Why I Don’t (and Won’t) Watch the Chosen

The Chosen, now on season two, has taken the world of Christian film by storm. Not only that, but season one was the largest crowd funded film project to date. From everything I hear it’s not like the regular, cheesy Christian film we’re used to and the production value is high, even when compared to secular shows. However, I do not and will not watch it.

Many Christian’s are wary of the new TV series The Chosen because of its Mormon influence. After all, it is produced by Angel Studios, a Mormon owned and run production studio. Though the director, Dallas Jenkins, claims to be an evangelical Christian and has final creative say over the series, I think that is a legitimate concern.

But it’s not why I won’t watch it. I will not watch The Chosen simply because I believe in that making images of any member of the Trinity, Jesus included, is unbiblical. I believe that for seven reasons:

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