Comments on: Why You Should Outgrow Jesus http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/06/why-you-should-outgrow-jesus/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:53:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/06/why-you-should-outgrow-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-68 MInTheGap Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:52:46 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=477#comment-68 Thanks for the nice comments! I thought it funny, in a way, that while we were out looking for a Christmas tree last year they had a man in a Santa suit and my kids were afraid of him! I like the ability to have my children realize that their parents love them like Christ loves them through being honest with them. There's nothing wrong with make-believe, but why make a child go through the whole process of finding out what they believed in was not real... That could be tragic! Thanks for the nice comments! I thought it funny, in a way, that while we were out looking for a Christmas tree last year they had a man in a Santa suit and my kids were afraid of him! I like the ability to have my children realize that their parents love them like Christ loves them through being honest with them. There’s nothing wrong with make-believe, but why make a child go through the whole process of finding out what they believed in was not real… That could be tragic!

]]> By: Bethany http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/06/why-you-should-outgrow-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Bethany Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:40:30 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=477#comment-65 I know a few people who "do" the Santa Claus thing and they manage it pretty well. My family, for one does not do Santa Claus. We may color his picture but we always "pretend" Santa. And we do not have Santa give our children gifts. All gifts are given by family members(from Dad, from Mom, from Aunt so and so, etc.) Neither my husband or I grew up believing in Santa and we had wonderful, delightful childhoods! Some people act like we are basically denying our children a right by not forcing Santa down their throats...but we have concerns similar to the ones you've mentioned. Even though I know plenty of families who've handled the Santa issue and their children have done wonderfully in accepting Jesus as real and Santa as pretend when they finally found out the truth, we've just decided not to risk it. Besides, our children don't really miss it at all! They still love Christmas but look at is as Jesus' Birthday more than they would if the focus was on Jolly Ole Saint Nick! Nice post. I'm enjoying your blog! I know a few people who “do” the Santa Claus thing and they manage it pretty well. My family, for one does not do Santa Claus. We may color his picture but we always “pretend” Santa. And we do not have Santa give our children gifts. All gifts are given by family members(from Dad, from Mom, from Aunt so and so, etc.)

Neither my husband or I grew up believing in Santa and we had wonderful, delightful childhoods! Some people act like we are basically denying our children a right by not forcing Santa down their throats…but we have concerns similar to the ones you’ve mentioned.

Even though I know plenty of families who’ve handled the Santa issue and their children have done wonderfully in accepting Jesus as real and Santa as pretend when they finally found out the truth, we’ve just decided not to risk it. Besides, our children don’t really miss it at all! They still love Christmas but look at is as Jesus’ Birthday more than they would if the focus was on Jolly Ole Saint Nick!

Nice post. I’m enjoying your blog!

]]> By: veracity http://www.minthegap.com/2006/07/06/why-you-should-outgrow-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-60 veracity Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:07:55 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=477#comment-60 I won't do Santa Claus in my house either. Too dangerous to a blessing's (that's child, for anyone unfamiliar with that phrase) trust and their soul. Unfortunately, the trend in Christendom today is to be more and more like the world, instead of being less like them. I won’t do Santa Claus in my house either. Too dangerous to a blessing’s (that’s child, for anyone unfamiliar with that phrase) trust and their soul.

Unfortunately, the trend in Christendom today is to be more and more like the world, instead of being less like them.

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