Most of the right dividers I know take the position that Satan is no longer working in the Dispensation of Grace as he did in time past. Most right dividers do not believe Satan is possessing people and causing them to do evil things now as is described in the Gospel records. Most right dividers say things like cursing, drunkenness, fornication, etc is just the flesh operating according to its own desires, and that Satan has nothing to do with those things. Most right dividers do not believe Satan gives power to people today to cast spells, tell the future, perform miracles, etc.
Most right dividers say Satan's mode of attack is now one of spiritual deception. Most right dividers will say today that "Satan's primary work today is to oppose God's grace message by blinding people to it and promoting false doctrines." Satan's work today is to promote doctrines of devils (1 Tim 4:1). These doctrines include adding works to salvation such as making church membership, water baptism, communion, etc requirements for salvation. Most right dividers say that Satan is primarily working in religion promoting these false doctrines. Many in the right division camp will even make fun of conservative Christians who still believe Satan is possessing people and causing people to "live bad." They say Satan has all of these non rightly dividing Christians fooled in believing Satan still operates today as he did under the "Kingdom Program."
After taking all of the above positions the funniest thing happens to many in the "right division camp" when it comes to the subject of Halloween. All of a sudden dressing up in a costume becomes Satanic! Putting on a mask becomes Satanic! All of a sudden a person in a "witch costume" can really cast spells! Decorating pumpkins and giving out candy becomes an act of worshiping the Devil!
What is going on in the minds of many right dividers when it comes to Halloween? Although I can not answer for any of them, it appears from my observation they fail to be consistent in applying sound doctrine rightly divided when the subject of Halloween comes up. All the knowledge they have of how Satan is operating under Grace gets thrown out the window. To settle this issue I think the best place to go would be our Apostle to the Gentiles. 1 Corinthians 8 speaks of the question of eating things offered to idols. Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit says it is fine to eat meat sacrificed to idols if done with a conscience that understands that an idol is nothing (1 Cor 8:4 & 7). Whether to participate or not participate in Halloween is a matter of Christian liberty. Romans 14:3 states, "Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him."
For all my fellow Right Dividers that participate, "Happy Halloween!"
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