No, I will not be watching "The Chosen"

Oklahoma Baptist Bulletin ^ | 8/20/2021 | James Biesiadecki

[gitmo]

What is a sealed marriage?

[Ezekiel]

This article and thread is just another example of why God did an end run around religious.. programming and uses the secular world to get His message out. Who's looking there? Talk about an ingenious plan by the Master to keep it simple and uncorrupted, while the experts bicker til Kingdom come over who's got the "real story."

Be excellent to each other. Here's Bill, setting the proper example:

Bill: This is the San Dimas mall. And this is where people of today’s world *hang* out. All right everybody, watch your step getting off. Beethoven make sure you don’t get sucked under. Everybody get together. Make sure you remember who your buddy is. Socrates, watch out for your robe, dude. Okay, follow me. You’ve got your Broadway *down* here, and your Sears over here…

There's been a new "anchor" in town...

The total round up, Coming Soon!

Van Buskirk Construction, nice touch.

Humiliating is a word that won't quite cover it.

The name Buskirk is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived near a bush. The name Buskirk is derived from the Old Norman buskr, which means bush.

Americanized form of Dutch Boskerck, a habitational name from an unidentified place named as ‘the church in the woods’, from Middle Dutch bos ‘woodland’ + kerk ‘church’.

King David had a real ear for the Temple singers and musicians:

Honey (Open That Door)

[sphinx]

I have not yet watched The Chosen, though it is on my watchlist due to several freeper recommendations. That said, the author of the linked article is very agitated that various Mormons are involved in the production. This does not strike me as persuasive film criticism. Is there anything specifically in the plot and character development of the show that is objectionable?

Yeah, yeah, I know ... Mormonism functions like a gnostic cult with an esoteric (and heretical) theology that doesn’t bear close examination by orthodox Christians. Mormons don’t attract converts by theological argument; they attract converts by the force of personal example — which, by the way, is historically how Christianity has attracted most converts as well. But that’s another story. Nowhere is it written that a Mormon can’t make a good movie or tv series.

If a Mormon helms a series about Jesus and tries to run a false flag operation, inserting heretical doctrine and presenting it as orthodox, that should be called out and discussed. But the article doesn’t point to any such points; it’s just indignant that Mormons are involved. Is there anything specifically Mormon in the show?

[TTFlyer]

I’m a member of a Pentecostal church and I loved “The Chosen.” The show has nothing to do with Mormonism other than being filmed in Utah with some Mormon perdonnel.

I do not care for the Mormon cult, secular Jewry, African-American urban culture, and Liberalism. Many of those are my enemies but I judge each person on their own merits.

The author of this article is just another person promoting division for money and attention.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

If it is not from the Bible it is not Christian.

Galatians 1

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

[HereInTheHeartland]

The Chosen is NOT a Mormon thing!

At all.
It is a great work that has brought thousands to Christ. AND TO GET INTO THEIR BIBLES.

I have been assuming it would be attacked since it is so effective and seen by so many people.

[Clarancebeaks]

Read the book The Mormon Murders. It’s about forger Mark Hoffman’s forged Mormon documents and his bombings. It’s an older book, but it gives a lot of insight into the Mormon church and how they go about things.

[napscoordinator]

These idiots are the same ones that will cry that Hollywood won’t make Christian shows or movies. They are in constant need of personal misery. Yep many here are perpetual victims.

[Hootowl]

I think Mark Twain observed that the Book of Mormon read like it was written by some doing a bad job of imitating scripture.

[sauropod]

Correct.

Mormonism is a cult.

[Farmerbob]

Maybe he was a Battlestar Galactica fan.

[standing man]

Not trying to convince anyone, just reading the words as written.

[crazy scenario]

" if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. "

BINGO !!

[Kevmo]

Jesus was pretty strong in HIs own opinions. He was so opinionated that He was put to death for blasphemy, claiming equality with God.

His opinion about His identity matters. Others... not so much.

[darkangel82]

“Chloroform in print” were his exact words.

[HKMk23]

“If you got a bunch of golden plates from God, wouldn’t you hold onto them?”

I know, right?

Here’s another good question: “If you got gold plates from God, and translated them into English in America in the 1800’s, why would you write your translation in an imitation of the Elizabethan English of the 1600’s?

[jonrick46]

Latter Day Saints believe civil marriages are dissolved at death, but only a couple who has been sealed in a temple will be married beyond physical death and the resurrection if they remain faithful. This means that in the afterlife they and also their family will be together forever.

[Republican Wildcat]

This entire thing is about Dallas Jenkins and his comments.

We can come up with explanations to justify anything.

[Republican Wildcat]

Yes, indeed. The way this was produced and these comments are indeed divisive.

[Republican Wildcat]

The Chosen is NOT a Mormon thing! At all.

The opening paragraph of the posted excerpt: "In a Mormon(LDS) blog interview,1 Jenkins defended not only the Mormon owned Vid-Angel distribution and the filming of “The Chosen” in Utah on an LDS set, but he also defended the idea that Mormons follow the “same Christ” and that there is no significant difference between Mormons and Evangelicals. He further admitted that many LDS people are working on the project and influencing his thinking. Jenkins’ defense against criticism was quite telling. Hear it in his own words:"

Are you contending that this and the rest of the information is false? The creator's comments were falsified and he did not actually say the things he is quoted as saying?