The Da Vinci Code is set to be release on 18-May-06 in
For the Christian Community, the novel caused so much controversy as it said that Jesus never claimed to be God, and Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had a child. As a result, many Christians are questioning their faith after reading/hearing of The DaVinci Code. While Dan Brown claimed that hi novel is based on facts. A close examination would show that this is not true. For example, Dan Brown wrote: “More than Eighty gospels were considered for the New Testament, and yet only a relatively few were chosen for inclusion – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John among them…. (p. 231) But if I did not get it wrong, there were only 12 other gospels in circulation during that time, and these clearly not ‘inspired Scripture. The Church fathers also do not cite from those gospels. Dan Brown also mentioned that there is this The Gospel of Thomas written by the biblical Thomas. However, we know this is untrue too. We know that not even liberal theologians believe this to be true, not to mention that The Gospel of Philip was written by the biblical Phillip!
For me, I think God has his purpose in allowing the publication of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. First, while there are a few megachurches in
Easter has just passed. The resurrection of Jesus Christ Our Lord is the foundation of our faith. “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” I Corinthians 15:14 (NIV) Our faith is only as valid as the object in which it is placed. Do we believe the bible? If not, why are we celebrating Easter? ... or should we ask ourselves, "How much do we believe the bible?" I think our Lord is using the DaVinci Code by raising the questions that Dan Brown raised to help us evaluate the strength of our beliefs.
So, if anyone is to ask me whether Dan Brown is a heretic, or whether The Da Vinci Code is a heretical book, I would repond by saying that even if it, we should not be overly worried. Didn't Paul said that "it was right that there should be heretics" (I Corinthians 11:19)? I think the Church needs to encounter such tests in order to learn where the truth lies. Christians should not be afraid of The Da Vinci Code, but use it as an evangelistic opportunity. We should use this surge in interest in Jesus’ life as an opportunity to plants seeds of the gospel (1 Cor. 3:6). As Jan Hus (Wyclif's younger contemporary) once pointed out, the books of the heretics have the capacity to stir up sprituality, to clarify the truth, and paradoxically, to encourage the reader to seek the truth so as to avoid failling into the same errors.
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Both sides of this argument are based on interpretations of a Roman fantasy purposely designed to hide the truth about the future Messiah and the true nature of the Creator. How can people trust the veracity of texts created by a Roman organization known for centuries of abominable evil? How can you expect that people who could so readily torture and murder others for seeking proof of the truth would somehow not lie to you? Don't you have enough discernment to understand that those telling a strong lie for power and profit would insist that you refrain from seeking the truth and "have faith" in their texts instead?
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:11 and the verses that surround it. Why do you think this message is in the New Testament? Don't you understand that those who saw the truth dying as the new Roman religion was being imposed would have tried to warn others in subtle ways where it most counted? These ancient texts are mysterious because they purposely encoded hidden messages to bypass Vatican censorship. See how the Romans treated the Jews and Gnostics, a.k.a. those who sought truth through knowledge?
How do we finally solve these ages-old mysteries? To recast a common political adage, "It's [the] symbology stupid!" The Dead Sea Scrolls, Bible, Gnostic texts, and Quran are rife with purposeful structured symbolism. Do you really think this is accidental or casual?
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