Ascetic X
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While there are a few scenes in The Chosen, like the woman at the well, that add some feasible details to the gospel account, in most cases, the fictional additions are distorting the person of Jesus and the historical events recorded in scripture.
When unbiblical, disrespectful, or trivializing scenes are presented as portraying a legitimate film version of the gospel, people who watch The Chosen may have trouble deleting these scenes from their mind, separating them from the true gospel accounts. They may consider the fictional additions to be on the same level as scripture, thereby forming false impressions of who Jesus is.
1. Jesus saying, "I am the law of Moses."
In the gospels, Jesus never said this.
2. Jesus supposedly transgresses (i.e. sins).
3. The writers have Jesus saying, “Some things even I cannot do.”
In The Chosen, Jesus jokes in Season 2 that there are things he cannot do, such as turning a poor dancer into a good one. This fictional, casual, lighthearted moment, in response to Simon's request, is not in keeping with the true personality of Jesus.
We should not imagine Jesus as being a comedian who makes fun of people.
4. Jesus practices His sermons, welcomes advice, and worries about how the audience will react.
5. Mary Magdalene says she first saw Jesus in a tavern, then goes on to say, "He put his hand on mine", adding, "which is not what it sounds like". She recommends that John leave that part out of his book, so people don't get confused... just another way The Chosen creates questions and doubts.
6. Adding questionable things into the storylines (Mary being a prostitute, Simon becoming a spy for the Romans, Roman undercover agent sent to spy on Jesus and his followers, peter’s wife miscarries and is cold and hateful towards her husband, Jesus will raise Jairus’s daughter from the dead, yet he will not raise Peter’s unborn child from the dead.)
7. The feeding of the 5000 is portrayed wrong. The Bible says Jesus went up to a mountain, and taught His disciples. The Chosen has him on a plain, teaching the big group.
8. Focusing on feelings and the heart (Jesus asking Nicodemus, "what does your heart tell you?")
Remember, the Bible says, "the heart is deceptively wicked".
Later in the series, Jesus says, "Soon it'll all be about the heart”. The Chosen distorts the gospel with such mystical new age teachings.
9. Nicodemus kneels at Jesus’ feet and Jesus stops him, telling Nicodemus he doesn't need to worship Him. But Jesus is God and He deserves worship.
10. In the portrayal of the story of the men who bring the paralytic to Jesus, The Chosen has "Tamar" (who is a fictional, made-up character in the series) leading the way, and it’s made clear this is all her idea.
Mary Magdalene reproves Simon when he attempts to stop them from coming through the roof (which would not have been her place in that culture).
Instead of Jesus affirming the faith of the men who brought the man for healing, The Chosen's Jesus commends the faith of the women instead. That’s not being faithful to Scripture, that’s pushing an agenda.
11. Jesus refusing to heal Little James (This contradicts the Scripture that says Jesus healed all who came to Him.)
12. Throughout the series, disciples are running around with notepads and writing down hearsay that will become their supposed Biblical books.
In one case, a woman runs by crying, "He healed me!"
Matthew, in desperation, calls her saying, "Healed you of what?"
The show attempts to deny the inspiration of Scripture, portraying the gospels as common books comprised of hearsay.
13. According to The Chosen, John 21:25 came from Mary Magdalene and not John himself. In their rewritten gospel, The Chosen Mary Magdalene plays an oddly feministic role for that time period.
14. The Chosen's John the Baptist is arrogant, disrespectful, and always questioning Jesus.
15. The Chosen's John the Baptist tells Jesus he is planning on marching into Herod's palace to tell him off, and then adds, "My followers will love it."
This isn’t what happened! In the Bible, John stated, "I must decrease", so why does The Chosen portray him as arrogant?
In one scene, Jesus says he is not ready to get into specifics, and in a flippant voice John the Baptist responds, “You appear to not be ready to get into the specifics on a lot of things”.
In a previous discussion, Jesus speaks to John the Baptist regarding incest and adultery, saying, "I understand it is against the law of Moses, but I am here for bigger purposes than breaking rules".
This gives the impression from “Jesus” that John, who is about to confront Herod, is uninspired and even foolhardy—and that “Jesus” doesn’t care about the Ten Commandments.
While John the Baptist disrespects Christ, Peter disrespects John the Baptist, calling him "Creepy John".
In the show, Peter and his brother describe John the Baptist, saying, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world”—and do so in a way that destroys the beautiful solemnity of that moment. Peter's brother begins, “He said ‘behold’...” and Peter interjects, “I am eating a bug”. This lame, sacrilegious attempt at humor ridicules John's recognition of Jesus as the Messiah and undermines the whole message—including Christ’s divinity.
In the show, Peter comes up to Jesus and says he will go with Him to the ends of the earth, a reference to Luke 22:33. Biblically speaking, this was a monumental point in the conversion of Peter.
But in The Chosen, this moment is destroyed when “Jesus” responds, “I hope so Simon, but I seem to remember there was a problem... something about Andrew's feet.”
This is disgusting. Peter had an unconverted heart that would make it impossible for him to keep his promise to Christ, yet viewers of The Chosen will never know how Jesus reveals the truth to him.
The show subtly distorts the Bible, belittles Christ, and is a subtle error of a most disturbing nature.
16. In The Chosen, season 4 Thomas is betrothed to a woman named Ramah. A Roman soldier stabs her, killing her.
Jesus looks at Thomas, who was pleading with Jesus to heal her wound, and Jesus says “She really loved you!” Jesus does not heal Ramah, because he states "it is not her time.”
17. In Season 4, Episode 5 of The Chosen, Mother Mary washes Jesus' hair in a tender, intimate scene highlighting his humanity and their mother-son bond. Amidst rising frustrations and the burdens of his ministry, this absurd fictional moment makes Jesus look like He needs to confide in his mother, which is not biblical or likely. Mary did not seem to understand His mission, and once thought He was out of touch with reality.
Mark 3:21
When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
Jesus went off to lonely secluded places to confide in His Father when Jesus needed support or comfort.
18. In the show, many Biblical characters are depicted as drunks.
The first encounter with Nathanael portrays him as a drunkard and a failed architect (Nathanael is just one of the misrepresented biblical characters). Circumstances prompt him to drown out his failure in the pub, a common backdrop in the series.
Why would the show present Nathanael in such a light when Jesus Himself declared, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile”? This show would lead us to believe that these things are compatible with Christianity.
19. To bring God down to our level, The Chosen includes a scene where Jesus prepares a sermon and rehearses well-known passages, making them feel more human and common than inspired by His Father.
His mother interrupts him during one of these rehearsals, and you can see the frustration in his eyes.
During this same interaction with Jesus and Mary, she says, "I'm proud of you" to which this supposed Jesus replies, “Maybe wait to say that until after I’m done, in case I mess up in front of such a big crowd.”
THIS IS JESUS! This show gratifies the evil heart by demeaning our Lord and Savior.
When unbiblical, disrespectful, or trivializing scenes are presented as portraying a legitimate film version of the gospel, people who watch The Chosen may have trouble deleting these scenes from their mind, separating them from the true gospel accounts. They may consider the fictional additions to be on the same level as scripture, thereby forming false impressions of who Jesus is.
1. Jesus saying, "I am the law of Moses."
In the gospels, Jesus never said this.
2. Jesus supposedly transgresses (i.e. sins).
3. The writers have Jesus saying, “Some things even I cannot do.”
In The Chosen, Jesus jokes in Season 2 that there are things he cannot do, such as turning a poor dancer into a good one. This fictional, casual, lighthearted moment, in response to Simon's request, is not in keeping with the true personality of Jesus.
We should not imagine Jesus as being a comedian who makes fun of people.
4. Jesus practices His sermons, welcomes advice, and worries about how the audience will react.
5. Mary Magdalene says she first saw Jesus in a tavern, then goes on to say, "He put his hand on mine", adding, "which is not what it sounds like". She recommends that John leave that part out of his book, so people don't get confused... just another way The Chosen creates questions and doubts.
6. Adding questionable things into the storylines (Mary being a prostitute, Simon becoming a spy for the Romans, Roman undercover agent sent to spy on Jesus and his followers, peter’s wife miscarries and is cold and hateful towards her husband, Jesus will raise Jairus’s daughter from the dead, yet he will not raise Peter’s unborn child from the dead.)
7. The feeding of the 5000 is portrayed wrong. The Bible says Jesus went up to a mountain, and taught His disciples. The Chosen has him on a plain, teaching the big group.
8. Focusing on feelings and the heart (Jesus asking Nicodemus, "what does your heart tell you?")
Remember, the Bible says, "the heart is deceptively wicked".
Later in the series, Jesus says, "Soon it'll all be about the heart”. The Chosen distorts the gospel with such mystical new age teachings.
9. Nicodemus kneels at Jesus’ feet and Jesus stops him, telling Nicodemus he doesn't need to worship Him. But Jesus is God and He deserves worship.
10. In the portrayal of the story of the men who bring the paralytic to Jesus, The Chosen has "Tamar" (who is a fictional, made-up character in the series) leading the way, and it’s made clear this is all her idea.
Mary Magdalene reproves Simon when he attempts to stop them from coming through the roof (which would not have been her place in that culture).
Instead of Jesus affirming the faith of the men who brought the man for healing, The Chosen's Jesus commends the faith of the women instead. That’s not being faithful to Scripture, that’s pushing an agenda.
11. Jesus refusing to heal Little James (This contradicts the Scripture that says Jesus healed all who came to Him.)
12. Throughout the series, disciples are running around with notepads and writing down hearsay that will become their supposed Biblical books.
In one case, a woman runs by crying, "He healed me!"
Matthew, in desperation, calls her saying, "Healed you of what?"
The show attempts to deny the inspiration of Scripture, portraying the gospels as common books comprised of hearsay.
13. According to The Chosen, John 21:25 came from Mary Magdalene and not John himself. In their rewritten gospel, The Chosen Mary Magdalene plays an oddly feministic role for that time period.
14. The Chosen's John the Baptist is arrogant, disrespectful, and always questioning Jesus.
15. The Chosen's John the Baptist tells Jesus he is planning on marching into Herod's palace to tell him off, and then adds, "My followers will love it."
This isn’t what happened! In the Bible, John stated, "I must decrease", so why does The Chosen portray him as arrogant?
In one scene, Jesus says he is not ready to get into specifics, and in a flippant voice John the Baptist responds, “You appear to not be ready to get into the specifics on a lot of things”.
In a previous discussion, Jesus speaks to John the Baptist regarding incest and adultery, saying, "I understand it is against the law of Moses, but I am here for bigger purposes than breaking rules".
This gives the impression from “Jesus” that John, who is about to confront Herod, is uninspired and even foolhardy—and that “Jesus” doesn’t care about the Ten Commandments.
While John the Baptist disrespects Christ, Peter disrespects John the Baptist, calling him "Creepy John".
In the show, Peter and his brother describe John the Baptist, saying, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world”—and do so in a way that destroys the beautiful solemnity of that moment. Peter's brother begins, “He said ‘behold’...” and Peter interjects, “I am eating a bug”. This lame, sacrilegious attempt at humor ridicules John's recognition of Jesus as the Messiah and undermines the whole message—including Christ’s divinity.
In the show, Peter comes up to Jesus and says he will go with Him to the ends of the earth, a reference to Luke 22:33. Biblically speaking, this was a monumental point in the conversion of Peter.
But in The Chosen, this moment is destroyed when “Jesus” responds, “I hope so Simon, but I seem to remember there was a problem... something about Andrew's feet.”
This is disgusting. Peter had an unconverted heart that would make it impossible for him to keep his promise to Christ, yet viewers of The Chosen will never know how Jesus reveals the truth to him.
The show subtly distorts the Bible, belittles Christ, and is a subtle error of a most disturbing nature.
16. In The Chosen, season 4 Thomas is betrothed to a woman named Ramah. A Roman soldier stabs her, killing her.
Jesus looks at Thomas, who was pleading with Jesus to heal her wound, and Jesus says “She really loved you!” Jesus does not heal Ramah, because he states "it is not her time.”
- At many points in the Gospel, we’re told that Jesus healed “all” or “every” sick person that he encountered [e.g. Matthew 4:24, Matthew 8:16-17, Matthew 14:36; Mark 6:56; Luke 6:19].
- The Bible specifically mentions Jesus raising the dead [e.g. Mark 5:21-43; Luke 7:11-17; John 11].
- When the Bible explicitly describes Jesus not doing miracles, it is in response to unbelief [e.g. Matthew 5:38].
- The Bible does not mention Jesus withholding miracles due to timing.
- Therefore, the decision to have Jesus refuse to heal Ramah in Episode 3 is biblically inaccurate.
17. In Season 4, Episode 5 of The Chosen, Mother Mary washes Jesus' hair in a tender, intimate scene highlighting his humanity and their mother-son bond. Amidst rising frustrations and the burdens of his ministry, this absurd fictional moment makes Jesus look like He needs to confide in his mother, which is not biblical or likely. Mary did not seem to understand His mission, and once thought He was out of touch with reality.
Mark 3:21
When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
Jesus went off to lonely secluded places to confide in His Father when Jesus needed support or comfort.
18. In the show, many Biblical characters are depicted as drunks.
The first encounter with Nathanael portrays him as a drunkard and a failed architect (Nathanael is just one of the misrepresented biblical characters). Circumstances prompt him to drown out his failure in the pub, a common backdrop in the series.
Why would the show present Nathanael in such a light when Jesus Himself declared, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile”? This show would lead us to believe that these things are compatible with Christianity.
19. To bring God down to our level, The Chosen includes a scene where Jesus prepares a sermon and rehearses well-known passages, making them feel more human and common than inspired by His Father.
His mother interrupts him during one of these rehearsals, and you can see the frustration in his eyes.
During this same interaction with Jesus and Mary, she says, "I'm proud of you" to which this supposed Jesus replies, “Maybe wait to say that until after I’m done, in case I mess up in front of such a big crowd.”
THIS IS JESUS! This show gratifies the evil heart by demeaning our Lord and Savior.
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