"One thing is for certain: just as the book is designed to inculcate doubt about the veracity of the Bible and the entire Christian faith, the film moves that idea out of the printed page and presents it with compelling images on the screen. And given that our culture is made up primarily now of those who are visually oriented, used to "sound-bites" instead of lengthy periods of concentrated thought, and who are trained to disbelieve and think in the most muddied fashion, The Da Vinci Code will once again highlight the reality that the evangelistic task today must be apologetic from the start. We are seeking not only to proclaim the facts of the gospel anymore. No, now we must deal with the very existence of truth itself! Those who refuse to see that this is part and parcel of what it means to proclaim the good news in Western culture today are simply ignoring the reality all around them."
My own denomination is seeking to do exactly what we don't need. We don't need to become an entertainment industry. We need to turn men from their error and sin to the truth in the person of Christ. We must do this by calling men everywhere to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Apart from a sound Gospel call, men will only be converted till the next fad comes along.
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It's a good thing that the movie itself turned out to be rather bland. I think Dr. White maybe gives it too much credit for it's visual appeal. Frankly, I was bored in all the "exciting" points, and laughed during several "serious" parts. It's way heavy on dialogue that can barely keep up with how ridiculous the whole situation really is. Aside from my personal belief...this was just a bad movie.
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