编者按西方“万圣节”是11月1日，而英文的“Halloween”则是10月31日，严格的翻译应该把“Halloween”译成“万圣节前夕”，但中文一般就使用“万圣节”一词，指10月31日晚小孩子的搞鬼活动。
万圣节，跟情人节、感恩节一样，也被商业化了。那么，它与我们的信仰有抵触吗？基督徒应该如何看待这个节日呢？
Why Christians Absolutely Should Not Celebrate Halloween？
written by Jamie Morgan 翻译：Ruth Wei
来源：微信公众号JesusChrist611
Many Christians celebrate Halloween. Some churches and pastors even do. I recently saw a church advertising theywere having a Zombie Run. Seriously? God's House?很多的基督徒都会庆祝万圣节，一些教会甚至牧师也在庆祝。最近我看到一个教会竟然广告说他们开展一个僵尸快跑的活动。真的吗？在上帝的家中？
In a spirit of full disclosure, when I was a brand-new believer, I allowed my son to go trick-or-treating. Part of the reason was because my husband was not yet saved and insisted we do. The other part was because I didn't see the harm in it. After all, many Christians I respected did it, so as a new Christian I justified that it must be OK. Right? Wrong!在我初信主时，我并不明白属灵上的含义，所以我允许我的儿子去做“不给糖果就捣乱”。部分原因是我的丈夫那时还没有得救，并且坚持我们必须要做。另一部分原因是我没有觉得其中有什么不妥。毕竟，很多我尊敬的基督徒都做了，作为一个初信者我理所当然的认为过万圣节是可以的。对吧？其实错了！
As I grew closer to the Lord and gained more knowledge of His Word, I began to feel convicted about Halloween. I had thoughts like:随着我越来越亲近神，越来越明白神的话语，我感觉到庆祝万圣节是罪。我觉得是这样的：
God is a God of life, but Halloween focuses on death. Should I celebrate a holiday where people decorate their front yards with tombstones?上帝是生命的主，但是万圣节注重的是死亡。我应该庆祝一个用墓碑来装饰家院的节日吗？
The Scriptures tell us to put away deeds of darkness (Rom.13:12) and that light has nothing in common with darkness (2 Cor. 6:14). Is celebrating a dark holiday something a child of the light should be doing?圣经告诉我们要脱去暗昧的行为（罗13：12），光明和黑暗没有想通的（林后6：14），所以一个光明之子应该去庆祝黑暗的节日吗？
I had been delivered from fear and panic attacks and knew that fear comes from the enemy. Should I participate in a holiday that has fear as its very foundation?我被从害怕和恐慌之中拯救出来，因为知道恐惧是从敌人而来的。那我应该去庆祝一个以恐惧为基础的节日吗？
Witchcraft is clearly detestable to the Lord (Deut 18:10-13). Shouldn't something that glorifies witchcraft (just take a walk through the Halloween store) be detestable to me as well?行巫术的是耶和华所憎恶的（申18：10-13）。难道高举巫术的节日（去万圣节上瞧一瞧）不应该是我所憎恶的吗？
Halloween is a sacred, high holiday for Wiccans (the official religion of witchcraft). Is this a holiday Christians should celebrate alongside Wiccans?万圣节是威卡教的一个庄重的节日（巫术的官方宗教）。难道基督徒应该和巫术一起来庆祝这样的节日吗？
Is it cute when we dress our kids like the devil (or witches, ghouls, scary characters, etc.)? Isn't it, well, demonic?把我们的孩子打扮成魔鬼的样子（或是女巫，食尸鬼，恐怖角色等）不是很可爱吗？当然不是，这是恶魔的打扮。
What if my child dresses in a wholesome fireman costume? Romans 16:19 says that we need to be wise to what is good and innocent of evil. If I let him participate in Halloween, even while dressed as a fireman, aren't I sending him a mixed message by allowing him to participate in a celebration of evil?如果我的孩子打扮成卫生消防员呢？罗马书16：19告诉我们要在善上聪明，在恶上愚拙。如果我让他去参加庆祝邪恶的万圣节狂欢，即使是装扮成消防员，不也是给了他一个模棱两可的信息吗？
The Lord said in 2 Cor. 6:17, "Come out from them and be separate ... Touch no unclean thing ..." Doesn't God want His children to be set apart from the world and from sin and evil? Aren't we supposed to be peculiar people?哥林多后书6：17提到：你们务要从他们中间出来，与他们分别，不要沾不洁的物，我就收纳你们。上帝不是希望祂的孩子能够从世界的罪和恶中分别出来吗？我们不应该是这样的一群人吗？
My extended family thinks it's ridiculous that we not allow our son to dress up for Halloween. Should their opinions matter to me more than God's? Shouldn't pleasing God be my utmost concern?我的大家庭里其他的人认为我不让我们的儿子参与万圣节是很可笑的人。难道他们的看法比神的看法更重要吗？难道取悦神不该是我的终极目标吗？
If there is even a question in my heart and mind that it might be wrong, shouldn't that be my first clue? Why would I continue to do so with even a lingering thought that it is wrong?如果心中质疑某个想法，认为它是错误的，难道这个质疑不当是我应该注意的吗？为什么还要继续纠结于这个错误的想法呢？
Does Halloween bring glory to God? No! It glorifies the devil! Nuff said.万圣节能荣耀上帝吗？不！它荣耀的是魔鬼！已经说得够多了！
So as a new believer, saved only two years, I responded to the conviction of the Holy Spirit, repented of displeasing the Lord and put a stop to Halloween. And as a pastor, after observing first hand the amount of destruction that the enemy brings intopeoples' lives when they give him a foothold, I am even more convinced I made the right decision to close the door to the enemy and on this evil holiday.所以作为一个得救两年的初信基督徒，我回应圣灵的谴责，愿意为做了不讨上帝喜悦的事情悔改，也不再继续庆祝万圣节。作为一个牧者，看到我们的敌人魔鬼在人们屈服于他时所带来的毁坏，我更确信杜绝庆祝一个邪恶的节日就是对我们的敌人关上了袭击我们的大门。
Setting aside a day to celebrate evil,darkness, witchcraft, fear, death and the demonic brings disdain to God. A Christian celebrating Halloween would be like a Satan worshiper putting up a nativity scene at Christmas while singing, "Happy Birthday, Jesus!" The two just don't go together. Jesus has nothing in common withSatan (2 Cor. 6:14), and neither should we.定下一个节日来庆祝邪恶，黑暗，巫术，恐惧，死亡和魔鬼是蔑视上帝的作为。一个基督徒庆祝万圣节就像是一个魔鬼的崇拜者在圣诞节时布置一个耶稣出生的场景并且唱着“耶稣，生日快乐”！这两者是不可能并存的。正如耶稣和撒旦是绝不相容的（林后6：14），基督徒和魔鬼崇拜者也绝不相容。
So, what did we do instead? Hide in the basement with the lights off? Hustle the family out of the house? No, darkened homes are the enemy's victory! Where does your light shine the brightest ... inthe darkness!我们应该做些什么呢？关上灯躲在地下室里？禁止我们的家人出门？不！家中黑暗就是敌人的得胜了！你的光照在哪里最亮呢？在黑暗里！
Halloween is the one day a year when neighbors come to your door expecting to receive something. So give them JESUS! Our family chose to give God the glory and the devil a black eye by reachingout to our neighbors with the gospel of Jesus Christ! "You are the lightof the world ... let your light shine among men that they may see your gooddeeds and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matt. 5:14-16).万圣节是一年之中你的邻居来到你家门口想要得到某些东西的一天，所以将耶稣给他们！我的家人选择分享耶稣基督的福音给我们的邻居以此来荣耀上帝同时给魔鬼一巴掌！“你们是世上的光……你们的光也当这样照在人前，叫他们看见你们的好行为，便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父”（马太福音5：14-16）
So stop justifying why it is fine to celebrate this demonic, worldly, evil holiday. There are no muddled lines or gray areas about it. A committed follower of Jesus Christ should not celebrate Halloween.所以不要再继续讨论庆祝这个属魔鬼的，世俗性的邪恶节日是否合适了。这个问题并不存在模糊的或是灰色的地带。一个委身于跟随耶稣基督的人不能庆祝万圣节。
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, You are Holy, Holy and Holy! Thereis no darkness in You! When the holiday of evil is coming, Lord, we ask foryour protection. Please lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one! Because we are Your children, and we want to worship You only! Lord,the almighty One, please give us the courageous to share Your gospel in this season, and give us the power to fight against our enemy! Because You have overcome this world, and we are no longer belong to this world anymore, we are the people who have identity in the Heaven. Lord, we need You to help us to shine in this world! The Lord of Life, please be with us! In the name of Jesus Christ we prayed, Amen!
祷告：
我们的天父，您是全然圣洁的神！在您里面没有黑暗！在这个庆祝魔鬼的节日里，主啊，我们请求您来保守我们！请您保守我们不要遇见试探，救我们脱离凶恶。因为我们是您的孩子，我们愿意单单的来敬拜您！主啊，全能的神，请求您给我们勇气让我们在这样的时刻里去分享您的福音，给我们力量与魔鬼征战。因为您已经胜过了这个世界，我们不再属于这个世界，而是属天国的子民！主啊，求您帮助我们在这个世界上发光！主啊，求您与我们同在！奉耶稣的命祷告！阿们！