2006-10-05 18:02:58 · 23 answers · asked by Stanman 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nada...
Read about "Saint Nicolas" some time. His story was fascinating.
2006-10-05 18:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the word santa claus has nothing to do with Jesus birthday. there is no ssuch santa claus in the bible. the namne santa claus was only introduced by the pagans or roman catholic church for its followers to believe. the birth iof Jesus was not written on the bible and it is not true that HE was born of decemb er 25, that was only a proclamatioon from the pope of rome
2006-10-06 01:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really... BUT.. Santa has been given the attributes of God, and is presented as a god-like figure.....
Eternal: Santa is as old as man, he has always been, and he will always be. Santa is eternal. Jesus is eternal (Revelation 1:8).
Flying and gifts: Santa goes into the air and gives gifts. Jesus ascends on high and gives gifts (Ephesians 4:7-8).
Coming soon: Santa shall descend from the sky. Jesus "shall descend" from the sky (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
Rewarding works: Santa gives his gifts according to whether you are good or bad. Jesus gives his gifts according to whether you are good or bad (Revelation 20:12-13).
All Seeing: Santa sees you when you are sleeping, and knows when you're awake. Jesus sees you when you are sleeping, and knows when you're awake (Proverbs 5:21).
Clothing: Santa wears red clothes. Jesus wore red clothes (Revelation 19:13).
Hair: Santa has hair white as snow. Jesus had hair "white as snow" (Revelation 1:14, Daniel 7:9).
Entering: Santa can come in though the doors are shut. Jesus can come in though the doors are shut (John 20:19).
Home: Santa’s city is in the North Pole. God’s city is in "the sides of the North" (Psalm 48:1-2, Leviticus 1:11).
Omniscient (all knowing): Santa knows if you've been bad or good. Jesus knows if you've been bad or good (Proverbs 15:3).
Omnipresence (everywhere at one time): Santa can be in one billion homes in a 24 hour period; that is eleven hundred & fifty-seven homes per second, virtually omnipresent. Jesus is omnipresent (Matthew 18:20).
Omnipotent (all powerful): Santa is powerful enough to carry presents for a billion children. That is Omnipotence. Jesus is Omnipotent (Matthew 28:18).
Ho! Ho! Ho!: Santa says, "Ho, ho, ho". Jesus says "Ho, ho" (Zechariah 2:6), and in this same verse, Jesus says, "flee from the land of the north." Also, the word "ho" appears in only three verses in the entire scripture (Ruth 4:1, Isaiah 55:1, Zechariah 2:6). Ho! Ho! Ho! Three Ho’s! Santa is trying to impersonate Christ (Matthew 24:5)!
2006-10-06 01:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa will protect us from the invading armies of Jesus when Jesus returns. The FALSE followers of Jesus have tried to paint him as if he were god, but Santa knows better, and will save us all!
2006-10-06 01:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Nicholas gave gifts to the children. (where the name Santa Claus comes from) and Jesus was given gifts upon His birth by the three wise men, of gold, frankencense and myrrh. so similarly, gifts were given.
2006-10-06 01:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by bsbllplayr216 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a recreation of the real santa claus. St. Nicholas. who did the same things as santa, but there was no flying sleigh or reindeer. and he only brought gifts around one town or sumthin.
2006-10-06 01:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by Cole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but in Germany, "St. Nicholas Day" is December 6th, and it is not connected to Christmas. (On Christmas, in Germany, Santa Claus doesn't come with gifts because he already did that on Dec. 6.)
2006-10-06 01:09:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Nicholas used to give gifts a lot. He often dropped them down chimneys while people slept! He was a Christian bishop. It is said that somebody made a carving of baby Jesus for his church, and he was very fond of this image. He was fond of children, and is said to have raised three murdered children from death. All together, he seems a suitable addition to the Christmas celebration.
2006-10-06 01:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely nothing.
Christmas stems from pagan background and like many other pagan forms of worship was fused into apostate Christianity in the fourth century CE
Based on the information provided in the scriptures,Jesus was born in October,not December.
2006-10-06 05:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by lillie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He started out as a pagan deity named nicholas the wonder worker who became cantonized as saint nicholas when the catholics couldn't get people to stop believing in him--he was celebrated during Yule, which the christians stole and renamed christmas, and the fat jolly old elf still hasn't quit fighting for his day
2006-10-06 23:31:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing.
Santa bring presents only to real kids.
2006-10-06 01:08:04 · answer #11 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋