How has belief among the average church attendee changed in recent years? The results of the recent State of Theology survey shows that the theological beliefs of the culture are being rapidly adopted by those within the church. Oren and David continue their discussion on these findings and take a look at why beliefs in the church are likely trending this way and what the church can do moving forward. It's clear that theology matters - and that makes it footnotable.
Survey results discussed in this episode:
GOD
- God accepts the worship of all religions - 74% agree
- God rewards true faith with material blessings - 50% agree
JESUS
- The bodily resurrection of Jesus actually occurred - 13% disagree; 5% not sure
- Jesus is the greatest being created by God - 72% agree
- Jesus is not God - 58% agree
HUMANITY, SIN & SALVATION
- People are good by nature - 72% agree
- The smallest sin deserves eternal damnation - 67% disagree
- God counts a person as righteous because of their faith in Jesus - 64% agree
- Salvation is only for those who trust in Jesus alone as their Savior - 73% agree
THE BIBLE
- The Bible is not literally true - 45% agree
- The Bible is 100% accurate in all that it teaches - 55% agree
- The Bible has the authority to tell us what to do - 30% disagree; 7% not sure
- Hell is a real place - 66% agree
THE CHURCH
- Worshiping alone is a valid replacement for attending church - 72% agree
- Churches must provide entertaining worship services to be effective - 44% agree
CULTURE
- Sex outside of traditional marriage is a sin - 41% disagree
- Abortion is a sin - 40% disagree
- Gender identity is a matter of choice - 39% agree
- The Bible’s condemnation of homosexuality doesn’t apply today - 39% agree
- Religious belief is a matter of personal opinion; it's not about objective truth - 53% agree
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