I have heard people say as a child they were told about Santa and the Easter Bunny and now they see God as a fairy tale also......
2007-11-28 08:29:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I ever have Children, I'll tell them that Christmas is about God's incarnation on earth in the person of Jesus Christ..
Easter is about the ressurection, and new life that we have in him...
Santa and the easter bunny will never be mentioned in my home....
2007-11-28 08:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by John[nottheapostle] 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My children know about Santa and the Easter Bunny. You can't live in today's society with being bombarded by it. But, we have taught them the true meaning of Christmas and Easter. They know that we celebrate Christmas to thank God for the birth of Jesus. They know that Jesus died on the Cross to pay for our sins, and rose again on the third day, which is why we celebrate Easter. Ask either my three year old or my six year old about Salvation, and they will tell you that without Jesus in your heart, when you die, you are going to the devil and not Heaven. They understand. Santa and the Easter Bunny are just for fun, like Dora or Blue's Clues.
2007-11-28 08:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Splinter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a strange type of mind they have to conclude such things. They obviously haven't used logic very often. I knew about both, my kids did too, and when its handled proper they come to love you for being their magic maker on those holidays; they learn the love that goes into it and join in the fun. They learn the real stories about Jesus, and about Saint Nicholas, about the resurrection and the life after death; the symbolism of the egg and the importance of Easter. No room there for bitter endings like saying they don't believe in God because their parents loved them so much they did some stuff that seemed magical when they were small. I think there is an IQ problem with those who can't "let go" and then conclude there is no God.
2007-11-28 08:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello:
Well here is the thing, lies are easier than the real answer. I don't know is an answer that parents probably don't like to give because it will either poke a hole in their armor or lead to further discussion which they don't want.
The thing about lies is that if they are the foundation of anything...well the foundation crumbles as soon as the lies unravel.
In a lot of ways I am willing to bet children can wrap their minds around the mystery that is God better than adults can.
I hope this helps
Rev Phil
2007-11-28 08:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Phil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greetings to you and may you be blessed.....I feel that we who worship God Almighty and profess to be christians(followers of Jesus) need to reexamine our doctrines. It is sad that we want to be with Jesus but join the unfruitfull works of darkness in God's church. We can be hyprocrital before the world and they laugh at us even here. How can the church of christ which is the pillar and ground of the truth be double tongued. Either we are going to uphold truth which is apart of Jesus or a lies which is of the devil. We are only decieving our children and ourselves. Why don't we just come clean and say it is a tradition from idolatry(pagan) .Passed down generation to generation and it is falsehood and the only good thing about it is Jesus. If we can not change the world fine but we can change the thiking in the church. With respect to many that are unaware and perhaps some see a chance to wittness than that should be all. No lies, no trees, just the need to give gifts with out commerce and reconize he was born our savior. Not on the 25th of December or any other pagan time of festivals. If I need to give just a few scriptures as proof to back up what I am saying here it is...The rest you can research on the enternet..(1) Isaiah 56:8-11 (prophetic book;) Yet will I gather others to him /gentiles.... His watchmen are blind...shepards that can not understand.. (2)Jeremiah 10:1-5 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaks house of Israel....Learn not the way of the heathen...For the custom of the people is vain...They deck it with silver and gold... (3) Jeremiah 23:16,20 ,25, 26,30,32(prophetic book;)Thus saith the Lord, hearken not unto to them...Behold I am against them that prophesy false dreams... they cause my people to err by their lies...They shall not profit this people at all saith the Lord.(4) Matthew 6:7-8( Jesus's testimony;) As the heathen do...Be not like unto them..(5) Luke 21:8 (Jesus's prophecy of last days;)Take heed that you be not decieved..for many false prophets shall arise and decieve many. (6) 2 thessalonians 2:3 (Paul's epistle:)Let no man decieve you by any means... So either it is, Thus says the Lord or our vain traditions of falsehood(lies) and my answer is NO!.
2007-11-28 09:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by princecurtis7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told the truth about Christmas - that it's about Jesus' birth, and that my presents came from my Mum and Dad. I always knew Father Christmas (as in the guy in a red suit invented by coca-cola, who flies in a sleigh with reindeer) is a myth. As for the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, the idea of them always seemed ridculous.
The truth was always told in my house - even if it was difficult. That's how I know my parents didn't lie to me about their faith, and it has enabled me to have a faith of my own.
2007-11-28 08:55:19 · answer #6 · answered by Purple_ giraffe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told about Santa, the Easter Bunny and other childhood icons but God was not among them as He is GOD. And it is not a "lie" He is real. Of course, if you choose NOT to believe, that is your prerogative. Also children see God as however their own parents describe Him; if they do not believe in God and tell their children He is a fairytale, that is what they will believe until they get older.
2007-11-28 08:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Santa Claus is not a lie. Saint Nicholas of Myra was a 4th century Catholic (i.e. Christian) bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatolia, now in Turkey. Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes. He was very religious from an early age and devoted his life entirely to Christianity. In Europe (more precisely the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Germany) he is still portrayed as a bearded bishop in canonical robes. The relics of St. Nicholas were transported to Bari in southern Italy by some enterprising Italian merchants.
He is alive, as are all who die in God's friendship.
I believe in Santa Claus, because he is real. He lives in heaven, as do all who have died in God's frienship.
2007-11-28 08:32:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
No. It would do the opposite. God teaches that lying is wrong, and lying to children to help them believe in God would set a bad example.
2007-11-28 08:36:00 · answer #9 · answered by Neilio 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree consisting of your sister and your Mum. You have been incorrect because of the fact the mum and dad of the three twelve months old of course prefer their daughter to have a non secular initiate in lifestyles and whilst somebody comes alongside and blatantly says that, the youngster recollects the damaging assertion because of the fact she has not yet been taught to have faith in God. do not take God far flung from the youngster formerly she has even heard approximately Him will you?
2016-10-09 21:40:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋