jodi and I went to see the DaVinci Code tonight.
you might even say it was 'DaVinci Day' for us. the church where we led worship this morning showed a video by one of our least favorite Christian authors, Lee Strobel discussing why the Dan Brown novel is wrong and why we're right.
our initial responses include, but are not limited to the following....
-this is a fictional novel/movie. it's pretty evident when you see it. so why are we jumping to refute it - as if it claims to be an authoritative piece of historical writing?
-let's say Jesus and Mary Mag did have a family and kids and have a bloodline (although I personally don't believe it - don't worry tina). how would that change our faith and the way He's affected our lives? as Tom Hanks' character says near the end of the movie, maybe Jesus was a human with a family, AND did all those miracles (paraphrased). and maybe such a large role for Mary Mag would indeed open more empathy toward women and the marginalized within the Church - not entirely a bad thing.
-isn't our faith and our God bigger than all this? let's thank God for another great opportunity to dialogue with others about his Son, shall we?
2 comments:
Bro, is so sad how freaked out we Christians can get.
Also, why are we always trying to proof that we and our way is right and of course that means everyone else is wrong.
Hope all is well, say hello to Jodi for us.
I agree guys-this is a great opportunity to dialogue-it has already opened doors for me to chat with my family. If Dan Brown foresaw all this hype around his writing he is an absolute genius!
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