It is Christ in us, the hope of glory, that we are saved and set free.  His righteousness is a gift through us that we receive through faith.  A gift!  All religions in the world say you must work to reach heaven or achieve some spiritual elevation, but they are all lies.  We can never, ever do anything to earn salvation, to earn righteousness.

This is a hard truth for many people, but it has to be said.  Halloween is evil; it looks fun for kids, but it rooted and manifesting the darkness of the devil.  In the last decade, Halloween has become worse than ever through movies, through decorations in yards, and through malicious pranks.  The devil is using this to spread darkness and to hurt people.

Let us ask you something, and we pray your hearts are open.  Have you ever questioned why you celebrate Halloween?  Have you ever thought, should I be doing this?  If you have, the Holy Spirit has been working in your life.  He is prodding your heart, and telling you, think about what you are doing.  We know that it is a tradition that Americans have accepted, but it wasn't always that way, and it is time that we start questioning, why am I doing this?

It's the questions that started the Great Reformation; it's those same questions that sent the pilgrims here to have the freedom to worship.