Is Jesus Christ real in your life, or is He no more than an image of your imagination?
We must admit that Santa Claus and Easter Bunny have great power.
Created in the 20th century, these two animated characters have accomplished everything they were invented and sent forth to do: to rob Christ of His glory---
To rob Christ of the glory of His birth
as well as to rob Christ of the glory of His resurrection.
In the minds of little children, adults have done an excellent job of teaching them to believe in Santa Claus and Easter Bunny---while ignoring the teaching of Christ.
To be honest,
Do you know more about Santa Claus than you know about Christ?
Do you know more about Easter Bunny than you know about Christ?
If this is true (and if you will be honest) would it be fair to say that Christ is a stranger to you? That He is a stranger because you have never met Him? Because you have never met Him you have no desire to know Him better? Because Christ is not real to you, is this why you have never told your children about Him? After all, what would you tell your children about a stranger?
Is it also possible that the same people who taught you about Santa Claus and Easter Bunny are the same people who taught you about Christ? And because Santa Claus and Easter are images in your imagination, would it be fair to say that Christ is also no more than an image in your imagination?
"Will a man rob God?" (Malachi 3: 8)
To answer the question, yes, a man will rob God.
As long as people devote their attention and affection to Santa Claus and Easter Bunny, instead of Christ, they will not devote their attention and affection to Christ, for Christ, to them, is an image and not real. For in their minds they see three images: Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Christ.
In so doing, they will rob Christ of the glory of His birth as well as rob Christ of the glory of His resurrection.
We must admit that Santa Claus and Easter Bunny have great power.
Created in the 20th century, these two animated characters have accomplished everything they were invented and sent forth to do: to rob Christ of His glory---
To rob Christ of the glory of His birth
as well as to rob Christ of the glory of His resurrection.
In the minds of little children, adults have done an excellent job of teaching them to believe in Santa Claus and Easter Bunny---while ignoring the teaching of Christ.
To be honest,
Do you know more about Santa Claus than you know about Christ?
Do you know more about Easter Bunny than you know about Christ?
If this is true (and if you will be honest) would it be fair to say that Christ is a stranger to you? That He is a stranger because you have never met Him? Because you have never met Him you have no desire to know Him better? Because Christ is not real to you, is this why you have never told your children about Him? After all, what would you tell your children about a stranger?
Is it also possible that the same people who taught you about Santa Claus and Easter Bunny are the same people who taught you about Christ? And because Santa Claus and Easter are images in your imagination, would it be fair to say that Christ is also no more than an image in your imagination?
"Will a man rob God?" (Malachi 3: 8)
To answer the question, yes, a man will rob God.
As long as people devote their attention and affection to Santa Claus and Easter Bunny, instead of Christ, they will not devote their attention and affection to Christ, for Christ, to them, is an image and not real. For in their minds they see three images: Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Christ.
In so doing, they will rob Christ of the glory of His birth as well as rob Christ of the glory of His resurrection.
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