WHY DO WE KEEP THIS LIE ALIVE ?

Remember the excitement of Christmas eve as children when we couldn't get to sleep. We were awaiting the arrival of Santa-Claus. We were told that "He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake". Children can understand how parents know if they've been bad or good, but for a perfect stranger that lives far away to know when they are sleeping or awake is nothing short of supernatural. In fact Santa-Claus to a child is an exact representation of God to an adult. Children are taught to believe in this "all knowing", "always present", "all powerful" giver of best gifts. In fact, a child's faith in Santa-Claus is in my opinion more powerful than their faith in God himself.

Now this is where the danger lies. Every year, millions of children suddenly have their faith "shattered" in this "all knowing", "omni-present", "all-powerful" Santa-Claus. This must damage their ability to have faith in the one true God who really does exist. No wonder adults usually visualize God as a kind old man and Jesus as baby in a Christmas nativity scene. This is how they were taught about God and Jesus as children.

A lie is a lie is a lie, and no matter how we want to sugarcoat it it's still going to be a lie. All liars will have their part in the lake the burns with fire and brimstone. And surely lying to children has to be the worst kind of lie of all. We can compare Santa to Bugs Bunny all we want but our children KNOW Bugs is just a cartoon figure. They really and truly believe that a big fat bearded man comes down a chimney to give them presents. How anyone could deceive their own children that they gave birth to and deliberately make them ignorant so that they are laughingstocks to children with honest parents is beyond me.

Do all good gifts come from God or do they come from Santa Claus?

Sorry, but the truth is the truth and his name is JESUS CHRIST !!!!!!! As far as I'm concerned when we lie to our children we lie to GOD. Anybody with half a brain in his head knows that lying is a sin. And since Santa doesn't exist, to say he does is to lie.

STOP THE GREAT LIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE GOD HIS GLORY HE IS WORTHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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