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Blessings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Fall is now officially here. Leaves are changing, weather is cooling, kids are back in school and most adults start to prepare for upcoming holidays in one way or another.
For many Christian adults, the holidays bring about thoughts, concerns and questions regarding how to approach them from God's perspective. The world has taught us through deeply rooted traditions and powerful mass marketing that the holidays are fun, festive, good to participate in and the 'main stream' thing to do.
The question is- What does God say? How did the holidays and traditions around them come to be? What was the heart, the reason, the thoughts and the history behind them?
One cornerstone of our ministry is to always research the history and origin of the Word, and the World- so we can continually rightly divide the truth.
Read below to understand Halloween so you can come to the place of truth and Godliness with this day in your life.
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This article on the history of Halloween will tackle the controversial question, "Should Christians
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? |
observe Halloween?" Christian perspectives on the observance of Halloween are strongly divided.
Some believers feel complete freedom to observe the holiday, others run and hide from it, many boycott or ignore it, a number celebrate it through more positive and imaginative observances or Christian alternatives to Halloween, and still others choose to take advantage of Halloween's evangelistic opportunities
See The History of Halloween and How Modern Day Christians Can Counter the Evil Influence of the Worldly Halloween celebration.
Discerning of Spirits:
Why this is important to Christians
all Year Long
When you study the history of Halloween (All Hallow's Eve)- the legends, folklore and beliefs of many people through out the ages involved a belief in spirits. Some being good. Some being bad.
As a born again believer who study's the Word of God, it is very important to know how to Discern the Spirits. God tells us to
'Try' the spirits. (to test them, see if they are of God or of the Devil.)
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
God wants us sharp in this area because it empowers us as His Children to not be deceived. The Devil wants us to be deceived. In fact, it's one of his biggest strategies to bring people away from God for the purpose to "kill, steal and destroy".
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
What is Discerning of Spirits
and How Do We Do It?
Discerning of Spirits is a revelation manifestation of the Gift of Holy Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:10 KJV) This is God revealing to you information about the presence or non-presence of spirits. This information is usually regarded as concerning demons AKA devil spirits. But it also includes the presence or non presence of angels and of the holy spirit.
The word "Discerning" is a verb denoting action. The definition of "Discerning" is:
To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.
To recognize or comprehend mentally.
To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish.
So another way of saying it is that you are perceiving spirits, detecting them, recognizing and mentally comprehending their presence through the Gift of Holy Spirit.
Here are three articles about specific parts of Discerning of Spirits to help you become strong in this area of your life:
(You will also find all three articles on an audio teaching so you can listen to it often to master this subject.)
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Daniel & Debbra Sweet
God's Word First Int'l Christian Ministry
P.S. The information revealed in the articles about Discerning of Spirits is vital to your health, well-being, financial and spiritual success. |
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