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Da Vinci Doubts..
I’ve gotten email and had conversations with lots of folks about the upcoming Da Vinci Code movie. Mostly, it seems that Christians in general are worried about this film perhaps swaying people… Interesting. I don’t believe it will.
Here’s an email text I recently sent to Brandi about it. She had forwarded me an email from a group organizing to combat the Da Vinci Code movie and its fallout.
You know…. I just don’t see it this way. I see this as another AWESOME example for us to dialogue with people about who Jesus really is. My hats are off to the media and Hollywood. Every opportunity they take to demean Jesus really gives His people added opportunity to glorify Him and present the truth in love.
I actually plan on seeing it as soon as I can so I can be somewhat knowledgeable about how to dialogue with folks. An excellent resource to put into people’s hands is the Case for Christ.
What an amazing day and age we live in… do you realize how often Jesus has been the focal point of Hollywood and the media? Perhaps they should start realizing that it’s not the church that’s obsessed with Jesus (to our shame), but it’s the people producing these things.
Perhaps if we who are lovers and followers of Christ Jesus were consistently and lovingly proclaiming His message of forgiveness, restoration, and hope through faith, our world would not be forced to listen to alternating voices?
Just ramblin’.
Resources and links
Christian responses…
- aboutbibleprophecy.com
- New book out called The Davinci Hoax
- Another blogger’s response… (especially read the comments there)
News
- Fox News reports the called boycott by the Vatican
- WorldNet Daily (Christian perspective) has an article and shares the TV documentary coming on May 6 and 18 in response to the movie release
Jeff, I can’t agree more about “DaVinci” being a starting point for meaningful conversations with people. Nearly every Croatian I know has read DaVinci Code The so-called “gospel of Judas” was the same type of thing for me here in Croatia. A lot of people were talking about it, and it gave me an opportunity to talk about Jesus to a lot of people. Disillusionment with traditional religion or skepticism of church history is not necessarily a bad thing. My response to people asking about the “gospel of Judas” was that the writer of that book was a second-century Dan… Read more »
Thanks, auntie! And what you do think of the new blog design?
Love your new look.
BTW, Steven, have you read Case for Christ? I’m willing to read through your site and even look at your book, but only if you’re willing to really look at the evidences – historical, archeological, and personal – for the truth of the teachings of Jesus Christ. I get the distinct impression that you’ve never read the entire Bible and that you may be reacting to the Christian church or to certain leaders? Here’s the claim on your website… “Lawrence W. Page II is the Teacher of Righteousness reincarnated who now stands forth as the long-prophesied Messiah and Lion of… Read more »
I already sent it to the website committee and they approved it. And then the Blogging Church voted on it last week, and it was approved by a 2/3 majority. God still doesn’t know about it yet, but I’m hoping He will let it slide as well.
Is the world ready for the Truth yet? If you truly want to understand the symbology, ancient wisdom, and ancient history that neither the DaVinci Code nor Christianity have portrayed accurately or fully, then read my articles and FREE E-Book. The Vatican is proving that seeking the truth is a real threat to their dogma. They’re so afraid of people uncovering the truth, that they are attacking another fantasy as a threat to their own deceptions. How enlightening, since this goes a very long way to proving that Christianity is based on lies. If it wasn’t, they would be confident… Read more »
you can’t go changing your website like this! many of us our BAPTIST you know and we can’t handle change!! haha