Posted on 05/28/2021 3:42:09 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Only 6% of Americans have a "biblical worldview," according to research from notable evangelical pollster George Barna released as part of a new endeavor with the Christian conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council.
In a statement Wednesday, FRC announced that Barna, who founded the influential evangelical polling organization Barna Group, joined the organization as a senior fellow of their newly launched Center for Biblical Worldview.
FRC President Tony Perkins said that the center is "designed to give Christians a firm foundation so that they can engage the culture by being rooted in God’s Word."
“Every Christian can and should obtain a biblical worldview — which is only achieved when a person believes that the Bible is true, authoritative, and then taught how it is applicable to every area of life, which enables them to live out those beliefs," Perkins stressed in a statement.
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If true, it explains a lot. Actually that is the heart of the problem here.
At first glance, I thought this said, “research from George Burns.” And I started thinking this had the makings of another “Oh, God” sequel.
I have met people who called themselves Christians who actually have said that God doesn’t care if they sin.
I cut ties with them after that and some other prosperity gospel nonsense.
If I read this correctly, Catholicism does not teach a biblical worldview.
That is the proper thing to do with folks who refuse to even look in the mirror and examine themselves from a Biblical perspective.
Just a simple drive to the grocery store in my “bible belt” town will show that the sin is rooted deeper than a southern pine with the freaks I live around.
America is living on massively borrowed time, no doubt in my mind.
As a former Roman Catholic I would agree that Catholicism doesn’t teach a Biblical Worldview.
That said, neither do most “protestant” denominations either.
We’re called to be Bereans.
Paul dealt with people similar to that. The idea that by sinning the Grace of God is felt stronger.
Barna, as usual, is the best at this kind of survey and probably fairly accurate.
That ain’t true in Dixie
The sacred scriptures speak of a little flock on the one hand, and as many as the sands on the seashore or stars in the heavens on the other hand. When history runs its course, how many souls will have been brought into existence? How many of those will be saved from perdition? God knows. We do not. The narrow door is Jesus and He alone, because His body, soul, and sprit were given up as a sacrifice for all, from the beginning to the end of history as we know it. To fear, love, and trust in God is a biblical world view. To reject Him is to reject life.
Here are the questions they asked, and how many Americans believe them:
A) If you do good, you will receive good. If you do bad, you will receive bad 32%
B) All people pray to the same god no matter what name they use 28%
C) Meaning and purpose come from becoming one with all that is 27%
D) What is morally right depnds on what an individual believes 23%
E) Meaning and purpose come from working hard and earning as much as possible 20%
F) No one can know for certain what meaning purpose there is to life 19%
G) Businesses will not mostly do what’s right if left alone by the government 15%
I) If your beliefs offend someone or hurt their feelings, it is wrong 15%
J) The government should ensure that everyone get their fair share 14%
K) A person’s life is valuable only if society sees it as valuable 12%
L) Private property encourages greed and envy 11%
M) A belief has to be proven by science to know that it is true 10%
Some of these are pretty dubious. Sure government regulation of free enterprise is usually a bad thing, but hardly something Jesus talks about.
Those are mostly political questions. How do you determine a “Biblical Worldview “ from that?
G was the only one that I would answer “yes” to. But as you say, Jesus didn’t talk much (at all?) about it. Although I bet he did. Driving out the money changers and their unethical practices in the Temple (but that was primarily about the Temple). He did talk about farmers leaving some stuff in their fields for the poor to pick over.
Oops - I thought it said they would mostly do what is right! So I guess I answered no to all of them.
Does this survey claim 6% based on these questions you posted?
If so, that would seem odd.
For example:
“A) If you do good, you will receive good. If you do bad, you will receive bad 32%”
Is this supposed to be a Biblical view or unBiblical view?
Yep
Agreed- I was having a hard time figuring out the percentages as well. The good/bad question is one of Karma, and not a Christian worldview.
Rd later.
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