Barna Survey Examines Changes in Worldview Among Christians over the Past 13 Years

A new nationwide survey conducted by The Barna Group among a representative sample of adults explored how many have what might be considered a “biblical worldview.” The report from Barna compared current results to the outcomes from a similar survey the company conducted in 1995, 2000 and 2005.

Defining Terms

For the purposes of the survey, a “biblical worldview” was defined as believing that 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; and God is the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the world who still rules the universe today. In the research, anyone who held all of those beliefs was said to have a biblical worldview.

National Results

Overall, the current research revealed that only 9% of all American adults have a biblical worldview. Among the sixty subgroups of respondents that the survey explored was one defined by those who said they have made a personal to commitment to Jesus Christ that is important in their life today and that they are certain that they will go to Heaven after they die only because they confessed their sins and accepted Christ as their savior. Labeled “born again Christians,” the study discovered that they were twice as likely as the average adult to possess a biblical worldview. However, that meant that even among born again Christians, less than one out of every five (19%) had such an outlook on life.

Read the full Barna Group study here.

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Bag of Randomness

  • One of my old college roommates always sends me a postcard when he travels.  It’s one of those small acts of kindness that goes a long ways, and something I try to do as well – but I just don’t travel that much.
  • I had an old high school friend call me up out of the blue that wanted to have lunch with me yesterday.  Because of Lent I couldn’t meet him at a restaurant, so he agreed to eat in the cafeteria at work for a nice little visit.
  • I think Meghan McCain is a breath of fresh air for the Republican party.  Rush Limbaugh, not so much.
  • A bunch of high school kids faked a kidnapping at a local Wal-Mart the other day.  Considering Texas is a concealed handgun state, they are lucky none of them got their arse capped.
  • Jerry, Jerry, Jerry . . . what the heck are you doing with your new stadium.  First I hear that the first football game that will be played there will be between Oklahoma and BYU, then I hear you are opening the place up with a silly country concert, now I hear the first sporting event is going to be a soccer match.  Jerry, really?
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  • If someone would have told me during Lawrence Taylor’s playing days that he would be on a dancing competition I would have asked that person what the heck are they smoking.
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  • Of course I’ve been told on numerous that I attended the Harvard of the south . . . yeahhhhh righhhhhhhht.
  • This kid practiced some special effects editing, it’s his facial expressions that will crack you up.
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  • Grace

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