Posted on 08/27/2022 7:52:35 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
In 2021, the American Worldview Inventory released data analyzing the top 10 most prevalent "seductive unbiblical ideas" embraced by American adults. With contemporary culture becoming more secular, belief systems divergent from Scripture are not surprising.
What is surprising, however, is that even among adults who have a biblical worldview, 6% harbor many secular beliefs as part of their personal philosophy.
"According to researcher George Barna's methodology, someone must score 80% on beliefs and behaviors to be categorized as someone with a biblical worldview," the director of Center for Biblical Worldview, David Closson, told The Washington Stand. "However, the pervasiveness of some of these faulty beliefs means that there are some Christians with a biblical worldview who nonetheless hold a few beliefs that are contrary to the truth revealed in God's Word."
Closson emphasized that for Christians to counter "widespread" faulty beliefs they must know what the Bible says on these issues.
Here are the nation's 10 most prevalent "seductive unbiblical ideas" compared to what the Bible says:
"The spiritually inclusive idea that 'having faith matters more than what faith you have'"
(Excerpt) Read more at prophecynewswatch.com ...
I’d say the article is stating the obvious, but it is amazing many people believe those lies.
Okay, but what about the 9, 990 lies they don’t list?
People are weak and prone to sin, but that is a different concept than being inherently sinful. If that were true, how could Christ be fully man?
“Belief in the Eastern religious concept of ‘Karma’”
Come on! It’s the only shred of HOPE we have these days! ;)
1. “The spiritually inclusive idea that ‘having faith matters more than what faith you have’”
2. “All faiths are of equal value”
3. “Belief in the Eastern religious concept of ‘karma’”
4. “The dismissal of absolute truth”
5. “Commitment to personal, subjective morality”
6.”The idea that people are ‘basically good’”
7.”Success is determined by happiness, comfort, goodness, or fulfilled potential”
8. “Sexual relations apart from marriage are morally acceptable”
9. “Rejection of the notion that people are inherently sinful”
10. “The purpose of accumulated personal wealth is unrelated to God’s purposes”
The people who supported the Nazis and their death camps had faith in whatever they were doing!
The Inquisitors of the Inquisition had faith in that misguided idealogy--enough faith to establish torture chambers and burn people to death!
The morons who support the evil woke mob have faith in the evil, mendacious propaganda and in their dear leaders who are leading America to destruction.
Religions telling other religions they are no good is a very old story that will never end.
Some people believe they’ll have a better next life as a frog too.
Whatever keeps you going I guess...
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912."
I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.
“According to researcher George Barna’s methodology, someone must score 80% on beliefs and behaviors to be categorized as someone with a biblical worldview,” the director of Center for Biblical Worldview, David Closson, told The Washington Stand.”
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For some reason, when I get to those Pearly Gates, I kinda doubt I will see either George Barna nor David Closson there checking the Tally Book.
I don’t believe in karma, I believe you reap what you sow.
Bkmk
Likewise, the irreligious telling religions they are no good is a very old story that will never end.
Waiting for the left to call this ‘report’ more of the “Christin Taliban” propaganda.
All I see is more folks walking away from “Organized religion” - mostly from all the bad press.
(shrug) Folks gonna do what folks wanna do - religion rarely enters into it...
Literally, because it is a miracle.
Was Adam sinful before the fall?
The more strongly these deceptions are embraced by some, the more rapidly they will spread to others.
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Was Adam fully man before the Fall? Of course. Sin does not make us fully Man.
I have long told people that at its core, karma is the belief that the rape victim really did have it coming.
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