2005-07-19

Duh Vinci Code!

   That was the heading of an article in the Plain Truth magazine that I subscribe to. I agree wholeheartedly with the article that says, "No one should feel that his or her faith has been undermined by the fantasies and lies presented under the guise of truth in this novel ".

   Anyone who tries to degrade my Lord Jesus gets my back up!

   I haven't read the book and I don't intend to; I don't read smut, pornography or satanic articles either.

   I decided it wasn't worth reading when I read that he (Brown) thinks or did he say he 'proved' that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.

   I'm sorry but Jesus was perfect so it was impossible for Him to be married! Jesus taught Paul that if you can't control your sexual impulses then you should get married, otherwise you should stay single.1Corinthians7:1 - 9, especially verses; 1-2 and verses 8-9.

   Christ was perfect so of course He could control His sexual impulses. ( Some Christians may be shocked to read that but He was human and experienced all the emotions and temptations we do.Heb.4:15) The difference between Him and us is the fact that He was also God! So the temptations would be removed as fast as they accousted Him.e.g. Matt. 4:1 - 11. Because He was so tempted He is able to relate to our weaknesses because we are not perfect and tend to give in to temptations more often than we should. That is why we need Christ in us to overcome those temptations.

   Mary Magdalene was one of the women, Mary, Jesus' mother was another,who followed Jesus and administered to Him. Jesus had removed seven demons from Mary Magdalene so no wonder she followed Him. I would too if someone had changed me from a lunatic to a sane person!

The article says: " Nearly all of Brown's assertions in The Da Vinci Code are based on several statements he presents on the first page under the heading of "FACT." Most notable among these "facts" is the following: "The Priory of Sion --a European secret society founded in 1099--is a real organization. In 1975 Paris' Bibliotheque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secrets,......."

    "At first blush, this may seem rather harmless; but Brown uses this "fact" (which in reality is completely untrue, since the Priory of Sion was really founded in 1956) to cast aspersions on Jesus Christ, the historicity of the Gospels, and the uniqueness of Christianity."

   "Much of what Brown trumpets as truth is based on a fabrication concocted by an anti-Semite with a criminal record.......... whose hoax has been exposed in Europe and the U.S. (see, for example, Laura Miller, "The Da Vinci Con," The New York Times Book Review, Feb. 22, 2004, p.23)....."

As you look in the mirror..... be honest