Posted on 07/28/2022 10:09:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
What i like about The Chosen is how all the conversations are “fleshed” out. They aren’t just word for word excerpts from the New Testament like many other Christian films. This makes Jesus and his apostles seem real and not just wooden puppets.
Mr mm and I have been watching it recently.
We were skeptical at first for the very reasons the author mentions, but were pleasantly surprised by the result.
The film has its weak areas, but character development is not one of them. I think they did an especially good job casting Nicodemus.
one good decision i made two years ago was to pay this tv show about Jesus’ ministry forward. now we’re in season three and still funding it.
My two cents. Your mileage may vary.
Yes. I have no interest, except curiosity.
It seemsmthey are making things up and adding to the Bible.
It’s exploitation for entertainment.
Produced by Mormons. Be careful.
Once you make a good Christian film it has the advantage of being timeless. Like Ben Hur.
The producer is an Evangelical Christian. I think I heard where some of the show was produced on a lot built and owned by mormons. Although I would find that odd, as the mormons are a pretty tight knit group. But I suppose if there was money to be made.... So that might be where the rumor got started.
We visited a small protestant church in the heart of mormon land. They had bought some special doors for their entrance and were told by the manufacturer that they had numerous trades people trained in their installation.
But as soon as the people showed up they realized they didn’t have the proper tools, had a schedule conflict, etc. It was all mormon workers! They wouldn’t install the doors on a church!
I think it was two years and the church had finally been able to find (and afford) a company from a couple states away to install them.
They were VERY proud of their newly installed doors!
The Gospel IS the script. No word added, no word removed. And great production values.
I absolutely agree with you!
Agree!
How much of it have you watched?
I hope season 3 will be out soon.
So, you don’t believe in Christian media, just go read your Bible, right? Should that be extrapolated to suggest anything depicting the gospels outside of personal Bible study is wrong and theater? Eliminate children’s skits in church? All Christian movies? Heck, sermons because they’re someone’s interpretation?
Should we not witness for fear our biblical translations could be theater?
We shouldn’t preach the gospel to those in the language in which they’ll hear it?
Is there a single specific translation of the Bible that one should only read?
You have taken this person’s opinion……of which he is entitled and also stands by…..
…and you think you can extrapolate to the nth degree!
How about this….if you like it, watch it!
Those of us who have another opinion, leave us alone.
What is it to you to tell us what we should think or not think, or decide what this person is all about!
It goes both ways. The opinion posted, for which yes the person is fully entitled to, I interpreted as you did my statement, telling one how to think. I read “only my way is the right way”.
If it is not for you, fine. But why not have a multitude of platforms to bring people to Christ, or inspire believers to perhaps go to their dusty bibles and crack them open?
Last night, our small home Bible study group completed our study of James. Chapter five begins with warnings to rich oppressors and for context, we compared Mark 10:17-31, where the rich man asked what must he DO to enter the kingdom. One member of the group mentioned; “I was watching The Chosen and this man was Nicodemus”. In preparing for this study, I hadn't come across the actual name of the rich man, so I asked that we compare the gospel accounts of the story and see if there was any indication of the man's name and in short order we found that this person is not named in the Bible.
I cautioned the group about the show with “be careful what you watch”. I have never watched that show, but this alone gives me cause to also be careful. The point of television is advertising revenue though entertainment, which is a completely different agenda of the Bible itself and now I'm even more cautious than I was beforehand.
A story with 99% Truth and 1% untruth is still untrue.
...that is all
The Chosen is wonderful. Those who disapprove of the show please spare us all the holier-than-thou KJV snobbery.
Nicodemus blew me way for the depth of character they developed.
Jerry Jenkins, the Producers dad has written four books on the apostles. He takes a very deep dive into how he perceives their personalities and quirks as they walk with Jesus and Record his times.
I’ve read two of them and walked away better for it.
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