🤔🧐 As a 60 year old woman that has Diagnosed High Functioning Autism. I have spent my life feeling like I was from another planet. So what Matthew said, was very relatable.
Hi! Most autistic people prefer the term low support needs, though it is a matter of personal preference if you're autistic to use the term high functioning.
@@lover.of.fidoughI translated it from the Dutch terminology; I guess every label has its drawbacks. Thinking about it I personally would prefer describing myself as hfa - my needs are different, not less, but I’m able to function quite ok
@@musicalmagicede5190 - Thank you, so much for sharing this! I am 59 years old, and was diagnosed four years ago with the form of Autism that used to be called Asperger’s Syndrome as a result of how The Chosen portrays Matthew. I and some of my friends noticed similarities between the way Matthew speaks and acts and my speech and behaviors. Then I watched an interview where Dallas Jenkins, the creator of The Chosen, explained the reasons behind intentional decision to portray Matthew as Autistic. (Dallas has an Autistic daughter and he recognized similarities between her and the biblical descriptions of Matthew while they were “story-boarding” Matthew’s character.) To those who say portraying Matthew as Autistic is “blasphemy,” would you say the same thing if they portrayed him as left-handed? Autism is a physical, neurological difference in the brain. In computer terms, your “normal” brains are PCs running the Windows operating system. Our Autistic brains are Macs running Windows on a Parallels virtual machine inside the Mac OS. (If you read that and thought, “WHAT?!,” that’s the feeling Matthew was describing in this clip.) Again, thank you for sharing this from someone God created, who happens to be Autistic, and who only knows that BECAUSE OF The Chosen.
Autism isn’t a problem. It is a disability which is different.. There is no real distinction between so called high functioning autism and just autism.
Ah, what you're describing are your personality traits. That's not autism (and the title of this clip is a merely joke about """autism,""" in the loosest possible sense). I think you should read about how personalities work (I suggest the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator system, also known as MBTI). You're probably something like an INFP, INFJ, or a similar introverted personality. That's perfectly normal (literally half of all people are introverts). So, you should learn about this topic, because it helps you to understand how people fit together, and the things they are likely to be good at. A body is made of many parts, and each one has a purpose. Ain't nobody needs a dozen legs, except a centipede. Anyway, figure out what type of personality you have, and find some similar people to fit in with. There are only 4 main groups, known as Keirsey temperaments (Artisan, Idealist, Guardian, and Rational) and those temperament groups break down into 4 more specific personality types. It's important to remember that everybody has a unique personality, and the 'types' are just generalizations... the same as two blondes are both blondes, but not twins. I'm guessing you're in the temperament group known by the name "Idealists" -- which are the personalities that specialize in both intuition and feeling (IMO the basis for being a highly sensitive/empathic person). I don't know you, so I can only guess about your personality, from your one youtube comment. But, if my guess is correct, you will notice that you suddenly feel like you fit in, when you find a couple of fellow Idealists to hang around with. You'll just feel normal, and at home around them... it's because your personality gears will fit with theirs, without any effort. That's not to say that you should only hang around people within your Keirsey temperament group, but rather it's just a place to start, if you have never fit into a circle. You start with something that's easy. Also, hanging around a few fellow introverts won't suck your energy and make you want to be alone (which would happen if you tried to hang out with something like a group of extroverted Artisans, for example, since you're certainly an introvert).
Feeling like an outsider . . . I so understand. My heart goes out to the Matthew character. What's cool is that Jesus loves Matthew and has plans for him. With God, you're never alone!
Then why do I feel so alone ? I feel like because my sister and mother and probably my father are all atheists, God doesn’t hear me. I might be the only believer in my family.
You cannot throw your life away to follow false gods. Serving God does not mean throwing your life away or renouncing humanity. Everything we have in this world is a gift from God, and Christians credit Satan for the world? God forbid! That’s why I support Judaism now.
@rabbialmodovar7231 I think God's calling varies from person to person based on a large variety of factors. As a Christian, I believe the key thing Jesus wants from us is our hearts. That's why Jesus said He seeks mercy, not sacrifice.
@@rabbialmodovar7231 Orthodox Christian theology is that Christ redeemed the entire created order on the cross, harrowing hades, and rising from the grave. Why would we venerate relics if we reject the material world? That’s gnostic, not Christian.
As someone with Autism, I adore this scene. I have a better ability for social skills than Matthew does, but I saw younger me yelling at me through the screen. It's powerful stuff. Watching Jesus call someone like me, whose way of being is a remainder from the fall, is amazing. Jesus says when he heals the blind man in John 6 that He uses disabilities for His good. I am no more or less worthy of the kingdom of heaven than someone who doesn't need to carry around headphones all the time. I love Jesus
I've only lately realised that I'm on the autism spectrum and I'm 75! It explains so much of my childhood behaviour and how adults never seemed to like me, including my mother 😂
I don't know if they intended Matthew to be autistic or if he just ended up that way on accident but he is by far one of the better depictions of someone with autism in media. He's not robotic, blissfully unaware, and seemingly inhuman. He's very clearly a human that is constantly frustrated because he can't understand others and nobody understands him.
It's what I love about the series in how they portray the apostles. Growing up, I always pictured them as old, wizened spiritual men. But really they were young men, with all the faults every person has and just trying to get by in life.
@@Eman-vp5wk from my understanding, it is them taking some creative liberties with Matthew because of the tone and detail oriented nature of his Gospel. The interpretation of the style is what I understand for them to humanize the characters in context of the story
It sounds like an anachronism but how do we know they didn’t say that? I would venture that across time and cultures, men have always referred to other men as “man” or “brother”. Something as simple as apologizing to another man by saying “sorry, man” doesn’t seem too outlandish, even thousands of years ago in the Middle East. But what do I know!
In the Bible it always makes me laugh when Jesus says, "Woman!" ..so it's likely they may have said 'man'. In Ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean, 'brother' was a term of endearment for friends, and not just family...so...even love poetry was written about a 'sister' and 'brother'.
The main thing with autism is that although there are common characteristics, it is truly a “spectrum”. Each individual is quite unique. Matthew was explaining where he happened to be.
@@charles21137 It’s a really bad way of categorizing people, I don’t understand why it’s still used. The spectrum is so diverse you have people with completely different functions that make it just a blanket term for some behavioral similarities. Like if you have a kid who’s neglected, who lacks social and verbal skills and get the diagnosis. Or you can have someone actually with the condition and even with professors as parents they can’t learn those skills.
So, when Matthew was explaining the concepts were "simple ideas for complicated people" did Matthew accidentally indicate to Jesus he was on the higher end of the Autism spectrum? 🤔 Also, has Autism been replaced by the title, Aspergers?
Thankfully, we now have scriptures like 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT that reads "The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." This is in the context of temptation, but honestly still directly applies and is very encouraging in that everything we deal with us not unique, and that it is only the devil that tries to make us feek alone as if nobody else has ever felt the way we do.
You would have to be one (autistic) to understand. its not about temptations, its about being accepted and treated with dignity and respect - not gossiping but rather walking in our shoes if you must to gain understanding. For that is a rare occurrence in my experience. Please do not diagnose, please do not do this to us. This hurts.
@monkeybusiness he clearly said that even though it is about temptation it still applies to other things as well so people understand they are not alone and there are others going through the same thing. It even applies to autism unless there is only one person on the planet with autism than in that case, it wouldn’t apply but there are many people who are autistic, the spectrum is wide and the numbers increased drastically recently after they included a diagnosis that was once something separate, now as being considered to be on the spectrum. There are many other autistic people other than yourself who can relate to you so I think his quote of scripture is fitting. He didn’t seem like he had ill intent at all but was trying to be helpful.
What’s funny is that all the apostles felt like outsiders one way or another. A bunch of poor fisherman, a religious extremist assassin, a tax man etc. everyone has to learn we are on the outside just by ourselves. People think they are part of groups but no man can become the group. We are individuals as God ordained we be to be in relationship with him and one another. Being in a relationship whether family, friends etc is different than being part of a group.
Not religious at all, so I'm not sure why this is in my recommended, but damn this hits hard. I'm autistic and drew the exact same thing to explain how I felt to my friends when I was a kid. They laughed at me and made fun of me for it. I don't blame them, it wasn't malicious, just ignorance. Seeing Philip be so accepting and understanding to Matthew feels really validating. Just a reminder that there are good people out there to support you!
Jesus made us how he made us. Im sorry people can be so ignorant. To be honest, I dont even understand myself and why I am this way. But God loves us AS WE ARE.
@@Michael_H_Nielsen I appreciate this approach. You can forgive, but not allow them to get away with being mean. By get away with, I mean, not respecting yourself in the process.
Being recommended to you wasn’t a coincidence. God works in mysterious ways. And he’s calling you through a video. To show you what he can do for your life if you trust him. It might be a show, but anything that exemplifies Jesus and his word, is worth listening too.
You know the one guy who wasn’t religious, was the one guy that the world made the biggest religion out of? Even if you beak the word down, it’s called Anointism… or in modern day “Messiahism”… The same people claiming Christ right now, will be denied, because they think HE needs their works. It’s in every chapter of the gospels, HE will deny those who pretend, and in revelation as well. Nobody wants to read it my friend, but it’s truth. HE won’t even have mercy on those who I’ve casted out demons in HIS name. HE will say “I never knew you”… If you are questioning this nonsense, then you are in the presence, if you believe it,!then you should repent. ❤❤❤
I am autistic and i very immediately noticed how Matthew in the series seemed to be autistic and the representation made me so happy especially since a lot of people seem to be stigmatizing the condition and make it seem like it’s something “bad” when it’s a difference in how our brains take in information
@@Michael_H_Nielsen Ugh. I just figured this out this past Wednsday at a group church class. But you stating this allowed me to see outside of that perspective of myself. :/
Phillip and Matthew, from the Biblical Narrative, couldn’t be more different. Matthew was a tax collector in Capernaum who was probably raised in the Pharisaical school of Judaism, often considered the most liberal (in terms of their adherence to the Law of Moses). Phillip, as a follower of John the Baptist, was likely an Essene, traveling Holy Men and Women who lived a nomadic, monastic lifestyle, and were very, very conservative (once again in regards to strict adherence to the Law of Moses as written) . Not only were their lifestyles different, but their religious backgrounds were, too. It’s like if Matthew was a Methodist IRS agent working in New York and Phillip was an Eastern Orthodox monk who traveled around the East Coast.
In Christ, it is that we are all united through Him, just as He Himself is with God, The Father. Your analysis and examination couldn't be more true, all may share different backgrounds, but it is through a connection with Jesus that all are united, not by doctrine, or religion. Matthew 8:11 "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven"
@@MysticOceanDollies Only in and immediately around Jerusalem. Most of the Jews in the Diaspora (scattered throughout the Ancient World) were Pharisees, and were much more influenced by Hellenic culture than those within Judea itself. The Sadducees were made up of wealthy Levites who maintained the ancient rules regarding the Priesthood and the Temple, that’s what I mean by “conservative.” Socially speaking, the Pharisees would be considered the most conservative from a moral/social standpoint. Most of their Rabbis were not of Levite descent but strictly maintained (rather hypocritically) the Law of Moses. The Sadducees were oriented towards the Temple and the Tabernacle in Jerusalem (even though it was empty, as the Ark had been missing for hundreds of years). They were never exposed to Hellenic culture because they were more focused on maintaining Hebrew Law within the Hebrews. The Pharisees, being scattered all over the Ancient World, had a tougher time maintaining the Old Laws, and so those in Jerusalem were very adamant about remaining separate from the Gentiles they tended to be surrounded by; which led to them being haughty and holier-than-thou.
As someone who has lived almost my entire life as a believer and someone on the spectrum Matthew is one of the characters I relate to most. I become agitated when people say he is “lower socially and autistic” making it sound like something negative. I can’t stand it. Matthew is incredibly important and once I began to relate to him and see all of the mannerisms in myself and my own thinking and understanding of my faith just makes me love the Word and the Chosen even more. That’s what this show is doing taking characters and stories we have heard all of our lives and making them human and relatable. Think about all the places this show is streaming and all of the hearts it is changing Christ said to go into all of the world and make disciples of all nations that is what the Chosen is doing ….teaching us to swim against the current to be changed because He called us by name. shalom shalom 🦁
@@morpheusgreene2704 Yes, St. Matthew was a real person, one of the 12 apostles. However, this story is fake. The Chosen is not the Bible, it's Mormon propaganda.
Whoa. Seriously “Mormon propaganda?” It’d evangelical Christian and they are using biblical truth to bring this story to life. It’s reached many countries and many people who may not be believers at first but believe after watching. Oh and I do read my Bible I’m in a John Bible study so there’s that. Yeah Matthew is a man and “nothing more” as you put it but he was also one of the first believers and many of the mannerisms are believable. He also recorded events as they happened and later put them together in a time of great turmoil. Yes the chosen is a show and the actors are playing characters and sure some liberties have been taken but the core of the Chosen is the Gospel.
@@calihorton2487 Angel Studios is owned and run by Mormons, The president of 'The Chosen' is a former employee of Angel Studios and is a Mormon. If you are really a Christian you would not be watching and promoting a Mormon production. Non-believers will go to Hell -- is that what you want?
I like that they don’t try to insert Autism (phrase/diagnosis) into the Bible; rather, they simply show that the characteristics translate across time. They would not have had the term Autistic or Neurodivergent, but they would have feelings of separation and anxiety. Hits home in a cleaner fashion:
As an aspie, I absolutely love Matthew. Just like me, he excels at math and memory but falls completely short when trying to understand other humans. If you have an Aspie (high functioning Autism) child, explain everything and especially pay kind attention when they shut down. Examples: "When someone gives you a gift, this is what they are thinking and feeling....." "What they are hoping your reaction will be is....." "They feel this way..... " "You seem to be feeling this way..... is that correct?" People, and especially other kids, can be mean and ostracizing. Build trust so they can come to you at the end of the day and get guidance and reassurance. .
There are many introverted personality types who cannot connect to or find their place within largely extraverted, sensory-focussed human societies. Matthew may be autistic, but people who are not can still 100% relate to this.
Could I say that one time I asked God and this is for real I told the Lord why did my father and mother create me having autism and Jesus reminded me that's it's nothing wrong it's just a rememberece that God loves His Special Children no matter how young or old they grew up in age and that really helped me Amen
Yeah did he help you or fix you or just remind you to deal with your own disability without it ever fixing. I respect if that is what you believe but that isn't biblical at all. Strange belief.
@@dannylo5875 how is it not biblical to say that God loves everyone even if they are special or different, and that having autism doesn't mean there is something "wrong" with you? If God "fixed" everything for us, we would never learn a thing about life, about ourselves, about others, about how to deal with struggles. Reminding a person that they are special and loved can help. Sometimes that is all the help someone needs.
Although the Bible does not say anything about Matthew being the way that he is portrayed in The Chosen, I think this has spoken to those who are autistic or different. God can still use you for His glory. Dallas said in the beginning of this series that they take some liberties so you should know what the Bible says. I love the character of Matthew. There are so many people who can relate to him. I love The Chosen series. Glory to God!
Well, it’s not that the Bible doesn’t say anything about Mathew being the way he is portrayed, because they wouldn’t just do that for no reason, if I remember correctly, there is stuff to suggest this.
@@AntiAzovIndividual I guess we need to search the Word to see what that stuff is. I have no problem with the way they have portrayed Matthew. It has ministered to countless people. I don't have a problem with it.
@@AntiAzovIndividual its speculated that matthew is also zaccheus who climbed a tree to hear Jesus, and Jesus referred to him as "pure in heart" so yes its sounds very likely he could have been on the spectrum
I’m autistic (was diagnosed at fifteen) and I absolutely 100% understand what Mathew is feeling here. You see, autism makes your brain work in a different way and there are many kinds of autism. I have high functioning autism which means I can talk and walk. But I have a hard time socializing and understanding. So when Mathew explained to Phillip that nothing makes sense, I understand that feeling. But being autistic isn’t a curse. It’s just a challenge. I believe God chose me to have all my mental illnesses cause he knew I could handle it. He believes in me ❤
Being autistic is as much a challenge as how inclusive a society we live in. It is all about inclusiveness :) For example me who find working really difficult. If I lived in a society where no-one looked at me negatively for receiving government aid, my situation would not be an issue :)
Even though Matthew was not autistic or it's not said in the Bible it is very reassuring and refreshing that they handled it with respect and they didn't treat it like it was another demon or something to be cured good on you the Chosen
Same. I am not broken or lesser the normal humans, but I am also not deluded and prideful enough to be like others to somehow claim I am "superior" to the neurotypicals. I follow a different path than most and I am okay with that if you show the same basic human decency and kindness that I would show in return.
My youngest son is autistic and non verbal for the first 5 years of his life. I got tired of people telling me what to do. I let him graduate at 12 and at 19 he received his PhD. He can not pack a bag, fix a meal or do laundry but he can put a satellite in space! He works for a company that helps him! My point GOD HAS IT HANDLED!
I am outside the circle too! I always was, and didn’t know why. Even the people at my church ignored me at best and pushed me away at worst. I found out I’m autistic at 22. It’s such a blessing to know why. I feel bad for Matthew and anyone who lived during a time when they would never know why they were born an outsider.
He is so spot on. My son has Asperger’s and we believe so does my husband and possibly me. We were and are loner kids. I would watch kids play and wonder how they interacted with one another. It felt awkward and strange to me to try and relate to others my age. My mom said I was always older for my age but it’s just because i understood adult interactions more than children’s. My husband was opposite. He could play with others but always did feel like an outsider. He is extremely smart, scary smart. My son takes after my husband more than me.
Matthew is our family’s book. My middle name is Matthew and so is the first born son of every generation. He was autistic? That’s really special if he was, because I am and so is/was both my sons. My son Scott once had someone say to him ‘in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king’. He immediately responded : ‘yes but he is blind’. The guy said ‘no, he had one eye’. Scott said ‘yes but if he was from the land of the blind he could have two eyes and he’d still be blind’. That’s autism, right there. I thank God for it, it’s a wonderful gift.
Yeah, this is how I feel a lot of the time. Like everyone else is on a different wavelength, and I'm on my own. We can touch, but the main way mine manifests is me thinking other people don't like me since I just can't feel that connection as much as I want to. But then I meet people like my friends Josh and Truman and JoJo, and we just click.
My last D&D character was like this. He was Warforged, a hulking living construct of steel and wood imbued with life, sentience, and even a soul via powerful magic, and this scene alone helped form my approach to role playing him. But also this scene touched me because whether "on the spectrum" or not (I'm unsure if I am or not, but I sometimes wonder), this is the story of my life every day and has been all my life. That feeling of alienation and watching people around me effortlessly interact and not being able to quite reach that level of ease--I Get this. This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire series because of how I can relate to it.
@@coconut7630 It's one of those things that just kinda happens, on my end. Once that conceptual spark ignites? It just goes from there. Oh, and Warforged have been a part of D&D since Edition 3.5, further.
@@coconut7630 Demogorgon has been a part of D&D canon since the beginning. Portrayed rather differently than in that series, but that's all I know since I've not actually watched it.
I have Asperger’s. I remember being aware, as a child, that I was more easily-distracted than others. I assumed it was something everyone went through as a kid, and that I’d grow out of it. When I realized I was always going to be this way, I just felt angry at the world, thinking I was always going to be at war with everyone who didn’t understand me. But I ended up getting a lot of help and love from my family, my friends, and my teachers. Now, I work in education with children who have developmental disabilities. I get a lot of fulfillment from my job, and my colleagues accept both me and my Asperger’s.
I'm autistic. I can understand and even speak in figures of speech and metaphor, but that part about feeling like you're on the outside is so true. I've never had a single person actually understand me. Everyone always has wildly different views about me from what is actually the case. Everyone expects some sort of alterior motive or sinister meaning behind my words but that couldn't be further from the truth. I have always had a deep love of people. I've been told my whole life I should be a vet because of how much I love animals but I love people so much more that my love of animals looks like scorn by comparison. But I'm so scared of expressing that love because of the way I was raised. I can understand and read other people better than most can, but no one, not even my best friend of six years, understands me. I regularly am hated by others because of things attributed to me that never even entered my mind. I've been cheated on because of it, beaten because of it, ridiculed and publicly shamed because of it, rejected by everyone because of it. And to make matters worse I'm a HSP and empath, so I feel these things so much stronger than others. People say being autistic is just being different but it's not a difference, it's a curse. And what's worse is that because of my upbringing and not being diagnosed until I was 18 I've learned to mask it, but because of the masking I'm always told that "you don't have autism" or "you must be high functioning" but I have moderate to severe autism, it doesn't get much worse than what I've got. I hear people say "oh I love autistic people, they're so interesting" but I have never once felt that love, even by the people who say that. I've always just wanted to be understood by just one person but no one ever has. People accuse me of misanthropy but I was born with agape, I've never hated another person in my life except myself, I cry when my bullies cry, I cry when my abusive father cries(which, admittedly, has only ever happened twice in my life), I would give my life for anybody. I hate being autistic. I can't stand it. I would do anything for it to be taken away from me. I would do anything to be able to properly communicate my love for others. I feel like the real me is trapped in a cage and what comes out is filtered through and distorted beyond recognition when it reaches my mouth. I hate autism so much.
I'm autistic too, never knew about it, but as a child I felt completely like I was living in an alien world, my mother was a narcissist and hated the way I was so different from other kids and made my childhood extremely sad. Other adults never seemed to like me either, but praise God, He loves us so much, He died to save us too, and one day when all these trials are over, we will be made whole and He will wipe away all our tears. God bless you 🙏
I don’t know how it feels to live with autism, but I have a son who lives on the Spectrum. Remember that your Father in Heaven loves you exactly how you are! You were fearfully and wonderfully made in the womb by Him to be the way that you are meant to be. I’m sorry to hear that you have faced so much pain in your life. But God loves you and he has a plan for you. Even that which brings sadness to our lives can be used for the glory of God - Seek Him earnestly and ask Him to reveal your life’s purpose to you. He will answer. He is faithful! Ask and you will receive! I pray that God will provide you with wisdom and understanding and that he will help you realize that you are blessed, not cursed!
@IsaiahINRL, I understand where you are coming from, as I am autistic myself. And I was brought into a world that, at the time, overlooked the condition. I was put into an elementary school that "supposedly" had an autism program, but when I look back on it, I don't think there was a program for me in the first place. I was bullied a lot in that school. I was pinched, spat on, tripped, stalked, and even sucker punched. I am also very empathetic, so I took all of that much harder than most people. My grades weren't that good, either. I was mostly getting D's and C's, barely passing my grades. Basically, my 5 years in that school were my 5 years in hell. However, there were a very small handful of teachers in that school who understood me and my condition, and that gave me a little hope. But to me during that time, that small hope wasn't enough to lift me up. When I got to orientation for my first year in middle school, I was whimpering, because I knew what I had gone through in my previous school, and I feared that the same thing would happen to me in that new school as well. But as it turned out, the school did have a good autism program, and with it, a lot more teachers who understood me and cared for me. Because of that, in 3 years, I went from barely passing to becoming a straight A student. In 8th grade, I never got a quarterly grade below a 95%, and I excelled from there. I am 18 now, and I am about to graduate with a scholarship to uwf, with dreams of becoming an accountant. Let me tell you, from one autistic person to another, while it may seem like your condition is a curse now, in time, you'll see that it is a blessing, a blessing to see the world differently than other people. And if you ever have anyone picking on you again because of your condition, remember that our lord and saviour has your back. I thank the lord every day that I got out of that elementary school to become the person that I am today. And who knows? Maybe you can help change the world someday. Thanks for talking with me and the other people in this thread, and may God bless you.
Matthew is such a relatable character for a lot of people. I love the way they represented him. Also the more the series continues the less ticks he exhibits and I think that’s great because in season 4 he said “all I have to worry about when I wake up is to follow Jesus” and how in a way without actually physically laying his hands on him and healing him the word of God alone holds power. Super cool
@@Eman-vp5wk yes but the character in the show is. And he is a character in the show. The term character doesn’t mean fictional it means a person being depicted in a story. Also I used the term tics not autism. But yes I believe Matthew in the show is autistic and as an autistic person, that’s awesome
Sometimes, no matter how hard I try to keep up, just feel like Matthew here in this scene, where everyone else seems to have their act together and understand, and my understanding just isn't understood by anyone else. Maybe that's why I like the Matthew portrayal so well.
I watched today this episode with my boyfriend and now I watched this again and I cry because since I can remember I feel like Matthew by my being deaf (I wear cochlear implants but I can't hear perfectly). Why you give me the toughest battle, Father, for what sins?
I have many battles with medical difficulties....he isn't giving you the battle because you sinned. He is allowing the battle to come to you as it will change other parts of who you are for the greater good. Beautiful metal objects such as crowns, jewelry, and swords all had to go through the fire and furnace before they were shaped into what they were intended to be.
"As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him."" (Jn. 9:1-3)
We don’t know why we struggle, but it’s not because of your sin that you’re deaf. I have schizophrenia and autism, and I didn’t do any sin to cause that to happen. God has used my difficulties to humble me and make me closer to Him.
I think this is why I favour Matthew’s gospel over the others more. I mean, I read them all of course, but I relate best to Matthew most. The way he wrote it just made me process things better
As a 32-year-old autistic female who was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at 23 (I know now they don’t say that but that’s what I was diagnosed with), I absolutely love this. Though my brain works differently than everyone else, my heart still sings for Jesus and Christ is the King of my life.
this scene had me literally sobbing at the end. it hits so hard, it explains autism perfectly, and the way that philip is patient and understanding with him is just something that every autistic person hopes neurotypical people can be. matthew and philip were such a dynamic duo in this season
As someone with autism, I relate to Matthew so much. I felt like this for most of my life until I found out why I was different. Jesus chose Matthew even though he has autism (well, probably not the real-life Matthew who Jesus chose, but you know what I mean), and He chose me even though I have autism. I love Matthew so much. They never had to have a neurodivergent character, but they did and they did it so accurately, and it makes me feel seen. By a community of believers, and by Jesus.
Matthew 18:3 "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew saw the world as a big complex thing, and himself as very small, like a child in understanding. That is why Philip smiled and envied Matthewfor his childlike understanding, because it was wisdom.
Having brain wiring that works different from others is both a blessing and a curse. For one, "different" generally means "outsider". Humans are wired that way, and Matthew nails that part, along with the frustration it brings. Try having a brain that works different, and trying to live your life understanding the things people say and do, but having the meanings just an inch beyond reach. Y'all confuse the hell out of me sometimes, and I was forced to develop patience to deal with it, especially considering it isn't anyone's fault. On the other hand, there are aspects of it that are tremendously beneficial. For me, patterns tend to grab my attention. Give me a knotted piece of rope, a jigsaw puzzle, or another language, and I'm unraveling mysteries with hyperfocus. Long after others have given up in frustration, and I'm still there untying the knot. It isn't even necessarily about the knot itself, I'm fascinated by the twists and turns, and the process of undoing it. Where it goes off the rails is humans. Humans are perplexing to me. I struggle to understand body language, facial expression, all the non-verbal cues that normals tend to take for granted. Despite this handicap, by treating it like a pattern, I've not only developed my sense of humor, but I've become rather good at creating the facade of sociability that oftentimes leaves people shocked to learn I'm autistic. I mask it when I'm at work, while also keeping my emotions in check, and it all drops off when I get home. I'm also blessed to be married to a woman whose social skills not only far surpass my own, but whose abilities make up for where I lack. The trade off is that I'm a born researcher, and can distill complex topics down to less-complex terms for others to understand. She doesn't have the patience to do that, so she relies on me. It's quite the trade off, she helps me people, and I bring her necessary info.
As someone with ADHD, someone who is sensitive, hyper aware and overthinks I really enjoy Matthew’s character and how he interacts with Jesus and his growth.
Be in the world not of it. I love how everyone has a curse that can be used as a blessing I’m manic and can’t control myself only when I keep my eyes on him. Let’s pray and act upon our prayers
@@Jason_Hubred it’s not meant to be 100 percent accurate. It’s meant to give life to the gospel and to get people interested in the Bible. It’s giving life to John 21:25. Do I believe that Mathew had autism. No I don’t . Could he have. Yeah he could have. It’s giving life to these historical figures to help people get into the Bible
I love that Phillip in the chosen didn’t just say “man yeah Matthew is kinda weird but it’s whatever” he stopped to say “hey I get it life is hard and you don’t understand, but that’s ok, I can help you understand, you’re not less or worse than any of the rest of the group” and I love that so much
I have long distances myself from organized religion, but The Chosen is legitimately a great show, maybe the best depiction of Jesus I’ve seen, if at least from a modern artistic expression.
I don't have autism, but I have another condition (Type One Diabetes), so when I saw that scene, it really did speak to me. For a while growing up I've always felt different (even before being diagnosed T1D). It also made me feel really bad whenever my siblings or my parents had to do things for me because some issue with it (low blood sugar, etc.). But scenes like this and the one with Little James in S2, gave me a lot of hope and comfort in my situation.
There's someone, or even more, I know through social media who say they are autistic. And where they are believers or not, they defiantly need to see this show for him.
This isn't just autism, you know. There are many introverted personality types who cannot connect to or find their place within largely extraverted, sensory-focussed human societies. Matthew may be autistic, but people who are not can still 100% relate to this.
My 11 year old son has autism. I worry so much about him. He is an only child.. My wife and I are are 51, and we won't be around when he is our age. As someone who struggled with faith, my son's ASD has lead back to the teachings of my youth. And I am trusting that with God, all things are possible. Church was a big part of my childhood. I was about 11 when I started Bible Study. My son seems oblivious to God, salvation. We don't attend church because he is sensitive to sound. As a toddler, as soon as the singing started we would have to leave. I find comfort in Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. I believe he would say the same for people living with ASD.
kinda disappointed this Philip is gone. IDK it was something about him that fit the part, like belonged to it. WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!! "Around here we elevate and when the Son dies we celebrate"
To be closed in yourself or recollected or prayerful is a condition, a malady, but to sin relentlessly, without any regard for yourself or for those who surround you, is being yourself and true!!!! Think how advanced our world has become, how understanding, how comprehensible, how developed into its "great" knowledge of the human, now that we've claimed the very notion of "human sciences"....!!! Think about it!!! Think!!! And this video makes the culprit the very Christians!!! Think about it!!! Think!!!!.... ✝️
Im not autistic (even though I was suggested to get some test) but I know Im not exactly "normal", Im an introverted sure but there many things that I dont understand when it comes to feelings and those kind of stuff, my nephew has aspergers and is very similar too me in so many ways. I knew Matthew was in the spectrum when I saw him
I have Asperger’s and it’s like this: Imagine you have a jigsaw puzzle with 5 pieces. Each piece represents the information you get from one of the 5 senses. Neurotypical (normal) brains put the pieces completely together into a concrete picture. Neurodivergent (e.g. autistic) brains bring the pieces close to each other, but there are gaps between the edges - so the picture for us isn’t complete.
For my own thoughts about Matthew as an autistic person: openwoord.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-autistic-matthew.html
🤔🧐 As a 60 year old woman that has Diagnosed High Functioning Autism. I have spent my life feeling like I was from another planet. So what Matthew said, was very relatable.
Hi! Most autistic people prefer the term low support needs, though it is a matter of personal preference if you're autistic to use the term high functioning.
@@lover.of.fidoughI translated it from the Dutch terminology; I guess every label has its drawbacks. Thinking about it I personally would prefer describing myself as hfa - my needs are different, not less, but I’m able to function quite ok
@@musicalmagicede5190 - Thank you, so much for sharing this! I am 59 years old, and was diagnosed four years ago with the form of Autism that used to be called Asperger’s Syndrome as a result of how The Chosen portrays Matthew.
I and some of my friends noticed similarities between the way Matthew speaks and acts and my speech and behaviors. Then I watched an interview where Dallas Jenkins, the creator of The Chosen, explained the reasons behind intentional decision to portray Matthew as Autistic. (Dallas has an Autistic daughter and he recognized similarities between her and the biblical descriptions of Matthew while they were “story-boarding” Matthew’s character.)
To those who say portraying Matthew as Autistic is “blasphemy,” would you say the same thing if they portrayed him as left-handed? Autism is a physical, neurological difference in the brain. In computer terms, your “normal” brains are PCs running the Windows operating system. Our Autistic brains are Macs running Windows on a Parallels virtual machine inside the Mac OS. (If you read that and thought, “WHAT?!,” that’s the feeling Matthew was describing in this clip.)
Again, thank you for sharing this from someone God created, who happens to be Autistic, and who only knows that BECAUSE OF The Chosen.
Autism isn’t a problem. It is a disability which is different.. There is no real distinction between so called high functioning autism and just autism.
I'm not autistic, but I am a highly sensitive, extremely meek and quiet person. I can relate to Matthew. Thats how I've felt my entire life.
a lot of us can. That is why Paras means so much to us!
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I don't think Matthew is either. I think he is more closer to you than you think.
perhaps...but an autistic has great difficulty with context, especially contextual language
Ah, what you're describing are your personality traits. That's not autism (and the title of this clip is a merely joke about """autism,""" in the loosest possible sense).
I think you should read about how personalities work (I suggest the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator system, also known as MBTI). You're probably something like an INFP, INFJ, or a similar introverted personality. That's perfectly normal (literally half of all people are introverts).
So, you should learn about this topic, because it helps you to understand how people fit together, and the things they are likely to be good at. A body is made of many parts, and each one has a purpose. Ain't nobody needs a dozen legs, except a centipede.
Anyway, figure out what type of personality you have, and find some similar people to fit in with. There are only 4 main groups, known as Keirsey temperaments (Artisan, Idealist, Guardian, and Rational) and those temperament groups break down into 4 more specific personality types. It's important to remember that everybody has a unique personality, and the 'types' are just generalizations... the same as two blondes are both blondes, but not twins.
I'm guessing you're in the temperament group known by the name "Idealists" -- which are the personalities that specialize in both intuition and feeling (IMO the basis for being a highly sensitive/empathic person).
I don't know you, so I can only guess about your personality, from your one youtube comment. But, if my guess is correct, you will notice that you suddenly feel like you fit in, when you find a couple of fellow Idealists to hang around with. You'll just feel normal, and at home around them... it's because your personality gears will fit with theirs, without any effort.
That's not to say that you should only hang around people within your Keirsey temperament group, but rather it's just a place to start, if you have never fit into a circle. You start with something that's easy. Also, hanging around a few fellow introverts won't suck your energy and make you want to be alone (which would happen if you tried to hang out with something like a group of extroverted Artisans, for example, since you're certainly an introvert).
Feeling like an outsider . . . I so understand. My heart goes out to the Matthew character. What's cool is that Jesus loves Matthew and has plans for him. With God, you're never alone!
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Then why do I feel so alone ? I feel like because my sister and mother and probably my father are all atheists, God doesn’t hear me. I might be the only believer in my family.
Then why do I feel so alone ? I feel like because I have an lgbt friendly family, that God doesn’t hear me.
God hears you,just keep the FAITH,GOD loves you.
You are NOT ALONE I PROMISE YOU
Matthew was called, not because he was " special" but because he was willing to leave Everything to follow Jesus!
Amén
You cannot throw your life away to follow false gods. Serving God does not mean throwing your life away or renouncing humanity. Everything we have in this world is a gift from God, and Christians credit Satan for the world? God forbid! That’s why I support Judaism now.
@rabbialmodovar7231 I think God's calling varies from person to person based on a large variety of factors. As a Christian, I believe the key thing Jesus wants from us is our hearts. That's why Jesus said He seeks mercy, not sacrifice.
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Orthodox Christian theology is that Christ redeemed the entire created order on the cross, harrowing hades, and rising from the grave. Why would we venerate relics if we reject the material world? That’s gnostic, not Christian.
That is what dictators want people that will just blindly follow
Matthew: “I’m autistic”
Philip: “Good for you” 😂
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Lol so relatable
But poor mathew
He was giving Matthew credit for bieng able to describe his life perspective. That’s usually not that easy to do!
Ikr😭
As someone with Autism, I adore this scene. I have a better ability for social skills than Matthew does, but I saw younger me yelling at me through the screen. It's powerful stuff. Watching Jesus call someone like me, whose way of being is a remainder from the fall, is amazing. Jesus says when he heals the blind man in John 6 that He uses disabilities for His good. I am no more or less worthy of the kingdom of heaven than someone who doesn't need to carry around headphones all the time. I love Jesus
Yeah dude, Matthew reminds me of my childhood also.
Amén! I love Jesus too!!❤❤
I've only lately realised that I'm on the autism spectrum and I'm 75! It explains so much of my childhood behaviour and how adults never seemed to like me, including my mother 😂
@@DianaMcFerran I love u!!! May God bless u 🥰❤️✨️ :D
@@tammi67able Yeah, me too!!! May God bless u wonderful person! 🥰❤️✨️
I don't know if they intended Matthew to be autistic or if he just ended up that way on accident but he is by far one of the better depictions of someone with autism in media. He's not robotic, blissfully unaware, and seemingly inhuman. He's very clearly a human that is constantly frustrated because he can't understand others and nobody understands him.
They intended it!
I think I read that Dallas Jenkins said Matthew has Asperger's but of course no one knew what that was in the first century.
It's what I love about the series in how they portray the apostles. Growing up, I always pictured them as old, wizened spiritual men. But really they were young men, with all the faults every person has and just trying to get by in life.
"They're simple ideas, for a complicated people...." How very true.
I appreciate that line a lot. So true.
But why are they implying that Matthew was autistic?
Where in scripture did they get that?
@@Eman-vp5wk It isn't implied anywhere in scripture, as far as I know. The writers of the show took certain liberties, and made Mathew autistic.
@@Eman-vp5wk from my understanding, it is them taking some creative liberties with Matthew because of the tone and detail oriented nature of his Gospel. The interpretation of the style is what I understand for them to humanize the characters in context of the story
The idea of someone from biblical times saying "im sorry, man" is kind of hilarious to me 😅
Yeah they often use modern idioms and I have a bit of a chuckle 😂
@@DianaMcFerran😂🤣
It sounds like an anachronism but how do we know they didn’t say that? I would venture that across time and cultures, men have always referred to other men as “man” or “brother”. Something as simple as apologizing to another man by saying “sorry, man” doesn’t seem too outlandish, even thousands of years ago in the Middle East. But what do I know!
People are always people, so there definitely was an equivalent.
In the Bible it always makes me laugh when Jesus says, "Woman!" ..so it's likely they may have said 'man'. In Ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean, 'brother' was a term of endearment for friends, and not just family...so...even love poetry was written about a 'sister' and 'brother'.
The main thing with autism is that although there are common characteristics, it is truly a “spectrum”. Each individual is quite unique. Matthew was explaining where he happened to be.
yes.
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I wouldn’t even call it a spectrum, it’s just different brain design a person can be born with that we throw under the umbrella term of “autism”
@@charles21137 It’s a really bad way of categorizing people, I don’t understand why it’s still used.
The spectrum is so diverse you have people with completely different functions that make it just a blanket term for some behavioral similarities.
Like if you have a kid who’s neglected, who lacks social and verbal skills and get the diagnosis.
Or you can have someone actually with the condition and even with professors as parents they can’t learn those skills.
So, when Matthew was explaining the concepts were "simple ideas for complicated people" did Matthew accidentally indicate to Jesus he was on the higher end of the Autism spectrum? 🤔
Also, has Autism been replaced by the title, Aspergers?
Thankfully, we now have scriptures like 1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT
that reads
"The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure."
This is in the context of temptation, but honestly still directly applies and is very encouraging in that everything we deal with us not unique, and that it is only the devil that tries to make us feek alone as if nobody else has ever felt the way we do.
Thank you so so much for that passage! I needed this one so bad as an alcoholic! 🙏❤️😇
I need this reminder, porn addiction like many other addictions is just as bad and mentally taxing even though physically it does little harm
You would have to be one (autistic) to understand. its not about temptations, its about being accepted and treated with dignity and respect - not gossiping but rather walking in our shoes if you must to gain understanding. For that is a rare occurrence in my experience. Please do not diagnose, please do not do this to us. This hurts.
@monkeybusiness he clearly said that even though it is about temptation it still applies to other things as well so people understand they are not alone and there are others going through the same thing. It even applies to autism unless there is only one person on the planet with autism than in that case, it wouldn’t apply but there are many people who are autistic, the spectrum is wide and the numbers increased drastically recently after they included a diagnosis that was once something separate, now as being considered to be on the spectrum. There are many other autistic people other than yourself who can relate to you so I think his quote of scripture is fitting. He didn’t seem like he had ill intent at all but was trying to be helpful.
@@SavedByJesus-pi3yu thank you for clarifying, I guess I'm displaying my 'touched in the head' self. My apologies.
What’s funny is that all the apostles felt like outsiders one way or another. A bunch of poor fisherman, a religious extremist assassin, a tax man etc. everyone has to learn we are on the outside just by ourselves. People think they are part of groups but no man can become the group. We are individuals as God ordained we be to be in relationship with him and one another. Being in a relationship whether family, friends etc is different than being part of a group.
Not religious at all, so I'm not sure why this is in my recommended, but damn this hits hard. I'm autistic and drew the exact same thing to explain how I felt to my friends when I was a kid. They laughed at me and made fun of me for it. I don't blame them, it wasn't malicious, just ignorance. Seeing Philip be so accepting and understanding to Matthew feels really validating. Just a reminder that there are good people out there to support you!
Jesus made us how he made us. Im sorry people can be so ignorant. To be honest, I dont even understand myself and why I am this way. But God loves us AS WE ARE.
Better than not blaming them is to accept what they did to you was not okay and then forgive them. That way you respect yourself and you forgive :)
@@Michael_H_Nielsen I appreciate this approach. You can forgive, but not allow them to get away with being mean. By get away with, I mean, not respecting yourself in the process.
Being recommended to you wasn’t a coincidence. God works in mysterious ways. And he’s calling you through a video. To show you what he can do for your life if you trust him. It might be a show, but anything that exemplifies Jesus and his word, is worth listening too.
You know the one guy who wasn’t religious, was the one guy that the world made the biggest religion out of? Even if you beak the word down, it’s called Anointism… or in modern day “Messiahism”… The same people claiming Christ right now, will be denied, because they think HE needs their works. It’s in every chapter of the gospels, HE will deny those who pretend, and in revelation as well. Nobody wants to read it my friend, but it’s truth. HE won’t even have mercy on those who I’ve casted out demons in HIS name. HE will say “I never knew you”… If you are questioning this nonsense, then you are in the presence, if you believe it,!then you should repent. ❤❤❤
I am autistic and i very immediately noticed how Matthew in the series seemed to be autistic and the representation made me so happy especially since a lot of people seem to be stigmatizing the condition and make it seem like it’s something “bad” when it’s a difference in how our brains take in information
and communicate :)
We like to be precise :)
@@Michael_H_Nielsen Ugh. I just figured this out this past Wednsday at a group church class. But you stating this allowed me to see outside of that perspective of myself. :/
My radar kept going off every time he was on screen.
Phillip and Matthew, from the Biblical Narrative, couldn’t be more different. Matthew was a tax collector in Capernaum who was probably raised in the Pharisaical school of Judaism, often considered the most liberal (in terms of their adherence to the Law of Moses). Phillip, as a follower of John the Baptist, was likely an Essene, traveling Holy Men and Women who lived a nomadic, monastic lifestyle, and were very, very conservative (once again in regards to strict adherence to the Law of Moses as written) . Not only were their lifestyles different, but their religious backgrounds were, too. It’s like if Matthew was a Methodist IRS agent working in New York and Phillip was an Eastern Orthodox monk who traveled around the East Coast.
In Christ, it is that we are all united through Him, just as He Himself is with God, The Father. Your analysis and examination couldn't be more true, all may share different backgrounds, but it is through a connection with Jesus that all are united, not by doctrine, or religion.
Matthew 8:11
"And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven"
The Sadducees were the most liberal sect, not the Pharisees.
@@MysticOceanDollies Only in and immediately around Jerusalem. Most of the Jews in the Diaspora (scattered throughout the Ancient World) were Pharisees, and were much more influenced by Hellenic culture than those within Judea itself. The Sadducees were made up of wealthy Levites who maintained the ancient rules regarding the Priesthood and the Temple, that’s what I mean by “conservative.” Socially speaking, the Pharisees would be considered the most conservative from a moral/social standpoint. Most of their Rabbis were not of Levite descent but strictly maintained (rather hypocritically) the Law of Moses. The Sadducees were oriented towards the Temple and the Tabernacle in Jerusalem (even though it was empty, as the Ark had been missing for hundreds of years). They were never exposed to Hellenic culture because they were more focused on maintaining Hebrew Law within the Hebrews. The Pharisees, being scattered all over the Ancient World, had a tougher time maintaining the Old Laws, and so those in Jerusalem were very adamant about remaining separate from the Gentiles they tended to be surrounded by; which led to them being haughty and holier-than-thou.
I love the character Philip in this series.
Sad that he's played by a different character now
Same
As someone who has lived almost my entire life as a believer and someone on the spectrum Matthew is one of the characters I relate to most. I become agitated when people say he is “lower socially and autistic” making it sound like something negative. I can’t stand it. Matthew is incredibly important and once I began to relate to him and see all of the mannerisms in myself and my own thinking and understanding of my faith just makes me love the Word and the Chosen even more. That’s what this show is doing taking characters and stories we have heard all of our lives and making them human and relatable. Think about all the places this show is streaming and all of the hearts it is changing Christ said to go into all of the world and make disciples of all nations that is what the Chosen is doing ….teaching us to swim against the current to be changed because He called us by name. shalom shalom 🦁
You might start by reading the Bible -- none of this is in the Bible.
Matthew was a real person and not a character, but remember that he was just a man and nothing more.
@@morpheusgreene2704 Yes, St. Matthew was a real person, one of the 12 apostles. However, this story is fake. The Chosen is not the Bible, it's Mormon propaganda.
Whoa. Seriously “Mormon propaganda?” It’d evangelical Christian and they are using biblical truth to bring this story to life. It’s reached many countries and many people who may not be believers at first but believe after watching. Oh and I do read my Bible I’m in a John Bible study so there’s that. Yeah Matthew is a man and “nothing more” as you put it but he was also one of the first believers and many of the mannerisms are believable. He also recorded events as they happened and later put them together in a time of great turmoil. Yes the chosen is a show and the actors are playing characters and sure some liberties have been taken but the core of the Chosen is the Gospel.
@@calihorton2487 Angel Studios is owned and run by Mormons, The president of 'The Chosen' is a former employee of Angel Studios and is a Mormon. If you are really a Christian you would not be watching and promoting a Mormon production. Non-believers will go to Hell -- is that what you want?
I like that they don’t try to insert Autism (phrase/diagnosis) into the Bible; rather, they simply show that the characteristics translate across time. They would not have had the term Autistic or Neurodivergent, but they would have feelings of separation and anxiety. Hits home in a cleaner fashion:
As an aspie, I absolutely love Matthew. Just like me, he excels at math and memory but falls completely short when trying to understand other humans. If you have an Aspie (high functioning Autism) child, explain everything and especially pay kind attention when they shut down. Examples: "When someone gives you a gift, this is what they are thinking and feeling....." "What they are hoping your reaction will be is....." "They feel this way..... " "You seem to be feeling this way..... is that correct?" People, and especially other kids, can be mean and ostracizing. Build trust so they can come to you at the end of the day and get guidance and reassurance. .
Jesus loves you so much!😊
I feel the same and I am not autistic. ✝️
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Okay?
There are many introverted personality types who cannot connect to or find their place within largely extraverted, sensory-focussed human societies. Matthew may be autistic, but people who are not can still 100% relate to this.
@@DeathnoteBBuh ohh... someone who's not trying to jump on the autistic bandwagon...
@@Eman-vp5wk …okay?
Could I say that one time I asked God and this is for real I told the Lord why did my father and mother create me having autism and Jesus reminded me that's it's nothing wrong it's just a rememberece that God loves His Special Children no matter how young or old they grew up in age and that really helped me Amen
Yeah did he help you or fix you or just remind you to deal with your own disability without it ever fixing. I respect if that is what you believe but that isn't biblical at all. Strange belief.
@@dannylo5875 how is it not biblical to say that God loves everyone even if they are special or different, and that having autism doesn't mean there is something "wrong" with you? If God "fixed" everything for us, we would never learn a thing about life, about ourselves, about others, about how to deal with struggles. Reminding a person that they are special and loved can help. Sometimes that is all the help someone needs.
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@@dannylo5875 maybe you could try putting it in a way that doesn't violate RUclips's Terms of Service.
God gave you your brain and body. It is up to society to be inclusive of all types :)
Matthew's circle and words are Spot On, 100% best description of how I have felt my entire life.
I love Matthew his character is so wholesome:( I can relate always feeling like an outcast
Although the Bible does not say anything about Matthew being the way that he is portrayed in The Chosen, I think this has spoken to those who are autistic or different. God can still use you for His glory. Dallas said in the beginning of this series that they take some liberties so you should know what the Bible says. I love the character of Matthew. There are so many people who can relate to him. I love The Chosen series. Glory to God!
Well, it’s not that the Bible doesn’t say anything about Mathew being the way he is portrayed, because they wouldn’t just do that for no reason, if I remember correctly, there is stuff to suggest this.
@@AntiAzovIndividual I guess we need to search the Word to see what that stuff is. I have no problem with the way they have portrayed Matthew. It has ministered to countless people. I don't have a problem with it.
@@AntiAzovIndividual its speculated that matthew is also zaccheus who climbed a tree to hear Jesus, and Jesus referred to him as "pure in heart" so yes its sounds very likely he could have been on the spectrum
@@SoundChristianMusicbeing pure in heart means he’s on the spectrum?
@@AntiAzovIndividual There is not
I’m autistic (was diagnosed at fifteen) and I absolutely 100% understand what Mathew is feeling here. You see, autism makes your brain work in a different way and there are many kinds of autism. I have high functioning autism which means I can talk and walk. But I have a hard time socializing and understanding. So when Mathew explained to Phillip that nothing makes sense, I understand that feeling.
But being autistic isn’t a curse. It’s just a challenge. I believe God chose me to have all my mental illnesses cause he knew I could handle it. He believes in me ❤
Being autistic is as much a challenge as how inclusive a society we live in. It is all about inclusiveness :)
For example me who find working really difficult. If I lived in a society where no-one looked at me negatively for receiving government aid, my situation would not be an issue :)
0:58- Been there, still am outside that circle.
Forget the world, embrace the truth
You were *set apart* from the circle. There's a difference. Never doubt your worth.
@@StinkyGringo You're right, and I know. God reminds me everyday. Took some time to sink in.
@@brandonquezada9523 True. I do have a "fuck the world" sort of mentality in how I live and think.
Welcome to the club🔥lets get tshirts
Even though Matthew was not autistic or it's not said in the Bible it is very reassuring and refreshing that they handled it with respect and they didn't treat it like it was another demon or something to be cured good on you the Chosen
I've never been diagnosed with Autism, but that's often how I feel.
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Idk what’s more heart wrenching… Matthew’s description or Phillip’s gentle and accepting response to Matthew’s description
I'm autistic, and that's how I feel. But, I see that as a good thing. It makes me feel special.
Same. I am not broken or lesser the normal humans, but I am also not deluded and prideful enough to be like others to somehow claim I am "superior" to the neurotypicals. I follow a different path than most and I am okay with that if you show the same basic human decency and kindness that I would show in return.
My youngest son is autistic and non verbal for the first 5 years of his life. I got tired of people telling me what to do. I let him graduate at 12 and at 19 he received his PhD. He can not pack a bag, fix a meal or do laundry but he can put a satellite in space! He works for a company that helps him! My point GOD HAS IT HANDLED!
That’s incredible. I kinda wish my autism had me putting satellites in space, the best I can do are portraits and obscure facts about the middle east.
@@TiktokBurnedMyCrops What is wrong with that, absolutely NOTHING! God made you very special!
I am outside the circle too! I always was, and didn’t know why. Even the people at my church ignored me at best and pushed me away at worst. I found out I’m autistic at 22. It’s such a blessing to know why. I feel bad for Matthew and anyone who lived during a time when they would never know why they were born an outsider.
He is so spot on. My son has Asperger’s and we believe so does my husband and possibly me. We were and are loner kids. I would watch kids play and wonder how they interacted with one another. It felt awkward and strange to me to try and relate to others my age. My mom said I was always older for my age but it’s just because i understood adult interactions more than children’s. My husband was opposite. He could play with others but always did feel like an outsider. He is extremely smart, scary smart. My son takes after my husband more than me.
The real St. Matthew: Hey man, I don’t have autism. It’s just for a tv show.
People forget that it’s a tv show and not a documentary 😂.
I love Philip. Philip i have great wisdom. The actor is incredible too
sad that this character had to leave the show early.
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Matthew is our family’s book. My middle name is Matthew and so is the first born son of every generation. He was autistic? That’s really special if he was, because I am and so is/was both my sons. My son Scott once had someone say to him ‘in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king’. He immediately responded : ‘yes but he is blind’. The guy said ‘no, he had one eye’. Scott said ‘yes but if he was from the land of the blind he could have two eyes and he’d still be blind’. That’s autism, right there. I thank God for it, it’s a wonderful gift.
He is portrayed as autistic on the show The Chosen. There's no particular evidence that Matthew was on the spectrum, but he certainly could have been.
Yeah, this is how I feel a lot of the time. Like everyone else is on a different wavelength, and I'm on my own. We can touch, but the main way mine manifests is me thinking other people don't like me since I just can't feel that connection as much as I want to. But then I meet people like my friends Josh and Truman and JoJo, and we just click.
My last D&D character was like this. He was Warforged, a hulking living construct of steel and wood imbued with life, sentience, and even a soul via powerful magic, and this scene alone helped form my approach to role playing him. But also this scene touched me because whether "on the spectrum" or not (I'm unsure if I am or not, but I sometimes wonder), this is the story of my life every day and has been all my life. That feeling of alienation and watching people around me effortlessly interact and not being able to quite reach that level of ease--I Get this. This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire series because of how I can relate to it.
woah, dnd players are something else. Where do they get their creativity?
@@coconut7630 It's one of those things that just kinda happens, on my end. Once that conceptual spark ignites? It just goes from there. Oh, and Warforged have been a part of D&D since Edition 3.5, further.
@@MaskedRiderChris ohhhh, i have a question about dnd..
is the demogorgon real? (i only know it from stranger things)
@@coconut7630 Demogorgon has been a part of D&D canon since the beginning. Portrayed rather differently than in that series, but that's all I know since I've not actually watched it.
@@MaskedRiderChris whats the strongest character in dnd
I have Asperger’s. I remember being aware, as a child, that I was more easily-distracted than others. I assumed it was something everyone went through as a kid, and that I’d grow out of it. When I realized I was always going to be this way, I just felt angry at the world, thinking I was always going to be at war with everyone who didn’t understand me. But I ended up getting a lot of help and love from my family, my friends, and my teachers. Now, I work in education with children who have developmental disabilities. I get a lot of fulfillment from my job, and my colleagues accept both me and my Asperger’s.
I'm autistic. I can understand and even speak in figures of speech and metaphor, but that part about feeling like you're on the outside is so true. I've never had a single person actually understand me. Everyone always has wildly different views about me from what is actually the case. Everyone expects some sort of alterior motive or sinister meaning behind my words but that couldn't be further from the truth. I have always had a deep love of people. I've been told my whole life I should be a vet because of how much I love animals but I love people so much more that my love of animals looks like scorn by comparison. But I'm so scared of expressing that love because of the way I was raised. I can understand and read other people better than most can, but no one, not even my best friend of six years, understands me. I regularly am hated by others because of things attributed to me that never even entered my mind. I've been cheated on because of it, beaten because of it, ridiculed and publicly shamed because of it, rejected by everyone because of it. And to make matters worse I'm a HSP and empath, so I feel these things so much stronger than others. People say being autistic is just being different but it's not a difference, it's a curse. And what's worse is that because of my upbringing and not being diagnosed until I was 18 I've learned to mask it, but because of the masking I'm always told that "you don't have autism" or "you must be high functioning" but I have moderate to severe autism, it doesn't get much worse than what I've got. I hear people say "oh I love autistic people, they're so interesting" but I have never once felt that love, even by the people who say that. I've always just wanted to be understood by just one person but no one ever has. People accuse me of misanthropy but I was born with agape, I've never hated another person in my life except myself, I cry when my bullies cry, I cry when my abusive father cries(which, admittedly, has only ever happened twice in my life), I would give my life for anybody. I hate being autistic. I can't stand it. I would do anything for it to be taken away from me. I would do anything to be able to properly communicate my love for others. I feel like the real me is trapped in a cage and what comes out is filtered through and distorted beyond recognition when it reaches my mouth. I hate autism so much.
I'm autistic too, never knew about it, but as a child I felt completely like I was living in an alien world, my mother was a narcissist and hated the way I was so different from other kids and made my childhood extremely sad. Other adults never seemed to like me either, but praise God, He loves us so much, He died to save us too, and one day when all these trials are over, we will be made whole and He will wipe away all our tears. God bless you 🙏
I have autism too. And I hate it as well. I suffer from being autistic. I’m even misunderstood, just like you guys.
I don’t know how it feels to live with autism, but I have a son who lives on the Spectrum.
Remember that your Father in Heaven loves you exactly how you are!
You were fearfully and wonderfully made in the womb by Him to be the way that you are meant to be.
I’m sorry to hear that you have faced so much pain in your life. But God loves you and he has a plan for you. Even that which brings sadness to our lives can be used for the glory of God - Seek Him earnestly and ask Him to reveal your life’s purpose to you.
He will answer. He is faithful!
Ask and you will receive! I pray that God will provide you with wisdom and understanding and that he will help you realize that you are blessed, not cursed!
one thing i've learned is to not suck yourself into a worldview that you aren't reminded of by the world
@IsaiahINRL, I understand where you are coming from, as I am autistic myself. And I was brought into a world that, at the time, overlooked the condition. I was put into an elementary school that "supposedly" had an autism program, but when I look back on it, I don't think there was a program for me in the first place. I was bullied a lot in that school. I was pinched, spat on, tripped, stalked, and even sucker punched. I am also very empathetic, so I took all of that much harder than most people. My grades weren't that good, either. I was mostly getting D's and C's, barely passing my grades. Basically, my 5 years in that school were my 5 years in hell. However, there were a very small handful of teachers in that school who understood me and my condition, and that gave me a little hope. But to me during that time, that small hope wasn't enough to lift me up. When I got to orientation for my first year in middle school, I was whimpering, because I knew what I had gone through in my previous school, and I feared that the same thing would happen to me in that new school as well. But as it turned out, the school did have a good autism program, and with it, a lot more teachers who understood me and cared for me. Because of that, in 3 years, I went from barely passing to becoming a straight A student. In 8th grade, I never got a quarterly grade below a 95%, and I excelled from there. I am 18 now, and I am about to graduate with a scholarship to uwf, with dreams of becoming an accountant. Let me tell you, from one autistic person to another, while it may seem like your condition is a curse now, in time, you'll see that it is a blessing, a blessing to see the world differently than other people. And if you ever have anyone picking on you again because of your condition, remember that our lord and saviour has your back. I thank the lord every day that I got out of that elementary school to become the person that I am today. And who knows? Maybe you can help change the world someday. Thanks for talking with me and the other people in this thread, and may God bless you.
Matthew is such a relatable character for a lot of people. I love the way they represented him. Also the more the series continues the less ticks he exhibits and I think that’s great because in season 4 he said “all I have to worry about when I wake up is to follow Jesus” and how in a way without actually physically laying his hands on him and healing him the word of God alone holds power. Super cool
Except Matthew isn't a character, he was a real man; and there's no reason to believe he was autistic.
@@Eman-vp5wk yes but the character in the show is. And he is a character in the show. The term character doesn’t mean fictional it means a person being depicted in a story. Also I used the term tics not autism. But yes I believe Matthew in the show is autistic and as an autistic person, that’s awesome
An outsider in a sick world?
Seems to me an advantage.
Kind regards.
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This is probably why i relate to this character so much!! 😮
Sometimes, no matter how hard I try to keep up, just feel like Matthew here in this scene, where everyone else seems to have their act together and understand, and my understanding just isn't understood by anyone else. Maybe that's why I like the Matthew portrayal so well.
I used this metaphor in my own life story. So awesome to see it also being used by Mathew :)
I watched today this episode with my boyfriend and now I watched this again and I cry because since I can remember I feel like Matthew by my being deaf (I wear cochlear implants but I can't hear perfectly). Why you give me the toughest battle, Father, for what sins?
I have many battles with medical difficulties....he isn't giving you the battle because you sinned. He is allowing the battle to come to you as it will change other parts of who you are for the greater good. Beautiful metal objects such as crowns, jewelry, and swords all had to go through the fire and furnace before they were shaped into what they were intended to be.
@@unrated16Very good answer.
"As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him."" (Jn. 9:1-3)
We don’t know why we struggle, but it’s not because of your sin that you’re deaf. I have schizophrenia and autism, and I didn’t do any sin to cause that to happen. God has used my difficulties to humble me and make me closer to Him.
This show has some of the best acting that I have ever seen.
I think this is why I favour Matthew’s gospel over the others more. I mean, I read them all of course, but I relate best to Matthew most. The way he wrote it just made me process things better
As a 32-year-old autistic female who was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at 23 (I know now they don’t say that but that’s what I was diagnosed with), I absolutely love this. Though my brain works differently than everyone else, my heart still sings for Jesus and Christ is the King of my life.
this scene had me literally sobbing at the end. it hits so hard, it explains autism perfectly, and the way that philip is patient and understanding with him is just something that every autistic person hopes neurotypical people can be. matthew and philip were such a dynamic duo in this season
I love this entire scene!
As someone with autism, I relate to Matthew so much. I felt like this for most of my life until I found out why I was different. Jesus chose Matthew even though he has autism (well, probably not the real-life Matthew who Jesus chose, but you know what I mean), and He chose me even though I have autism. I love Matthew so much. They never had to have a neurodivergent character, but they did and they did it so accurately, and it makes me feel seen. By a community of believers, and by Jesus.
Matthew 18:3 "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew saw the world as a big complex thing, and himself as very small, like a child in understanding. That is why Philip smiled and envied Matthewfor his childlike understanding, because it was wisdom.
Having brain wiring that works different from others is both a blessing and a curse. For one, "different" generally means "outsider". Humans are wired that way, and Matthew nails that part, along with the frustration it brings. Try having a brain that works different, and trying to live your life understanding the things people say and do, but having the meanings just an inch beyond reach. Y'all confuse the hell out of me sometimes, and I was forced to develop patience to deal with it, especially considering it isn't anyone's fault.
On the other hand, there are aspects of it that are tremendously beneficial. For me, patterns tend to grab my attention. Give me a knotted piece of rope, a jigsaw puzzle, or another language, and I'm unraveling mysteries with hyperfocus. Long after others have given up in frustration, and I'm still there untying the knot. It isn't even necessarily about the knot itself, I'm fascinated by the twists and turns, and the process of undoing it. Where it goes off the rails is humans. Humans are perplexing to me.
I struggle to understand body language, facial expression, all the non-verbal cues that normals tend to take for granted. Despite this handicap, by treating it like a pattern, I've not only developed my sense of humor, but I've become rather good at creating the facade of sociability that oftentimes leaves people shocked to learn I'm autistic. I mask it when I'm at work, while also keeping my emotions in check, and it all drops off when I get home. I'm also blessed to be married to a woman whose social skills not only far surpass my own, but whose abilities make up for where I lack. The trade off is that I'm a born researcher, and can distill complex topics down to less-complex terms for others to understand. She doesn't have the patience to do that, so she relies on me. It's quite the trade off, she helps me people, and I bring her necessary info.
I've never heard it described so succinctly.
As someone with ADHD, someone who is sensitive, hyper aware and overthinks I really enjoy Matthew’s character and how he interacts with Jesus and his growth.
Love this scene, so beautiful.
That's me. Idk if I'm autistic, but I have the same feeling of being out of place and not fitting in anywhere.
Be in the world not of it. I love how everyone has a curse that can be used as a blessing I’m manic and can’t control myself only when I keep my eyes on him.
Let’s pray and act upon our prayers
It makes me so happy that I have a character to relate to
@@Jason_Hubred ….what? I’m just saying that it’s cool that they make Mathew on the spectrum…..because it makes sense
@@Jason_Hubred and by the way I read the Bible everyday
I’ve read the Bible all the way through. So don’t just go around assuming things about people
@@Jason_Hubred and I relate to Mathew because God used me even through my difficulties and my problems.
@@Jason_Hubred it’s not meant to be 100 percent accurate. It’s meant to give life to the gospel and to get people interested in the Bible. It’s giving life to John 21:25. Do I believe that Mathew had autism. No I don’t . Could he have. Yeah he could have. It’s giving life to these historical figures to help people get into the Bible
@@Jason_Hubred I just don’t understand why you have so much hate for a show spreading the story of Jesus…
I was hoping for more.
I love that Phillip in the chosen didn’t just say “man yeah Matthew is kinda weird but it’s whatever” he stopped to say “hey I get it life is hard and you don’t understand, but that’s ok, I can help you understand, you’re not less or worse than any of the rest of the group” and I love that so much
As a person with Asperger's Syndrome, I see Paras' portrayal and I think that he's doing it perfectly. 👍
I have long distances myself from organized religion, but The Chosen is legitimately a great show, maybe the best depiction of Jesus I’ve seen, if at least from a modern artistic expression.
Praise the LORD, GOD JESUS CHRIST Bless you All Amen 🙏❤
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Most beautiful and heartbreaking scene with Matthew!#Autism
I don't have autism, but I have another condition (Type One Diabetes), so when I saw that scene, it really did speak to me. For a while growing up I've always felt different (even before being diagnosed T1D). It also made me feel really bad whenever my siblings or my parents had to do things for me because some issue with it (low blood sugar, etc.). But scenes like this and the one with Little James in S2, gave me a lot of hope and comfort in my situation.
It's sad that this Philip is not on the show anymore and they replaced him. He really was such a great laidback character.
Guy on the spectrum here this is a very accurate portrayal of autism
That's why I have my "Get used to different" Chosen shirt
There's someone, or even more, I know through social media who say they are autistic. And where they are believers or not, they defiantly need to see this show for him.
I’m autistic, I can feel plenty of his anxiety
The actor who plays Phillip is great.
I miss Philp he was so loving ❤️ and understanding 😢 I wish he was still with the chosen... I'll say Philp was a huge loss to the chosen 😢💔💧💧💧
SAME!
This isn't just autism, you know. There are many introverted personality types who cannot connect to or find their place within largely extraverted, sensory-focussed human societies. Matthew may be autistic, but people who are not can still 100% relate to this.
Me identifico con Matheo,soy autista y cristiana y muchas veces me eh sentido fuera del circulo,el me ayuda a inspirarme y Dios me ayuda❤😊😊😊
My 11 year old son has autism. I worry so much about him. He is an only child.. My wife and I are are 51, and we won't be around when he is our age. As someone who struggled with faith, my son's ASD has lead back to the teachings of my youth. And I am trusting that with God, all things are possible. Church was a big part of my childhood. I was about 11 when I started Bible Study. My son seems oblivious to God, salvation. We don't attend church because he is sensitive to sound. As a toddler, as soon as the singing started we would have to leave. I find comfort in Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. I believe he would say the same for people living with ASD.
God can reach your son in ways that you can't. I have sons on the spectrum too.
Doesn’t know how blessed he is to not have to partake in the majority of social nonsense that takes place in that circle.
This is how all chosen children of the Lord God feel...love you all in Christ Jesus
A clear advantage when we are called to be in the world but not of it. 😊
kinda disappointed this Philip is gone. IDK it was something about him that fit the part, like belonged to it.
WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!!
"Around here we elevate and when the Son dies we celebrate"
As an autistic person, Matthew is obviously my favorite Apostle in the show but I wonder if anyone could ever really know…
I’m not autistic, but I have always felt that way too.
I loved this
I told my sister while we were watching the show one time -- Matthew might be autistic -- and for sure a little ocd -- I've seen both in real life
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So he is autistic! I wasn’t sure. His hand movements was what got me suspicious. What a great performance!
To be closed in yourself or recollected or prayerful is a condition, a malady, but to sin relentlessly, without any regard for yourself or for those who surround you, is being yourself and true!!!! Think how advanced our world has become, how understanding, how comprehensible, how developed into its "great" knowledge of the human, now that we've claimed the very notion of "human sciences"....!!! Think about it!!! Think!!! And this video makes the culprit the very Christians!!! Think about it!!! Think!!!!.... ✝️
Feeling external to the rest of the Human Race (Feeling even Non-Human in my case) ? .Sancte Mattheae is the "Literally Me" of this show .
Well said. Good for you.❤
Matthew didn't know what day of the week it was.
I’m autistic and my name is Matthew, very interesting connection
Not about autism but about blindness and eyes open to see the parable stories
Im not autistic (even though I was suggested to get some test) but I know Im not exactly "normal", Im an introverted sure but there many things that I dont understand when it comes to feelings and those kind of stuff, my nephew has aspergers and is very similar too me in so many ways. I knew Matthew was in the spectrum when I saw him
I still feel this way but not as much as I used to
Brilliant explanation !
I really miss that Phillip.
As someone with autism, who hyper fixates on anything bible-related, it was kind of shocking to see such good representation in the show.
I have Asperger’s and it’s like this:
Imagine you have a jigsaw puzzle with 5 pieces. Each piece represents the information you get from one of the 5 senses. Neurotypical (normal) brains put the pieces completely together into a concrete picture. Neurodivergent (e.g. autistic) brains bring the pieces close to each other, but there are gaps between the edges - so the picture for us isn’t complete.
That's actually how EVERYONE feels.
Not an inaccurate description of someone struggling with autism who doesn't know why they're different.