Sunday and the Son of God
Last Friday we considered the day Christians worship Jesus. Now let's ask why they worship him. Here we come to the central accusation of The DaVinci Code against biblical Christianity: its denial of the divinity of Jesus Christ.
The novel claims that until the AD 325, "Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet . . . a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal" (p. 233, emphasis his).
It was Emperor Constantine who made Jesus a divine figure, according to the book: "Constantine turned Jesus into a deity who existed beyond the scope of the human world. . . . Many scholars claim that the early Church literally stole Jesus from His original followers" (p. 233). We're told that the vast majority of Christians know the history of their faith (p. 234), that "almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false" (p. 235, emphasis his).
Who's right--The DaVinci Code or the Bible? To learn the answers for yourself, I invite you to godissues.com today.
The novel claims that until the AD 325, "Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet . . . a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal" (p. 233, emphasis his).
It was Emperor Constantine who made Jesus a divine figure, according to the book: "Constantine turned Jesus into a deity who existed beyond the scope of the human world. . . . Many scholars claim that the early Church literally stole Jesus from His original followers" (p. 233). We're told that the vast majority of Christians know the history of their faith (p. 234), that "almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false" (p. 235, emphasis his).
Who's right--The DaVinci Code or the Bible? To learn the answers for yourself, I invite you to godissues.com today.
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