Posted on 04/06/2021 9:23:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On the surface of recent polls, Christianity may seem alive and well in the United States. They say around 65% of Americans identify as Christians. But digging a little deeper reveals that not all is as it seems. According to podcaster and author Natasha Crain, a mere 10% of the population actually understand or engages in a Biblical worldview.
Watch the show on Locals or listen to it on Apple Podcasts.
Crain is a national speaker, author of three books with a fourth on the way, and blogger whose passion is to equip Christian parents to raise kids with an understanding of how to make a case for and defend their faith in an increasingly secular world. Whether you have young kids, teens, adult kids or grandkids, you’ll find resources here to better equip you for the challenges of discipleship today.
According to Crain, one of the challenges we face in this nation is spreading the Gospel faithfully and Biblically when there are so many professing Christians who are embracing a progressive, secular worldview. She is a kind person and therefore her stance on addressing the issue is far more patient and loving than mine would be, so it’s a good thing her books are coming out while I just rant on the podcast.
On the latest episode of the NOQ Report, I had an excellent conversation with Crain about these various challenges. I asked her if progressivism in the church is a threat to the nation.
“I would consider it a ‘confusion’ because you have a lot of people who are taking on the same label for themselves and saying ‘we’re Christian’ but it’s very confusing when they hold some very different beliefs than Christians have historically held,” she said.
Many of us have seen a growing “wokeness” in American churches. We’ve written about it many times here at NOQ Report as well as our brothers and sisters at Gatekeepers Online. Apostacy and heretical teachings have crept into modern day Christianity and led many to the false belief in ideas like Neo-Marxism, Critical Race Theory, and Bible-as-a-self-help-book mentality. We saw this on full display yesterday when “Reverend” Raphael Warnock posted his perspectives on Easter.
The problem is understandable when we realize many who claim to be Christians do not believe in a Biblical worldview.
Crain spelled this out with statistics. “About 65% of Americans will say that they are Christian, but if you actually do the research around what they believe, just asking them ‘do you believe in one sovereign God and do you believe that Jesus is God,’—basic truths that are taught in the Bible—researchers have found that only about 10% of Americans have a Biblical worldview.”
As long as a majority of professing Christians in America do not treat the Bible as the inerrant word of God, we will not be able to break through the many challenges we have as a nation.
Watch the show on Locals or listen to it on Apple Podcasts.
even if you just lied one time and didn’t seek Jesus as the propitiation for your one-time-only sin.
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Are you saying the liars are going to hell just as are the murderers?
I have family with same sex attraction disorder. They are also Christians, and struggle with it. They have fallen, but repent and get back up.
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What kind of sex attraction disorder would that be?
We are all sinners.
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Speak for yourself, I’m no sinner!
Not defending or attacking this, but Biblical world view is rather open... if you strictly follow the Bible there are a lot of things modern Christians do that are in direct violation of the Bible. Especially some parts of the Old Testament...
So what is their definition of “biblical view”
James White had a great show yesterday explaining why he believes the SBC will split within a couple of years over this CRT nonsense. It is rapidly going apostate.
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My goodness, man! If the SBC goes apostate that leaves only the Presbyterians!
“...in direct violation of the Bible. Especially some parts of the Old Testament...”
That was life “under the law”; Christians aren’t supposed to strictly follow O.T. constraints. (Jews do.) Under Grace, things are different.
The guy down the road that has a few million in the bank drives an old Toyota, fishes out of a 40 year old john boat, and is quite content.
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That describes my outlook on life. I could buy a half dozen new trucks, cars, boats, but instead I have three old pickups and an old Ford Escape. They’re all pretty beat up, high mileage, and lots of rust. But they suit me just fine, and I don’t need to impress a soul on this Earth by cruising around in a new vehicle.
That is my point. What are they declaring to be “biblical world view”..
That’s a broad nebulous phrase...
That’s all I am saying. What is this studies definition and requirement to be considered having a “biblical world view”
Ha!
Nope.
You are either alive in Christ or dead in your sins.
Do you know which one you are?
They are gay.
Same Sex Attraction Disorder is the term he uses.
Long story.
Do you know which one you are?
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Of course not, and neither does anyone else who hasn’t faced the JUDGMENT! Rom 2:6-8 He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
Yes. All have ‘sinned’ and fall short of the glory of God and the wages of falling short is separation from God.
But Jesus did not come to judge, as He stated in John3:17, right after everyone’s favorite verse of John3:16.
The key is to accept Jesus for Who He claimed to be [and was put to death for that claim].. that is, He claimed to be God. Even His enemies acknowledged that claim at the time, so they killed Him for blasphemy.
You accept Him, then He accepts you. Once you hear the claim, you’re responsible for having heard it, and all those objections people have [like asking about “what if the person never heard of Jesus, are they going to hell?”] , well those hypotheticals no longer apply to YOU. It’s between God and you.
oooh boy, are you on dangerous spiritual ground
some are ‘eunuchs for the kingdom’
You’re mixing your tenses. He WILL judge in the future. No one has faced the judgement yet.
I think you’re simply not taking this stuff seriously, thereby incurring your own future judgement.
It’s a great phrase. It weeds out the tares. Those of us who take Jesus seriously know exactly what’s being talked about, while those who are desperately clinging to their guns and antireligion try their best to obfuscate so that they can tell themselves they have not been confronted by capital T Truth.
I think you’re simply not taking this stuff seriously, thereby incurring your own future judgement.
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I believe, literally, in the inspired word of Rom 2:6-8, and I don’t need to hear any preacher’s exegesis attempting to put a “spin” on it! Nuff said!
oooh boy, are you on dangerous spiritual ground
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Wait, are you implying that all those Bible Thumpers who’ve told me that since I’ve responded to an altar call I’m already saved and not worry, those guys were bullsh*ting me? Shame on you! Say it ain’t so!!
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
And... 1john1:10
If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him into a liar and the truth is not in us.
In light of 1john1:10, explain your claim to not be a sinner.
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