Christians - Why is it that some of you consider telling your children "little white lies" is ok?

Question

I am a Christian. I have a concern with parents telling kids this so-called little white lies. Consider the tooth fairy, boogie man, or the biggest lie of all ... Santa Claus. Ok, parents tell their kids that lying is wrong well, why are parents lying to their children. If you tell your children these lies, how do expect them to believe you when you tell them there is a Jesus. Please explain.

Or, to believe that there is a God. I think this causes doubt and rightfully so.

A child doesn't know any more than what you tell them. If you never lie to them in the first place, they want be hurt in the end. But, if you lie to them, that's when the burts comes and all the questions.

Lying to a child, ok! You mean to tell me that it's ok because they are children and that it's ok to go against the will and commandments of God. So, you being a Christian, you want be saddened by your child doubting God's or Jesus' existence.

A lie is a lie. There is NO getting around that.

Answer 1

Thank you for saying :"some of you". I think your question is a very good one. I purposefully did not tell my children about Santa Clause or the Easter bunny when they were little. The Bible says "Because they receive not the love of the truth, for this cause God shall send them strong delusion." I think these "lies" are perpetuated by the masses so they won't have to think about the birth of One who can forgive their sins, or One who was resurrected from the dead to give eternal enjoyment and Bliss in His presence. The easterbunny has its roots in pagan fertility rites. A lie is a lie is a lie. There are no "white lies". Who is "the father of lies"? Who is "The Way, the Truth and the Life"? The two can not have communion together. "Whatsoesver is not of the truth is a lie". "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin". I think you are doing a wonderful job in raising youre children by telling them the truth. It is becoming harder and harder for Christians to raise their children as day by day the forces of worldliness and anti-Christ well up in "public opinion" angainst Christian doctrine. You are doing what Jesus wants you to do. Christians in many cultures have had to undergo persecution and ridicule but it has only caused the "true church" to grow stronger, and the "little white lie" church to be exposed as what it really is: lukewarm hypocrites which Jesus said He will spew out of His mouth. Be brave, continue what you are doing. Jesus said, "they that overcome shall receive a crown of Life."
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Answer 2

You shouldn't expect your children to believe you because you tell them there is a Jesus, they should believe that there is a Jesus because they chose to, I was raised in a Christian home where I was told stories of Santa Claus, and the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy, I was also told stories of Jesus, and yes as an adult I believe in the idea of Saint Nicolas (not Santa Claus) just as much as I believe in the idea of Jesus, that it is a possibility, the one thing I am certain of is the existence of God, I feel blessed to have had the happy times at Christmas and Easter and when I lost each one of those teeth, the idea of a man I would never see in this life rewarding me for being well behaved and caring and sharing with other people taught me to be a good person, much like the idea of another man who people teach their children about that they will never see in this life..............
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"Remember, when God's Day of Judgment comes, children will be destroyed along with their parents if they are not abiding by Bible Principles."....This angers me and makes me glad that I no longer associate myself with people like you, I refuse to believe that my God would detroy any child for the actions of their parents or because they didn't follow a certain religion, It's because of things like this that I have given up on religion all together, people telling other people what God thinks and says and will do, when NONE of you KNOW, FAITH can be a wonderful blessing for some people, and it can cause some people to become so self-righteous it makes me sick

Answer 3

gonerment lies parents lie told thre god santa tooth fairy easter bunnie lost the love of my life abuses every way possible as a child dad a cop raised in cult in texas my life been rough running all my life god is destructive if he excist i lost my belife in all at 7 yrs old is no god here worlds all evil satan runs this world if ther is god he abanded us like santa and our other heros we were lied to at birth i have no life no family a lie is a lie , thank a preacher a teacher parents all my belives died when santa died 40 yrs ago now im on drugs to get thru life cause lies think befor you speak to your kids if you a christian. keep your mouth shut that why you dot lie.just my appion

Answer 4

There is nothing wrong with telling children about Santa, Tooth Fair, or the Easter Bunny at long at you tell them the that these are fairy tales. Our child learn about this and she grew up fine. She was Saved at the age of 8 and is now a will adjusted young lady with a child of her own. The boogie man is another story. We never did try to scare our daughter in anyway.

Answer 5

My parents let my brother(who is five) hear it from others,he heard about Santa from other kids and his relatives.We haven't done anything to stop his belief,because the belief of a Fat man bringing him presents makes him happy. As for things concerning God,my family is a "Christian " family.We know that there will be a time in his life when he can make a choice of what to believe.For now,we are helping him along until he reaches that point.I have made my choice,and I chose Christianity.He might now go down a different path(although I wish he wouldn't),and when he comes to that,we,his family,will be there for him.

Answer 6

I don't consider these little white lies. Children have very active imaginations whether we tell them such things exists or not. Some make up their own imaginary friends. Who are we to take the fantasy life away from a child? Telling a child that something only exists if you can prove it stifles their creativity. They will experience enough reality as an adult. There has never been any harm in a child believing in the tooth-fairy or Santa.

I believed in such things and I don't hate my parents for lying to me.

Answer 7

Depends at the problem...Last Christmas, while my son used to be five, he requested if Santa used to be truly. I informed him that Santa used to be certainly truly, and that I even had Santa's mobilephone quantity within the North Pole. When my son used to be misbehaving, I informed him that I'd name Santa and inform him to not convey my son any offers. It labored good, and my son used to be on his great conduct...till December 26, lol. Anyway, Santa is a kind of matters that we will allow the children assume approximately...and we will have to simply cross alongside. Telling white lies approximately Santa's mobilephone quantity and such are adequate in my view, considering the fact that I wish to allow my youngsters suppose in Santa, and it helped them behave bigger. But a few white lies are useless. Like the only approximately the drain within the bathtub...probably simply inform him to get out of the tub considering the fact that it is time to get dried off so there will likely be time for a tale earlier than mattress. White lies often have penalties, just like the folic acid lie...it might get relatively dangerous in case your son took a number of pills simply considering the fact that he desired to have a little one in his belly. For that problem, I'd simply say that they are mommy's particular remedy and might make him in poor health if he ate a few. So often white lies are crucial, however it is so much bigger to restrict them and inform the reality. :)

Answer 8

Most parents today lie to their children. From Santa Claus, tooth fairy, telling them there is no God, etc. The scriptures tells us the originator.

Genesis tells us the account of the serpent [Satan the Devil] told a "lie" and deceived Eve saying that if she ate off the tree of knowledge that she was bound to be like God. She listened and suffered the consequences along with Adam, which was death and everlasting destruction in Ghenna [look it up for yourselves].

John 8:44 tells us who the originator of lies is. "You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. That one was a manslayer when he bagan, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of the lie."

Therefore, a lie is a lie. No matter how small or large it is. The purpose of lying to to cover the truth. When people lie, they do not want you to know the truth.

Parents need to set and be an example to their children in everything because the children watch everything their parents do. When anyone lies, it is hard to decipher the truth. Parents are not what they used to be. Some are out there for themselves and misguide their children.

Remember, when God's Day of Judgment comes, children will be destroyed along with their parents if they are not abiding by Bible Principles.

Answer 9

Goodness....what happened to childhood! I'm sorry but I'm a mother of two that grew up will all of those things. I'm not christian now so maybe I dont see things the way you all do, but come on. There is a certain magic to childhood and all of those are apart of that, who are you to go up and deprive a child of imaginative characters like that. Eventually they figure things out, I'm sorry but i see no harm in it! Yall need to relax a little bit in my opinion.

As far as telling them about Jesus later, normally you tell them about that as they are going through this stage anyway in Bible school and what not. When they as if Jesus is real, tell them the beliefs of your religion. The child is going to choose thier own religion eventually anyway, weather it is yours or not. I'm not saying Athiest but maybe your Catholic and they become Luthern or some other denomination. Eventually they will choose that on their own and that is something as parents people need to accept. I guess all I am saying is that I dont think that telling small children this stuff is going to effect their faith.

Answer 10

I think it's because many feel that children should not know certain things. It's like telling a 6 year old that babies come from a stork. A 6 year old should not know how babies are really made. They also do not want to ruin their child's childhood by telling them Santa Clause, the toothfairy, or the Easter Bunny Rabbit, do not exist. They would want their child(ren), to find out for themselves, or stop believing. They just want their child to have a normal, healthy childhood.