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Irene said:
Quote Making evil good, that is what I have so against that day, people make is so.
IreneTO ALL:
Should we share Irene's sentiment and let those little “devil” trick or treaters just go to hell? I think we should turn evil into good. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon thought so too for he endorsed halloween tract evangelism. He said:“How many thousands have been carried to heaven instrumentally upon the wings of these tracts, none can tell …” — Charles Spurgeon
The following is from the link below:
http://www.gospelreport.org/halloween_tracts.htm
“Did you know Halloween is one of the BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENTS of the year?! Every year, tens of thousands of committed Christians deliver millions of Gospel tracts to the children who come to their homes.
Some Christians shun Halloween as “the Devil's night,” and turn their porch lights off to discourage trick-r-treaters.
Why not decide to use this unique opportunity to share Christ and turn your porch light on this Halloween!
Using Halloween tracts is easy! Just drop a tract along with candy in each trick-r-treater's bag. And, more than just that one child, your tract has the potential to share Christ with an entire family!
If your church is planning a party as an alternative to Halloween, why not use tracts to help share Jesus?
Kids and their families can read the tracts at home. Most tracts have a place on the back for your church to include its contact information so visitors can reach you with questions about the Gospel.For our Halloween visitors, we prepare baggies in advance with candy and tracts for different age groups, making it quick and easy to share Jesus with everyone who knocks on our door. And, by turning our porch light on, we are providing a safe environment for kids who want to enjoy Halloween, but who may not attend Harvest Festivals and other alternative parties given by churches. Why We Encourage Tract Evangelism
It is the very purpose of The Gospel Report to inform our readers about sound, proven ministries and evangelism projects.
GOSPEL TRACTS ARE PROVEN EVANGELISTIC TOOLS, they are easily carried in a pocket or a purse, and they are inexpensive.
Tracts with Biblically-sound Gospel messages allow you to quickly and inoffensively share God's Word with anyone. If you are comfortable, tracts can be used as an ice breaker to present a more detailed presentation of the Gospel … or you can hand out tracts in passing, and the recipient can read the message later.
You can make a difference!
Here's an idea: You can decorate your house festively to attract trick-r-treaters without going overboard with Halloween images you may not be comfortable with. A brightly lit porch and yard make it inviting to visitors. Big, nicely decorated pumpkins are always popular attractions. And, make those treat bags good ones! Children remember the decorations and houses that gave the good stuff, and they will be more likely to return next year – along with friends – providing you yet more opportunities to share Christ.
The most important aspect of using tracts is to be sure the message is Biblically sound. Does it open up with the Law (Ten Commandments) and warn of judgment day and hell? Does it preach the cross, the resurrection, repentance and faith? Is Jesus presented as the answer to life's problems (the popular “happy gospel”) or as the Savior from sin (true, Biblical Gospel)? A tract with a Biblically sound message does not guarantee that every tract from the same source is also sound. Be discerning and examine every tract prayerfully before using them!
So, how about it friend? WILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC OPPORTUNITIES OF THE YEAR COME TO YOUR DOOR, or pass you by? Don't worry about the origins of the event, JUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, by faith, and plant the seed of the Gospel in young hearts this Halloween!
Turn your porch light on and give a real treat … a Gospel tract!
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (Romans 1:16, NASB)
You can make a difference!”
thethinker: Let's turn evil into good
I will now be doing what WJ does this halloween.thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 19 2009,10:54) Irene said:
Quote Making evil good, that is what I have so against that day, people make is so.
IreneTO ALL:
Should we share Irene's sentiment and let those little “devil” trick or treaters just go to hell? I think we should turn evil into good. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon thought so too for he endorsed halloween tract evangelism. He said:“How many thousands have been carried to heaven instrumentally upon the wings of these tracts, none can tell …” — Charles Spurgeon
The following is from the link below:
http://www.gospelreport.org/halloween_tracts.htm
“Did you know Halloween is one of the BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENTS of the year?! Every year, tens of thousands of committed Christians deliver millions of Gospel tracts to the children who come to their homes.
Some Christians shun Halloween as “the Devil's night,” and turn their porch lights off to discourage trick-r-treaters.
Why not decide to use this unique opportunity to share Christ and turn your porch light on this Halloween!
Using Halloween tracts is easy! Just drop a tract along with candy in each trick-r-treater's bag. And, more than just that one child, your tract has the potential to share Christ with an entire family!
If your church is planning a party as an alternative to Halloween, why not use tracts to help share Jesus?
Kids and their families can read the tracts at home. Most tracts have a place on the back for your church to include its contact information so visitors can reach you with questions about the Gospel.For our Halloween visitors, we prepare baggies in advance with candy and tracts for different age groups, making it quick and easy to share Jesus with everyone who knocks on our door. And, by turning our porch light on, we are providing a safe environment for kids who want to enjoy Halloween, but who may not attend Harvest Festivals and other alternative parties given by churches. Why We Encourage Tract Evangelism
It is the very purpose of The Gospel Report to inform our readers about sound, proven ministries and evangelism projects.
GOSPEL TRACTS ARE PROVEN EVANGELISTIC TOOLS, they are easily carried in a pocket or a purse, and they are inexpensive.
Tracts with Biblically-sound Gospel messages allow you to quickly and inoffensively share God's Word with anyone. If you are comfortable, tracts can be used as an ice breaker to present a more detailed presentation of the Gospel … or you can hand out tracts in passing, and the recipient can read the message later.
You can make a difference!
Here's an idea: You can decorate your house festively to attract trick-r-treaters without going overboard with Halloween images you may not be comfortable with. A brightly lit porch and yard make it inviting to visitors. Big, nicely decorated pumpkins are always popular attractions. And, make those treat bags good ones! Children remember the decorations and houses that gave the good stuff, and they will be more likely to return next year – along with friends – providing you yet more opportunities to share Christ.
The most important aspect of using tracts is to be sure the message is Biblically sound. Does it open up with the Law (Ten Commandments) and warn of judgment day and hell? Does it preach the cross, the resurrection, repentance and faith? Is Jesus presented as the answer to life's problems (the popular “happy gospel”) or as the Savior from sin (true, Biblical Gospel)? A tract with a Biblically sound message does not guarantee that every tract from the same source is also sound. Be discerning and examine every tract prayerfully before using them!
So, how about it friend? WILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC OPPORTUNITIES OF THE YEAR COME TO YOUR DOOR, or pass you by? Don't worry about the origins of the event, JUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, by faith, and plant the seed of the Gospel in young hearts this Halloween!
Turn your porch light on and give a real treat … a Gospel tract!
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (Romans 1:16, NASB)
You can make a difference!”
thethinker: Let's turn evil into good
I will now be doing what WJ does this halloween.thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 19 2009,10:54) “Did you know Halloween is one of the BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENTS of the year?! Every year, tens of thousands of committed Christians deliver millions of Gospel tracts to the children who come to their homes.
Jack, but don't you know we should come out of her because the churches are steeped in darkness and false doctines and used by satan?Being sarcastic of course!
WJGospel Report said:
Quote “Did you know Halloween is one of the BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENTS of the year?! Every year, tens of thousands of committed Christians deliver millions of Gospel tracts to the children who come to their homes. WJ replied:
Quote Jack, but don't you know we should come out of her because the churches are steeped in darkness and false doctines and used by satan? Being sarcastic of course!
WJKeith,
I did not make the statement above to which you replied. I hope this was evident in my original post. It is an organization called Gospel Report which said it.I want to be honest about something. All this time I have been arguing on the halloween thread about the non relevance of the pharisees here I have myself been non relevant. I don't do anything to invite the kids because I don't want to be bothered. It's not because I have a problem with it. I just didn't want to be bothered.
But I have been convicted by your zeal to reach the kids and turn evil into good for Christ. So I am going to get candy and gospel tracts this year. I am going to carve a pumpkin to make the kids want to come to my house. I am thinking of carving John 3:16 and lighting it up. I would probably have to get a big one to carve John 3:16.
Anyway, your zeal has had an effect on me.
thinker
Hi Jack
Boy they are gonna crucify you for carving John 3:16 in a pumpkin!
Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 19 2009,12:18) Anyway, your zeal has had an effect on me. thinker
Thanks! I apporeciate your zeal also!
WJKeith said:
Quote Hi Jack Boy they are gonna crucify you for carving John 3:16 in a pumpkin!
Do you mean the kids will crucify me or Heaven Net people?
thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 19 2009,12:34) Keith said: Quote Hi Jack Boy they are gonna crucify you for carving John 3:16 in a pumpkin!
Do you mean the kids will crucify me or Heaven Net people?
thinker
JackI doubt the kids will. I mean those on HN!
WJ
Does it matter to anyone of you and especially you thinker, that hallowween had its start with the Pagans. And what di God say about that? He ssid that He hates it. So it is for you O.K. to celebrate it? No my friend, not to me. This is not the one I poasted before, but it is just the same.
Where Did HALLOWEEN Come From?”
Did you know Halloween was celebrated by pagans centuries before the New Testament Church was founded?
Real Origin of Halloween
Do you know that Halloween was introduced into the professing Christian world centuries after the death of the apostles, yet it was celebrated by the pagans centuries before the New Testament Church was founded!
How did Halloween come to America? Here is the intriguing answer from history: “The American celebration rests upon Scottish and Irish folk customs WHICH CAN BE TRACED IN DIRECT LINE FROM PRE-CHRISTIAN TIMES”—from paganism! “Although Halloween has become a night of rollicking fun, superstitious spells, and eerie games which people take only half seriously, its beginnings were quite otherwise. The earliest Halloween celebrations were held”—not by the inspired early church, but—”by the Druids in honor of Samhain, Lord of the Dead, whose festival fell on November 1.” (From HALLOWEEN THROUGH TWENTY CENTURIES, by Ralph Linton, Page 4.)
Far from being Christian, this festival is an old pagan holiday, masquerading as though it were one of the customs of the church. And yet professing Christians allow their children to get into the spirit of this pagan custom!
The Encyclopedia Americana states about Halloween that it “is clearly a relic of pagan times.”
Now notice what the authoritative Encyclopedia Britannica says about Halloween: “It long antedates Christianity. The two chief characteristics of ancient Halloween were the lighting of bonfires and the belief that this is the one night in the year during which ghosts and witches are most likely to wander about. History shows that the main celebrations of Halloween were purely Druidical”—from the pagan Druids of Northwest Europe—”and this is further proved by the fact that in parts of Ireland October 31 is still known as OIDHCH SHAMHNA, ‘Vigil of Saman.’” Saman of Samhain was the pagan lord of the dead among the Druids.
So Halloween was celebrated among the pagans long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem. This pagan holiday, however, was not celebrated alone among the Druids. It was also a Roman festival! The Britannica continues: “On the Druidic ceremonies were grafted some of the characteristics of the Roman festival in honour of Pomona held about November 1, in which nuts and apples, representing the winter store of fruits, played an important part.”
Notice the widespread pagan custom to celebrate this season of the year.Why Halloween Was Celebrated
Now comes the shocking truth from history as to why this holiday was celebrated! Here are the plain facts as written in THE BOOK OF HALLOWEEN, on page 10, by Ruth Kelley: The pagan Druid priests “taught the immortality of the soul, that it passed from one body to another at death. . . They believed that on the last night of the old year (October 31) the lord of death gathered together the souls of all those who had died in the passing year and had been condemned to live in the bodies of animals, to decree what forms they should inhabit for the next twelve months. He could be coaxed to give lighter sentence by gifts and prayers.”
“On the New Year, their sins being expiated, they were released to go to the Druid Heaven.” (From Halloween Through Twenty Centuries, p.5)
Halloween was celebrated to preserve in the minds of the people the false doctrine of the immortality of the soul—that the dead are not really dead. Almost all heathen nations had days in honor of the dead— days originally instituted to commemorate the death of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-10) whom Semiramis, his wife, said was still alive.
Now let us understand the meaning of the word “Halloween.” It is the eve of Allhallows or Hallowmas or All Saints’ Day—and as such it is one of the most solemn festivals of the (Catholic) church.” (From page 3 of Linton’s Halloween Through Twenty Centuries.)
Halloween is the evening of Allhallows or All Saints’ Day, which falls on November 1. Since in ancient times, the days were customarily reckoned as beginning at sunset, Halloween was merely the evening celebration in anticipation of the great day of November 1, dedicated to the lord of the dead!Who Was the “Lord of the Dead”?
You will remember that shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus was questioned by the Sadducees about the resurrection. In order to prove that there would be a resurrection from the dead, Jesus told them: “But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living” (Mat. 22:31-32).
Notice the meaning of Jesus’ answer. Since the patriarchs are DEAD, and since God is ONLY the God of the living—because the DEAD serve not the Lord (Psalms 6:5; 115: 17)—then there must be a resurrection of the DEAD in order that they might live again and that God might be their God.
To make the resurrection possible, “Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be the Lord both of the dead and living” (Rom. 14:9). Observe that Jesus became the lord or master of the dead because through his resurrection He gained the keys of the grave and death (Rev. 1:18) and will resurrect the dead SO they may live to serve him. But from whom did Jesus gain these keys? Who had prior mastery over the dead?
Paul, in the book of Hebrews, speaks of “him that had the power of death, that is the devil” (Heb. 2:14). So the devil, Satan, was lord or master of the dead!
Among the heathen Druids, Samhain or Saman, the lord of the dead, was Satan! To this day people still celebrate with frolicking fun a wild night in honor of the devil! Paul says that the heathen who thought they were worshipping the true God were actually serving demons (Gal. 4:8). Young people today who set fires on Halloween are not serving God.
But if Halloween is merely the evening in honor of the devil, how did the day—called Allhallows’ or All Saints’ Day—come to be celebrated in the professing Christian Church?The Origin of All Saints’ Day
The first of November, celebrated among the pagans in honor of Samhain—Satan—is today celebrated in hundreds of churches “to honor all the saints, known and unknown, and according to (pope) Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful’s celebration of saints’ feasts during the year” (Catholic Encyclopedia).
How did the veneration of saints, supposedly alive in heaven, come to be celebrated on a day in honor of the devil?
The Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all.”
Notice, what once was a memorial for each martyr on different days became a general day in honor of the dead who were believed to be alive in heaven. “Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the basilica of St. Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary on November 1 . . . Gregory IV (827844) extended the celebration on 1 November to the entire Church. The vigil (Halloween) seems to have been held as early as the feast itself.”
Notice that the celebration of Halloween, the eve of the day, is as old as the celebration of All Saints’ Day in the Catholic Church. On page 6 of his book, Ralph Linton says of this holiday, “All Saints’ Day was introduced into the church calendar because the year was not long enough to make it possible to dedicate a special day for each spirit of the Catholic Church . . . That the day chosen was one already associated in the popular mind with a thronging of spirits of the dead which was quite in line with church poli
cy of incorporating harmless pagan folk ideas.”
Protestants continued the celebration of Halloween partly “since it was on this day, in 1517, that Martin Luther posted his epoch-making ninety-five theses on the door of the castle church at Wittenberg” which started the Protestant Reformation. “He chose Halloween night because he knew that the townsfolk. . . would be coming to the church that night.” (Halloween, pp 9-10.)Origin of “Trick or Treat”
Do you know where the common Halloween prank of children knocking on doors and shouting “trick or treat” originated?
Linton says: “. . . certainly it comes from pagan times.” In Ireland up to the turn of the century, it was customary to have a procession “led by a man in a white robe wearing a horse-head mask.” (“The horse was sacred to the Sun God,” says Linton, “which indicated that this custom was a survival of a Druid rite.”) The procession levied a contribution from the farmers in the perverted name of what probably was an old Druid god. Unless the procession was “treated liberally with gifts, the farmers were “tricked” with the threat of a curse that would ruin next year’s crops!
This traditional custom of having processions at Halloween is further derived from another unusual practice. Wealthy churches during the Middle Ages, copying the ancient Greek and Roman religious processions, paraded the relics of patron saints. The poorer parishes could not afford to buy relics so they used caricatures of their patron saints. “Those who were not playing the parts of the holy ones also wanted to get into the procession and so dressed up as angels or devils. The Allhallows procession around the churchyard eventually became a gay and motley parade. (From page 103 of Halloween Through Twenty Centuries.)
The present day “trick or treat” is but a continuation of these degenerate and absurd customs which came out of paganism and have been labeled with Christian names.
Is it any wonder that children and adults wantonly damage private property—on a day originally dedicated to Satan, the Destroyed?That is why we have no part in this. I find it my Resposibility to warn people. since God said He hated those feast. And what God hatwes I wll.
IreneIrene said:
Quote Does it matter to anyone of you and especially you thinker, that hallowween had its start with the Pagans. And what di God say about that? He ssid that He hates it. So it is for you O.K. to celebrate it? No my friend, not to me. This is not the one I poasted before, but it is just the same. Gospel Report's answer:
Quote Don't worry about the origins of the event, JUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY The bigger question is this: Don't you care that the lost souls of children may to your door providing you with the opportunity to give them the gospel in the form of a tract with a little candy too?
Irene, I really wonder about you because you have a problem with turning something bad into something good. WJ takes the day away from the devil. You would rather let the devil keep his so called day.
thinker
Irene said:
Quote And what God hates I wll.
Does God hate the children that may come to your door? You have given me another good reason to reject anti-trinitarianism because God is not immanent. He just sits up in heaven hating everything. But through WJ and millions of Christians committed to give out the gospel God is immanent. He is down here reaching kids on October 31 which his HIS DAY.thinker
The thing is, most people are unaware of what Halloween means. Most people don't care, to be honest. Most people wouldn't even care IF they knew the original festival and all the details.
Even Christians are uneducated (myself included) of what this holiday truly means. So the children are obviously innocent as doves. Would a tract even get read? Probably not. It would be thrown out with the candy wrappers.
But the real question is – should Christians participate in the so-called evil holiday to even hand out the tracts?
Paul was at a pagan festival once and he said something like – “You all have so many gods, you even have an alter for the “unknown” god…….”. He used it as an opportunity to tell them who the true God is!!! Could Halloween be similiar at all? I tend to think it can. It's an opportunity to tell those WHO DON'T KNOW who God is – who He is.
Would it make everyone feel better if Keith only handed out the tract and not the candy? Why? Or is it nothing at all, no tract either?
Love,
MandyQuote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,05:53) Hi TT,
So he was really a man of tradition and not the Spirit?
What Nick! Spurgeon was a man who cared about seizing the opportunity to give out the gospel. Explain the relevance of your arguing on HN all day.thinker
Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 20 2009,06:34) The thing is, most people are unaware of what Halloween means. Most people don't care, to be honest. Most people wouldn't even care IF they knew the original festival and all the details. Even Christians are uneducated (myself included) of what this holiday truly means. So the children are obviously innocent as doves. Would a tract even get read? Probably not. It would be thrown out with the candy wrappers.
But the real question is – should Christians participate in the so-called evil holiday to even hand out the tracts?
Paul was at a pagan festival once and he said something like – “You all have so many gods, you even have an alter for the “unknown” god…….”. He used it as an opportunity to tell them who the true God is!!! Could Halloween be similiar at all? I tend to think it can. It's an opportunity to tell those WHO DON'T KNOW who God is – who He is.
Would it make everyone feel better if Keith only handed out the tract and not the candy? Why? Or is it nothing at all, no tract either?
Love,
Mandy
Mandy,
Good points. The Heaven Net pharisees prove only that their man made laws mean more to them than reaching out to people. They are legalists to the bone.thinker
Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 20 2009,06:34) The thing is, most people are unaware of what Halloween means. Most people don't care, to be honest. Most people wouldn't even care IF they knew the original festival and all the details. Even Christians are uneducated (myself included) of what this holiday truly means. So the children are obviously innocent as doves. Would a tract even get read? Probably not. It would be thrown out with the candy wrappers.
But the real question is – should Christians participate in the so-called evil holiday to even hand out the tracts?
Paul was at a pagan festival once and he said something like – “You all have so many gods, you even have an alter for the “unknown” god…….”. He used it as an opportunity to tell them who the true God is!!! Could Halloween be similiar at all? I tend to think it can. It's an opportunity to tell those WHO DON'T KNOW who God is – who He is.
Would it make everyone feel better if Keith only handed out the tract and not the candy? Why? Or is it nothing at all, no tract either?
Love,
Mandy
Mandy! I do know that given out candy it not evil in itself.
But we all know where and it origanated. Also God said He hates those feast. And since He said that, now it is so innesent He will just love it? We all can do what we want, but knowing what it stands for, I would think about it twice if I had young children yet!!!!! Our Daughter is going Trick or Treat too, And I love them all, but She knows how I feel about it.
We are all responisibable for ourselves, and not others.
IreneIrene said:
Quote But we all know where and it origanated. Also God said He hates those feast. Irene,
God loves the children that come to your door.
thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 20 2009,07:10) Irene said: Quote But we all know where and it origanated. Also God said He hates those feast. Irene,
God loves the children that come to your door.
thinker
Thankfully we don't have any children coming to our door.
We live to far away from the Street.
But in our Old House, when they came, they past our House, bercause the Porch-lightt was not on. After we found out what Halloween stood for. By then all of our children were grown.
Thats all.Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 20 2009,02:54) Irene said: Quote Making evil good, that is what I have so against that day, people make is so.
IreneTO ALL:
Should we share Irene's sentiment and let those little “devil” trick or treaters just go to hell? I think we should turn evil into good. The great preacher Charles Spurgeon thought so too for he endorsed halloween tract evangelism. He said:“How many thousands have been carried to heaven instrumentally upon the wings of these tracts, none can tell …” — Charles Spurgeon
The following is from the link below:
http://www.gospelreport.org/halloween_tracts.htm
“Did you know Halloween is one of the BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC EVENTS of the year?! Every year, tens of thousands of committed Christians deliver millions of Gospel tracts to the children who come to their homes.
Some Christians shun Halloween as “the Devil's night,” and turn their porch lights off to discourage trick-r-treaters.
Why not decide to use this unique opportunity to share Christ and turn your porch light on this Halloween!
Using Halloween tracts is easy! Just drop a tract along with candy in each trick-r-treater's bag. And, more than just that one child, your tract has the potential to share Christ with an entire family!
If your church is planning a party as an alternative to Halloween, why not use tracts to help share Jesus?
Kids and their families can read the tracts at home. Most tracts have a place on the back for your church to include its contact information so visitors can reach you with questions about the Gospel.For our Halloween visitors, we prepare baggies in advance with candy and tracts for different age groups, making it quick and easy to share Jesus with everyone who knocks on our door. And, by turning our porch light on, we are providing a safe environment for kids who want to enjoy Halloween, but who may not attend Harvest Festivals and other alternative parties given by churches. Why We Encourage Tract Evangelism
It is the very purpose of The Gospel Report to inform our readers about sound, proven ministries and evangelism projects.
GOSPEL TRACTS ARE PROVEN EVANGELISTIC TOOLS, they are easily carried in a pocket or a purse, and they are inexpensive.
Tracts with Biblically-sound Gospel messages allow you to quickly and inoffensively share God's Word with anyone. If you are comfortable, tracts can be used as an ice breaker to present a more detailed presentation of the Gospel … or you can hand out tracts in passing, and the recipient can read the message later.
You can make a difference!
Here's an idea: You can decorate your house festively to attract trick-r-treaters without going overboard with Halloween images you may not be comfortable with. A brightly lit porch and yard make it inviting to visitors. Big, nicely decorated pumpkins are always popular attractions. And, make those treat bags good ones! Children remember the decorations and houses that gave the good stuff, and they will be more likely to return next year – along with friends – providing you yet more opportunities to share Christ.
The most important aspect of using tracts is to be sure the message is Biblically sound. Does it open up with the Law (Ten Commandments) and warn of judgment day and hell? Does it preach the cross, the resurrection, repentance and faith? Is Jesus presented as the answer to life's problems (the popular “happy gospel”) or as the Savior from sin (true, Biblical Gospel)? A tract with a Biblically sound message does not guarantee that every tract from the same source is also sound. Be discerning and examine every tract prayerfully before using them!
So, how about it friend? WILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVANGELISTIC OPPORTUNITIES OF THE YEAR COME TO YOUR DOOR, or pass you by? Don't worry about the origins of the event, JUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, by faith, and plant the seed of the Gospel in young hearts this Halloween!
Turn your porch light on and give a real treat … a Gospel tract!
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes …” (Romans 1:16, NASB)
You can make a difference!”
thethinker: Let's turn evil into good
I will now be doing what WJ does this halloween.thinker
Thanks to the Catholic Church!!!!! I find it so ridiculous to make a Pagan Feast into a Christian Party. We did too at one time, until I read ” The two Babylonians,”Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 20 2009,06:46) Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 20 2009,06:34) The thing is, most people are unaware of what Halloween means. Most people don't care, to be honest. Most people wouldn't even care IF they knew the original festival and all the details. Even Christians are uneducated (myself included) of what this holiday truly means. So the children are obviously innocent as doves. Would a tract even get read? Probably not. It would be thrown out with the candy wrappers.
But the real question is – should Christians participate in the so-called evil holiday to even hand out the tracts?
Paul was at a pagan festival once and he said something like – “You all have so many gods, you even have an alter for the “unknown” god…….”. He used it as an opportunity to tell them who the true God is!!! Could Halloween be similiar at all? I tend to think it can. It's an opportunity to tell those WHO DON'T KNOW who God is – who He is.
Would it make everyone feel better if Keith only handed out the tract and not the candy? Why? Or is it nothing at all, no tract either?
Love,
Mandy
Mandy,
Good points. The Heaven Net pharisees prove only that their man made laws mean more to them than reaching out to people. They are legalists to the bone.thinker
HI TT,
Do you think Halloween is part of God's plan of saving the world?
I am amazed how deep these traditions run in the USA.Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 20 2009,08:29) Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 20 2009,06:46) Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 20 2009,06:34) The thing is, most people are unaware of what Halloween means. Most people don't care, to be honest. Most people wouldn't even care IF they knew the original festival and all the details. Even Christians are uneducated (myself included) of what this holiday truly means. So the children are obviously innocent as doves. Would a tract even get read? Probably not. It would be thrown out with the candy wrappers.
But the real question is – should Christians participate in the so-called evil holiday to even hand out the tracts?
Paul was at a pagan festival once and he said something like – “You all have so many gods, you even have an alter for the “unknown” god…….”. He used it as an opportunity to tell them who the true God is!!! Could Halloween be similiar at all? I tend to think it can. It's an opportunity to tell those WHO DON'T KNOW who God is – who He is.
Would it make everyone feel better if Keith only handed out the tract and not the candy? Why? Or is it nothing at all, no tract either?
Love,
Mandy
Mandy,
Good points. The Heaven Net pharisees prove only that their man made laws mean more to them than reaching out to people. They are legalists to the bone.thinker
HI TT,
Do you think Halloween is part of God's plan of saving the world?
I am amazed how deep these traditions run in the USA.
Yes, Nick you're right, to think that Halloween is the only day some can do good is ridiculous to say the least.
Peace and Love Irene
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