Chosen one
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="one">one</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Chosen">Chosen</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> 13:20 (<span word="EastonsBibleDictionary">EastonsBibleDictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>):</p><p><span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="argue">argue</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="one">one</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>” <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="one">one</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="picked">picked</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p>
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