Fact is, the Bible teaches that “The hear is deceitful and desperately wicked - who can know it?”, and that “All have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God. Gnosticism promotes ideas which are popular with many today seeking an easy, compromising “religion” - the notion that we are essentially “good” at the core, that there is no such thing as sin, that there are many ways to the truth, that there is no need for redemption or a Redeemer, and that we can of our own efforts attain oneness with God. That salvation is not based in faith in the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus, but in one’s own efforts to gain secret knowledge that will lead to “enlightenment”. Many of these distortions had common themes, one of them being “gnosis” – the notion that only an elite few who understand “secret knowledge” will inherit salvation. Besides being persecuted by Romans during the first three centuries, the early Christian church was plagued by various teachers seeking to draw away the faithful after their own distorted teachings. It promotes a set of beliefs which plagued the early church called “gnosticism”. But to say He was a feminist is distorting the truth and seeking to promote an agenda that is not supported by the facts.ĥ. Yes, Jesus did break with tradition and treat women with dignity and respect. If we check the facts, the evidence leads elsewhere. The book makes the claim that the church has purposely suppressed the role of women, erased a Jesus who was the “original feminist”, and discredited a Mary Magdalene who was supposedly the leading apostle. In distorting the truth, it seeks to promote a radical feminist agenda.
Bottom line, the Da Vinci Code is nothing less that a cleverly packaged attack on the very foundations of the Christian faith.Ĥ. See below for just a few of “the Da Vinci Code deceptions”. There are numerous inaccuracies about all of these subjects, held very dear to millions of Christians. It misrepresents and distorts the truth about Jesus, the Church, Christianity and the Bible. Other people and institutions misrepresented (beside of course our Lord!) include Mary Magdalene, Constantine, Opus Dei, the Catholic Church, the Vatican, etc.ģ. It confuses the Vatican with the Catholic Church, claiming at one point that the Vatican was expanding its power base during the time of Constantine (when the Vatican didn’t even exist at that time!).
But the Da Vinci Code claims to accurately represent people, places and events, and then plainly doesn’t. It’s OK if a fictional tale takes liberties with places and events IF the novel makes this clear up front. In place of truthful reporting, it repeatedly misrepresents people, places and events. The evidence indicates otherwise – it is far from accurate.Ģ. This deception starts with an introductory page to the novel which is titled “FACT”, stating that “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate”. It claims to be based on “fact” and historically accurate, but it clearly not the truth. Here’s a sampling of what’s wrong with the Da Vinci Code:ġ. And because most people today are not educated about the Bible or church history, and do not get their information from reading up and checking out the facts, MANY are being deceived. The problems with the Da Vinci Code are many 2. So What are the Issues with The Da Vinci Code? Let’s examine the evidence as see for ourselves if this is a truthful work (as it purports to be), or a clever set of deceptions packaged to defame the church while making someone a lot of money. Is it? Let’s examine the assertions that Dan Brown puts forth in his novel, The Da Vinci Code, and see just how they square with real history, and hard evidence. One ends up wondering whether we have been misled all over lives, and if the Christianity we have been taught is just an elaborate fabrication.
In fact, in weaving his skillful tale Dan Brown, repeatedly blurs the line between fact and fiction. But it’s much more than just a piece of fiction. If it were just that, people would pick it up for a good read, be entertained for a spell, and move on. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, is much more than simply an engaging novel.
Why are so many people today reading “The Da Vinci Code”, by Dan Brown? Why is it that wherever you go, you see people reading this book.