The "antithesis" can never be negated in our Christian life and theology. This is the truth and reality that we should not forget. There are always two sides of the coin- the good and the bad: God and evil.. You cannot be neutral and say you believe in God yet you support the activities of the evil. As a Christian, we stay on the side of God and make a stand especially in crucial times like this halloween season. Do we support and celebrate halloween? NO. But do we need to go to parties? Maybe, but we should make our goal clear as we go: to be salt and light in that place. As Jesus did in His ministry, there were 3 premises: Christ against culture, Christ in the culture, and Christ over culture. The third one is always given in any circumstance. We follow the first (Christ against culture) when there is already a compromise in our faith and we follow the second (Christ in culture) when we are sent to win souls. Jesus entered the world of tax collectors but did not support their cheating and corruption activities, He went there so they can see the light. The same way, we may go to halloween parties with the same mind of Christ where we get in the culture without conforming to the darkness in that place but to be the light and salt as He has sent us to do so. How do we do this? Ask the Holy Spirit...
