Exploring the Imagination of The Da Vinci Code

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Exploring the Imagination of The Da Vinci Code

• The challenge of faith and fiction

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The Book and the Confusion

• The Da Vinci Code brings other works into
  consideration
• The Templar Revelation
• Holy Blood, Holy Grail
• The Woman with the Alabaster Jar
• These books are not considered fiction but truth.

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Your Reason and Anchor

• We have an anchor that keeps the soul steadfast
  and sure
• Our anchor is the truth of God
• Truth of His promises. (Hebrews 612-20)
• Truth of His words. (John 1717)
• Truth of His Son. (John 146)

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The Challenging Questions

• Was Jesus a good mortal man?
• If he was mortal, then he is not risen.
• The tomb is empty! (Luke 241-3)
• He was seen by many. (1 Corinthians 153-8)
• Jesus is the Son of God. (John 316 Acts 920)
• A Question for Mr. Brown If Jesus is a good
  mortal man, how could he ask people to die for a
  lie?

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The Challenging Questions

• Was Sunday always the day of worship?
• We have Biblical evidence that the early
  Christians gathered on Sunday.
• Acts 207 1 Corinthians 161,2
• Pentecost (Acts 2) was on Sunday.
• This is well before Constantine in 325 A.D.

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The Challenging Questions

• Was Mary Magdalene the wife of Christ?
• There is no Biblical evidence to support a claim.
• The argument for the marriage are taken from
• The Gospel of Mary (written 150 years after the
  death of Mary)
• The Gospel of Philip (written 150 years after the
  death of Philip)
• These are the only gospels that mention the
  marriage.

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The Imagination of One

• The fictional imagination of one man challenges
  many peoples faith.
• What challenges us, only makes us stronger.

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The Challenge

• Will this book waver your faith?
• Will these ideas cause you to study your beliefs?
• Will these thoughts cause you to stand firm in
  your beliefs?
• Will this obstacle become a door of opportunity
  for teaching?

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Your Response

• Which response do you choose
• Felix (Acts 2425)
• Agrippa (Acts 2628)
• Those on Pentecost (Acts 237-41)
• The words of man will only bring you closer to
  man, the words of God bring you to God!

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