The Truth About Santa Claus

The Incarnation

The Truth About Santa Claus

25 min

The Incarnation

The Truth About Santa Claus

25 min

Episode 341 Show Notes

From the Show

The whole point was Christ. Here is St. Nick out there representing Jesus to all these little children by saying, “just as he has given the greatest gift, himself, to us, let us be gift-givers to each other and especially for the weakest among us.”

—Michael Horton

Questions in this Episode

1. My mom was raised Catholic but became a Christian but still prays to the saints. I would like to know what you think about that.

2. Who were the three wisemen that came to see baby Jesus?

3. Can Christians become holy by simply only focusing on the Gospel, or is there more to it than that?

4. What advise do you have for being faithful to Jesus in the normal everyday things?

5. How do we deal with people who preach the Gospel but are still confused about important core doctrines of the faith?

Resources

Walking with Jesus Through His Word: Discovering Christ in All the Scriptures by Dennis Johnson

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Michael Horton (Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Coventry University) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Sola Media.

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