The David Knight Show - Jesus Saves, Santa SELLS
Aired: 2024-12-20
Duration: 05:51


=== Santa's Competition with Christ (05:12) ===

[00:00:04]  Well, finally, as we're starting to come to a close, this article from The Center.
[00:00:10]  And I thought it was really good.
[00:00:12]  Santa is competing with Christ for the worship of your children.
[00:00:17]  You know, it's not just at the schools.
[00:00:20]  It's the culture that we live in.
[00:00:23]  And he says, this isn't the benevolent figure of yore, a generous bishop pointing weary sinners to Christ.
[00:00:29]  Today's Santa is something even more sinister.
[00:00:31]  He is a usurper, an idol, an affront to the glory of the incarnate God who is the true focus of Christmas.
[00:00:39]  As I've said, Jesus saves, Santa sells merchandise.
[00:00:45]  Let's start with the obvious.
[00:00:46]  Children are practically taught to treat Santa Claus like a deity.
[00:00:49]  They bow to him literally, figuratively.
[00:00:50]  They sit on his throne if he allows it.
[00:00:52]  They whisper their deepest desires into his or some weird old man's ears as if he's got the power to grant it to them.
[00:01:00]  Yeah, because we got someone who is, as the song goes, Santa Claus coming to town, you know?
[00:01:05]  He's omniscient.
[00:01:06]  He's omnipresent.
[00:01:07]  You know, he knows if you've been good or bad.
[00:01:10]  He knows if you're sleeping.
[00:01:11]  He knows if you're awake and all the rest of this stuff, right?
[00:01:14]  These are all attributes of God.
[00:01:15]  You know, and that song goes back to 1934. I looked it up today.
[00:01:18]  That has been around for a long time.
[00:01:22]  But they go to painstaking links many parents do to perpetuate this lie.
[00:01:28]  And I always said that, you know, I told our kids there is no Santa Claus because I didn't want to have a situation someday where they think, well, they lied to me about Santa Claus.
[00:01:39]  What else is he lying to me about?
[00:01:42]  Don't lie to your kids.
[00:01:44]  And I just, you know, always remind him every Christmas, and I said that to a whistler one year when he was little, and he said, I know that, Dad.
[00:01:52]  If there was somebody like Santa Claus, they'd be in the Bible.
[00:01:55]  I thought that was the best reply I've ever seen.
[00:01:58]  But this is idolatry, says dissenter, and I agree with that.
[00:02:01]  Santa isn't just a figure of fantasy.
[00:02:03]  He's a competitor competing with Christ himself for the worship of children.
[00:02:06]  And the world has been more than happy to make room for him.
[00:02:10]  Children sing songs in his honor, songs that extol his virtues and his power.
[00:02:16]  They sit for photo shoots with him, eager to bask in the glow of his presence.
[00:02:21]  They leave offerings for him, milk and cookies.
[00:02:24]  Like a pagan ritual.
[00:02:28]  Some children even pray to him, clasping their hands and whispering requests because Santa, let's not forget, has become their benevolent giver of gifts.
[00:02:38]  And let's not let the adults off the hook either.
[00:02:41]  Santa doesn't just captivate children.
[00:02:42]  He enchants grown men and women too.
[00:02:44]  Adults perpetuate the myth with zeal, investing time, money, and creativity into the charade.
[00:02:50]  They wear his likeness on ugly sweaters.
[00:02:52]  They plaster his face on cards.
[00:02:55]  The irony here is razor sharp.
[00:02:59]  While churches lament the secularization of Christmas, they often fail to recognize that Santa has become its golden calf.
[00:03:07]  That's it, right?
[00:03:08]  Fox News.
[00:03:09]  Oh, wow.
[00:03:11]  Look, you can't say Merry Christmas.
[00:03:13]  But like Megyn Kelly would say, but we all know that Santa Claus is white.
[00:03:18]  What ridiculous nonsense.
[00:03:21]  Santa is the idol par excellence, tailor-made for a materialistic society.
[00:03:26]  You get gifts without repentance.
[00:03:28]  You get blessings without sacrifice.
[00:03:30]  You get joy without the cross.
[00:03:34]  He's everything our sinful hearts desire, generous, non-judgmental, and entirely harmless.
[00:03:40]  Some will argue that Santa is just a bit of fun, a harmless tradition.
[00:03:44]  We ought to lighten up, right?
[00:03:46]  But this is a lie that we tell to ourselves to justify our complicity.
[00:03:49]  Idols are never harmless.
[00:03:51]  They always distort the truth.
[00:03:53]  And he said, a lot of this turns Christmas into a time of, you know, what can I give?
[00:03:59]  Instead of that, you get, what can I get?
[00:04:01]  And look, I understand.
[00:04:03]  You know, I grew up in a household that they didn't even celebrate Christmas from a religious standpoint.
[00:04:12]  We have to also, inside what we look at from a religious standpoint, distinguish between truth and falsity.
[00:04:18]  I don't care about what time of year it is.
[00:04:20]  I'm not going to die on it being December 25th.
[00:04:24]  I don't think it was.
[00:04:25]  I've got other times of the year that I think it was.
[00:04:28]  But I think it's an opportunity to celebrate Christ's incarnation.
[00:04:32]  It's an opportunity for us to talk about it, and we still should.
[00:04:37]  Civil, a place I started homeschooling this year.
[00:04:39]  Best thing I've ever done as a parent.
[00:04:41]  David convinced me it was possible.
[00:04:42]  Well, thank you for giving me that information.
[00:04:44]  Thank you.
[00:04:45]  I wish I had the Christmas night album.
[00:04:47]  Hot dog!
[00:04:48]  You can get the Christmas night album at thedavidnightshow.com for just $13.99.
[00:04:54]  It was right in the second floor there, see?
[00:05:00]  What'd you wish, George?
[00:05:01]  Well, not just one wish, a whole hat for them.

=== David's Christmas Night Album (00:49) ===

[00:05:03]  First, I'm going to the davidknightshow.com and purchase the Christmas Night album.
[00:05:08]  Then I'm going to listen to Christmas classics, like...
[00:05:11]  Are you going to throw a rug?
[00:05:12]  I want the Christmas Night album, too.
[00:05:16]  Hey, that's pretty good.
[00:05:22]  Huffalo, girls, can't you come out tonight?
[00:05:24]  Can't you come out tonight?
[00:05:27]  David's Christmas Night album includes 21 instrumental Christmas melodies like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Silent Night, and as all new, I'll be home for Christmas.
[00:05:37]  What do you want?
[00:05:38]  You want the moon?
[00:05:40]  Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.
[00:05:43]  I'll take it.
[00:05:45]  Then what?
[00:05:46]  And then I'll buy you your own download of David Knight's Christmas Night album.