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The answer to, 'Is there any such thing as a Christian Halloween' is much more complex than it might appear and it's not easy to give a simple answer of yes or no. It really depends on how the Christian views the celebration and what their convictions are in Christ. The apostle Paul makes it very clear that there are some issues that affect some Christians differently than others based on the person's understanding and acceptance of God's Word. Quite often people accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and yet still continue in the worldly celebrations such as Halloween because they believe there is no harm since their motives are principled and their actions are innocent. Many will change the characters of their costumes to represent what they feel is an acceptable compromise, eliminating the ideals of evil such as demons and witches. They believe this is a night for children to dress up and party and have fun and they don't feel that God is offended.

Other Christians have a very different attitude towards the concept of Halloween and withdraw from any type of celebration regardless of how involved they may have been before they became a Christian or before they were convicted on the meaning of Halloween. They believe that it is blasphemous to partake in any celebration that doesn't bring glory to God. Should we judge one attitude against the other? Should we draw absolute conclusions of right or wrong? Before we can answer this question with any kind of honesty, we need to understand what the Word has to say about it and what our understanding of the Word is. Some things are made very clear as in, do not kill. People can turn that around and modify all they want but the meaning is the same precise and real. God is telling us not to kill. He doesn't give exceptions to the rule or special allowances. He said what He said and it's safe to say that all Christians accept that statement as an absolute ruling.

The dilemma of Halloween, however, comes because it's not directly mentioned in the Bible as a right or wrong, likely because it wasn't an issue at that time, and so it's left to the interpretation of each individual to weight it against the benchmark of Christ. So, we ask the question, what would Jesus do? Many would say that because He has expressed his love for children that they should be allowed to enjoy one night of fun. Others would say that Jesus wouldn't want His children participating in anything that could be in any way subject to Satan's glory. So,

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