I am so sad

Out here in North America, we have something a bit different on Christmas. We say that Santa Claus goes from house to house, coming down the chimney to bring us gifts for the 25th. We learn when we are kids, that Santa isn't real, and that it's just our parents doing it. what you have to realize now, is that Jesus isn't real. Around the age of the crucifixion, there were hundreds of thousands of people who were brutalized and crucified in that same way, and they came up with the tale of Jesus, to fight back against their government, who they saw as suppressing the people. The vast majority of stories in the bible, both old and new testament, come from older religious stories. A boy being born of a virgin at the winter solstice who grew up to be a carpenter before leading the masses against the tyrants, and dying for the people without any sins, is a common story told from long before Christianity. Even the ancient egyptians used loads of pieces that turned into the story of Jesus. Realizing that Jesus isn't coming to your house to give you gifts at the winter solstice should make you take a step back, and think. What else about the story of Jesus is fictional? You shouldn't let fiction lead your life, you should try and help the people around you, for them, and for yourself.

It was only your parents who told you that Jesus would be bringing the gifts, and I'm afraid they fell down there. But there are a lot more people who tell you that Jesus loves you sufficiently to offer you repentance and saving faith in Him, which He bought on the cross for those who would truly believe in Him. Disappointment in your parents is not a good reason for disbelieving everybody else, and if it were, it is certainly not a good enough reason for disbelieving the Bible. Please read John's Gospel carefully.

Dear friend, why would your experience leave you disappointed in Jesus? Should you not have been disappointed in your parents, who like so many other parents, didn't tell you the truth? John 3:16 King James Version (KJV)16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Can you not see the depth of God's love in that statement? Jesus sacrificed his human life for us, surely both God and Jesus must love us deeply!

I use to believed in Santa Claus when I was a kid, and have it known as I grow up. I never introduce the same belief to my kids when I have my own kids, I do not want them to believed in make belief. Regarding Jesus Christ and the reason why HE has to die- it is because GOD wants to set an example of "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" to us. How great it is for our GOD to sacrifice HIS own son, HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON- to be crucified, humiliated by human (human who are created by GOD Himself). There is NO QUESTION- "How GOD love HIS creation" for giving HIS son and watching HIS son enduring all those pain and humiliation. GOD loves you, that is why until now you are breathing- isn't it enough to prove of HIS LOVE unto you?

Hi sabado_dc Are you really from Philippines? Because I am from Phils too. And as I recall in my childhood, my parents did not told me that it was Jesus bringing gifts but Santa Claus. And Dec 24 is also in the anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ on the 25th. As for your view about Jesus not loving you and God not loving His son well I have a different opinion. Jesus does love you, just look into yourself and how sometimes things gets worst and somehow you were able to manage to rise above it. God loves Jesus that was why He gave up his own son to be our redeemer and send a message of love. Do you remember that song? Tell the world of His love. Listen to it. I is a nice song and reminds me of my childhood. I hope you make peace with Jesus someday :D Take care!

As this topic is very sensitive I will do my best to answer in a manner that will not offend anyone here. The reason for teaching young children about such things as Santa Claus, the Easter bunny or Jesus in your case that brings you gifts; is a effort on the parents part in order to teach their children good moral values. In essence the lesson is that if you are good person then you will be rewarded for your good deeds. "Do good things and good things will happen to you." As we get older and begin to understand more about life and the true nature of people we get discouraged by what we learn. Our beliefs are challenged more and more as time moves on. It is up to us to learn how to cope with life as well as alter our beliefs to coincidence with the new knowledge that we have ascertained. Our morals and ethics are derived from our meanderings. People in general are good in their nature, although there are those that are oblivious to those around them. Parents have little knowledge of how to raise a child because they barely understand how to interact with others on a level deeper than surface. If this were not true then we would have little to no use for philosophy. As we learn form copying what we see others do, as we become parents ourselves we tend to mimic what our parents did not realizing it. We have to become more self aware in order to learn ourselves so that we can teach our children what we were never taught by our parents. Do not discredit your parents for not teaching you certain things because they, themselves may not have been aware of it or known how to teach it to you correctly. As for your belief in God and if he loves you or not I will say this. Your beliefs are your very foundation for your life. Without beliefs in something there is a greater loss than most people are aware of. You lose ceremonies, traditions, moral/ethical values, Self confidence, will power, stability, fulfillment and dreams because all of those things are what gives meaning and purpose to your life. You have to have blind faith that God loves you. Stand firm in what you believe because that is a part of who you are as a person. It was handed down through out the generations before you through love. Even if you do have some different beliefs from what were taught to you by your parents or grand parents respect them and their teaching by honoring their beliefs as well as your own. Life is ever changing as is the knowledge that we will ascertain as time moves on. You never stop learning only wanting to learn. Each day brings with it new ideas and opportunities. You must keep a open mind in order to take advantage of what life has to offer to you. Learn as much as you can and help others along the way. Our lives are a journey that will take us places unknown, just remember that it's not the destination that matters so much as the people that you meet and memories that you make getting there that counts. Even though you may disagree with some things in the religious texts that you were brought up to believe, do not cheat yourself out of the moral/ethical lessons it has to teach. I am not going to tell you what to believe because you have to search yourself and come that conclusion for yourself. Think for yourself, think before you speak, think before you act but most of all be thankful for what you have. May you find what it is your looking for as I wish you the best in you search...

A little story for you that is true. We taught my kids that Father Christmas came and left the presents in their stockings but as they got older they did start to doubt this. One Christmas my tree girls made tiny stockings for all their dolls and cuddly toys and put them by the doll or toy ready for Father Christmas. One of my daughters woke up very early and found that all the little stockings were missing so she crept downstairs and peeped into the lounge where my wife was putting a present in each stocking. She crept back up to bed and went to sleep content that Father Christmas was real after all

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Certainly that God loves Christ, he is one of the greatest Senders ,therefore He Almighty do not allow one to harm him , He denied injustice to himself and to make it among the people forbidden, so that God raised him, The person who was crucified , who betrayed Juses after God gave him quasi- Christ and , so God punished him

well as for me just for my own opinion, for me god really love every one and jesus because he gave us all his understanding and forgiveness its just that he needs to let us feel some hurting or sadness and sometimes illness for us to be strong and to learn how to value his blessing and kindness that he shares and gave to us.