Since 1995, George Barna has been looking at what Americans in general believe about the main points of a biblical world view and how that compares to the beliefs of those who call themselves Born-Again Christians. The Barna Group defines a biblical world view as belief in the following:
*Absolute moral truth exists.
*The Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches.
*Satan is considered to be a real being or force, not merely symbolic.
*A person cannot earn their way into Heaven by trying to be good or do good works.
*Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth.
*God is the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the world who still rules the universe today.
Barna and his researchers asked a random sample of Americans in the years 2000, 2005, and 2008. He discovered that the percentage of the general population who hold to a biblical world view has remained almost constant of the last 13 years. It has varied from a low of 7% in 1995 to a high of 11% in 2005. He compared this to the world view belief of Born-Again Christians and found that percentage remained also constant but surprisingly low: 18%in 1995, 22% in 2000, 21% in 2005 and 19% in 2008.
Personally I find these results to be appalling and a reflection of the high degree of biblical illiteracy among believers. In my opinion parents, pastors, Sunday School teachers and small group leaders all need to sit up and take notice of this and put more emphasis on communicating the timeless truths of scripture to this generation of adults and children here in the United States. If not, we will find ourselves going from our current state of being a post-Christian America to where Europe is today, a spiritual wasteland and one of the biggest mission fields in the world today. Mom and Dad, how biblical is your world view, and what are you teaching your children?
Blessings,
Dr. Paul
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