Santa is a falsification of the real thing.<p>With Santa, there&#x27;s no room for grace. You&#x27;re either naughty or nice, and then you are rewarded accordingly.<p>The Christian story, as told in the Bible, is quite different. First of all, you&#x27;re not working for presents, you&#x27;re working for God Himself. Secondly, we&#x27;re all naughty: there is no way to be nice apart from Christ. And finally, you are not supposed to simply &quot;believe&quot; God exists; your faith is inseparable from your works. And by working faithfully you are rewarded immediately as well as eternally... &quot;It is more blessed to give than to receive.&quot;