Is Santa really a setup for spiritual and ritual poisoning? Hopefully by the end of this post you will feel more enlightened than upset... Someone out there will email me death threats for even mentioning Santa in this way lol. So let's get to it.
First, I'd like to break down the definition of a clause (claus). A clause is a contract - a binder, or stipulation. In the Christmas holiday, we tell our kids that if they believe in santa and are good kids, then they will be given toys. Basically, if they do "this", then they will get "that"... a contract or clause. Little do we know, we are setting them up for spiritual failure! Let me explain further...
Christmas morning, one of two things are going to happen:
1: A child that has been naughty all year will still get gifts. I mean, what parent can really justify not getting gifts because their kid was bad earlier that year? This gets imprinted in their heads that there is no lasting consequence for their actions.
2: A child that has been good all year gets disappointed when they don't get exactly what they asked santa for. This gets imprinted in their minds that there are no real rewards for adhering to faith. A spiritual failure either way! How can a kid then turn and believe in God and His Word?
Next, think about this... only God is omnipresent (all-places), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnipotent (all-powerful). So then, why do we give these same divine-powers to a jolly guy in a red suit crafted in the marketing department of soda brand? Santa can travel all over the world in one night (omnipresent), knows what every kid wants (omniscient) and he is capable of granting them their wishes (omnipotent).
Remember in the bible how the devil tried to tempt Jesus by offering him a clause: all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus would worship him instead of God. Jesus, of course angered satan by rejecting his offer. Don't be foolish by thinking that satan doesn't exist. People sell their soul to the devil for riches, fame and power everyday. Plenty of clauses have been signed in blood, but all you have to do is have faith in satan instead of your Heavenly Father. How many Christmas movies have a plot where the children have to whole-heatedly believe in santa for some kind of magic to happen, like in Polar Express where the adults can't hear the bell because they don't believe. That is all satan wants- to be honored and worshiped...
What a nice trick. Santa has all of the wishes of all the kids in the world, praying to him for toys and fancy things. What really upsets me is that some children are asking santa to do things like put their parents back together, to save their dying uncle in the hospital, or to protect their dad who is stationed over seas. These are all things that should be sent up in prayers to our Heavenly Father, not for satan's clause. If you haven't caught it by now santa is just an anagram for satan, just switch the letters.
Where in the bible do they celebrate such an occasion? Jeremiah 10:3-5 "For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest..."
I have no choice but to go through the motions of this tradition but I will at least do it with a clear mind and I won't be polluting my youngin's mind with this santa thing. 'Tis the season for giving but don't be a pawn. Pawns usually don't know why they're carrying out a particular action, they just mindlessly do as they are told... sheep to the spiritual slaughter.
_roddyJ
First, I'd like to break down the definition of a clause (claus). A clause is a contract - a binder, or stipulation. In the Christmas holiday, we tell our kids that if they believe in santa and are good kids, then they will be given toys. Basically, if they do "this", then they will get "that"... a contract or clause. Little do we know, we are setting them up for spiritual failure! Let me explain further...
Christmas morning, one of two things are going to happen:
1: A child that has been naughty all year will still get gifts. I mean, what parent can really justify not getting gifts because their kid was bad earlier that year? This gets imprinted in their heads that there is no lasting consequence for their actions.
2: A child that has been good all year gets disappointed when they don't get exactly what they asked santa for. This gets imprinted in their minds that there are no real rewards for adhering to faith. A spiritual failure either way! How can a kid then turn and believe in God and His Word?
Next, think about this... only God is omnipresent (all-places), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnipotent (all-powerful). So then, why do we give these same divine-powers to a jolly guy in a red suit crafted in the marketing department of soda brand? Santa can travel all over the world in one night (omnipresent), knows what every kid wants (omniscient) and he is capable of granting them their wishes (omnipotent).
Remember in the bible how the devil tried to tempt Jesus by offering him a clause: all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus would worship him instead of God. Jesus, of course angered satan by rejecting his offer. Don't be foolish by thinking that satan doesn't exist. People sell their soul to the devil for riches, fame and power everyday. Plenty of clauses have been signed in blood, but all you have to do is have faith in satan instead of your Heavenly Father. How many Christmas movies have a plot where the children have to whole-heatedly believe in santa for some kind of magic to happen, like in Polar Express where the adults can't hear the bell because they don't believe. That is all satan wants- to be honored and worshiped...
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Where in the bible do they celebrate such an occasion? Jeremiah 10:3-5 "For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest..."
I have no choice but to go through the motions of this tradition but I will at least do it with a clear mind and I won't be polluting my youngin's mind with this santa thing. 'Tis the season for giving but don't be a pawn. Pawns usually don't know why they're carrying out a particular action, they just mindlessly do as they are told... sheep to the spiritual slaughter.
_roddyJ
