but (as preacher who loves this channel and who's birthday is October 31st) I disagree with your conclusion. Iv got no problem with children dressing up in a proper costume just like they might do any other time of the year. However, I wouldn't encourage the church to be connected with this holiday. I would rather, as I do in my congregation simply ignore it like any other holiday that has no conection to Christ.
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
Syrich orthodoxer here ma guy nice response but i disagree halloween is one of the best holidays ever why not???? it is literally the opposite of what people think it is it is scaring away demons not celebrating them jesus did celebrate halloween in that sense since he literally cast out demons from a man who was possesed by them, and let the demons go into swines so to jump of a cliff afterwards
@tonyrossi3151
6 жыл бұрын
@@dmx7329 I appreciate your perspective, but that's not what people are actually doing.
@RoseGlowBeauty
2 жыл бұрын
Well said👏🏻 💯 Spot on!
@MajorTomFisher
2 жыл бұрын
I think there's an interesting comparison to be made between Halloween and Santa Claus. It's an annual tradition promoted by corporations so we can buy some products. Is that harmful? Well, the companies are using it to profit off of us, but on the other hand it's fun for the kids, especially the kids who just want a day to express themselves or share their favorite holiday with a costume or do a little spooking or be the one spooked. The over-obsession with what any holiday "used to be" is frivolous and doesn't _mean_ anything. It's _intention_ that means something. Anyone can misuse Halloween as a time to celebrate evil things. They can do the same thing with Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, etc. (And they often do celebrate Greed, Gluttony, Drunkenous or Lust on those days) But the majority of us celebrate those days for different reasons. I don't stop celebrating my birthday just because it happens to coincide with "trans awareness week" even if I don't support the very evil things the transgender movement is promoting; I'm celebrating my birthday, not genital mutilation or gender confusion.
@tythompson4794
Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment. I highly agree! I do think origin matters to an extent though, only in the case of historical analysis and not current application.
@chosenone8408
5 жыл бұрын
For all the uptight Christians that still think Halloween is demonically related by origin, I’ve got a fantastic solution for you all. Why not dress up as your favorite Biblical character, and hand out Bible tracks in exchange for candy? Problem solved!
@alucard197
3 жыл бұрын
"Why not go to an orgy, but just video recording it ? " We do not make compromise with evil.
@chosenone8408
3 жыл бұрын
@@alucard197 *We do not make compromise with evil.* 1. This video proved that Halloween isn’t Satanic, historically. 2. You wouldn’t be compromising with evil, if the thing you’re complaining about wasn’t evil to begin with. 3. You dress up in funny costumes and get free candy, why does that HAVE to be evil? It doesn’t have to be, it sounds like your mindset is trying to find evil in every situation. *Why not go to an orgy, but just video recording it ?* Why not start a cult and make everyone drink poisoned Kool Aid? What’s that? That seems unnecessary because not every Christian is that crazy? You mean, not every Christian takes things to the extreme…you don’t say…
@lancethefilmguy9392
Ай бұрын
@@alucard197Fallacy alert ⚠️
@alucard197
Ай бұрын
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Not really.
@alucard197
Ай бұрын
@@lancethefilmguy9392 Protestant heretic, I guess ?
@brendanlepeska4295
Жыл бұрын
I’d like a part two on this subject mainly the connection of The Druids and the Catholic Church. I personally don’t believe it’s spiritually right to celebrate Halloween but historically it did seem to be harmless but we end up warping something good and turn it into something bad.
@Adeptus_Mechanicus
6 жыл бұрын
You know that my young earth creationist friend would say: " It's of the world, and it's worldly" while quoting 1 John....
@kieran296
6 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
Just because he died for the world, doesn’t mean you must be like the world.
@tellaaalli
5 жыл бұрын
That Halloween is of this world and human, seem logical.
@HeroQuestFans
5 жыл бұрын
yeah but they misapply this scripture, because they don't know what "of the world" and "worldly" actually mean. these creationists and fundamentalists don't apply a consistent standard. most of them work secular jobs "in the world" and spend "the world's" money at secular stores. they dress, speak, act, and so forth just as "the world" around them does and don't bat an eye. their whole lives are secular ("worldly") outside of church services and their weekly sunday school and bible study. so what is their solution? do everything and feel guilty about it and point fingers? it's one thing to say you're not going to get drunk and have illicit sex and over-spend and make yourself sick on a holiday (great idea) it's quite another to say that other people who celebrate responsibly are doing something ungodly or unholy. just because you can't handle yourself properly doesn't mean everyone is so crippled. for some people "worldly" just means you are consumed with being comfortable, showing off your wealth and being popular with the public... to the point where you lose sight of God and your responsibility to your loved ones. If that's what they're against, I agree. if they mean having no hope because you think the world is all corrupt and broken, I agree, that's not healthy either. but what is their solution? eat, dress, speak, live, etc. differently from everyone else just to stand out? If they read their bibles they'll quickly see that this was tried already and did not guarantee righteousness or right relationship with God. why not shrewdly use the things of this world to further the Gospel and bring about conversion of heart, rather than say it's all wicked and evil and then hypocritically use and benefit from it anyway ("it's okay for me but not for you")? for the biblical writers, "of the world" and "of the flesh" don't literally mean anything out there, they mean that which appeals only to the animal appetites, and to selfish desires... that which lusts after power and self-interest over the greater good, that puts self above God. So it's a complicated thing.. we can't just point to McDonalds and say "worldly" and be gluttons at home with grilling our own hamburgers and throwing our trash in the street without being hypocrites.
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
Bacterial Flagella still doesn’t mean that you must be part of it.......
@scionofliberty2967
2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing sinful about comic book and cartoon characters if you accept the presumption that those are created without a malicious intent and not used to program children.
@francesconesi7666
6 жыл бұрын
As usual a great video! Thanks for all the festivals you reclaimed to Christian tradition.
@LogosTheos
6 жыл бұрын
@Derek Fisher Not an argument
@WilliamTyndale1
6 жыл бұрын
Quite the stretch. Or so it would seem just in comparing it to the "accepted" scholarship on Samhain, All Saint's Day and Halloween. A stark revision of wiki's page on Samhain, at any rate--- but that's not always a bad thing, often quite merited. Yet, I can't help surmising you are "making your hay" in not finding existent sources specifically nailing down the exact date and nature of the Celtic Samhain observance, or when it "officially" merged (or didn't merge) with All Saint's Day, and later, Halloween. I just don't know what makes you expect such sources to exist. Aren't many cultural customs from antiquity inferred on basis of peripheral evidence, particularly where records are lacking? The argument you advance here seems more in line with the methodology utilized by the imams who will argue Jesus Christ never claimed to be God. That's why God gave man intellect, right? To find the loophole? To use the letter of the law to skirt the spirit of it? To rationalize evil as good? I have encountered an interesting phenomenon in myself and other professing believers, perhaps it is all my imagination, perhaps you have noticed it, too. But it would seem the more philosophically-minded a man becomes, the less spiritual discernment he has. This is not a call for anti-intellectualism, just an observation of a phenomenon that seems persistent even though unprovable. I see in the description box you have a patreon to support "this ministry." Do you have the mission statement/goals of your ministry anywhere posted that the inquisitive, such as myself, might peruse? Thanks, A Conflicted Soul Hoping Not to Discourage a Good and Godly Work If a Good and Godly Work it Be.
@lancethefilmguy9392
Ай бұрын
Can you provide some sources?
@WilliamTyndale1
Ай бұрын
@@lancethefilmguy9392 for?
@HeroQuestFans
4 жыл бұрын
great series. next up... Valentine's Day? Pentecost? Birthdays? keep it up, there's a lot of confusion out there to clear up
@Yzzami
2 жыл бұрын
Valentine’s Day is from Saint valentine. He was in prison and he converted the jailor’s daughter to the faith and she fell in love with him. He was martyred too for it
@goranvuksa1220
6 жыл бұрын
IP, I honestly think that you have missed it with this one. Whatever were the origins of the halloween, they are clearly not Christian anymore. Further more, Roman Chatolics do claim that the all Saints day was moved to the November the first at requests of Irish monks that wanted it to match with Samhains day. Also, Halloween is the reason why Orthodox Church (the original and Apostolic Church) does not celebrate all Saints day on that date, so that it would not be influenced by pagan holiday due to some similarities that were the cause for the Church in Rome to shift it to this date. Halloween is as pagan as it can be. Go to church on this day, and do not let your kids dress up and take part in the devil worshiping traditions.
@InspiringPhilosophy
6 жыл бұрын
Did I not say that at the end of the video? And what source says that is why it was moved?
@jlupus8804
6 жыл бұрын
My church community only hosts harvest day on the 31st as a safe alternative, not to celebrate halloween’s Traditions. I’m so glad to know it’s probably not pagan in origin, but to me a holiday needs to be as it says: a HOLY-day. There is nothing holy about today’s Halloween, and i don’t think there ever was. Yeah you can practice solidarity and maybe preach Jesus, but the message it’s been historically makes it seem unwise to interact with. I know its watered down thanks to charity and capitalism, but it still seems weird to me that so many - even Christian - adults still use it as an excuse to act childish. Like, c’mon.
@gleasonparker1684
5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant pictures and presentations. This is beyond phd-level teaching. What a blessing to have this available.!!
@disguisedcentennial835
3 жыл бұрын
We did get Jack-o-Lanterns from Samhain, but we do it just for artistic purposes now. It’s not a sin when you just want to make a silly face in a pumpkin, or a pirate ship, if you’re skilled.
@trigger4MMA
5 жыл бұрын
@InspiringPhilosophy, did you happen to come across soul cakes in your research? A practice that trick-or-treating stems from called "souling" dating back to the medieval period, where children would pray for souls while begging door to door in England. The cakes were given as alms, and this was done during Allhallowtide. Still practiced in Portugal and the Philippines.
@lukec4869
6 жыл бұрын
Well IP you did it again nice work.
@fatesgates8393
3 жыл бұрын
Do not be ignorant of the devil's devices.
@leonardodoel3106
6 жыл бұрын
My church condemns halloween mainly for the spookiness of Halloween not always from pagan feasts or tradition. Manly I can understand why people celebrate it to mock the die or just to get candy (or sweets because I'm british) as I am natural about people who celebrate holidays as I would manly celebrate Christmas and Easter because we manly honoring god not some random idol that we don't even know.
@leonardodoel3106
6 жыл бұрын
@Saint Leviathan In what country?
@leonardodoel3106
6 жыл бұрын
@Saint Leviathan seems logical
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
You honor God by celebrating a worldly holiday? That is originally about death, fear etc. also mimicking characters that aren’t you.
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
Also, where in scriptures does it say to celebrate these holidays?
@nathenram4891
5 жыл бұрын
Also, if your going to take away of what Halloween really is, why not just celebrate it another day, (since Halloween has no meaning In the first place) maybe celebrate it in December 25, or August. And instead of calling it Halloween just call it, “ grab candy day” or something. It shouldn’t be that specific date.
@burlapsack1418
2 жыл бұрын
As always, great video 🙌
@lloydmunga4961
4 жыл бұрын
The Pharisee's have picked apart commandments and amended them to a point they can justify their actions as they see fit
@DBCisco
5 жыл бұрын
Halloween, Christmas and Easter are simply secular celebrations in most of the USA (at least). I will agree that the modern holidays have little to do with Paganism.... OR CHRISTIANITY.
@tawanadaniel3323
6 жыл бұрын
What? Really? Is God getting the Glory from this nonsense? No he is not! To each his own if anyone wants to dress up and partake in this holiday go right, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Deception!Deception!Deception! The Spirit behind this holiday is not of Jehovah God🤨
@alexwr
6 жыл бұрын
Is god getting glory from you wiping with a specific brand of toilet paper? It feels about as relevant a question.
@Mighty18957
6 жыл бұрын
A Amen...
@SNAKEPIT359
6 жыл бұрын
Tawana Daniel Well said. Man made nonsense. Honouring the dead. Where in God's word does it say honour or celebrate the dead?
@eventsmorewithchrisg
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Tawana, you may be correct about God not getting the glory, however, as I put across a few times already, I believe that comes down to a choice of what 1 as an individual decides to do with whatever fill in the blank day there is. At the moment, there really isn't much to stop you as an individual from doing something that might go against the grain so to speak concerning "observing" fill in the blank day. Say for instance, Halloween is happening. Anything preventing you from maybe grabbing a Bible & reading it? No, unless you happen to be in really poor health at the time, right? How about prayer or something that you as an individual ends up doing to try to honor God? Again, anything to prevent that? Nope, doesn't seem that way unless there are circumstances going on that could prevent you, right? As I mentioned to others, it comes down to what you as an individual chooses to do or not do at any point in time, regardless of whatever thing might be going on.
@TheMadLeprechaun
6 жыл бұрын
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
@aliAlyacoub
6 жыл бұрын
Hey, am I allowed to download the video and translate it and then upload it to KZitem referencing this video as the original in the description Respectfully
@InspiringPhilosophy
6 жыл бұрын
Sure, go ahead.
@madmaxmaddox9716
6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of dressing up as a martyred saint of the early church maybe St.Sebastian or St.Peter , who are celebrations themselves of the rewards and merits of good faith and charity for Christ . So if I may ask , do you have any martyred saint ideas ?
@reformedsoteriology
2 жыл бұрын
Its that time of year again!
@firekoovin3347
2 жыл бұрын
Yeps
@duckymomo7935
6 жыл бұрын
Even if it were Pagan, why does it matter and who cares? It’s a celebration, harmless, Is all
@hotwax9376
4 жыл бұрын
Halloween may not be inherently pagan in origin, but it's certainly become pagan for the people who use it as a day to celebrate occultism and the like. I agree that as long as Christians aren't participating in these sinful practices, then it's perfectly OK. I don't even see what's wrong with commemorating dead believers, especially if your church/denomination follows the Apostle's Creed (which explicitly mentions "the communion of saints.")
@walterwhitecar8670
4 жыл бұрын
Anti-Holiday person: Sees children dressed up as their favorite superheroes and TV characters, innocently collecting candy Also Anti-Holiday person: That is so satanic
@nebucamv5524
4 жыл бұрын
They are not dressed as superheroes and TV stars, but as zombies, witches, vampires and demons. That isn't innocent, not nearly. And bkackmailing people isn't as well.
@walterwhitecar8670
4 жыл бұрын
I beg your pardon, but what part of Halloween is Blackmail? As for people dressing up like that, I think IP put it best “ just try to keep it kid friendly”.
@michaelturnage3395
4 жыл бұрын
Anime hater: Sees someone reading a Manga about Sasuke. Same anime hater: that is ssoooooo gaay!
@hotwax9376
4 жыл бұрын
@@nebucamv5524 Some of them DO dress as superheroes, TV characters, princesses, and the like. Those costumes ARE innocent.
@Musick79
2 жыл бұрын
@@walterwhitecar8670 - I had to think about that one for a second- “Trick or treat” is the blackmail part.
@prodigalpaul1227
6 жыл бұрын
I love your videos.
@Archangel657
6 жыл бұрын
"All Damned Day" 😂😂😂
@HeroQuestFans
5 жыл бұрын
That was a great line, I agree.
@patrickedgington5827
6 жыл бұрын
You provide an argument that the origins are not necessarily pagan but just because the individuals giving rise to this celebration did not worship Zuse doesn't mean they were not pagan. Dressing someone up as a super-hero doesn't make them one and dressing someone up as a Chrisitan doesn't either. The practices and beliefs of people not in line with Christianity are pagans.... late Middle English: from Latin paganus ‘villager, rustic’, from pagus ‘country district’. Latin paganus also meant ‘civilian’, becoming, in Christian Latin, ‘heathen’ (i.e. one not enrolled in the army of Christ). The church has from its inception taught and held that Yeshua is God that He died was buried rose on the third day ascended into heaven and will come again to judge the living and the dead not found in Him. The church, the true church is called to give witness of their personal encounters with God, not tell stories of the dead and dress up to appease them. Holloween celebrates at its core a spiritual realm not consistent with the LORDSHIP of Yeshua and so is certainly pagan no matter the self-described positions of those who originally introduced it. Choosing to go out in costume and collect candy is not sinful in what sense of the word sin? We are conceived and born in sin so what again is the meaning of the word? Everything we do as sons of Adam is in sin, every word, thought, deed, so how then could this day, a day even none believers see as tainted by evil not be sinful? Are you of the opinion that sin is a bad thing we do? A good thing we know to do and don't? Corinthians 13 gives us Gods model of Ritghessness, and I for one understand it to be true as well as beyond my doing. So I am a sinner, not by deed but by nature, and my deeds are true to that nature one I myself condemn. Christians are admonished to be in the world but not of the world and Halloween is in every sense of the world...
@casesusa
6 жыл бұрын
Halloween is not pagan, abortion is not murder, sin is not evil, and water is not wet.
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
i disagree with 2 things
@ryankrakinski8926
6 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree on the first two.
@JacobGordon-bp4eb
Ай бұрын
@@casesusa you must not have watched the video
@ryankrakinski8926
2 жыл бұрын
Michael, I know this video is three years old, but I was wondering if you could answer some questions I have about Halloween. When I was in kindergarten or first grade, I was told that Halloween costumes originated (or at least partially) from the Chinese wearing masks to scare off demons. Is this true? And if it is, was that a pagan practice? Or was it Chinese Christians doing it? Where did the Jack-‘o-lantern come from? And finally, what was your source for Irish peasants banging pots and ringing bells?
@idongesitx1873
2 жыл бұрын
The Chinese mask are entirely different culturally and aesthetically. Even the philosophy is different. Schools are basically shooting in the dark when it comes to learning history
@westernriteorthodox8719
6 жыл бұрын
Protestantism was brought fourth from Halloween, it was a Halloween prank that went too far.
@lalumierehuguenote
6 жыл бұрын
dude xD
@tonyrossi3151
6 жыл бұрын
And this is what trolling looks like.
@ryankrakinski8926
6 жыл бұрын
The comments made by fundamentalists only prove you correct.
@dioscoros
6 жыл бұрын
Actually, in all reality, it was spawned from one duel, yes, one duel. Not between Satan and God or anything... between Martin Luther and some guy he killed, that's why he was so guilty and fabricated the "alone" part of his translation in the Luther Bible in Romans 3:28.
@danielandres1579
6 жыл бұрын
I’m wheezing
@conradchester2943
3 жыл бұрын
Taking part in sinful acts and being part of the world, are two different things entirely. As per the end of the video the man made a startling "confession" about "not being sinful". Well then, why don't we use that logic as the Roman church did, and just convert pagan holidays into new "christian" ones. We are slapping a dress on a pig and calling it a princess. Name just one thing, in this entire video which brings glory to Jesus Almighty God? Just one? Yes, if you can't you are correct. In that context, we, as being born again, living temples of the Living God, should use discernment with what is happening in this world.
@lancethefilmguy9392
Ай бұрын
Can you prove him wrong?
@devincanada9523
6 жыл бұрын
I read out of "Foxes Book of Martyrs" every year on the 1st of november.
@JonClash
Жыл бұрын
Great video
@theankotze1292
4 жыл бұрын
Whether you worship the dead, or just have fun. It doesn't matter. As a Christian, dressing up as the dead or as a demon of any kind, even for fun, is fundamentally wrong. If you glorify any demonic creature in any way, you are glorifying satan
@jacobmarkell2568
5 ай бұрын
So would would dressing up as Jesus be ok?
@tinman9738
5 жыл бұрын
Hi I was just watching some of your videos and I love them? What type of Christian are you? Also do you have a list of sources for your Christmas, Easter, and Halloween is not pagan videos?Do you think you will do other videos like this? Maybe Valentine's Day is not pagan?
@gskuzx8591
2 жыл бұрын
He goes to a non denominational church. You can also see his sources in the description.
@GGP777
Ай бұрын
St. Valentine was an early Christian martyr who broke the emperor's law to not perform marriages for his soldiers and he is considered the patron saint of young married couples for that reason.
@brianmichael7132
5 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying your other videos on Genesis. As for this video So, Halloween isn't pagan holiday "exactly", but it might be? It has origins in a catholic ritual of communicating with the dead in hell, (kind of against the commandments, a bit syncretistic), causing chaos and mischief (sounds like someone we know), and has become satanists favorite holiday? Another idea is to observe and celebrate Holy Days and Feasts actually in the bible, (you know, like the Jews who wrote the bible, all the disciples and Jesus)? Just a thought.
@chriswright2483
2 жыл бұрын
I agree that Christians should celebrate the holy days prescribed in scripture. Ironically, Protestants who claim Sola Scriptura don’t actually celebrate any of those days and in turn celebrate holidays that are never mentioned in the Bible.
@lisaac9477
Жыл бұрын
It was never about communicating with the dead. Where do people come up with this? It was to celebrate the dead because only the dead can receive God's gift of eternal life.
@lisaac9477
Жыл бұрын
@@chriswright2483 Everyday is given to us by God.
@chriswright2483
Жыл бұрын
@Brian Michael
@scutumfidelis1436
6 жыл бұрын
I mean putting aside any notion of paganism or "celebrating evil" isnt it just simply cool to be scared? I like horror movies but that don't mean I worship evil.
@kitsunefirefox1986
6 жыл бұрын
I celebrate Reformation Day with the entire month of October leading up to it as a celebration of the Autumn aesthetic leading to Winter which is my favorite. As a Melancholic Temperament I see beauty in the bleak and darkness and worship God as the Creator of both Light & Darkness; just because something has a macabre look does not mean its evil though that might just be the influence of Victorian Romantic Literature on my Christian Worldview.
@leeadu
4 жыл бұрын
All Saints was moved from May 13 to Nov 1 because that's the date Gregory III dedicated the new Church of All Saints in Rome.
@UnratedAwesomeness
6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Too bad you didnt add the point about how ridiculous it would be for the entirety of Europe to adopt a holiday for some Irish Pagans to feel included.
@The_Real__Power_
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not adopting. It the same thing that happened with Christmas, they took the day of a pagan holiday and made a Christian holiday on that exact day to try and stomp out pagan religions.
@J_Somin95
3 күн бұрын
I don't think halloween is forbidden to celebrate,but I hate when people use decorations like a fake hanged man tied to a tree,like is suicide trendy for halloween? Yeah that's where I start having a problem with it
@Scribe13013
6 жыл бұрын
Jesus liked Halloween though right?
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
yes he did he celebrated himself as he casted out demons
@littleflock70x7
6 жыл бұрын
Dm X Seriously? Where is that written in the bible that Jesus celebrated Halloween?
@brettpruefer7541
4 жыл бұрын
@Mthuthuzeli Musa do you not understand the concept of a joke?
@nicholascoker6154
3 күн бұрын
I think part of why this debate and division has escalated over the past decade or so is because Halloween has changed over that timespan. In my childhood and before, there was plenty of innocence to it. But now, genuine occult imagery has made its way into decorations, costumes, etc. “Witch” has gone from meaning a green old woman with a sugarloaf hat, broom, and warty crooked nose to a bonafide medium who wears a pentagram. As occultism has grown more popular and socially acceptable in the west over the past decades, Halloween has become an excuse to promote it. Halloween has always been a favorite holiday of mine, but now that I have a child, I’m taking extra care to, as IP encourages, “keep it kid-friendly."
@tobak952
6 жыл бұрын
as a nonbeliever the message doesend realy do anything for me.. but as a history and social science student this video was very interesting
@g--br1el985
2 жыл бұрын
Watch this guys playlists
@ibelieve8145
6 жыл бұрын
1 Corinthians 10:20-22 (ESV) No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? We should have no part with anything that has its roots in paganism and occult worship. Halloween is praised by satanist and is ripe recruitment season for them. Think about that! Do you honestly want to have any part of that?
@thepossessor
6 жыл бұрын
The problem with appeasing the spirits of the dead is we don't know what kind of spirits we're appeasing! These spirits could be spirits of demons and not humans
@lisaac9477
Жыл бұрын
Who's appeasing the spirits of the dead?
@writerblocks9553
Жыл бұрын
The spirit of celebration behind modern day Halloween is generally pagan though
@tythompson4794
Жыл бұрын
Only in the secularity of it. The same applies for every holiday.
@lulverine
6 жыл бұрын
Think about what Paul said in Romans 14 about those who were apprehensive about eating certain foods and attending certain feasts. This line of thinking should be used for those who celebrate halloween as well. if you feel in your heart conviction by its celebration then do not celebrate - but those stronger in the faith who know that everyday is a day for the Lord and feel no conviction for handing out treats to children or taking part in their community by dressing up for a gathering should keep on doing so. None of you should criticize the other but accept each other as siblings in Christ. All these debates are ungodly in my opinion. Romans 14 “Welcome the person who is weak in faith-but not in order to argue about differences of opinion. One person believes in eating everything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Those who eat must not look down on the ones who don’t, and the ones who don’t eat must not judge the ones who do, because God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else’s servants? They stand or fall before their own Lord (and they will stand, because the Lord has the power to make them stand). One person considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another person considers all days to be the same. Each person must have their own convictions. Someone who thinks that a day is sacred, thinks that way for the Lord. Those who eat, eat for the Lord, because they thank God. And those who don’t eat, don’t eat for the Lord, and they thank the Lord too. We don’t live for ourselves and we don’t die for ourselves. If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God. This is why Christ died and lived: so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you look down on your brother or sister? We all will stand in front of the judgment seat of God. Because it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God. So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. So stop judging each other. Instead, this is what you should decide: never put a stumbling block or obstacle in the way of your brother or sister. I know and I’m convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is wrong to eat in itself. But if someone thinks something is wrong to eat, it becomes wrong for that person. If your brother or sister is upset by your food, you are no longer walking in love. Don’t let your food destroy someone for whom Christ died. And don’t let something you consider to be good be criticized as wrong. God’s kingdom isn’t about eating food and drinking but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves Christ this way pleases God and gets human approval. So let’s strive for the things that bring peace and the things that build each other up. Don’t destroy what God has done because of food. All food is acceptable, but it’s a bad thing if it trips someone else. It’s a good thing not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that trips your brother or sister. Keep the belief that you have to yourself-it’s between you and God. People are blessed who don’t convict themselves by the things they approve. But those who have doubts are convicted if they go ahead and eat, because they aren’t acting on the basis of faith. Everything that isn’t based on faith is sin.”
@doyoy2498
2 жыл бұрын
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Matthew 15:3 NIV Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? Matthew 15:13-14 NIV He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” Isnt the same thing happening now? God never commanded us to do this festivals which comes from false doctrines. No where in the bible you can find that he commanded us to do this festivals such as Easter, Halloween, Christmas, etc. The Word Of God is the true authority not some people making things up. Jeremiah 10:2-5 NIV This is what the Lord says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.” 2 Corinthians 11:4 NIV For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. Galatians 1:8-9 NIV But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! You let yourselves be easily deceived by the deceiver you close your eyes to the truth to follow your own desires and not only that you spread the doctrine and traditions of the enemy not the doctrine that the Lord has given. And at the end you will be paid for what u did. As it says in Galatians 6:7-8 NIV Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Matthew 18:6 NIV “If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
@doyoy2498
2 жыл бұрын
Now you are twisting his words.
@kennethcrowelljr8998
11 ай бұрын
Paul was talking about GOD'S HOLY DAYS NOT MAN MADE HOLIDAY WHICH ARE TRADITIONS OF MEN LED BY THEIR GOD SATAN!!
@justindavis2711
6 жыл бұрын
You know what a better way to celebrate Halloween is? Dress up as Angels and go evangelizing on the streets. Differentiate yourself from the world like Christ said. Dont become part of it.
@blmm47
6 жыл бұрын
Corinthians 10:20, Deut 18:10-12 the root of that tree is corrupt consulting with (praying. For the dead) is wrong so the practices grown out of it is wrong. ( james3:12)
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
none of the verses you mentioned even remotley said what you said lol stop trying to lie you heretic
@blmm47
6 жыл бұрын
Dm X James 3:12 ask the question can a olive tree produce figs, so if a practice such as prayers or dances for the dead are not biblical then can their modern machination of Halloween be biblical and good? , see also Corinthians 10; 20, should have been more exspansive to include 14-22 paul states how practices that do not honor God provokes Gods wrath as stated in the first commandment thou shall have no other Gods before me. Sneaky gnostic you are calling me a heritic
@prodigalpaul1227
6 жыл бұрын
Don't hand out candy to any dead children, and you should be fine.
@parktol02
6 жыл бұрын
Hey IP, hows that Carrier book going for ya?
@InspiringPhilosophy
6 жыл бұрын
Ugh, I need to get back to that. I left off in chapter 3.
@parktol02
6 жыл бұрын
InspiringPhilosophy You seem so excited. 😂😂 I almost feel bad for reminding you. What’s chapter three about, if I may ask?
@InspiringPhilosophy
6 жыл бұрын
Ascension of Isaiah, so far.
@parktol02
6 жыл бұрын
InspiringPhilosophy Ahh, that nonsense. I think I’ll stick with Lewis’ the Great Divorce for now. It’s amazing what you pick up on the second time you read someone like Lewis. I finally am understanding hell a bit more. Happy reading, and good vid as always.
@foomersaved8184
6 жыл бұрын
Also, its a great time to give out halloween themed gospel tracts to bring the lost to Christ!
@matthewarnold5531
Жыл бұрын
But please, not the misinformation, vulgar Jack Chick tracts. They're really awful in terms of truthfulness and actually quite disturbing to young children.
@kokorowhiteninja
6 жыл бұрын
I said this in other comment: He is no twisting the scriptures....he is talking about how Halloween become what it is today. He don't say that is good or bad, he only say what (maybe) is the beginning of Halloween (Inquisition begins christian too, and was bad, so guys, don't tell thing that he don't say in the video...) (Nice video, and sorry for my bad English. Your videos are awesome and they help me a lot, so thanks :3)
@Sixty_Five_Pronghorn
4 жыл бұрын
For all y’all proud legalists out there, I strongly encourage you to read Romans, 1 Corinthians, the Sermon on the Mount, Job, and many others (hell, just read the whole bible). Pharisees are the ones who received the most condemnation and judgement from God, not those who were hardcore sinners. Why? Because Job and the Pharisees worshiped God out of fear and/or selfishness, not because they genuinely loved God and wanted a relationship with Him. Fear, legalism, selfishness, self-righteousness, close-mindedness, and hatred are not of God. God is the opposite of all of that. With that said, I don’t think it’s okay to whip out an Ouija board, wear pentagrams, and still consider yourself a Christian. God told us not to commit idolatry (worship anything other than God) or sorcery (attempt to connect with anything spiritual besides God). However, as far as I’m aware, God never told us that we shouldn’t dress up in freaky costumes or put up Christmas trees (both of which have Pagan roots). Christianity is beautiful because we have the freedom to worship God how we please, and are not forced to abandon cultural traditions. Believe it or not, not all non-Christian traditions are satanic or ungodly, even if on the surface, they look “pagan” (which, by the way, pagan means nothing more than rural or non-roman). So long as we don’t worship anything other than God or attempt to communicate with anything spiritual that isn’t God, I think it’s perfectly okay to keep alive any traditions we please. I know a few Christian Native Americans who take part in their ancient traditions and ceremonies without committing sorcery or adultery. Up until 1978, Native Americans were legally banned from openly practicing their ancient traditions because American evangelicals thought their traditions were devil worship. Ancient Christians who invaded ancient Europe also deemed ancient European traditions “satanic devil worship”. As a result, most ancient non-Christian European traditions have been lost to time. We only know about festivals and traditions like Kukuri and Braucherei, because people secretly kept those traditions alive while Romans falsely labeled them satanic devil worship and tried to wipe them out. Again, I’m not saying it’s okay to try to talk to anything spiritual besides God or worship anything other than God. However, carving pumpkins on Halloween, setting up a Christmas tree, or participating in any cultural tradition so long as you don’t worship false gods or attempt to get into contact with anything spiritual besides God, do not make you a “false” or “lukewarm” Christian. Suggesting otherwise is just as ridiculous as claiming Harry Potter and Monster Energy drinks are evil. Also, I’m gonna disagree with IP on the idea that Halloween must be kid-friendly. I think it’s perfectly okay to dress up as a scary monster to freak people out, or put a gag skeleton out on your front porch. Just don’t pull out an Ouija board, or glorify/look forward to death. Don’t do anything that’s blatantly satanic or idol-worship. It’s easy to abstain from such things because they’re so blatant. However, dressing up as a demon or putting fake spiderwebs on your front yard bushes don’t glorify death, satanism, or are forms of idolatry or sorcery. If anything, Halloween makes fun of death and evil.
@Skitskl33
4 жыл бұрын
I think comparing ancient pagan festival practices of idol worship and child sacrifices in the OT to dressing up as characters and getting candy is where legalists start to lose the plot for me. God gave us a brain to discern these things for a reason. I also like that idea of Halloween mocking death and evil as well.
@patriciozurita6248
Жыл бұрын
Hola IP la verdad no sabia esto me sorprende la desinformacion de parte de las masas actualmente, gracias por defender la verdad, Dios te bendiga y te instruya en el camino de la vida!
@Warlanda
6 жыл бұрын
scripture tells us more than once to not be afraid; Halloween can be used as a time to confront what scares us and to utilize the coping skill of humor (joy) to help overcome that fear. I counseled abused children who had dealt with real horrors in their lives so Halloween made for a great teaching tool. after reading several comments on here it also helps me reflect about the attitudes of some. never have I witnessed negative emotions/behaviors amongst shoppers during Halloween. however, after Halloween things turn almost vicious as shoppers prepare for Christmas... thanks for the video. shalom aleichem...
@catherinehill9880
6 жыл бұрын
just because it may not have pagan roots, what values does it support: death, pain, torture, suffering, witchcraft, murder, fear .would a child in Syria want to celebrate such a thing? just because something looks ok, does not always mean it is. we need to start using our minds and understand what values are being upheld...sweets and a fun costume do not suffice such values.
@petersalucci5444
6 жыл бұрын
Well for me personally I don’t like or celebrate Halloween since Even Jesus himself said let the “dead burry their own dead” plus Us Christians don’t celebrate death but life :) But then again the bible does say not to judge anyone who doesn’t Or does practice a religious or a custom holiday... so I don’t mind if People do it for fun.... Ps. If I did celebrate Halloween then I would dress up as Lazarus since He was technically dead but rose again by the lord Jesus Christ 😉
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
the first death should be celebrated what shouldnt be celebrated is the 2nd death since the first death leads you into eternal life
@petersalucci5444
6 жыл бұрын
Dm X True :D
@Austin1990
6 жыл бұрын
These comments are alarming. Everyone seems so distracted on such abstract theory. Meanwhile, horror is the most popular movie genre and our culture is becoming more violent and desensitized. The gore, sex, and language in entertainment is going through the roof, and people love it, even Christians. Satan hates the human form and loves to destroy and mutilate it. Horror elevates fear and overstates the power of demonic forces. The issue is that Christians are amused and even entertained by such things and choose to dress up in such ways. We are dealing with a lack of the fear of God and a lack of the power of God in people's lives. Even IP, as theologically smart as he is, completely rejects core Chroatian doctrine from explicit scripture in areas where his faith fails. It is easy to debate and argue. It is hard to let God change your heart to the point that you do not like your favorite shows or activities anymore. It is hard to forgive someone who seriously wronged you and even harder to turn around and do something kind for him/her. But, those are the choices that real Christianity are built on. The debate on Halloween is quarreling over symptoms.
@jeremyjohn8199
6 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on The Book of Enoch. I have my doubts about it but many find it legit. It’s confusing.
@puertoricanprince7690
3 жыл бұрын
It is legit but it has interpolations
@gerardlabeouf6075
9 күн бұрын
thank you inspiring philosophy
@progmanmike
6 жыл бұрын
Ok so you discovered that modern Halloween is rooted in Catholicism.. and how is that not pagan?
@dmx7329
6 жыл бұрын
because the catholic church is the true original church wich was married to christ who can onyl marry one and no other as you shall not divorce so gg
@Beastinvader
6 жыл бұрын
I'm not a Catholic, but this tendency to see them as unchristian is harmful and wrong
@LawlessNate
6 жыл бұрын
@@Beastinvader So because they claim to be true Christians therefore you can't criticize their teachings which blatantly contradict the Bible? You're choosing to not offend people over showing them the truth. What would Jesus do? He'd call them the brood of vipers.
@Beastinvader
6 жыл бұрын
@@LawlessNate I didn't say you can't criticise them. Where did I say that? I said you shouldn't call them heretics. There's a difference. You can point out where your Christian brother is wrong: like if he thinks Genesis 1 is literal. You can do that without calling him a hereric
@LawlessNate
6 жыл бұрын
@@Beastinvader A heritic is someone who does not worship God. Most Catholics do not know Jesus Christ personally and are therefore not Christians; instead, they worship Mary and the Catholic Church itself and that makes them heretics.
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