happy halloween?
i've got to say something about this.
i think it's ridiculous.
let me just run down a short list of what i disagree with.
· i'm not lining my life up with the devil if i celebrate halloween. i'm not sacrificing babies, i'm going to a costume party.
· i know beyond a shadow of a doubt (waaaaay overused christian cliche') that i'm saved. and i'm not a sinner b/c i'm not opposed to halloween.
· giving candy to a kid is not sacrificing to a false god.
· i don't need to fear satan as an enemy. yeah, i believe he attacks, but i believe my God defeats.
· children wearing costumes does not lower resistance to witchcraft. (what about all the little girls who dress up like angels???)
· where did those facts come from? i found this website that says the origins are totally different.
and the worst of all... he actually tells people that the devil is laughing at them.
is that going to change your mind? do you like to hear that someone is laughing at you???
we had a survey at church this weekend, and i put in the comments section that if they want to reach people, they need to talk nicely TO them and they need to talk nicely ABOUT them.
this has been weighing on my mind a lot this past weekend. how people (especially pastors) can just say things that will obviously offend people as long as they think it's justified in their minds. how can you tell a congregation of people who are possibly borderline about this whole jesus business as it is that they're being laughed at???
apparently it's ok to offend if your intentions are right.
but more on that later... that's another topic for another post.
this is about halloween. and the fact that i see a side of my pastor that i didn't really know about.
it doesn't change anything. i still love riverside and their willingness to help the community, it's still my home church.
...but wow. this isn't the way to reach the community.
i guess i'm not a pastor, but i know what's worked and what hasn't.
you can't tell a jehovah's witness that they belong to a cult (i know someone who took that approach in jr. high and regrets it now), and you can't tell sinners that they're terrible people.
jesus didn't come to earth to point out everyone's mistakes. he came here to show the earth God's love.
so my advice to holy rollers slamming the door in the face of children looking for candy...
the only area of king's post i agree with...
show them love. Link
i think it's ridiculous.
let me just run down a short list of what i disagree with.
· i'm not lining my life up with the devil if i celebrate halloween. i'm not sacrificing babies, i'm going to a costume party.
· i know beyond a shadow of a doubt (waaaaay overused christian cliche') that i'm saved. and i'm not a sinner b/c i'm not opposed to halloween.
· giving candy to a kid is not sacrificing to a false god.
· i don't need to fear satan as an enemy. yeah, i believe he attacks, but i believe my God defeats.
· children wearing costumes does not lower resistance to witchcraft. (what about all the little girls who dress up like angels???)
· where did those facts come from? i found this website that says the origins are totally different.
and the worst of all... he actually tells people that the devil is laughing at them.
is that going to change your mind? do you like to hear that someone is laughing at you???
we had a survey at church this weekend, and i put in the comments section that if they want to reach people, they need to talk nicely TO them and they need to talk nicely ABOUT them.
this has been weighing on my mind a lot this past weekend. how people (especially pastors) can just say things that will obviously offend people as long as they think it's justified in their minds. how can you tell a congregation of people who are possibly borderline about this whole jesus business as it is that they're being laughed at???
apparently it's ok to offend if your intentions are right.
but more on that later... that's another topic for another post.
this is about halloween. and the fact that i see a side of my pastor that i didn't really know about.
it doesn't change anything. i still love riverside and their willingness to help the community, it's still my home church.
...but wow. this isn't the way to reach the community.
i guess i'm not a pastor, but i know what's worked and what hasn't.
you can't tell a jehovah's witness that they belong to a cult (i know someone who took that approach in jr. high and regrets it now), and you can't tell sinners that they're terrible people.
jesus didn't come to earth to point out everyone's mistakes. he came here to show the earth God's love.
so my advice to holy rollers slamming the door in the face of children looking for candy...
the only area of king's post i agree with...
show them love. Link
thank you holly for more christian cliche' talk.
i know satan exists. he tells a good lie. but i think people use the fact that bad people do bad things ESPECIAILLY on halloween to keep them scared. i don't want to be fearful of enemies. the term is "God-fearing," not "satan-fearing."
and if these people truely are culminating their evil, why aren't we nicer to them? aren't those the people we should be pouring ourselves into?
i hate playing favorites, but the guy who willingly comes to church on his own is already here in our seats. good, great, grand.
now how do we reach the people killing all these babies?
Posted by
erichapman |
November 02, 2006 9:35 PM