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DOES THE DA
VINCI CODE OR THE JUDAS ISCARIOT STORIES AFFECT CHRISTIAN
BELIEF?
Only a fool would never ask the
question, "Is there any truth in these stories?"
Sometimes Christians will have
trouble understanding and separating fact and fiction.
Sometimes they will feel threatened when newspapers,
television or books appear to challenge the Christian's core
beliefs.
When you read the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John which tell the story of Jesus'
life we find that Jesus was always teaching his disciples to
question everything around them. The disciples lived in an
age when religious leaders had enormous power and influence.
Often what they said had to be believed and obeyed. That was
not Jesus way. He stressed the importance of finding out
what God said and he did this from scripture. Today our
scriptures are both the Old Testament which Jesus knew and
also the New Testament which is about Jesus life and
teachings. These two testaments are known as the HOLY BIBLE.
Throughout the ages people have
often been in dispute with the teachings of the Bible and
that is OK. It doesn't make them right. Sometimes how
Christians have interpreted the Bible has been confusing,
sometimes stupid or ignorant and sometimes totally wrong. No
one can defend apartheid from the Bible.
For the last 2000 years there
have always been other stories and rumours about Jesus,
other Gospels, other teachings, etc.
Time after time people have come
to realise that there is no substance in these stories no
matter how good and interesting a story they are. IT HAS NOT
AFFECTED THE BELIEF OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
As a Church we believe the
accounts given in the Gospels in the New Testament. If you
have never read about Jesus then start with the Gospel
According to Mark. In a modern version you will find it an
easy, enjoyable read. What you will read will blow your mind
because here are eyewitness accounts of Jesus performing
miracles, healing people and bringing teaching to the
masses which has only recent found favour with our political
parties in recent years.
Jesus cared for people. He
taught that we should love (respect) everyone. He taught
that everyone was of equal value in an age which still had
slaves. He taught citizenship when he said pay your taxes.
He taught honesty and trust in an age when political and
religious leaders appeared grasping and often corrupt. He
had a love and respect for creation long before the recent
interest in ' saving the earth and rare animals'.
If you want to be truly radical
you do not join a political party you become a Christian. It
is radical to put your belief in someone who has taken all
your wrong doing on to themselves. It is radical for your
life to be totally changed by what you now believe. It is
totally radical in the 21st Century to live by a moral code.
Lots of the latest research
still shows that millions of people in the UK still believe
in God, They still call themselves a Christian. They have
fallen out of love with the established Church.
To help you
work through some of these issues we have collected together a selection of
sites about the DA VINCI Code by Dan Brown. We hope you find them useful.
the re-jesus (UK) site: if you only look at one site LOOK AT THIS ONE
Breaking The Da Vinci Code
So the divine Jesus and infallible
Word emerged out of a fourth-century power-play? Get real.
The Dan Brown
DA VINCI CODE SITE complete with interview with Dan Brown where he answers
the FAQS
The Da Vinci conspiracy:
Distinguishing fact from fiction
By Chuck Colson
The Truth About website
The da Vinci Code –
A look inside the pages of this enormously successful book and a
starting point for thinking about what the Bible has to say about the themes
of secret knowledge, symbolism, religious authorities and authentic faith.
DA VINCI CODE
RESPONSE
by Mark Greene
THE BIBLE
SOCIETY
A LOOK AT THE DA
VINCI CODE:
THREE MAJOR ERRORS PLUS A FEW MORE
DARRELL L BOCK
Decoding The Da Vinci Code (FOCUS ON THE FAMILY RESPONSE)
CBN.COM a biblical response
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