Text: Galatians 1:7—8

Topic: What The Da Vinci Code teaches

Introduction:

• Dan Brown's novel is extraordinarily popular.
• Brown makes four radical claims that contradict the teachings of Scripture.

• The book suggests Jesus married and had a child with Mary Magdalene.
• There is no historical evidence that Jesus had that kind of relationship.
• Brown desires to promote the idea of the sacred feminine.

• Brown claims the church has suppressed 80 alternate gospels.
• The New Testament gospels are the authentic accounts of Jesus.

Is Mary pictured in TheLast Supper?

• Brown claims there are hidden messages in the Da Vinci painting.

The Apostle John is not Mary in disguise.

The absence of a chalice does not mean Mary was the Holy Grail.

Illustration: Documents detailing Da Vinci's secret society were forgeries.

• Brown misrepresents what happened at the Council of Nicea.
• The earliest records of Jesus' life present his claims to be divine.
• Illustration: The Nicene Creed was developed in response to the unacceptable teachings of Arius.

Conclusion:

• If Christianity is true, it will stand up to all scrutiny.
• The Da Vinci Code is filled with inaccuracies and sloppy research.
• Galatians 1:7—8, 11—12
• The Da Vinci Code needs to be broken because it distorts the truth.