I'm speaking on the Da Vinci Code tomorrow at our Church. I'll use the sermon time to talk about the impact the book and movie have had, pro and con, and how best to deal with challenges like this. In Sunday School, I'll be answering questions about the book and the history it misrepresents.
After Church we have a fellowship dinner to welcome back our friends who spent six months in Indonesia.
Then the high school kids and Jay-rod leave for camp while I need to mow the jungle growing in my front yard. After that, we'll clean house in anticipation of having some friends from church over to play cards Sunday evening.
It'll be a busy day.
4 comments:
Jared,
Doesn't Dan Brown specifically state that the book is Non-Fiction. I know when he got sued by the writers of Holy Blood Holy Grail he testified that the book was Non-Fiction. If this is the case why are church's feeling threatened by the book. I am just curious because I see a sign on every church I drive by stating the date they are going to talk about The Da Vinci Code.
~Chad
(I think you mean fiction)
The book is a fictional novel but Brown has made the case that it has a "non-fiction skeleton." It parades a number of experts that explain during the course of the story that Christianity was made up, Jesus wasn't God, and real religion is goddess worship. Fictional characters revealing "the truth" about real life issues.
Most Christians would like to object to that but that doesn't mean they feel threatened. If you read the book you realize that Brown doesn't do a very convincing job and I've never met someone who was remotely persuaded by this book.
Nevertheless, there's an opportunity to talk about the real history and explain Christian doctrine to a public that may otherwise not be interested. This is the reason we talked about the book. It's an opportunity to teach.
Brown's book doesn't warrant getting too upset about.
Yeah you are right I meant fiction I wasn't thinking while I wrote this. I would really like to talk to you at lengths sometime about the book. I obviously don't believe the book is true however, I have had doubts in the past about the validity of the Bible. What I mean by that is how can I be sure that the bible isn't a fabrication of lies..wait bad word..How bout they only wanted us to know what they wanted. I am sure you can debate these very easily and you'll probably tell me what I tell myself and that is what "faith" is all about believing what you cannot see and know for sure. Which I completely understand. Either way I would like to discuss some of these things with you since I know you have the Theology background to back it up.
~Chad
Yes it does come down to faith.
But when you're talking about the reliability of the Bible, you're in the 99% certainty range.
If any document in all of antiquity can be examined and ascertained to be legitimate and accurately handed down thru the ages it is the Bible, hands down. Nothing even comes close.
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