Posted on 10/26/2020 6:31:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
This is nothing new. Christ denounced the churches in Thyatira, Sardis and Laodicea for this same thing.
I think the number of biblical worldview Christians is greater than 6% but the number of causal Christians far outweighs it.
But God told me that my abortion was acceptable to him, that’s after he told me that it was OK to move in with Johnny.
After all, he wants me to be happy. Just like he told my friends Jim and Paul that their relationship was OK with him. God told me that himself.
Now, I don’t go to church, I’m spiritual and commune with God during our long walks on the beach.
All sarcasm if you weren’t sure.
I’m reminded of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. God agrees to spare them if Abraham can find 10 righteous people.
Their power and influence is such that it doesn’t take many to keep a society from being destroyed - or destroying itself.
He definitely rebuked them, but their believers in those churches.
When you believe in nothing, you will believe anything.
Not surprising, but Islam sure is growing and will be the only “counterbalance” to atheism in the future.
I’m not sure about this 2% figure, but I’ll buy that the majority of most church congregations are made up of these weak “cultural” Christians who treat church as a social club. Being a believer is beginning to feel more and more like a lonely journey.
Given the current social climate I think the “true” church will be moving underground soon.
There are a remnant of believers in most churches.
“61% of American millennials consider themselves to be Christian,”
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That percent seems a bit on the high side.
“just 2% of them were found to hold a biblical worldview.”
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Ironically enough, the “holding a biblical worldview” criteria for deciding salvation isn’t biblical. The gospel is pretty simple.
RE: The gospel is pretty simple.
Yes, but where do you find the gospel?
You’re building yourself a circular reasoning catch-22 there.
Now, I don’t go to church, I’m spiritual and commune with God during our long walks on the beach.
All sarcasm if you weren’t sure.
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I totally agree with this. I find time everyday to speak with God trough prayer. If cutting grass, driving in my car, walking in my woods or sitting in my lazy boy I speak with God and give thanks and praise to our Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit and my Guardian Angle. Works for me and I feel good about myself! Praise be to God!!
Articles like this one do more harm than good and are aimed, I believe, at reducing votes this season, since 'all true Scotsmen ...' well, you get the picture.
There are an uncountable number of people who have done what GOD requires, as recorded in John's Gospel: 6:28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
At this point Jesus had not withdrawn the offer of the Kingdom, so He is addressing Jews, possibly most of whom would reject Him and cry out for His execution soon. So we may concluded that what GOD requires is so simple that it is GOD Who does the doing once one believes, for surely the Jews in attendance had been stumbling along under the Law and Jesus tells them to just believe.
Now 'pistis' is an action word derived, so believing is an active function, but that should not be construed to mean following sacraments and rituals, for the Jews had that going for them when Jesus told them to believe. The ONLY work God requires is to actively believe.
My guess as to the number GOD will snatch away soon in the great disappearance departure to The Father's House is around fifteen to thirty percent of the American population. That is the percent I believe call upon the Lord when times are tough, and that is the active part of 'pistis' ...
RE: You’re building yourself a circular reasoning catch-22 there.
Not if you say that a Christian is someone who accepts Jesus as LORD and SAVIOR.
The problem with so many “Christians” (note the quotes), is they want Him to save them from their sins but will not submit to His Lordship.
I have seen many self-professed Christians who continue to fornicate and support abortion ( when a woman conceives ) without any regrets. But yeah,they go to church and worship.
Simply asking Him to save you without repenting and having a change of heart is NOT the gospel.
And yes, that’s in the Bible and if you understand it, it is NOT circular because the gospel *IS* in the Bible.
It is a way of pride and virtue signaling.
There are far more than 2% Christians in the USA.
My opinion, using “a belief in a literal Satan” as a criteria for being a true Christian is hogwash, and negates any conclusions which can be drawn from this supposed study.
Satan is temptation and selfishness personified. Whether or not a person attrubutes these traits to a person has no bearing on his or her right to be considered a Chrtistian.
The criterion makes this study garbage.
Depends on how you define “Christian.”
We are not saved by a “biblical worldview.”
We are saved by Christ.
You’re not a Christian if you’ve got it all together.
You’re a Christian if you follow Christ, if you value him as your Savior and your Lord. That’s what a Christian is — a Christ follower.
... is a crock of BS, and the Barna character is an evil POS.
In the USA, there is no religious "authority" except God, as each individual chooses to worship, or not, as the individual sees fit.
The number that think there are multiple paths to heaven is surprisingly high.
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