Santa Claus is an invention out of the imagination of people, and as the story of Santa Claus is told to little children, the imaginations of children are opened to believe in a world of fantasy and make-believe in the character of Santa Claus.
At a certain time of life, however, children experience a great awakening when they discover the truth about Santa Claus: that Santa Claus is not real, that he is only a myth, or a fairytale.
Like Santa Claus, religion is also an invention of the imagination of people, and as the story of religion is told to little children, the imaginations of children are opened to believe in a world of fantasy and make-believe as children believe in the god, or gods and goddesses, of religion. To them, their religion is real, and so are the images of their religion that are made with the hands of men---such as sculptors from rocks or trees, paintings, portraits, and trinkets of jewelry, and they bow to worship the images of the gods of their religion. They can also believe that dead people can be elevated to the arena of diety, or as saints, and therefore dead people can now receive and answer prayers.
To little children, religion is real, and not a myth or a fairytale such as the story of Santa Claus.
Unlike Santa Claus, however, many people of religion never experience a great awakening and come out of the world of imagination as they continue to believe in the myth and fairytale of their religion all the days of their lives, even to the day of their deaths.
To people of religion, the story of their religion is not a myth or a fairytale. Their god or gods are real, not imagined. Their prayers to dead people are real, not imagined. Their ministers and priests, whom they believe are holy people, are actually holy people in their own minds. Their belief in a god-man, such as "God in the flesh" or "Christ in the flesh", are real and not imagined.
To people of religion, the Holy Bible is a story of myth and fairtytale.
To people of religion, God's creation story, as told in the book of Genesis of the Holy Bible, never happened. And likewise the story of Noah's flood never happened, the parting of the Red Sea never happened, the resurrection of Christ from death never happened, and to believe that Christ will come again is simply not true---to people of religion.
To people of religion, man knows best what is best for man, and if man believes that gods of the universe rule the world, then this must be true: and not fantasy or make-believe. And if man believes that certain men can be god, or even gods, then this must be true.
Even in certain Christian religions, Christ is simply a figurine---no more than an image in their imaginations, and not to be worshipped as one of their gods, and not to be prayed to as they pray to dead people, or as they pray to images within their religion.
To people of religion, Christ is considered to be the enemy because people of religion have their faith in their religion and they do not want to be disturbed or distracted.
To people of religion, to be saved by Christ, or to be born again in Christ, is an intrusion to them within their religion. They want to be left alone to worship their gods and goddesses and images.
Children of Santa Claus grow up, mature, and, because of a great awakening, they come out of the world of fantasy and make-believe and cease to believe in Santa Claus.
People of religion, however, never grow up, they never mature, and they remain as children of religion all the days of their lives. Many of them never experience a great awakening, at which time they could abandon their faith in religion in order to believe in Christ Jesus the Lord. On the contrary, they cling to their religion, they remain captives of religion, and they continue to believe in a world of fantasy and make-believe from the imaginations of people.
Please remember that it was religious people who wanted Jesus to die, and it was religious people who crucified the Lord.
What does God say about imagination?
the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. (Genesis 8: 21)
At a certain time of life, however, children experience a great awakening when they discover the truth about Santa Claus: that Santa Claus is not real, that he is only a myth, or a fairytale.
Like Santa Claus, religion is also an invention of the imagination of people, and as the story of religion is told to little children, the imaginations of children are opened to believe in a world of fantasy and make-believe as children believe in the god, or gods and goddesses, of religion. To them, their religion is real, and so are the images of their religion that are made with the hands of men---such as sculptors from rocks or trees, paintings, portraits, and trinkets of jewelry, and they bow to worship the images of the gods of their religion. They can also believe that dead people can be elevated to the arena of diety, or as saints, and therefore dead people can now receive and answer prayers.
To little children, religion is real, and not a myth or a fairytale such as the story of Santa Claus.
Unlike Santa Claus, however, many people of religion never experience a great awakening and come out of the world of imagination as they continue to believe in the myth and fairytale of their religion all the days of their lives, even to the day of their deaths.
To people of religion, the story of their religion is not a myth or a fairytale. Their god or gods are real, not imagined. Their prayers to dead people are real, not imagined. Their ministers and priests, whom they believe are holy people, are actually holy people in their own minds. Their belief in a god-man, such as "God in the flesh" or "Christ in the flesh", are real and not imagined.
To people of religion, the Holy Bible is a story of myth and fairtytale.
To people of religion, God's creation story, as told in the book of Genesis of the Holy Bible, never happened. And likewise the story of Noah's flood never happened, the parting of the Red Sea never happened, the resurrection of Christ from death never happened, and to believe that Christ will come again is simply not true---to people of religion.
To people of religion, man knows best what is best for man, and if man believes that gods of the universe rule the world, then this must be true: and not fantasy or make-believe. And if man believes that certain men can be god, or even gods, then this must be true.
Even in certain Christian religions, Christ is simply a figurine---no more than an image in their imaginations, and not to be worshipped as one of their gods, and not to be prayed to as they pray to dead people, or as they pray to images within their religion.
To people of religion, Christ is considered to be the enemy because people of religion have their faith in their religion and they do not want to be disturbed or distracted.
To people of religion, to be saved by Christ, or to be born again in Christ, is an intrusion to them within their religion. They want to be left alone to worship their gods and goddesses and images.
Children of Santa Claus grow up, mature, and, because of a great awakening, they come out of the world of fantasy and make-believe and cease to believe in Santa Claus.
People of religion, however, never grow up, they never mature, and they remain as children of religion all the days of their lives. Many of them never experience a great awakening, at which time they could abandon their faith in religion in order to believe in Christ Jesus the Lord. On the contrary, they cling to their religion, they remain captives of religion, and they continue to believe in a world of fantasy and make-believe from the imaginations of people.
Please remember that it was religious people who wanted Jesus to die, and it was religious people who crucified the Lord.
What does God say about imagination?
the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. (Genesis 8: 21)
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