[berned]

I was always relived to come to the New Testament, and hear that now everyone is chosen.

No offense, but that is NOT what the New Testament says or teaches. Nothing could be further from the truth. Again, let's go right to the words of Jesus Christ Himself:

Mat 7...13"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way.14But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

Again, as in post # 17, pretty straightforward and clear.

[Commie Basher]

What I meant by "everyone is chosen" was that the New Testament seems to put everyone on an equal footing. Doesn't matter what tribe or people you were born into. God cares about you the same as anyone else.

Of course, as Biker Scum pointed out, the message gets twisted.

Monty Python's Life Of Brian has a great scene wherein Brian loses a sandal, and within minutes of creating a new religion, his followers break up over interpretations of whether it's a "shoe" or a "sandal."

I think Chrust's message was pretty basic. Love one another. Don't worry about kosher, non-kosher. Don't worry about minor rules, or a person's status in life, or what they were born as. Just love one another, and act on it. It's that simple.

[AdA$tra]

Berned, I was waiting for you to start spwewing your anti-Catholic venom. I had a dream about you. Actaully about bones, and how one bone doesn't make up the entire body as on book does not make of the word of God. the Word is incomplete if you only read Revelation. Not to mention that your interpretation of Revelation is flawed.