Where Did Halloween Come From?

www. holybible.com ^ | Unknown, probably mid-80's | Unknown, possibly James W. Beeke

[Uri’el-2012]

In 325 AD the roman church changed scripturally based Passover celebration of the Christ's offering of Himself as the Lamb of G-d to the Babylonian based celebration of Ishtar calling it Easter. So the roman church introduced Paganism



His willing bondslave

chuck

[BJungNan]

In our neighborhood, it is coming from the house behind us that set up the most elaborate hauted house I have ever seen. At one end of his pool is a dragon that breaths fire - literally 20 feet across the pool.

I opened the back door to listen. Whoooshf it goes when he fires it off followed by screams from the kids.

Only draw back is we will get 500 trick or treaters to the house tonight - that is how many pieces of candy I gave out last year. This year I stop at 300 pieces then it is lights out.

Oh, and each little kiddie is getting a small piece of paper slipped into their trick or treat back. It looks like this:

That is Kerry walking on the flag in case you had not seen that picture before.

[ladyinred]

You must not have read the article.

[ladyinred]

You are rude, and for NO reason whatsoever.

[bornacatholic]

Sounds to me like them no good Catholics were pretty shady. What did Martin Luther have to say about all of this Halloween stuff?

[Lexinom]

Thanks LIR, but I take no offense at the questions. RPTMS, your question can be answered with a simple no. Moreover I know of no theologian, Catholic or Protestant, who have ever taught this. God can save not only the blind and death, but even the mentally retarded, the comotose, and people with no brain, because His arm is not too short to save and because He is the blessed controller of all things.

To whom little is given is little required, but to whom much is given, much is required.

Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

[D-fendr]

I always find this interesting:

Dr. Martin Luther, courageously published the simple, straightforward truth of the Bible. God's Word, which he has rediscovered after a long and intense spiritual struggle.

It would seem to indicate Luther as replacing the inspired human instruments of the previous canon with himself.

How does he get away with that?