The Chosen - Godly Truth or Dangerous Fiction?

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Is the spirit of madness in The Chosen?
Please don’t reply with what you have already stated.
No....I might disagree with some of the series content but I am yet to see or hear about any major doctrinal issues. I'll keep my ear to the ground.
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So no doctinal issues then.

In 15 minutes of viewing time, no doctrinal issues for me.

I pointed out that several reviewers have asserted that there are doctrinal issues for them, and that still others have asserted that when it comes to doctrine we’re - intentionally - being given very little in order to appeal to as many people as possible.
 

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No....I might disagree with some of the series content but I am yet to see or hear about any major doctrinal issues. I'll keep my ear to the ground.
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So the spirit of madness is everywhere but not everywhere.

I haven’t read any reviews of the program which speak in terms of the spirit of madness in The Chosen, though several have mentioned that demonic possession is presented - which one might consider to be the spirit of madness.
 

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I don’t know if it matters to anyone or not but all of the reviews I’ve read so far which assert that there are problems with doctrinal issues in The Chosen have been authored by trinitarians.
 

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The spirit of madness is everywhere but not everywhere.

I haven’t read any reviews of the program which speak in terms of the spirit of madness in The Chosen, though several have mentioned that demonic possession is presented - which one might consider to be the spirit of madness.
I'm going to assume your understanding of demonic possession is like those in the first century. The truth is far more logical and sensible. The spirit of madness is humanism...like frogs crocking in the night! Don't push the responsibility to some make believe supernatural being. It doesnt exist!
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I don’t know if it matters to anyone or not but all of the reviews I’ve read so far which assert that there are problems with doctrinal issues in The Chosen have been authored by trinitarians.
If so, I would certainly have issue with that!
 

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If so, I would certainly have issue with that!

To the best of my knowledge, all of the reviews of The Chosen I’ve quoted and documented have come from Protestant reviewers. Here is one from a Catholic reviewer. I think the title of the review is sufficient and therefore won’t take the time to provide an excerpt from it.

 

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I'm going to assume your understanding of demonic possession is like those in the first century. The truth is far more logical and sensible. The spirit of madness is humanism...like frogs crocking in the night! Don't push the responsibility to some make believe supernatural being. It doesnt exist!
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Would you by chance happen to be a Christadelphian? I ask because you sound like one to me, but I don’t want to assume that you are.
 
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Would you by chance happen to be a Christadelphian? I ask because you sound like one to me, but I don’t want to assume that you are.
I know of them...they have some solid works that I've looked into in the past. There is a book called "The Life of Jesus", which I read many years back by Melva Purkis. It was a very good on the Master! I recall how true to the record that book was.
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Is there a specific doctine in the series that is an afront to you and your understanding of the Bible?

Let’s pose your question to someone who - unlike myself - is watching the series and answers your question in the affirmative.

”Heresies are in The Chosen tv series … the real danger of this show is in how it introduces the audience to Jesus Christ … the show also presents false teaching about Jesus Christ. The show does not claim to represent an accurate depiction of Jesus Christ and does claim to have artistic liberty. However, to claim this an authentic Jesus, as Dallas Jenkins does, is blasphemy. There is no authentic Jesus outside of the biblical Jesus.

This article will go over the different episodes of The Chosen to show what is biblically and historically inaccurate. This should be more than enough reason for Christians to stay away from the tv show. Heresies are in the Chosen.”

(Josiah Nichols, “Heresies are in the Chosen”)


The author then proceeds to examine each and every episode of the first three seasons. Interested readers should examine them and decide for themselves whether the accusations have merit.

The reviewer concludes,

”These are the heresies of the Chosen. It attacks the sufficiency, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture. It attack’s Jesus’ divinity, authority, and goodness. It presents a Jesus who does not demand repentance, accepts sin, and punishes his disciples with starvation, disease, and death of loved ones. This is not the Jesus of the Bible. Jesus taught the inerrancy, authority, infallibility, and sufficiency of Scripture. He did not teach God could be known outside the Bible. The Chosen should be marked and avoided by believers. Contrary to popular belief, Heresies are in the Chosen.”
 

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How critical of a program (any program, not just The Chosen) should we expect fans of a program to be?