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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Yeah re A, some may interpret that as, if you do go by trusting in Christ, you will receive good (salvation).
Or, that sinning usually brings bad results. As the Bible teaches.
I think a biblical Christian could have answered yes to that one.
Welcome to the 6%.
Well God does love them as they are but does want them to change. He knows on our own that is impossible. At the same time He loves us even while sinmers because He sees us through the blood of Jesus, and because of that we believers who trust in the Good News, are able to have fellowship with Him.
I have met people who called themselves Christians who actually have said that God doesn’t care if they sin.
A lot of them have been taught that the LAW doesn’t apply anymore. So like you say, they do as they please. That’s just one of the many easy way out teachings that will snare them.
We are no longer under the CONDEMNATION of the law, the mandatory death sentence. But, we are still expected to obey our Creator and keep His law. The NEW COVENANT makes that very clear. If you don’t keep God’s law (commandments), you would be practicing lawlessness.
Hebrews 8:
10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
13In that he saith, A NEW COVENANT, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
“Hey, look at me, I’m a Christian, and I don’t have to keep God’s law.” “I can sin and all I have to do is present these get out of jail free cards and it’s all good.” “And, my pastor told me it’s impossible to keep God’s commandments anyway.” “Christianity is great. No more Rules”
God says...
If you love me, keep my commandments
Matthew 5:
17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Rev 14:
12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 22:
14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Eccl 12:
13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
ETC, ETC, ETC...
No, God will not tolerate lawlessness.
Galatians 7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Thank you
Yeah.
The Bereans rejected sola scriptura.
Yhe Bereans were more noble-minded (open-minded, better disposed, fair)—but more noble-minded than whom? The Thessalonians. They were more open minded than the Thessalonians.
Acts 17:1–9: “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, ‘This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.’ And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous, and, taking some wicked fellows of the rabble, they gathered a crowd, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the people. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authorities, crying, ‘These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.’ And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard this. And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.”
The Thessalonians rejected Paul and his message, and, after denouncing him, they became jealous that others believed. They treated Paul with contempt and violence, throwing him ignominiously out of town. Why? “For three weeks he [Paul] reasoned with them from the Scriptures” in the synagogue, as was his custom. They did not revile Paul the first week or the second; rather, they listened and discussed. But ultimately they rejected what he had to say. They compared Paul’s message to the Old Testament and decided that Paul was wrong.
In contrast, let’s look at the noble-minded Bereans: “The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men” (Acts 17:10–12).
If one of the two groups could be tagged as believers in sola scriptura, who would it be, the Thessalonians or the Bereans? The Thessalonians, obviously. They, like the Bereans, examined the Scriptures with Paul in the synagogue, yet they rejected his teaching
The Bereans, on the other hand, were not adherents of sola scriptura, for they were willing to accept Paul’s new oral teaching as the word of God (as Paul claimed his oral teaching was; see 1 Thess. 2:13). The Bereans, before accepting the oral word of God from Paul, a tradition as even Paul himself refers to it (see 2 Thess. 2:15), examined the Scriptures to see if these things were so. They were noble-minded precisely because they “received the word with all eagerness.” Were the Bereans commended primarily for searching the Scriptures? No. Their open-minded willingness to listen was the primary reason they are referred to as noble-minded—not that they searched the Scriptures.
How would anyone know a ‘biblical worldview’ when the Heavenly Father said HE was going to send a ‘famine’ of hearing the WORD of the LORD?
Amos 8 whole chapter but in particular verse 11
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
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The Bible is hardly my ‘own’ theology.
If you ever read it, it would transform your worldview and destroy man-made dogmas that you have regarding your religion.
Most never do it and there is a price for that.
The Bible and reading it with an open heart will give folks a Biblical Worldview.
You can take a horse to water but....
Amen!
John MacArthur had a few awesome sermons on the damning power of false religion and legalism.
It’s a form of idolatry and those that push it on others are actually thieving the Holy Spirit & Jesus of their Glory.
Totally agree brother.
A lot of folks confuse Sanctification with Justification.
Christ died almost 2,000 years before I was born.
His work was finished before I was born.
I just have to accept it, embrace it, and believe it.
Legalists love self-flagellation. We’re called to be Victorious in Christ. I’m convinced 95% of Christians don’t even know what that means or even attempt to live their lives that way.
100% agree!
And Amen!
Interesting.
Wonder how Paraguay made it that high?
Is there a lot of Evangelism going on there? Their next door neighbors Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are steeped in occultic and fleshy living.
I find the 6% figure hard to believe. Perhaps among certain age groups.
I do have to admit though, churches are fracturing. Conservative and liberal factions choosing to go their own way.
Prophecy is rarely taught. Spiritual warfare is ookey spooky. Events of the end time are just not discussed in open church, mostly bible study...if even that.
The reason for God's plan of salvation through His son Jesus was to put an end to the law. It is so clear in scripture.
No one...and that means anyone who has ever lived could ever keep the law and it's 613 edicts.
That said, we do try to live a holy life because of God's love and His free gift of grace.
Furthermore, within the book of Romans, Paul uses the word sin 48 or 49 times. 46 of those instances, Paul refers to sin as a noun(Hamartia), not a verb. In other words, it is not what you “do”, it is who you are. We were born with a sinful nature of no fault of your own. “Oh my gosh...blasphemy!” lol
We don't have a sin nature because we sin. We sin because we have a sin nature. This is why God set forth a plan to make right what was perverted (the fall) in the garden. Reconciling His creation back to Him. It is a beautiful testament to God's own nature...love.
So, live in legalism if you choose. Will you be blessed? Yep. Will you go to heaven? Yep.
Most Christians struggle with sin because they're not taught that God put an end to the law. God's not imputing sin any longer for those who accept His plan of salvation through Jesus.
Folks should be taught to read scripture in context. Who was the author speaking to and why? What was the culture of the time? Were they Jew or Gentile?
No one has it 100% right. It's just the truth. The flesh is flawed and interpretations are sometimes flawed. There are over ~2.5 billion Christians and some where around 1200 different denominations with over 40,000 off-shoots.
The old saying goes...take the text out of context and you're left with a con.
I have seen so many Christians simply just stop attending church because they just felt they couldn't measure up or tow the line. Sad really.
God is not an angry, grumpy guy on a throne playing a huge game of chess. He is not sitting on the edge of His seat ready to throw down a lightening bolt or hit a loved one with cancer or send a hurricane to clean up an area because of sin.
I've even heard, if you don't tithe brother...God will get His. Then when your car breaks down and the repair bill is $1500 bucks...see brother...the Lord has sent this calamity upon you. lol
That is all man made religiosity. God is love. His nature is pure love. A dad doesn't harm his child to teach them a lesson...nor does our heavenly Father. The Holy Spirit will lead us, guide, heal, transform us. We do our best to stay away from sinful things because it opens a door for the enemy to set up stumbling blocks. We strive to live holy because of our love and gratitude for God's gift to us through Jesus.
Neither do you so you have just invalidated your own argument.
Acts 15 addresses the whole issue of law keeping for church age believers.
Christians have died to the Law and are not under it any more.
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