October 31, 2006 is Reformation Day. “But,” you might protest, “October 31st is Halloween.” Oh yeah, I guess it is. I suppose I am becoming less and less concerned about it. I find Holloween annoying I guess. I did a bunch of reading this morning about the origins of Halloween and the way our secular and Christian cultures have responded to it. I am still looking into this as there is (and has been and always will be) a debate going on amid Christian circles about participation in such a holiday, namely, Trick-or-Treating. I do not desire to get involved in that debate here.
However, I did rediscover something very interesting. October 31st is Reformation Day. I found a couple of articles that I will share with you for your edification and learning.
Here is a quote from Doctrine Matters.
“The Reformation gave us the Bible – now freely available in our own languages. The Reformers fought for the principles that Scripture alone is our final authority, Christ alone is the head of the Church and justification is by God’s grace, on the basis of the finished work of Christ, received by grace alone, through faith alone.”
Here’s an audio clip of Luther’s “Here I Stand” speech from the movie “Luther.”
Notable articles regarding Halloween and Reformation Day.
Happy Reformation Day, October 31, 2006
Posted by micahellis at October 31, 2006 03:07 PMHappy Reformation Day! Thanks for stopping by my blog, and linking it here on your site.
I'm honored.
Blessings!
Tom
Doctrine Matters
Tom,
I appreciate your thoughts on the matter and for the work you did on that. It was encouraging and helpful to me.
Never been a fan of Halloween. My thinking is, isn't the Christian life supposed to be about LIFE? Why should we go around celebrating all that is evil and death-centered. I think it is the opposite of what Christianity is about.
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