why is it that the bible says we shouldn't lie.people tell there kids there is a Santa?

Question

to the person who said children should be aloud to be children.are you saying without lieing about santa that children cant be aloud to be children.

Answer 1

People should not tell their kids there is a Santa. Because there is not one! I think many like the idea of exictement in their child- but it does bring false hope. My kids know the meaning of Christmas- and when they hear about Santa, they know it is not true- but they laugh anyway- when my parents mention him....even though we do not do Santa- they of course will hear about him all over the place. I am just glad they know the real reason we celebrate Christmas.

Answer 2

Yes you are right we should not lie....ever. One of the problems is you tell your children there is a Santa, Easter bunny, tooth fairy etc. when they find out about these they also question if you lied about God. Find out about the history of the holidays. For example St. Nick was a real person that left gifts and food at night on peoples doorsteps. This evolved into what we see Santa as today. Children are smart and can enjoy "Santa" experience even though they know he is not around today. Even better let them be Santa and secretly give food and or gifts to someone in need.

Answer 3

The Bible does say people shouldn't lie, and people do lie to children about Santa. Let's take a look at this.

What is Santa, but the apotheosis of materialism and legalism? He's not christian. He brings you things if you've been good--i.e., if you have behaved in a manner that others approve of. In reality, Santa brings you things whether you've been good or not. What does this teach, except a sort of arbitrary morality where it is expected you will do what powerful others tell you to do; but, that in the right circumstances, people will avert their eyes from your naughtiness and you'll get the goods anyway.

Is Santa in the Bible? Don't you think that any Christian worthy of the name should defend their faith from this mixture of nature-worship, gift-worship, elf worship, and Santa worship? If children are young enough to understand Santa, they are old enough to understand Jesus Christ. Christians should be teaching their children only the latter.

Why do people lie? So they can get their way, so they can get away with stuff, while still appearing like a "good person" to others. God says this is bad behavior, because it confuses people and can cause them to lose faith. Santa is false hope, but he's easier to understand than Jesus to many. And like I've pointed out, no matter how we threaten our children, Santa gives gifts no matter how you've behaved. This is not a christian message. Santa is a bunch of lies, so it's no surprise that people lie about Santa. There's no other way to have a relationship with Santa other than to be a liar about it. People only lie when they're trying to get away with something, almost always something bad.

But you don't have to be a curmudgeon about Christmas if you're a Christian. Tell your children that you believe in Jesus, not Santa Claus. Tell your children that what Jesus gave us, eternal life and God's love, is such a huge deal that all the non-Christians in the world wanted to get on it too, even if what they're doing is mixed up. And go ahead and celebrate Jesus birth.

Then celebrate a holy and dignified Christian Christmas: Read Bible stories to your children. Display Christian behavior. Give gifts, explaining that they are small tokens and representations of the huge gifts that God gives us through his son Jesus Christ. Sing songs and celebrate your faith and your God with a little more gusto than you usually do. Eat some special foods. Jesus celebrated weddings and holy days, and we know nothing more special or holy than Jesus. God is worth a dignified celebration.

Leave the asherah pole (Christmas tree) in the lot. Decorate your house with something pretty and simple if you'd like, but lay off the symbols. Teach your children (and yourself) that Christmas and God and Jesus are in your heart, not "out there," and keep the Lord at the center of your celebration.

God bless you with honesty, with a testimony of Jesus, and with a joyous celebration of Jesus' birth, life, sacrifice and resurrection.

Answer 4

Ahhh, here's the truth.
The was a Santa Clause, except he wasn't called that.

There was a man and he lived in a small village in Europe. He was a priest, and he gave so much to the villagers, raising gifts for the children. Saint Nicolas, something-or-other.

But he was a real man, and then the story, changed a little. But our Santa Clause comes from that priest who did good at Christmastime for the children of the village.

So, if your child asks "is there really a Santa Clause", you can tell them that we celebrate the giving of Saint Nick, by reinacting the whole Santa Clause story, and yes, at one time there was a "Santa Clause".

Of course, he didn't come down chimneys and ride a sleigh and reindeer.

But, that is where we get our story of Santa Clause. It was after a real man.

Lying? Perhaps. But, I told my kids the truth, and they celebrated Santa Clause anyway, in remembrance of Saint Nick.

Answer 5

There is a "Santa Claus". His name was Nicholas, and he was one of the Nicean Fathers in the fourth century who help to form much of Catholic and Orthodox Christian beliefs for the next 1200 years. There are more churches dedicated to "Saint Nicholas" then any other Christian saint. He is "the" saint of the Orthodox church.

Over time, there have been many legends and fables attached to his name, and it has been slurred from Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus. But he was a real person. Someone who loved Christ very much, and was famous for his generousity and gifts to those in needs.

It is somehow fitting that at the time when we are worshipping the birth of the Christ he loved, that gifts should still be given in his name.

Answer 6

There is a Santa. Santa is the spirit of Christmas and what is good in all of us. If you believe that, then you are not lying. However, raise your children as YOU see fit, but Santa will still deliver presents at my house until I'm old and gray.

Answer 7

I think that the Lord wants you to have faith, love, hope, and compassion in your life. I think that people telling their kids there is a Santa is about letting your kids enjoy just being a kid and having some excitement and joy that fits their age group....can you really explain "life" to a 3 year old.....I mean really??? I definitely think that you teach about Christ and Christmas when you know that your child is ready....but what is wrong with your child believing in something for a little while that brings sheer enjoyment in their life. Why take that away....don't we have enough taken away from of us in the course of our lives?? I will keep telling my 3 year old there is a Santa because it brings her joy.....and that is what a parent wants most of all! She knows about baby Jesus and she doesn't get confused..............parents tell their children "stories" because they need to give them the joys that the cruel world takes away....for just 1 day...............I think the Lord understands!

Answer 8

It's not just Santa, we tell our kids about St. Nick. We talk about Santa's helpers. We also teach our children about Jesus's birth. We encourage them to give, not just take.

Answer 9

We need to tell kinds that Santa is a story and not lie to them and say that he is real.

Answer 10

That's not true, by the way, about "lying."

The Eighth Commandment says, "Thou shalt not bear false witness." It's not the same thing as an absolute prohibition against each and every kind of lie, especially when the falsehood is not harmful and in fact might enrich the hearer.

(Assuming, that is, that myths and fables count as falsehoods at all. Jesus liked to tell stories that he called parables, which the listeners always understood to be not literal accounts. Santa contains elements of myth and fable, not particularly intended to be deceptive, but to teach lessons about joy and generosity.)

Another kind of permissible lie goes something like this: Suppose you ran past me heading west. A minute later, a badman waving a gun asks me,which way did you go. "East," I tell him. It's a lie, but is it wrong? Would it have been better for me to tell the truth, resulting in your murder?