I havent read the Da Vinci Code yet, some say I should, and yeah, maybe I'll get round to it one day. Don't judge a book by its movie, so I'll be sure not to do that.
It was interesting at church on Sunday night. Former senior pastor Mark Keown came back to preach on the Da Vinci Code, preparing us youngins for the questions people may have after seeing the movie regarding Christianity. He covered aspects in the Da Vinci Code like 'the bible was not inspired', the Gnostic gospels which dan brown present as the real picture of Christ, Chirst's divinity, or lack of...
Mark went on to talk about early church history and the process of cannonisation, all those years ago, proving as he went along the authenticity of the gospels (Matthew Mark Luke and John) and informing of the rejection of the gospels of phillip, mary etc. Factinating. Was great just to get this all boiled down so simply, to an understanding that even the younger teens could grip on.
Later on, the sermon turned to the claims in book, such as the Mary Magdelene/Jesus/marriage deal, and the fact the da vinci code provides no alternative for the resurrection of Christ.
So it's boiled down to the da vinci code being fiction. a bloody good read. aparrently. I havent read it yet.
What also facinated me was something i found on danbrown.com. an interview.
"ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?
Dan Brown: Yes. Interestingly, if you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as absolute historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious--that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment. I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress. "
Tim: what?
Maybe I'm too naive, but has Christianity become that disjointed that the 'real' message of the gospel has been so distorted? Three versions of a Christian, from Dan Browns perspective, each of them falling on a different part of this continuum. Answer? probably. obviously. What to think right now? I don't know. I'll just read the book eh?
It was interesting at church on Sunday night. Former senior pastor Mark Keown came back to preach on the Da Vinci Code, preparing us youngins for the questions people may have after seeing the movie regarding Christianity. He covered aspects in the Da Vinci Code like 'the bible was not inspired', the Gnostic gospels which dan brown present as the real picture of Christ, Chirst's divinity, or lack of...
Mark went on to talk about early church history and the process of cannonisation, all those years ago, proving as he went along the authenticity of the gospels (Matthew Mark Luke and John) and informing of the rejection of the gospels of phillip, mary etc. Factinating. Was great just to get this all boiled down so simply, to an understanding that even the younger teens could grip on.
Later on, the sermon turned to the claims in book, such as the Mary Magdelene/Jesus/marriage deal, and the fact the da vinci code provides no alternative for the resurrection of Christ.
So it's boiled down to the da vinci code being fiction. a bloody good read. aparrently. I havent read it yet.
What also facinated me was something i found on danbrown.com. an interview.
"ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?
Dan Brown: Yes. Interestingly, if you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as absolute historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious--that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment. I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress. "
Tim: what?
Maybe I'm too naive, but has Christianity become that disjointed that the 'real' message of the gospel has been so distorted? Three versions of a Christian, from Dan Browns perspective, each of them falling on a different part of this continuum. Answer? probably. obviously. What to think right now? I don't know. I'll just read the book eh?
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