Mary received a message from Jesus, the resurrected Savior that she reports to the disciples... Peter does not believe her story. Some of the fifth century manuscript still resides in Berlin... the text is dated to the second century.

The Excerpt...
Peace be with you - receive my peace in your hearts. Take care that no one led you astray by saying such things as, "Look here!" or "Look over there!" For the Son of Man is among you. Follow him! Those who look for him will find him! 

Go then and preach the good news of the kingdom. Do not lay down any rules beyond those that I have authorized, and never dispense law like a lawgiver. You may find yourself breaking your own rules and constrained by your own laws!

I Take This To Mean: No Man-Made Doctrines! As I have always said, do not make up (man-made) doctrine and label it as God's word and package it in the name of a denomination. This seems to be what most denominations have done. There should not be different denominations! Only one! The Denomination of Jesus' Church. That IS NOT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - THE BAPTIST - THE PENTECOST and so on...

The Gospel Of Mary is not part of the King James authorized bible. It was not accepted by the committee at the first council of NICEA, under Constantine, that accepted or declined the scriptures, 325AD, that (largely) makes up our KJV which was finalized 1611AD. In these books of the apocrypha there are many scriptures that are very informative but not in the authorized KJV bible. The Gospel of Mary is dated to the second century. This fact creates a shadow of doubt.

As for Mary being the actual author of the Gospel of John, one of the four gospels in the New Testament - Mary may or may not be the author... There are those who are convinced that she is the author of the Gospel of John... many believe she is not the author... I accept the belief that John, Jesus' cousin is the author. I don't care to bog down in arguing over theories that can't be proven - they only raise doubts. Read the holy book and let the Holy Spirit lead you in gaining knowledge from the pure GENIUS that is reflected in the scriptures. It is truly divine and fascinating!

If you simply glance at the scriptures and don't get into understanding and total immersion it will mean very little to you and you surely can't see the brilliance and truth that the bible sheds. I doubt you could skip around "War and Peace" with the same level of insincerity and neglect and get much from that (secular) masterpiece either.

The "Da Vinci Code" has brought a lot of attention to Mary Magdelene... I'm sure there will be a lot of misinformation on this subject... In these last days there will be many who come against the Word of God - - - taking many weak Christians down the tubes.

In my opinion: The Book, The Da Vinci Code, is found in the "Fiction" section of the book stores... I accept it as it is advertised... FICTION... A NOVEL! Don't read and accept it as "gospel" or anything annointed by God! IT'S A NOVEL!!! The movie is a work of Satan just as "The Passion" was.

The author (Brown) wrote The Da Vinci Code for fame and fortune. He knew many dummies would jump all over a text that drags Jesus down to our level of common humanity. He may well be Satan incarnate as is the producer of "The Passion."

In the first place Da Vinci was not a person on which to risk your soul. I suspect he was actually quite sinful and perverted. Opinions are like noses, we all have one. My opinion: The author, Brown, is probably a ranked notch or two down from Da Vinci on the "decency" scale.

Take a break... Off the subject but a good analogy... Kinda reminds me of Rush Limbaugh... He presented his show as entertainment and many people thought he was serious! They made him a serious factor in the world of politics. I bet Rush laughs all the way to the bank! By-the-way, does anybody know what happened with the drug charges? Was he getting the drugs for himslf or somebody else and why? I don't know if he is simply ignorant or acting, either way he is negative factor for mankind. Another clear indicator of how far we have slipped in our reasoning and discernment.

Back on the ranch...
In the book, the author writes that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and fathered at least one child. I doubt that there is any truth in this theory, however, after consideration, it would not hinder my faith in Jesus being the Son of God and The Savior. God created sex and it's only sinful when misused. Marriage and union of male and female is of God.

THE PLAN...
Throw enough doubt and worthless theories on the wall and a large percentage of dummies will jump all over it and feel that they are knowledeable about a subject that they were too lazy to explore in it's original presentation. Here's a way they can ignore the facts and put themselves on an equal footing with scholars and theologians who have spent much time and effort to present the truth to this worthless, evil, lying bunch of ghouls who look for a reason to trash "that which is good."

I think it's a way for the New Agers to reduce the Son of God to the level of us foul, evil humans. The (demonic) New Agers want you to be ready to accept the anti-Christ as a divine being of human reproduction. Jesus was/is The Son of God - Not the father of evil human beings! Besides - the facts show the entire story is a lie - but - we Americans buy into lies... look at your elected president, GW Bush! Look at your elected congress and senate! Enough said?

Not that there is anything wrong with marriage but Jesus, The Son Of God was here for more important reasons - like saving our eternal souls! This is how some mercinaries pay Him back! They'll have eternity to reconsider their wrongs - in my opinion! Remember, I have the right to an opinion too.

There are those who point to The Apostle Paul's teachings about marriage... he suggests that it is better if we don't marry... If that happened only non-Christians would reproduce... No more Christians? Perhaps we misunderstood Paul's intent here?

Don't let this novel (The Da Vinci Code) influence your faith! There will be many false prophets as well as writers who will sell their soul for a royalty check and/or recognition.

By the way - I believe Mary was a very loyal and faithful disciple of Jesus. She was there at the foot of the cross while He suffered and died - she was the first at the tomb the morning of His resurrection. Not His Wife! Or was she? Does it really matter? Catholics started this celibacy requirement. Peter, the "Rock" of Jesus' church was married! Question everything! If your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life, you'll know the answer.

Your Friend,

John

P.S. Here's a good link
http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/special/davincicode.html