The Davinci Code

Yes. We watched it last night. Matt read the book awhile ago, so we both already knew the storyline. I think now I understand why there was so much controversy surrounding the book/movie. For those unfamiliar with it, here's the gist...

Christ had a wife -- Mary Magdelene -- who appears next to him in Davinci's famous Lord's Supper painting. When Christ was crucified, Mary fled to France while pregnant with their child. To protect "royal bloodline" of Christ, the child and every descendant after were kept secret and protected from Opus Dei by a group, the Priory of Scion (sp??). On the other side is the group Opus Dei (Catholic/Christian) who are seeking to kill all descendants so it can never be outed that Christ was a farse and thus their religion is saved. Through a series of murders and solved mysteries involving Davinci's work, the two main characters find out that the woman Sophie is the last living descendant of Christ...and she doesn't even really believe in God.

And why are lots of people all huffy about this movie? Because it blasphemes Christ, claiming He is not God in flesh but just a mere man who had a wife and child and happened to do miracles too. God forbid they should make a movie like this, they say! Shame on them. Shame on who?

The unbelievers who wrote the story and made the movie? Why should we expect anything different from them? They are doing exactly what is in them to do...that which is contrary to the Truth. I agree it is an apalling storyline -- because it defames my Savior and spreads lies about Who He truly is. But I won't let it get me in a tizzy that this movie actually made it to the big screen and the book became a best-seller. I know the Truth, and it has set me free. And once the creators meet the Creator whether in this life or next, they too will know the Truth -- and when they meet Christ will determine whether or not they are free eternally.