The Bible does not mention Santa Claus,Rudolph,Frosty or Christmas Tree. So how can Jesus be connected with them? Does Santa really come down the chimney? Incidentally, the Bible does not state that Jesus was born on December 25. Anyone have an explanation? Hint: Read Luke 2:8-11
2006-09-28 23:19:33 · 25 answers · asked by BOOKSTUDY38 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
If you have faith and read the Bible the word of God and believe in Him you will know the answers to this..
2006-09-29 22:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by sammy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They have nothing in common. The only reason they might possibly be connected is that Christians generally have to give everything a religious connection even if it never had any to begin with. Take the nativity set where you have Santa bowing down to the baby Jesus for example. That is only a recent thing was not around 20+ years ago.
Santa Claus is a pagan creation. The concept of Christmas being on Dec 25th was borrowed by the Catholic church becasue pagans had their own Yule celebrations at that time. Mithra (one of the gods worshipped at that time) as well as other deity figures were born on Dec 25.
If you take the Bible literally, Biblical scholars have determined that the story in Luke 2 does not match up to historical events and people at all.
2006-09-29 17:57:59 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa can't offer forgiveness but he does offer HOPE. For example we HOPE he comes tonight just as we HOPE to see Jesus. If we don't have HOPE to be with Jesus, how can we have HOPE that Santa will come tonight?
The Christmas tree is a sign of life and we decorate the tree with lights to guide us in the right direction, we decorate with ornaments to cherish the memories from the past. As for frosty and Rudolph they were created for childhood memories. No Santa doesn't come down the chimney. We celebrate Jesus birthday in December because of the time changes when its winter here its spring over in Bethlehem.
2006-10-02 21:52:13 · answer #3 · answered by patty s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus' birth. The book Daily Life in the time of Jesus states: "The flocks...passed the winter under cover' and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields." Also the winters are very cold and rainy sheep cannot get wet because their wool absorbs the water and they would get sick and die, so at that time of the year they are under cover.
The Encyclopedia Americana informs us" "The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the begin to lengthen to celebrate the 'rebirth of the.'...The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration."
Many view this jolly old man who sports a large belly and snow-white beard as the very personification of Christmas. But it is also common knowledge that Santa Claus is a myth, a legend based on traditions associated with a fourth-century bishop of Myra (in modern-day Turkey).
So there is no correlation between Jesus and Santa Claus and the celebration of Christmas. From all my research, Christmas is a pagan celebration turned into a Christian holiday for the enjoyment and persuasion of the masses. True Christians would not celebrate anything that orginated in pagan religion.
2006-10-01 00:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by hoping4paradise2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was born sometime in BC - NOT the year 0. Some greek or roman guy that was establishing the timetable made an error. I believe Jesus' proper birthdate is somewhere (+/- 3 years) of Sept. of 4 B.C.
http://www.godisimaginary.com
Read Proof #7 concerning Santa.
2006-09-29 06:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by raven7night 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. The bible does not mention anything about the "christmas" that we know today. You have separate the 2. As far as the calender, it was made AFTER Jesus was born. So how could he have been born on a day that was not made up yet.
2006-09-29 07:58:13 · answer #6 · answered by mamaduck71 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christ and Santa represent a beginning of something great. for a kid, Santa is the happiness they get when they receive a present, for Christians Jesus is the joy and happiness of his birth to save the world. They both give chritmas the meaning of happinness. Plus the northen star relates alot to the little christmas star on top of a tree. Plus when you look at it it's like Santa is giving a present to God in that time. i though that the star on top of the tree guides santa to bring a gift to us. So for me he's like one of the kings that gives gifts to God and us every year. They relate.
2006-09-30 12:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by waffle_master89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Claus is a legend based on Roman Catholic Bishop Nicholas from Turkey. He lives in the 4th century AD. He was a rich guy who helped different people in need. Essentially, Bishop Nicholas was a Christian. So, that's what he and Christ had in common. Nick was norn around 270AD.
The Catholic Church made some evangelistic moves many years ago. One of those endeavors was to try to get people to think about Christ and Christianity during pagan holidays.
There is a pagan witch goddess who was supposed to go from house to house blessing, cursing, and leaving gifts for people and kids based on the household's merit. The Catholic Church did their drandest to detour people from this belief by linking it to Christianity with an embellished Saint Nicholas legend.
Legend has it that the missionary to the Germans, St.Boniface, in order to stop sacrifices to Thor at their sacred Donar Oak near Geismar, chopped the tree down in 725 A.D. Supposably with one mighty blow, Saint Boniface felled the massive oak and as the tree split, a beautiful young fir tree sprang from its center. Saint Boniface told the people that this lovely evergreen, with its branches pointing to heaven, was indeed a holy tree, the tree of the Christ Child, a symbol of His promise of eternal life. He instructed them henceforth to carry the evergreen from the wilderness into their homes and to surround it with gifts, symbols of love and kindness. He also used the tree as a visual in his explanation of the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
December 25th is actually near the time when Gabriel appeared to Mary. The Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah is actually near the time of Christ's birth. This is interesting in that Adam was supposed to have been created near the time of Rosh Hashanah. The Catholic Church used Christ's birth as a means to detour people from the celebration of god births and sun god celebrations.
I won't go into linking Halloween to a yearly memorial of the world flood...
2006-09-29 06:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by DexterLoxley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus isnt connected to them... Santa is a made up story to get the kids in bed so mama can kiss Santa Claus!
2006-09-29 12:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by sshhmmee2000 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they have nothing in common. Santa claus is not real, the christmas tree, was invented by the germans, rudolph, Frosty arent real either.
this sort of borders on paganism.
2006-09-29 06:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Wisemen came with gifts when Jesus was born.
2006-10-01 16:01:28 · answer #11 · answered by dianna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋