Creator Of “The Chosen” Says That Mormons Are CHRISTIANS!

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Hey guys, Colin here, and welcome back to the channel where the Bible and critical thinking meet to give you real

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Christian commentary about the things that matter. Thanks so much for watching, let's get into the video. So Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of the

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Christian crowdfunded show, The Chosen, did a podcast with a Mormon organization in 2020.

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Now that alone isn't a problem, but in that podcast, he made some statements about Mormonism which are highly suspect and should be deeply concerning to Church members who watch the show,

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The Chosen. This video is not being made to rip on Dallas Jenkins, but to warn the Church about his false teaching.

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In the podcast, Dallas said this, I recently have gotten into a little bit of trouble in certain circles because I was on another

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LDS podcast, LDS of course means Latter Day Saints, the Church of the Mormons, and I said that LDS and evangelicals love the same

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Jesus. Apparently, it's a controversial statement. But now that I've been working with my LDS brothers and sisters over the last couple of years and gotten to know them so well,

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I've learned quite a bit. So here he says that Mormons and Protestant Christians love the same

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Jesus, and he calls Mormons his brothers and sisters in Christ. This is absolute heresy from Dallas Jenkins, and there's no way around that.

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Unfortunately, we can't even give him the benefit of the doubt and suggest that he's unfamiliar with Mormon theology, and that's why he's making these unsubstantiated claims.

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Because later in this very podcast, he says, There are reasons why I'm an evangelical and not

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LDS. I do have things theologically that I disagree with, or things that even just in kind of practice aren't quite my speed in the

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LDS faith. So he is well aware of the differences between the two religions, yet he still calls

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Mormons his brothers and sisters in Christ, and even says that they worship the same Jesus that we do.

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That is blasphemy and false teaching, and let me give you a few reasons why. Number one, Mormons and Christians do not worship the same

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Jesus because the Jesus described in the Bible, the one true Jesus, that is, He is God in the flesh.

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John 1 .1 says this when it says, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

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Word was God. And John 1 .14 clarifies that the Word being spoken of here is

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Jesus himself when it says, And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen

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His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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In other words, the Bible makes it abundantly clear that Jesus is God in the flesh.

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Mormons, on the other hand, believe that Jesus was a God, but not the one true God. And this alone, biblically, is enough to disqualify them from being

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Christians and from being born again into the Body of Christ. Number two, the differences between the true

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Jesus of the Bible and the false Jesus of Mormonism are not minor or secondary. Rather, they strike directly at the heart of who

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Christ is. Dallas denies this, and he even gives a horrible analogy to defend his heretical perspective on Mormonism.

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In the podcast, he says, But I describe it like this. If I'm talking to you about our friend Daryl, and you've actually met

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Daryl, you know Daryl a little bit, and I say, Do you know Daryl Eves? He's my partner on the show, and if I said,

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Oh yeah, and he's the one who's six foot three. And you went, No, no, no, Daryl's not six foot three. He's probably five foot ten or so.

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And I said, No, no, no, he's six foot three. You wouldn't say, Oh, I guess we're talking about two different Daryls. The analogy here is truly horrendous, folks.

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Mormons and Christians aren't disagreeing about the height of Jesus or his hair color or what color his tunic was.

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These are all examples of small details that have no theological significance. But Christians and Mormons disagree on the actual person and work of Christ.

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That's the problem. Christians think that Christ came to save us from our sins. But Mormons believe that Jesus' goal was to help us become gods, just like the

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Father was once a man and became God. Taoist is making excuses for Mormons based on improper argumentation and unbiblical beliefs about who our brothers and sisters in Christ are biblically.

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Number three, in conclusion, it is clear that Dallas Jenkins, the creator of The Chosen, does not have the theological sophistication or accuracy required to be creating a show like this.

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After all, how can we expect a man to accurately represent Jesus when he thinks that those who believe that Jesus isn't

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God are worshiping the very same Jesus that he does? This alone has made me skeptical of The Chosen to the extent that I wouldn't even really feel comfortable having myself or my family watch it.

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What we believe about Jesus is essential to our faith. And Dallas Jenkins is, at best, an extremely confused believer who is dishonoring

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Christ's name through these statements of his, and at worst, he's a rank heretic who is deceiving

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Church members into unifying with a dangerous and unbiblical cult group. Either way,

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I would say stay far, far away from The Chosen and any other Christian show he might be producing.

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If you can read this man's comments about Mormonism and somehow come to the conclusion that he understands Scripture well, then

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I think your discernment is probably just as poor as his. Again, I'm not trying to hate on Dallas, I love the guy, and I genuinely hope that he comes to a better understanding of Christ.

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But I would still recommend that you stay far away from The Chosen because it's being led by someone who doesn't know how to tell the difference between a cult and true

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Christianity. So pray for Dallas that he would repent and understand the Word of God more accurately, and that he would stop deceiving the

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Church. And pray that Mormons across the world would leave their sinful belief system and turn to the truth of the

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