A Must-Read for All Christians

About 1:00 this morning I finished reading the book, Cracking DaVinci's Code, by Jim Garlow and Peter Jones. The book, of course, is a reaction to The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, which has taken America by storm.

This is a book every Christian needs to read. The DaVinci Code is much more than a novel; it is a careful and calculated attack on the fundamentals of Christianity. By interspersing "historical facts" with fiction the book undermines everything we know to be true about Jesus. Brown asserts that Jesus was actually married to Mary Magdalene, the church of the 4th century "voted" on whether or not Jesus was divine, that 80 "gospels" were considered for the New Testament, etc. The author is clear that, though the story is fictional, the facts in the story are completely true. But the real fact is that his facts are wrong. Cracking the DaVinci Code reveals the historical facts.

Christians need to be prepared to answer the questions that undoubtedly will come from people who read this book. The purpose of the book, it seems, is to free people from the antiquated morality of the church and to endorse the worship of the "sacred feminine." Folks, it's nothing more than a call to ancient gnosticism and worship of the goddess Cybele, Ishtar, Asherah (or any of the other names she has gone by throughout the centuries). It's a call to embrace paganism

Just so you know, James Garlow, one of the authors of Cracking the DaVinci Code, is the senior pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church near San Diego, CA. He is a recognized biblical historian. He's one of our own. And his book is now on the New York Times best-seller list. People are looking for answers. Let's make sure we have them when they ask. Read it this week.

I picked up my copy at Wal-Mart for $10.43. It's more than worth the cost!