1.Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18. will participate in activities that could potentially open up a door for demonic activity.
2.Onam is originated in paganism. Participating in Onam gives Satan a foothold and not glorifying one true God and our Lord Jesus Christ. pagan traditions practices holidays are “Christianize d by lost Christian religious leaders. The parents or church leaders who DON'T see Onam as pagan are either carnal believers or not saved at all. The roots of this festival are found to be in demonic idolatry of pagan origin, there is nothing Christian about it or Christ honoring.
3. We are commanded to observe God’s Holy Days and to be lights to the world and to be separate from the world. Bible call us to be lights in the darkness, and to bring life and healing to those areas which are full of death and destruction. We should have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but instead, reprove them.
4. The Christians who justify Onam What does scripture says about onam or pagan practices? Christians are supposed to set the standard, not imitate the world and have a "Christian" version of every pagan Holiday.
Leviticus 19:31 REGARD NOT them that have familiar spirits, NEITHER SEEK AFTER wizards, to be DEFILED by them: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:6 And THE SOUL THAT TURNETH AFTER such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
2 Chronicles 33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and DEALT WITH a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, TO PROVOKE HIM TO ANGER.
1 Samuel 15:23: For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.”
Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the abominable, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars shall have their portion in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.”
Jeremiah 10:2 : Thus says the Lord: Do not learn the way of the nations; do not be terrified at the signs of heaven, although the nations are terrified at them.
When Christian leaders/pastors/priests/nuns encourage others to celebrate onam . Scripture says you will know by their fruits (Matthew 7:16). 2nd Timothy 4:3 perfectly describes those church who celebrates this onam in their congregation... “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.
5. Those Christians who claim there is nothing wrong with Onam and its for fun and cultural thing. These are the scriptural warning for them
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." -Ephesians 5:11
Galatians 5:19,20: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft.
1 Corinthians 10:21 says You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.
2 Corinthians 6:17 says Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
Galatians 4:9-11: But now, after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elemental forces to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have worked for you in vain.
6.Those who say that they participate in onam to eat different types of food, For them God forbids in Acts 15:29 to Abstain from food offered to idols
1 Corinthians 8:4 says: Therefore, concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world and that there is no God but one.
Jeremiah 5:7: How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
Judas was a faithful follower of Christ and yet went to Hell. Our churches have lost their authority because our preachers /Priests /churches don't abide in the Word of God anymore and have accepted pagan doctrines.
2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” So beware of such religious people.
7.We are living in an evil generation of compromised Christianity Our Church leaders have become religious but lost walking in their own wickedness and our churches have become more worldly and pagan. They don’t preach against sin because they themselves live and are comfortable in their sinful lives, they don’t the hell or God's judgment. 2nd Corinthians 4:4 tells us that Satan is the god of this sinful world, and he disguises himself (2nd Corinthians 11:13,14) because his nature is evil (John 10:10). Satan is a master deceiver, counterfeiter, and liar of liars. God is not worshipped in rituals, ceremonies, and manmade traditions (Mark 7:6-13; Matthew 15:8).
Beware of the false teaching and preachers who pervert the Gospel, who are wolves in sheep’s clothing.in most churches today Our churches are lead by false pastors and false priests who are uniting professing Christians to pagan practices and beliefs. These rebellious Preachers have a height of arrogance, self-exaltation, and pompous stiff-necked prideful people, are the blind leading the blind, knowing not the Scriptures nor God's saving power.
8. God's Word is neglected; sound doctrine is rejected. Instead of preaching the Doctrine of Christ there are leading their congregations to false doctrines. The Doctrine of Christ is OFFENSIVE to many unsaved religious people. Churchgoers are being led into the New Age/pagan doctrines, denying the power thereof (2nd Timothy 3:5) of the Gospel (Romans 1:16). Satan can only deceive people who are woefully ignorant of the Words of God. If you SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES for the answers as Jesus commanded, then you will be prepared to ward off demonic attacks against your faith. Ephesians 6:17 tells us that the Bible is our sword, our weapon to fight the Devil. Even Jesus Christ Himself used the Scriptures to defeat Satan when he was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-10). These rebellious Preachers/priests when you rebuke them, they will neither receive correction nor repent. We are seeing apostasy creep in all churches during these end times.
9.once when they are baptized in Christ in the Name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the former is gone and we are a new in Christ and how can we follow false God or celebrate a demonic festival or walk with darkness as if there is no light of Jesus Christ shines? After having the knowledge of Jesus Christ, how can a Christian walk like a lost person justifying the old path? How can one walk and drink from the cup of Jesus and cup of Demon? What kind of faith one has when they trust God and Demon at the same time? Did God the father command to do the harvest festival in the one true God or false Gods, pagans, demons? Are you Christians trying to impress God or to please the pagan culture? God’s laborers in the spiritual harvest of souls are promised great rerewardsor their faith and perseverance (James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11). This applies to all aspects of our spiritual lives, including witnessing and seeing people saved and growing in the Lord, which is the spiritual harvest we all long to see. What harvest has been taking place is it in the name of Jesus Christ or something else? By justifying walking with darkness or paganism, one is walking in carnal nature and according to worldview. How can a Christian who seeking one true living God, misleading the flock by preaching another false Gospel in the name of Culture or roots in the churches?
10. When WE are baptized with One true Living God we take the identity and roots of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ, how is paganism allowed and justified? For many who call themselves as Christian's their fellowship is with darkness and not the true light of Jesus Christ. Their celebrations in the church is just a religion or ritual, they dont have personal relationship with Jesus Christ nor they seek truth, nor one God the Father. Stay true to the one true gospel and to Christ, and do not follow or teach a false gospel. There is a serious warning for Priests and pastors in the scripture here Malachi 2. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 says For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
