How do Christians deal with Santa Claus ?

[unprofitable]

According to scripture, all Christians are saints.

peace to you

I agree. It is their doctrine that they decide who is a saint and by their criteria that I disagree.

They certainly will not apply the term to any of us as Baptists.

 

[Salty]

There are a number of issues. One, they came to a house, not the manger. Second, their number being 3, represent the number of type of gifts that were brought. Not the number of wise men that brought said gifts. Thirdly, they were not kings.

did not come to the manger - and that is one of the points -
In the Nativity scenes - we do see the Kings - (aka wise men)
We are told of 3 gifts - but we assume there are 3 men
So by what we say and/or do - if our kids think that there were
only three - who came to the manger
would that be considered lying to our children?

 

[canadyjd]

I agree. It is their doctrine that they decide who is a saint and by their criteria that I disagree.

They certainly will not apply the term to any of us as Baptists.

Oh, I don’t know. They might. I think they decreed in one of their counsels that all Christians are Catholic whether they know it or not.

peace to you

 

[37818]

only three - who came to the manger
would that be considered lying to our children?

Yes. Shepards came to the manager. At least a year later. When Jesus was a young child at a house when He was brought the three types of gifts.

 

[Salty]

Yes. Shepards came to the manager. At least a year later. When Jesus was a young child at a house when He was brought the three types of gifts.

Not talking about the shepherds

 

[unprofitable]

They only call a few of their own kind saints.

 

[Marooncat79]

So, are we telling our kids a white lie when we read "Little Red Riding Hood" or the "Three Little Pigs" to our kids?

Nope. Not at all

 

[Marooncat79]

Just another synergy thing for the church ie Super Bowl, Easter egg hunts, Santa Claus at church

 

[rockytopva]

I don't mind the world referring to an old Christian saint... Remembering also what it is all about..

 

[37818]

Not talking about the shepherds

Then we are no longer talking about the manger or a new born. Matthew 2:11, ". . . they were come into the house, they saw the young child . . . ."

 

[37818]

The historical events in Matthew 2 :1c-23 take place between ". . . when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, . . ." and ". . . they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth . . ." in Luke's account.