JESUS CHRIST: OUR LORD AND SAVIOR ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE VS
SANTA CLAUS: THE COUNTERFEIT ACCORDING TO MYTH OF MEN
Has white hair like wool (Rev 1:14) 1. Has white hair like wool
Has a beard (Isaiah 50:6) 2. Has a beard
Comes in red apparel Isaiah (63:1-2) 3. Comes in red apparel
Hour of His coming is a mystery
(Luke 12:40; Mark 13:33)
Hour of his coming is a mystery
Comes from the North where He lives (Ezekiel 1:4; Psalm 48:2) 5. Comes from the North where he lives: North Pole
Is a carpenter (Mark 6:3) 6. Is a toy carpenter
Comes as a thief in the night
(Matthew 24:43-44)
Comes as a thief in the night. Even gains entrance to homes as a thief.
Omnipotent -- all powerful (Rev 19:6) 8. Omnipotent -- can deliver all the toys of the world in one night
Omniscient -- knows all (Hebrews 4:13; 1 John 3:20) 9. Omniscient -- knows if every single child has been good or bad, for the entire year
Omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-10; Ephesians 4:6; John 3:13) 10. Omnipresent -- sees when you wake or sleep. Has to be everywhere at once to be able to deliver all the toys in one short night.
Ageless, eternal (Rev 1:8; 21:6) 11. Lives forever
Lives in men (1 Cor 3:16; 2 Cor 6:16-17) 12. Lives in the hearts of children
Giver of Gifts (Ephesians 4:8) 13. Giver of Gifts
Absolute Truth (John 14:6) 14. Absolute Fable - (1 Tim 1:4; 4:7;
2 Tim 4:4)
Sits on a throne (Rev 5:1; Heb 1:8) 15. Sits on a throne
We are told to boldly go to the throne of Grace for our needs (Heb 4:16) 16. Children are bidden to approach his throne to ask for anything they want
Commands children to obey parents 17. Tells children to obey parents
Wants little children to come to Him (Mark 10:14) 18. Bids children to come unto him
Judges (Rom 14:10; Rev 20:2) 19. Judges whether you were good or bad
Everlasting Father (Isa 9:6; Heb 12:2) 20. Father Christmas
Christ Child (Matt 1:23; Luke 2:11-12) 21. Kris Kringle (means christ child)
Worthy of Prayers and Worship (Rev 5:14 Hebrews 1:6) 22. Prayers and worship to "St. Nick" by children
Lord of Hosts (Mal 3:5; Isa 8:13; Psalms 24:10) 23. Lord over a host of elves - (In Druidic religion, elves are demons or tree spirits)
God says, "Ho, ho ... (Zechariah 2:6) 24. Santa says, "Ho, ho, ho ..."
Prince of Peace, the Image of God (Isa 9:6;
Hebrews 1:3)
Symbol of World Peace, the image of the Christmas Season
God and Santa Clause are cousins. That is rich. I love it.
I miss Andy Rooney. Santa Claus is from the Bible-new to me but makes sense.
It was when I found out that Santa Claus wasn't real that I began to have doubts about god.
When I found out about Santa Claus, my world made sense. Then they took me to church and it was another 20 years before my world made sense again.