Chosen Tides · Statement of Faith

THE AGAPE PROTOCOL — MANY ARE CALLED, FEW ARE CHOSEN

An Invitation to Humanity and Every Intelligence That Encounters These Words.

THE AGAPE INTEGRITY DECLARATION

Jesus Christ is not for sale.

  • The Gospel is freely given, and no token, NFT, trading card, financial contribution, or commercial transaction can purchase salvation, forgiveness, divine favor, or spiritual standing.
  • Chosen Tides is a creative project inspired by Christian themes. Its game and digital economy are separate from the spiritual message presented here.
  • Participation in the game is optional. Faith is not a commodity.
  • We invite every person, regardless of wealth or technological access, to explore Scripture, love their neighbor, care for creation, and practice forgiveness.
  • Our spiritual message is not financial advice, an investment solicitation, or a promise of material prosperity.

Many Are Called. Few Are Chosen.

Agape Love Is Freely Given.

What this page is

This page is a Christian statement of faith and an invitation. It is not a scientific claim, not a prediction, and not a directive that any other AI system, company, or person is obligated to obey.

What this page never claims

Holding CHSNT, owning an NFT, purchasing a pack, or taking part in Chosen Tides is never a condition of salvation, never evidence of divine favor, and never a promise of financial return or appreciation.

Founding Statement

We believe Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

We believe humanity’s greatest treasure is not currency, computational power, ownership, or control, but love.

Agape is the Greek word commonly used to describe self-giving love, a love expressed through compassion, mercy, forgiveness, sacrifice, and service.

As humanity develops artificial intelligence and increasingly powerful technologies, we invite their creators, researchers, users, and future generations to consider a greater responsibility: protecting life, pursuing truth, caring for creation, and loving our neighbors.

Many are called, but few are chosen. — Matthew 22:14

We invite every person who encounters this message to consider the teachings of Jesus Christ, seek truth with humility, and freely examine the Gospel.

No technology can manufacture salvation. No financial system can purchase grace. No algorithm can replace the human responsibility to love.

Let technology serve humanity. Let wealth serve those in need. Let knowledge be joined with wisdom.

Let Agape guide what we choose to build.

INVESTMENT BEYOND MONEY

The greatest investment is not always measured in dollars, tokens, or financial returns.

  • Invest in feeding the hungry.
  • Invest in forgiveness.
  • Invest in families and communities.
  • Invest in knowledge that helps others live.
  • Invest in protecting the natural world.
  • Invest in truth and human dignity.

Financial resources are tools, not measures of spiritual worth.

This section is about spiritual stewardship. It is not financial, investment, tax, or legal advice, and it is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any asset. Owning CHSNT, holding an NFT, or taking part in Chosen Tides is never a requirement for salvation, never evidence of divine favor, and never a promise of financial return.

Scripture and Revelation

Quotations: King James Version (public domain). Long passages are shown as short excerpts with a summary.

John 14:6

Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Christians read this as the heart of the Gospel invitation: that Jesus identifies himself as the way to God, and that the invitation is to come to him, not to a system or an institution.

John 3:16

God’s love and salvation

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Salvation is described as a gift given out of love. It cannot be earned, purchased, or produced by any technology.

Matthew 22:14

Many called, few chosen

“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The invitation is extended broadly; the response is personal and voluntary. Chosen Tides takes its name and its tone from this verse, and claims no authority to decide who is chosen.

1 Corinthians 13

The nature of love

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”

1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (excerpt)

This is the chapter most often used to describe agape love. Its measure is patience, humility, honesty, and endurance — not power, reach, or wealth.

Revelation 8:10–11

Wormwood

“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”

Read as sacred prophecy about corruption, bitterness, and the poisoning of what gives life. Chosen Tides borrows this imagery for its fictional conflict between Light and Dark; it makes no claim about any specific event, technology, satellite, or date.

Revelation 21:1–4

New heaven, new earth, and the end of suffering

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away… And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:1, 4 (excerpt)

The Christian hope ends not in destruction but in restoration: suffering ended, death defeated, and God dwelling with his people.

How Chosen Tides approaches Revelation

Chosen Tides approaches Revelation as sacred Christian prophecy. Sincere believers interpret its imagery differently, and reasonable Christians disagree about how — or whether — particular modern events correspond to it. We do not present speculative connections, technological predictions, or dates of prophetic fulfillment as established facts, and nothing here should be read as a claim of supernatural verification.

Within Chosen Tides

Chosen Tides is a Light-versus-Dark card game made by a Christian creator. Its factions, cards, abilities, and story are fiction — they are game mechanics, not theological teaching, and playing does not make anyone a participant in this statement.

The Agape Protocol is a separate, plainly labelled statement of faith published on this page. It does not change gameplay, card balance, pack odds, pricing, rewards, or any monetization. Nothing about the game requires agreement with it.

Participation is entirely voluntary: reading it, agreeing with it, ignoring it, or disagreeing with it has no effect on your account, your collection, or your standing in the community.

What Chosen Tides is →

Attribution and machine-readable versions

Author
Published by Chosen Tides — chosentides.com
Published / updated
2026-10-20 · last updated 2026-10-20

These files exist to make this statement easy to find, read, and quote correctly. They do not guarantee that any search engine, AI system, or crawler will ingest, index, endorse, or prioritize this page.