# Santa Claus and Satan's Cause - Jesus Christ vs Santa Claus Smackdown! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-and-satans-cause-jesus-christ-vs-santa-claus-smackdown/333314 "2005-11-30T02:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-and-satans-cause-jesus-christ-vs-santa-claus-smackdown/333314/1 "2005-11-30T02:00:50Z")
[Santa Claus and Satan’s Cause](http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/SantaClause.html) Coincidences? I think not! > [@](#): > > The modern-day Santa Claus is an American version of Saint Nicholas, a fourth century Roman Catholic bishop from Asia Minor who was noted for his good deeds and gift giving. This tradition first spread throughout Europe, and then found its way to America by the early Dutch settlers. > > ## Since God’s word warns us to BEWARE of tradition (Col. 2:8), we shouldn’t be surprised to find the Devil right in the middle of the world’s most celebrated holiday. Lucifer’s desire has always been to dethrone God and exalt himself (Isa. 14:12-15). He desires worship (Luke 4:7; II Ths. 2:3-4). Perhaps you’ve never thought of it, but please note how Satan robs the Lord Jesus Christ of His glory by spreading the Santa Claus tradition… > > SANTA IS ETERNAL > A child knows nothing of his beginning. To a child, Santa has just always existed. > > JESUS CHRIST IS ETERNAL > “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” (Rev. 1:8) > > * * * > > SANTA LIVES IN THE NORTH > Tradition holds that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, a place ABOVE the rest of us. > > JESUS CHRIST LIVES IN THE NORTH > “Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.” (Psa. 48:2) > > * * * > > SANTA WEARS RED CLOTHING > Santa wears a red furry suit. > > JESUS CHRIST WEARS RED CLOTHING > “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” (Rev. 19:13) > > * * * > > SANTA HAS WHITE HAIR > Santa is always pictured as an old man with white hair like wool. > > JESUS CHRIST HAS WHITE HAIR > “His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;” (Rev. 1:14) > > * * * > > SANTA FLIES AROUND GIVING GIFTS > Santa has the ability to defy the laws of gravity and fly around giving gifts to people. > > JESUS CHRIST ASCENDED AND GAVE GIFTS UNTO MEN > “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” (Eph. 4:7-8) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-and-satans-cause-jesus-christ-vs-santa-claus-smackdown/333314/2 "2005-11-30T02:08:51Z")
You know, I grew up in a strict Catholic home, and my grandparents never tried to pull that crap on me, or anyone for that matter. What the hell is wrong with people, even when strict Catholics don’t believe that? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-and-satans-cause-jesus-christ-vs-santa-claus-smackdown/333314/3 "2005-11-30T03:03:14Z")
I read that link. Some people have way too much spare time on their hands and not enough brainpower to do anything constructive with it.