Evil By Any Other Name

Working overtime during the Halloween season

Though many folks, including professing Christians, dismiss God's laws spelled out in the Mosaic Covenant as irrelevant and obsolete, they'd better think again. Because they still apply to them and all mankind.

Here's what Jesus Christ said concerning God's laws: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." (Matthew 5:17-18)

Certainly, Christ fulfilled the Law by keeping all of its ordinances that God's infinite justice demanded and then He died on a Roman cross for everyone who couldn't keep those ordinances.

And so, what Christ did was fulfill the Law and cancel its penalties for all sinners who put their complete faith and trust in Him. 

However, Christ did not abolish the Law. If He did, then there would no more judgment for those who commit evil. And that would include Christians who willfully sin and violate God's commandments. Thus, the Law remains in effect as God's ultimate standard of conduct for human behavior.  

And the Law has a lot to say to those folks who typically become involved during the Halloween season in such occult practices as spiritism, necromancy, witchcraft, shamanism, divination and sorcery.

Here's what the Law says: "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of these detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God." (Deuteronomy 18:10-13)

While that command was given to the ancient Israelites, it was part of God's universal law that applies to everyone. Though they failed, the Israelites were commissioned by God to teach His laws to all mankind. 

Why is spiritism, divination, sorcery, witchcraft etc. detestable to the Lord? Because it brings a person into direct contact with demonic spirits that will either try to deceive, oppress or even possess them. 

For example, when someone attempts to contact the spiritual realm via the Ouija Board, they have violated God's law and given Satan the legal right to invade their lives. Some folks who make contact will encounter demons that will impersonate the dead and deceive them by promoting a very pantheistic, eastern worldview of the spiritual realm.

Other folks may begin to experience hallucinations, nightmares, hear voices and even see ghosts. And others may experience sudden panic attacks, deep depression, feelings of Deja Vu or extremely bad luck. 

And still others may even become demon possessed. Remember the horror movie The Exorcist? It was based upon the true story of an adolescent boy who dabbled with a Ouija Board and became demon-possessed.

Halloween is a pagan holiday that promotes evil practices. Christians should never celebrate this holiday nor get involved in any of its activities. Because they lead to the demonic. And that leads people straight towards the gates of hell.