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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.

God had Jesus's Words written down in the Bible. God knew that many people would try to twist His words (just as the Monty Python movie spoofed).

But the problem for the twisters is that people like me can come along and post the words that Jesus actually said DIRECTLY FROM JESUS'S MOUTH.

Now, people can still try to twist Jesus Word (and they do) but God caused the words to be written down so that those who seek to put their own meanings on them will first have to deal with their unpleasant existance.

It's like a contract. Anyone can say any contract means anything, but they have to deal with the words which are written down on that paper first, and those who can read and think can see they are just a bunch of shysters trying to twist the words for their own agenda. (Like the way liberals twist the Constitution).

It doesn't stop them trying, and doesn't stop them from SUCCEEDING, but those who seek the Truth, will go to the pre-written words no matter how much the spiritual shysters try to twist them.

I think Christ'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.

Yes, Christ taught "love one another" but I don't think even that message is really that simple.
He was of course talking about God's definition of love, and not people's individual preferences.

Also, let's remember that Jesus began His ministry with "Repent for the Kingdom of God is near", and spoke of Hell more than anyone else in the Bible.