George Barna stats (Jesus Christ, ritual, moral, Creator, salvation)

[Bright-ness' Shadow]

Extracted from an article on Crosswalk.com It offers encouragement to "keep on trucking".

Results from pollster George Barna

- Born-again Christians and adults who attend Christian churches are more likely than atheists, agnostics, and adherents of non-Christian faiths to buy lottery tickets.

- There is significant attrition of men from Christianity. The number of unchurched men is rising, while the number of men who are "deeply spiritual" and who possess an active faith (attend church, pray and read the Bible during the week) is diminishing.

- Tithing is uncommon and almost non-existent among those under the age of 40.

- The number of unchurched adults in the United States has doubled since 1991 especially among men, people under 40, singles, and people living in coastal states.

- Born-again adults who have been married are just as likely as non-born-again adults who have been married to eventually become divorced.

- Just half of all Protestant senior pastors (51%) meet the criteria for having a biblical worldview. Barna has, of course, defined that worldview for us. It includes believing 1) that God is the all-knowing and all-powerful creator of the universe who still rules it today; 2) that Jesus Christ never sinned; 3) that Satan is real; 4) that salvation is received through faith in Christ, not by good deeds; 5) that every follower of Christ has a responsibility to share their faith with non-believers; 6) that the Bible is accurate in all that it teaches; 7) that absolute moral truth exists; and that 8) absolute moral truth is described in the Bible.

[Mister Emu]

Just wondering, what is the criteria for having a biblical worldview?

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Originally Posted by Mister Emu

Just wondering, what is the criteria for having a biblical worldview?

"It includes believing 1) that God is the all-knowing and all-powerful creator of the universe who still rules it today; 2) that Jesus Christ never sinned; 3) that Satan is real; 4) that salvation is received through faith in Christ, not by good deeds; 5) that every follower of Christ has a responsibility to share their faith with non-believers; 6) that the Bible is accurate in all that it teaches; 7) that absolute moral truth exists; and that 8) absolute moral truth is described in the Bible."

Bob