I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel" not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. - Galatians 1:6-9 (ESV)
"Just because you use Scripture, even in a God-affirming way, does not mean you're using Scripture for life and love, growth and wisdom"and for the sake of God or others. Many of the worst genocides and atrocities in history have been supported by Scripture quotes in the mouths of selfish and scared people. Excessive God talk and quoting of Scripture are the best cover possible for a narcissistic personality. In fact, sometimes it seems to me that the churches that go on and on about "the greatness of God in both their sermons and their music"are often filled with the very groups and individuals that most want that greatness for themselves. I doubt if God needs us to be saying how great God is, as Satan does here with Jesus. Yes, religion is the best thing in the world and also the worst thing in the world"and so is Holy Scripture" - Richard Rohr
I wanted to start today with this obscenely ignorant quote from Franciscan Friar, Richard Rohr. This is the textbook definition of seeking man's wisdom to dismiss God's word. Have people misused scripture throughout history? Absolutely. Does that mean we should ever utter the ridiculously stupid words that holy scripture is the worst thing in the world? Only if you're a stark raving mad heretic who cannot separate out the carnal from the holy. Like religion, scripture can be abused and misused by carnal man but that does not negate the holiness of either. The notion that God does not wish to be worshipped is equally unsupported by the bible but why bother sticking to what God said if you think it is the worst thing in the world? This is not a devotional however on an insignificant catholic mystic, but I started with this quote because Dallas Jenkins once gushed over this Rohr quote by saying it "rocked his world." Jenkins is of course the creator, director and producer of The Chosen. In the pursuit of all things NAR and conquering the entertainment mountain, shows like The Chosen have been embraced by even seemingly solid teachers recently. The link above is to a recent article on Charisma News by J. Lee Grady, who once upon a time, seemed to stick to the gospel but now he has apparently thought that Dallas Jenkins knows better and that is truly sad. To watch what once appeared to be a solid teacher finishing the race so poorly. Let us reason once more together beloved as we review this article in light of the abomination that is The Chosen.
"The wildly popular TV series "The Chosen," now in its fourth season, is likely to break records this week in terms of its audience. The show, which began as a low-budget project in 2017, has already been streamed by 600 million people. The first three episodes of Season 4 will be shown in theaters this week. My prediction is that Hollywood executives won't be able to ignore its success. Who would have ever imagined a few years ago that a crowdfunded TV show about the life of Jesus"spread out over seven seasons"would become a global phenomenon? Media observers expect "The Chosen" to gross more than $300 million when all episodes of Season 4 are shown on the big screen during the month of February. After that, the season will be aired on the Chosen app and on various streaming services including Netflix, Amazon and Peacock.
But the most exciting development is that "The Chosen" is beginning to gain big audiences overseas. The BBC ran a feature on the show's popularity on Jan. 24, just before the London premiere of Season 4"and word on the street is that a sizable British fanbase is developing. Meanwhile in Brazil, "The Chosen" is now the fourth most-watched TV show on Netflix"and it's in the top 10 throughout all of Latin America." - J. Lee Grady
Who would have ever thought that heresy would sell so well? I don't know - who would have thought The Shack would have sold 22 million copies and earned 57 million at the Box Office? Who would have thought that a heretic like Joel Osteen could sell ten million books telling people how great they are? Just look at all of the carnal gushing going on here though. 600 million people streamed? And this is supposed to be a positive? 300 million dollars made? Do we even care who is making this money? The majority goes to Angel Studios, owned by one of the most popular Mormon families in America. Of course, this is not relevant to someone like Jenkins, who is on record as saying that Mormons are his brothers in Christ. Sorry, but no Dallas. Mormonism was founded by a pedophile, bigamist, insurrectionist in the 19th century. He claimed an angel showed him golden tablets behind his house in upstate New York, upon which was written a new gospel. That man, Joseph Smith, founded the satanic cult known as Mormonism. They believe God came from another planet, that Jesus and Satan were brothers, and we can achieve godlike stature. Oh, and there are 24 million Mormons today.
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