DaVinci Code: The Truth Behind the Fiction - Part 1

I can't wait any longer!

I've tried to be patient...I really have. But, I just can't wait any longer! I have to start blogging about the upcoming movie, "The DaVinci Code: Seek the Truth." Over 40 million copies of the book are currently circulating out there, the movie is sure to be a blockbuster with Tom Hanks as the star and Ron Howard as the director. There are over a dozen books currently being sold and their sole purpose is to refute the claims made in a fiction novel - FICTION! The whole thing boggles my mind.

Let me now bring it a little closer to home. When the book came out several years ago, Ken Baugh, the former Teaching Pastor of Frotnline, did an eight or ten week series refuting claims in the book. The series was by far the most attended series at Frontline up to that point. On the night that Ken taught on whether or not Jesus was married, Frontline had the highest attendance in its history!

So, what can we expect this coming April and May when I do a three week series in response to the DaVinci Code? I believe we will have somewhere around a thousand unchurched people come through the doors over that three week period doing exactly what the sub-title of the movie suggests - "Seek[ing] the Truth." These thousand or more people will be coming with you, and others like you, who are inviting them to Frontline to seek the truth that is found in the Bible. This movie and the questions that it generates in the minds of unbelievers is one of the best evangelistic opportunities that has made itself available to the church in a while.

In light of this, what will go on at Frontline? First, I will be teaching three messages in response to claims made in the book and the movie. One messages will focus on the deity of Christ by asking the question: Is Jesus God?" Another message will focus on the way in which the Bible came into existence by asking the question: Is the Bible trustworthy? Then I'll address the issue of women in the church by asking: What major world religion is the better friend to women? Other issues are addressed in the book but I call the above questions The Big Three. These are the three biggest questions that are raised time and time again in response to The DaVinci Code.

In addition to the three part series, we will have a web site that will address these and the many other questions that are asked after reading the book. McLean Bible Church is putting the site together now in preparation for the series and the movie which opens worldwide May 19. We are also ordering somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 booklets from Campus Crusade that addresses these major issues in print. And there will be more to come!

So, begin now to think of who you can invite to Frontline for what promises to be an exciting and enlightening three weeks! Let your friends and co-workers know that for three Sundays starting April 30th Frontline will be addressing these issues from the stage, giving the biblical perspective on the three topics: Is Jesus God, Is the Bible Trustworthy, and What major World Religion is the Better Friend to Women?

I'll be blogging on this subject more as we get closer to the series.

Until then...

Carpe Deum! (Seize God!)
Todd Phillips