"The Da Vinci Code" movie has come, or is coming, to a theater near you. Unless you like far-fetched, crackpot conspiracy theories, this movie, based on Dan Browns novel, is not for you. The catholic.com website briefly explains why this book is an assault on the entire Christian faith (Catholics and Protestants alike) by promoting these false ideas: 1. Jesus is not God; he was only a man. 2. Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. 3. She is to be worshipped as a goddess. 4. Jesus got her pregnant, and the two had a daughter. 5. The daughter gave rise to a prominent family line that is still present in Europe today. 6. The Bible was put together by a Roman Emperor. 7. Jesus was viewed as a man and not as God until the fourth Century when he was deified by the emperor Constantine. 8. The gospels have been edited to support the claims of later Christians. 9. In the original gospels, Mary Magdalene, rather than Peter, was directed to establish the church. 10. There is a secret society known as the Priory of Sion that still worships Mary Magdalene as a goddess and is trying to keep the truth alive. 11. The Catholic Church is aware of all this and has been fighting for centuries to keep it suppressed. It has often committed murder to do so. 12. The Catholic Church is willing to and often has assassinated the descendents of Christ to keep his bloodline from growing. Such attacks on the Christian faith almost always aim at two targets. First, the Bible is demeaned as an outdated book of fairy tales. Second, Jesus is damned with faint praisewonderful guy, but certainly not God. In The Da Vinci Code, the idea is that the Bible did not arrive by fax from Heaven.. The Bible is a product of man...Not God. And Jesus Christ is described not as God but as a historical figure of staggering influence... Lets use apologetics to demonstrate the Bible is Gods Word and Jesus is God. Apologetics does not use faith-based persuasion. Instead, it is the use of natural, scholarly means-including the Scientific Method, the Forensic Method, as well as proofs from formal logic, the laws of mathematics and the laws of statistics. Consider these facts: 1. The Bible of 60+ books was written by 40 authors over 1,600 years. It has no major doctrinal contradictions, even though the 40 did not know each other or have any possibility of collaboration. Some of these writers wrote about future events, which later came to pass, often things they didnt know or understand as people of their culture and time. Who told them what to write what they didn't know? Hmmm. 2. The Old Testament makes over 300 prophetic references to the first coming of Jesus Christ. Every one of these was fulfilled (e.g.born of a virgin). Under the laws of statistics, if only 50 of these 300+ came true, theres only once chance in 250 million to the 10th power that the attainment of these 50 prophecies is a fluke or a fake. But all of these prophecies were fulfilled, leaving no wiggle room under the laws of statistics. 3. Jesus was resurrected and spent another 40 days on earth, not cavorting with Mary Magdalene, but completing his mission to get his church off to a good start. He appeared to several hundred of people at different times and places, developing historical proof of his resurrection. He ascended into heaven with a large crowd watching, providing historical proof of his ascension. Remember, historical proof is not a matter of faith. Its a matter of history. Clearly, the Bible checks out as an accurate, consistent book using natural proofs to validate its theological claims. The Bible clearly says the Jesus is God along with the persons of God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. The Da Vinci Code plays havoc with history. It refers to the Priory of Sion as a long term group. But history shows that this group was not founded until 1956. It discuss the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D., wrongly claiming the Jesus had been viewed by the 318 Church Fathers in attendance as just a man, and that Roman Emperor Constantine fabricated his divinity. Actually, the Council strongly overwhelmingly affirmed the belief of Christs disciples and the early church fathers of the first three centuries (including Justin, Polycarp, Tertullian) that Jesus Christ is the son of God. These men suffered persecution and even death for their beliefs. They weren't willing to die for a lie. I believe that God has a sense of humor. Why else would the movie be directed by Ron Howard of Opie Tyler sitcom fame? And why would Tom Hanks of Forrest Gump fame play a major role? Remember, Forrest Gump frequently said stupid is as stupid does. Right on, Forrest! Your wise slogan certainly applies to The Da Vinci Code book and movie. Fact, fiction or total foolishness? No debate here. The Da Vinci Code wins total foolishness honors hands down. What demonic, moronic movie will emanate next from Hollywood? |
