(John Lanagan – The Word Like Fire) Reader, do you agree with Pastor Greg Laurie that “House of David” and “The Chosen” are great evangelistic opportunities? Yes? No? Leave your comments, pro or con, on the blog. According to the … Continue reading
By Marsha West, Christian Research Network To keep fans of The Chosen up to speed, I have laid out all my concerns in Is God really the one behind ‘The Chosen’ as the creator of the series declares? So I’m not … Continue reading
“By portraying Judas as a misguided individual rather than a figure driven by deeper motivations, the series has inadvertently diluted the gravity of his betrayal and its divine purpose.” (Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Chosen set out to … Continue reading
We don’t expect The Chosen to be a biblically accurate show. Dallas Jenkins has been clear that 95% of what is in the script is made up, so it isn’t a surprise that he would add a mythical tale of … Continue reading
(Protestia) The Chosen Director Dallas Jenkins has defended a plot twist in season four of his hit Jesus show, featuring the Savior choosing not to heal the Apostle Thomas’s fiancée after a Roman official straight up murders her in front … Continue reading
“According to their heretical and plagiarized unholy scriptures that were written by the scoundrel Joseph Smith during the reign of King Zedekiah (approximately 600 BC), Lehi led his family out of Jerusalem after the people rebelled against his message and … Continue reading
(Marsha West – Christian Research Network) If I were a gloater, I’d be gloating over the news that creator/writer/director of The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins, has parted company with Mormon owned Angel Studios. The Angel Studios (AS) team was involved for … Continue reading
(Protestia) ‘The Chosen’ Director Dallas Jenkins continues to tweak and antagonize Christians purposefully. When he’s not insisting that he loves the same Jesus that his Mormon friends do, demonstrating again and again his false understanding of Jesus and the gospel, … Continue reading
“Dallas Jenkins begins answering the Mormon question by explaining that The Chosen is no longer working through Angel Studios, a Mormon-owned company, but declines to go into more detail. Allen Parr seems to be aware of the lawsuits surrounding The … Continue reading
“The Chosen portrays Jesus as teaching bad theology unironically as some sort of banger to promote the show’s theatrical release. This is just the latest issue with an otherwise problematic show.” (Ray Fava – Evangelical Darb Web) The Chosen’s fourth … Continue reading
“The Chosen views itself as something that can be preached from, and it’s clear that The Chosen is meant to placate a seeker-friendly audience rather than adhere to the biblical accounts.” (Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Chosen has … Continue reading
(Protestia) ‘The Chosen’ director Dallas Jenkins doesn’t understand the gospel or Christianity, and this is no more apparent than his continued efforts to insist Mormons are Christians who love Jesus. We’ve written about Jenkins in the past, with our post … Continue reading
(The Dissenter) Anyone who still believes that the popular television show, The Chosen, is a Christian television show is deceiving themselves. While Christians and churches have been entranced by this show for the last several years, many of us have … Continue reading
(Protestia) ‘The Chosen’ Director Dallas Jenkins has responded to fans wanting him to include the transfiguration of Jesus in his hit TV show about the life of Jesus, saying he’s confused why fans would think it would be an important … Continue reading
UPDATE: The article says, “The Chosen is an LLC …” This is a mistake. In 2022 the LLC converted to a corporation. The new name is The Chosen, Inc., according to a reliable source. (Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) … Continue reading
“Dallas Jenkins maintains that he is not running a church or a ministry. Yet he actively sells devotional material. Additionally, he claims that he is a for-profit public company, which is also a lie as public company means publicly traded.” … Continue reading
“These are the actors and creators of this so-called “Christian” television show. Why are we boycotting Target, Chick-fil-a, and other secular places promoting sexual immorality but giving a pass to The Chosen?” (The Dissenter) Anyone who still believes that the … Continue reading
Dallas Jenkins once said: “I felt like God was saying that ‘this will be the definitive portrayal of My people and this is what people are going to think of around the world when they think of My people. And … Continue reading
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Chosen has acquired a cult following among many believers. Millions of Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons have funded and watched the series. However, The Chosen is not without glaring issues. Evangelical Dark Web has … Continue reading
“Right away, I could tell that there was a real emotional connection that Dallas [Jenkins] had to the material. And the more that I got to know Dallas and the more that he talked rather secularly, frankly, about the show, … Continue reading
“The Chosen portrays the Good Samaritan as a true story, as opposed to a parable, and uses this premise to leverage an emotional payoff. But the premise of the Good Samaritan parable actually happening and meeting a villain of that … Continue reading
“[Jenkins] argues that The Chosen doesn’t replace Scripture but He does claim that God is the one behind it, wanting to use the series to bring people closer to Christ. This same line of reasoning is used by the LDS … Continue reading
As I pointed out in an piece I penned last year (link below), a lot of professing Christians don’t realize that practicing Mormons, who have a different Jesus than the Jesus in the Bible, are involved in the production of … Continue reading
“Characteristics of a CW show are good looking actors, hyper-emotionalism, and bad messaging.” (Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Christian media is full of shills for The Chosen, and the latest media tour of its cast has publications like CBN … Continue reading
“As the series has gained popularity, its producers and actors have embraced ecumenism, with Jonathan Roumie and Dallas Jenkins visiting the Vatican to promote the series by meeting Pope Francis.” (Paul Brown) A recently released trailer from season 3 of … Continue reading