| If Paul, Peter, and Jude had felt that Gnosticism | | | | Jesus didn’t really die, that He just came to |
| was simply a fun, fictional fairy tale, perhaps they | | | | bring knowledge. Although the books and movies |
| would not have been as adamant and angry when | | | | are all supposed to be just fiction, many who |
| they wrote the above-mentioned passages. Go | | | | read and watch them may have a seed of doubt |
| ahead. Read the above-mentioned passages. Note | | | | planted that asks, ‘what if it really didn’t |
| the anger in their writings. It simply emanates | | | | happen?’, ‘what if Jesus didn’t really |
| from the page. It is like they are telling you they | | | | die?’. |
| are burning mad and they are screaming, their | | | | Jesus Christ specifically instructs us not to create |
| language is so harsh. If Gnosticism were a lame, | | | | stumbling blocks or entrapments for others. When |
| fictional creation over which God passes little | | | | we write, read, or disseminate harmful fiction like |
| judgment, why the harshness, why the anger? | | | | the Da Vinci code, we are creating an opportunity |
| Anger and harshness because Gnosticism is one | | | | for someone to stumble. Luke records the words |
| of Satan’s cleverest attempts to discredit the | | | | of Jesus: “It is impossible but that offenses |
| death of Christ. You see, Satan knew that he had | | | | (the Greek means stumbling blocks or |
| lost he battle for mankind when Jesus Christ rose | | | | entrapments) will come: but woe unto him, |
| from the sealed tomb and appeared before | | | | through whom they come! It were better for him |
| believers for 40 days. The only hope (if it can | | | | that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and |
| only be called a hope) for Satan at this point is to | | | | he cast into the sea, than that he should offend |
| take as many with him to Hell as he possibly can. | | | | (cause to stumble) one of these little ones” |
| You see, with the death and subsequent | | | | (Lk. 17:1-2, words in parenthesis mine). |
| resurrection of the Son of God, Satan has lost all | | | | We must make very effort to guard the world |
| hope of power. He knows he is destined for Hell, | | | | from the tactics and wiles of the devil, and the |
| for an eternity in isolation from God and in eternal | | | | Da Vinci code is one of his greatest and most |
| torment. What greater satisfaction than to take | | | | effective deceptions. Beware that you do not |
| potential children of God into Hell with him? | | | | needlessly cause someone to stumble, to fall |
| And what better way to do it, than to say that | | | | away from the Word of God because you want |
| Jesus never really died. That it only looked like He | | | | to read or watch some fictional story devised by |
| died. That He wasn’t really the price for our | | | | Satan. |
| sin. That Jesus simply brought knowledge to earth | | | | Note: Scripture references are from the KJV. |
| for mankind to find (perhaps the first post-Christ | | | | You have my permission to reprint and distribute |
| New-Age religion). | | | | this article as long as it is distributed in its entirety, |
| So what we have today with the Da Vinci code is | | | | including all links and copyright information. |
| this renewed idea, this renewal of thought that | | | | |