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God works in mysterious ways...

His mysterious way brought me to the Chosen, I watched and loved the first 3 seasons, and I am certain that it brought me closer to Him.

I understand it's JUST a television show, there are things I disagree with the show, but the positive impact it had on me was undeniable.

I have and read my Bible, I pray daily and throughout each day I stop myself and thank God for what He has given me and He has given me so much.

I try very hard to leave judgement to God, I fail on occasion, but I try again. I try not to sin, I fail, I repent and I move forward in His Grace. I'm not perfect and I don't expect anyone who works on The Chosen is either but that's not up for me to decide, I get to decide if the messages they send out are for me, the backstage stuff I have no use for, the actors are just people, imperfect people but so am I.

Despite all the imperfections a postive message has leaked out to me.
Peace to you all.

I too support The Chosen. I went to the first Chosen Conference and watched all of season four at the theater. Wonderfully directed and terrific acting. I can only hope that it gets resolved soon.(Get It?)

I have many friends and fellow believers who have to wait until it is released to the public. Dallas Jenkins has repeatedly said that it and all future episodes will be released to the public for free at some point. The thing we can do is say a little prayer that it’s sooner rather than later.

Another thing we can be involved in is helping out by getting more folks to pay it forward.

The Chosen is by all accounts not a retelling of the Bible. It is not meant to be authoritative, or an historical production. The creators have never claimed that that was their plan. The title “The Chosen”, is not referring to Jesus, but to his disciples. It shows us a very unique perspective as to what the disciples’ thoughts and experiences may have been.

Because of that, it cannot be purely biblical because there is very little in the Bible about the backgrounds of the disciples. They have a Catholic priest, a Messianic Rabbi, and a Protestant pastor as advisors. Of course they don’t all agree 100%, but there are changes made when one or the other find something contradictory or offensive.

No one should be referring to the chosen as a biblical authority, and if someone does, that would be a very good opportunity to explain to them why it isn’t and guide them to more reliable sources. It doesn’t mean nobody should watch it, or that doesn’t have some spiritual value.

I agree that the sermon on the Mount “rehearsal”, seemed a bit strange at first, but again the whole series is from the perspective of the disciples, so once you think that it is for Matthew’s sake, it makes sense.

I also liked the background on Peter as it related to the walking on the water scene. Of course it was entirely fictional, but it also makes sense that something was bothering Peter because he saw Jesus, whom he had already acknowledged was God, walking on water, and Peter said, “If you are who you say you are...” How could he see that, and question that Jesus was God?

As for the rainbow flag, it was explained that the crew are free to express what they want within reason. No rainbow banners or signs are allowed, but on personal property there are some patches, and the first rainbow in a video was not even noticed by the production crew. There are many hours of behind the scenes video shot, so for someone to see one more rainbow flag in one more background does not mean that the production is promoting LGBT, but it does say something about the people who are spending the time and energy to try to find a gotcha moment.

There are a lot of things in the chosen that I don’t agree with, but overall, it gives a new perspective and a fresh look at what the disciples may have been going through. I’ve not seen anything that is contrary to the Bible, although by their own admission they are elaborating. I think this is a wonderful way to bring people to the Bible, but shouldn’t be considered by anybody a substitute for it. The creators make no bones about agreeing with this.

If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. I think you will miss a good, creative, thought provoking supplement to the Bible and the history that we all know.

Just my two cents ,
Love,
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