Posted by Pastor Decker | Posted in Biblical Answers | Posted on 01-12-2009
Christmas is almost here. It is a time of fond memories for most of us. Everyone has their Christmas traditions. Many we carried over from our childhood, and some we came up with ourselves when we had families of our own. However, one tradition that needs to die in Christianity is the hypocrisy of believing we are keeping Christ in Christmas while telling our children that their gifts came from Santa. I know that what I am about to say will probably ruffle some feathers, but it needs to be said. We so often get in a mold of thinking things are “harmless fun” that we do not see the significance or severity of those things.
Before you turn me off, please continue reading and consider some of the points I will try to make in this post. I am not the kind of person to bring someone dressed up like Santa in front of kids and pretend to shoot him…that doesn’t teach anything about the issue. (I do know of someone who has…it was a stupid thing to do!) However, I do want to lay out a few very simple and yet spiritual principles to this subject that should open our eyes to the seriousness of this issue. I know that many people see this as a ridiculous fight over a trivial matter, but as you will see if you continue reading, I believe it is much more than trivial. Satan has sold us a bill of goods wrapped up in cute and “harmless” Christmas paper, and we have accepted the gift.