B- The ideas come from false gospels like the Gnostics and the so-called Gospel of Judas. Those ideas and 'books' and their content strike at the very precepts and foundations of Christianity.
If they are right (chuckles) - then Christianity is a giant fraud
I do not give any real credence to the "Gnostic" gospels. But, you might consider the possibility that what we have as the Bible today is incomplete; or at least only part of which God has intended to reveal to us. I posted this last night in another thread.
Even the canonized scripture conveys that other scriptures were lost.
Book of the Covenant - Exodus 24:7
Book of the Wars of the Lord - Numbers 21:14
Book of Jasher - Joshua 10:13
Book of the Acts of Solomon - 1 Kings 11:41
Book of Nathan and Gad - 1 Chronicles 29:29
Prophecy of Ahijah and Visions of iddo - 2 Chronicles 9:29
Book of Shemaiah - 2 Chronicles 12:15
Book of Jehu - 2 Chronicles 20:34
Acts of Uzziah - 2 Chronicles 26:22
Sayings of the Seers - 2 Chronicles33;19
An earlier Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians - 1 Corinthians 5:9
Another Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians - Ephesians 3:3
An Epistle of Paul from Loadicea - Colossians 4:16
Former Epistle of Jude - Jude 3
Prophecies of Enoch - Jude 14
I would just like to comment that this subject, if given to reason alone, without the aid of revelation, suggests that the "Word" of God cannot be confined to the pages of a book; canonized or not. I submit that the "word" is Jesus Christ. And anything that proceeds forth from His mouth and transcribed is scripture.
To believe and even teach that the Holy Bible is the "word of God" only is an insult to the intelligence of God and defies all reason. To presume that a man can fool so many Christians into thinking that the "word" is limited and confined to the pages of a book is contrary to their own doctrine that God is eternal in nature. [Who is so arrogant as to think they can restrict God from revealing His will beyond what the Holy Bible says?]
It should also be noted that there are some mistakes in translation even in the Holy Bible. Once this truth is realized, then one can more freely seek out many other wonderful truths as it pertains to the Plan of Salvation.
For the sceptics, here are a couple of examples of mistranslations in the Bible:
Acts 9:7 as compared to Acts 22:9 Notice the switch in how the men that traveled with Saul/Paul observed his vision.
2 Kings 8:26 as compared to 2 Chronicles 22:2 Notice that the age of Ahaziah when he began to reign is contradictory.
I think these mistakes would be difficult to explain away even by the most astute of scriptorians. And given these mistakes, then it stands to reason that we can question the accuracy of the entire canon without necessarily discounting the inspiriation that comes from understanding the principles of faith and obedience to God.
I know one thing: It is imperative that all of us keep an open mind to things that are being revealed to the children of God in this last dispensation. If we totally rely as proof positive everything that has been handed down to us through the generations of time, especially if those things defy simple logic and reason, and confuses those things which are meant for us to clearly understand, then we will find ourselves to be "most men made miserable."
"The ideas in the DaVinci Code cannot be true because..."
What ideas, specifically, are you speaking of? I think Dan Brown may have some ulterior motive for his writings, but that does not negate that some of what he says may be the truth. There is a saying:
"Truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it."
It is independent of you and me and it is up to us to seek it out. Once found, then it is our responsibility to incorporate it into our minds and hearts and act upon it. Even the Devil will tell 999 truths and 1 lie to tell a whole lie. That is what strikes me of Mr. Brown. But, there may be some truth in there that should certainly be tested with the tools that God has given us to discern truth from falsehood.
I know that pride and arrogance will never get us anywhere. I have already learned the hard way on that one.