Why do we teach our children to lie?

[freedfromsin]

Does being lied to as children, about Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy the Easter bunny etc, condition children to grow up believing that Jesus Christ is just another nice story, or

myth? - especially when Jesus Christ is worshipped as a helpless little babe in the stable at Christmas, and we sing cute carols about the "Little Lord

Jesus". Does all this help to promote the belief that it is just a nice fairy tail for the gullible?

Millions of parents go to great lengths to prove the lie about Santa and Christmas to their children. They try to keep the lie going as long as they can,

usually for the initial 6 to 8 years of the child's life. Inevitably the child is crushed with the truth, but the hypocrisy continues, the parents will usually ask this

child to help them continue the lie to pamper the younger children in the household, and when the. children grow up and have families of their own the

pattern is repeated. So, we lie, teach our children to lie, and they teach their children to lie. How then can we expect honesty? (See Proverbs 19:5; Isaiah

44:24-25)

We have all heard that by moving the "N" in "Santa" to the end, it spells "Satan", and "Claus" rearranged spells "Lucas", which is the root word for Lucifer,

making Santa Claus = Satan Lucifer, and we have all probably laughed at it, but, look at the table below, which compares the myth of Santa Claus with the

Biblical story of Jesus Christ, at first it will seem amusing, but then you will realize that someone has deliberately created a Secular counterfeit to Jesus

Christ, which matches His many attributes. Just coincidence?

"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." (Matthew 24:12)

One of Jesus' End Times prophecies was that the hearts of the people would become extremely cold towards Him. Santa Claus has replaced Jesus Christ

in the hearts and minds of many children and adults.

COMPARISON BETWEEN JESUS CHRIST AND SANTA CLAUS

JESUS CHRIST: OUR LORD AND SAVIOR ACCORDING TO

THE WORD OF GOD

1. Has white hair like wool (Revelation 1:14)

2. Has a beard (Isaiah 50:6

3. Comes in red apparel (Isaiah 63:2)

Jesus will appear in red clothes. (Revelation 19:13)

4. Hour of His coming is a mystery (Luke 12:40; Mark 13:33)

5. Comes from the North where He lives (Ezekiel 1:4; Psalm 48:2), and

where Satan wants to reside (read Isaiah 14:13)

6. Is a carpenter (Mark 6:3)

7. Comes as a thief in the night (Matthew 24:43-44)

8. Omnipotent (all powerful) (Matthew 28:18; Revelation 19:6)

9. Omniscient (knows all) (Psalm 139:1-4; Hebrews 4:13; 1 John 3:20)

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the

good. (Proverbs 15:3)

10. Omnipresent (Everywhere at one time) (Psalm 139:7-10; Ephesians

4:6; Matthew 18:20; John 3:13)

11. Jesus can come in though the doors are shut. (John 20:19; John

20:26)

12. Ageless, eternal (Revelation 1:8; 21:6)

13. Lives in men (1 Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16-17)

14. Giver of Gifts (Ephesians 4:

15. Jesus ascends on high and gives gifts, especially the Gift of Eternal

life. (Ephesians 4:7-8; Romans 6:23)

16. Jesus gives his gifts according to whether you are good or bad.

(Revelation 2:23)

17. Absolute Truth (John 14:6)

18. Sits on a throne (Revelation 5:1; Hebrews1:

19. We are told to boldly go to the throne of Grace for our needs

(Hebrews 4:16)

20. Commands children to obey parents (Ephesians 6:1)

21. Wants little children to come to Him

[freedfromsin]

In Job 1:6-7, we are told that Satan walks up and down on the Earth, as if it were a small garden plot completely under his domination. You can see by the

table above that Satan, the Master Marionette, has been pulling the strings, manipulating, and scheming, leading children and adults love, attention, and

admiration away from Jesus Christ and toward Santa Claus, who is the epitome' of the love of the world.

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,

blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ......lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;" (2 Timothy 3:1, 2, 4).

From an early age children are taught to love material possessions more than God, and with the love of trying to get as many presents as possible comes

selfishness and love of oneself. They are taught to go to the wrong source for their wants and needs, and are encouraged to behave rightly throughout the

year for the wrong reasons. All as a result of loving and believing this pagan myth of Santa Claus.

Saint Nicholas, a fourth century Catholic Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor, who gave treats to children; was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, as

patron saint to sailors, pawnbrokers and children. Santa Claus or "Father Christmas" is a corruption of the Dutch "Sant Nikolaas." The red suit comes from

the fact that Catholic bishops and cardinals in Italy wear red. Also, according to tradition, a poor widower of Myra, had three daughters, for whom he

could not provide a dowry. On Christmas-Eve, "Saint Nicholas" threw three bags of gold down the chimney, thereby saving the daughters from having to enter

into prostitution. One bag rolled into a shoe, and the others fell into some stockings that had been hung to dry by the fire. Hence, the beginning of the

tradition of the "Christmas stocking" or "boot."

But the Santa Claus concept originally came from ancient Egypt. The pagan Egyptian god, Bes, was a rounded, gnome-like personage who was the patron

of little children. Bes was said to live at the North Pole, working all year-round to produce toys for children who had been good and obedient to their

parents. In Dutch, he was called "Sinter Klaas." The custom was brought to America by Dutch settlers. In European countries, Santa Claus was originally

a grim personage who traversed the countryside, determined to find out who had been "naughty or nice." Those who had been naughty were quickly

switched.

Santa Claus is usually associated with snow, reindeer, and the North Pole, which suggests Scandinavian or Norse traditions of the Yuletide season. In

Babylonia, the stag (reindeer) was a symbol of Nimrod, the mighty one. Antlers worn on the head of a noble leader symbolized his prowess as a hunter,

and thereby, influence people to follow him.

Santa is often looked upon as a jolly old man giving gifts to children and keeping the

[Scarletprayers]

oh boy...........................this will turn ugly quick.

[Afal]

Just for the record, not all people tell children about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny nor the Tooth Fairy! I certainly haven't and as a teacher of 6 and 7 year olds, I have had to be very careful what I say to them.

[AnotherTraveler]

I recommend not lying to your kids, and don't teach them to believe lies.

I'm not sure what the letter changing bit proves. If you change one letter, the word sheep becomes sleep (this may be part of the plot to get us to count them!)

I think Christians are more effective when we spend our efforts declaring the gospel rather than protesting against this or that lie.

You know, if we just change one color, a fat red suit might be hiding a thin green robber! Is Santa actually Robin Hood during the winter months?

[Emily~Anne]

My kids know who Santa is, we even have a few Santa decorations (2 pictures from my childhood), but our children also know Santa is not real. They do know a little bit about Saint Nicholas. The story of Saint Nicholas varies so much though.

[Scarletprayers]

okay leaving now

[Guest Biblicist]

WHAT!? There's NO Santa Clause?

NO Easter Bunny?

NO Tooth Fairy?

How do we get all those presents under our tree every year?

How do we get those pretty colored eggs? I suppose you are going to tell me that bunnies really don't cluck like you see in the Cadburry Egg commercials, too!

And WHO, I would like to know, puts money under my pillow when I lose a tooth. Better be the Tooth Fairy and not some strange person!

Excuse me, I need to go call my mother.....

[Emily~Anne]

It's good to have you back Bibs!

[Afal]

Yep! :emot-hug: :emot-hug: