Ep 1277 | Why We Don’t Do Santa & Why Jesus Wasn't a Refugee
Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
How Santa Distorts the Gospel
Allie contrasts legalistic 'Santa' morality with grace-centered gospel salvation and cites Sinclair Ferguson.
Today Allie explains why she chose not to teach her kids to believe in Santa Claus. While imagination is powerful, believing in Santa can cause confusion and ultimately muddy the true gospel message of Christmas. Allie provides practical ways and activities for parents to keep Christ at the forefront of the holiday season, like devotional reading and hymn-singing. She then dives into progressive churches, like Lake Street Church in Illinois, that have hijacked Christmas to make it into a political spectacle to push agendas like open borders and illegal immigration. Despite what the Left says, Jesus was not a refugee. He and his family fled within the Roman Empire under divine command; he was not a modern border-crosser. Tune in for biblical clarity and why Christ — not Santa Claus — is the real reason for the season.
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Timecodes:
(00:00) Intro
(00:25) Why We Don't Do Santa Claus
(06:35) Santa Initiates Confusion
(16:05) Santa Distracts from Christ
(24:00) The Reason for the Season
(35:20) Woke Nativity Scenes
(43:30) Jesus was Not a Refugee
(51:30) How the Left Hijacked Christmas
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Episodes you might like:
Ep 724 | Why My Family Celebrates Christmas but Not Santa
Ep 541 | Christmas Hot Takes | Guest: Nathan Nipper
Ep 540 | A Biblical Take on Santa
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-540-a-biblical-take-on-santa/id1359249098?i=1000545205503
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