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Christmas 2016

turnorburn said:
So i entered Santa = Satan and got this for starters...


Santa Claus and Satan's Cause


The modern-day Santa Claus is an American version of Saint Nicholas, a fourth century Roman Catholic bishop from Asia Minor who was noted for his good deeds and gift giving. This tradition first spread throughout Europe, and then found its way to America by the early Dutch settlers.

Since God's word warns us to BEWARE of tradition (Col. 2:8), we shouldn't be surprised to find the Devil right in the middle of the world's most celebrated holiday. Lucifer's desire has always been to dethrone God and exalt himself (Isa. 14:12-15). He desires worship (Luke 4:7; II Ths. 2:3-4). Perhaps you've never thought of it, but please note how Satan robs the Lord Jesus Christ of His glory by spreading the Santa Claus tradition...



SANTA IS ETERNAL
A child knows nothing of his beginning. To a child, Santa has just always existed.

JESUS CHRIST IS ETERNAL
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." (Rev. 1:8)



SANTA LIVES IN THE NORTH
Tradition holds that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, a place ABOVE the rest of us.

JESUS CHRIST LIVES IN THE NORTH
"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King." (Psa. 48:2)



SANTA WEARS RED CLOTHING
Santa wears a red furry suit.

JESUS CHRIST WEARS RED CLOTHING
"And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God." (Rev. 19:13)



SANTA HAS WHITE HAIR
Santa is always pictured as an old man with white hair like wool.

JESUS CHRIST HAS WHITE HAIR
"His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;" (Rev. 1:14)



SANTA FLIES AROUND GIVING GIFTS
Santa has the ability to defy the laws of gravity and fly around giving gifts to people.

JESUS CHRIST ASCENDED AND GAVE GIFTS UNTO MEN
"But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men." (Eph. 4:7-8)



SANTA IS COMING SOON
During the Christmas season it is emphasized over and over that "Santa is coming".

JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON
"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." (Rev. 22:20)



SANTA IS OMNISCIENT
Children are taught that Santa "knows when you've been good, and he knows when you've been bad".

JESUS CHRIST IS OMNISCIENT
"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." (Pro. 15:3) "And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?" (Mat. 9:4)



SANTA IS OMNIPRESENT
Santa must be omnipresent, because he has the ability to visit over a billion homes in a twenty-four hour period. That's over 1100 per second!

JESUS CHRIST IS OMNIPRESENT
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Mat. 18:20)



SANTA IS OMNIPOTENT
He has the ability to carry presents for over a billion children.

JESUS CHRIST IS OMNIPOTENT
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." (Mat. 28:18)



SANTA HAS SPIRIT HELPERS CALLED ELVES
Webster, 1828: "ELF...a spirit, the night-mar; a ghost, hag, witch"

JESUS CHRIST HAS SPIRIT HELPERS CALLED ANGELS
"Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him." (Mat. 4:11)



SANTA - SANAT - SATAN?

Sanat Kumara is worshipped by some new age groups as God. H.P. Blavatsky, the mother of the new age movement, said on page 350 of her book, The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2: "The name isn't important. It is the letters". "Santa" has the same letters as "Satan"! According to G.A. Riplinger, "Ole Nick" is listed as the name of a fallen angel in the Dictionary of Fallen Angels. (New Age Bible Versions, Gail Riplinger, pg. 53)

Friend, don't glorify Satan by giving the glory and attributes of Jesus Christ to Santa Claus! Santa is a COUNTERFEIT GOD, and you are honoring Satan when you teach your children to believe in Santa! Christians should teach their children the TRUTH. We should glorify God by teaching our children about Jesus Christ and His saving grace!

https://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/SantaClause.html
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That's the one that I read first. Satan always trys to plagerize God. He makes his crap similar.

That's a wild Santa site. I never realized how much Santa plagerizes Jesus before.
 
OR

We can just play along with popular culture but still emphasize that Jesus is the real reason for the season as in years past. I know of no one that doesn't know this.

Of course many of the adults will succumb to giving gifts out of feelings of emotional blackmail and others who have cultivated no relationships with family or friends throughout the year will use the "Santa/Satan Clause" to be alone and miserable during this period.

But a select few will have a celebration of giving in honor of The One who has given us so much.
The choice being up to the individual as always.
 
I was going to post my thoughts but JohnDB said it well. I love the focus on Christ, His birth and all that goes with it. As a musician, I love the musical part of Christmas best. Singing and enjoying the gift of music has been a lifetime passion. Getting together with family and spending time together is always a plus. But it's too early to think about that for me. Except I am preparing a couple of songs to play on guitar and for that I must start very early. Like last week!
 
We do the Christmas thing. Exchange presents, have turkey, Brussel sprouts (well I do anyway, yum yum).

We also have a birthday cake and put candles on it and we all sing happy birthday to Jesus. Even though it's not actually his birthday we mark it as a celebratory birthday.
 
Papa Zoom said:
I was going to post my thoughts but JohnDB said it well. I love the focus on Christ, His birth and all that goes with it. As a musician, I love the musical part of Christmas best. Singing and enjoying the gift of music has been a lifetime passion. Getting together with family and spending time together is always a plus. But it's too early to think about that for me. Except I am preparing a couple of songs to play on guitar and for that I must start very early. Like last week!
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Christmas music is some of the most satisfying music to play on the guitar.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
I have arranged for three spirits to visit you during the day (normally they come at night, but you stay up too late). They will attempt to bring you back from the darkness of your anti-Christmas spirit.

The first one will take you back to pleasant Christmas's you have had in the past. But he will also reveal what it is in your past that has caused this horrible attitude you have about Christmas (something to do with the time you got caught under the holly with Melvin Spedlock, but let's not give it away).

The second one will show you <ahem> wise men presently enjoying this festive time of the year and he will wisk you away to Rollo Tamasi 's house where you will watch him sitting in front of his 52" flat screen TV drinking eggnog and passing gas.

The third spirit will take you to the future where you will peer into the life you are doomed to live with Melvin Spedlock unless you repent of this anti-Christmas spirit.
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Humbug
 
Okay, folks! There was a skim of ice on the ducks water this morning. Christmas season has finally started here in my part of the world!

How 'bout you? Is anybody else gearing up for the Thanksgiving/Christmas season in spite of these ridiculously warm temps we've been having in the states?
 
Carol of the Bells by Trans Siberia Orchestra...

Now if someone doesn't play the air drums or air guitar...or even air xylophone...they got issues.
 
My wife hates Santa concept with a passion. She was never bought up with it.
I myself as a youngster loved the idea of Santa.
I do remember though that he was used as a threat.

I think that is part of why my wife gets upset about the Santa story. Not because of my experience but she knows how it works. It further detracts from the real meaning. Which is also a lie.
 
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