[piytar]

You misunderstand what “chosen” means. They were chooses to bring Jesus to this sorry world. You know, the King of the Jews. They were choosen to be the canaries in the coal mine of this world. They were also choosen for horrific suffering, just like Christ.

Being choosen is not a claim to superiority. It is a claim to a special burden and special responsibilities.

/I discuss this with my Jewish friends regularly. BTW they’re practicing Jews, and they make me look like a flaming lib. IOW on our side.

[DRey]

Being choosen is not a claim to superiority. It is a claim to a special burden and special responsibilities.

Another intelligent response (btw, it's "chosen," not "choosen," fyi) I am glad to have caught. This applies to all things Christian. Look at the incredible blessings we have. I find myself with tremendous unearned blessings, both familial and financial. "Luck" of the draw. The trick is in the understanding that these blessings are equally responsibilities. Its easy to recognize the Christian by what they DO with their blessings.

I'm off topic, I know; but your post resonated. Thank you.

[Ouderkirk]

You are correct in your assertion about the meaning of Jews being “chosen” and why.

So many seem to think that “chosen” means special, and in some ways that is true, but the preponderance of of special treatment of the Jews over the millennia has been negative