{"id":13352,"date":"2018-05-24T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T22:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13352"},"modified":"2018-05-24T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T22:12:16","slug":"survey-asked-participants-whether-han-solo-jesus-said-people-stumped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2018\/05\/survey-asked-participants-whether-han-solo-jesus-said-people-stumped.html","title":{"rendered":"This Survey Asked Participants Whether Han Solo or Jesus Said It, And People Were Stumped"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the new Star Wars movie Solo<\/em> makes its debut, the American Bible Society decided to survey people to find out if they could tell the difference between a quote from Jesus and a quote from Han Solo and the results were astonishing.<\/p>\n

As part of the American Bible\u2019s Society\u2019s annual State of the Bible Survey, participants of the survey were asked whether Jesus or Hands Solo said, \u201cYou are from this world, but I am not.\u201d While 48 percent knew these were Jess\u2019 words, as found in the Gospel of John, nearly the same number did not know who said it or thought it was neither Jesus nor Han Solo.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1816, American Bible Society works to make the Bible available to every person in various formats and languages that people can understand and afford so that all may receive the message of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

The survey the American Bible Study conducted showed that higher Bible engagement \u2013 as measured by frequency of Bible reading as well as the impact of the Bible on choices, relationships and lives \u2013 equated with the correct identification of Jesus \u2013 78 percent of Bible Centered and 71 percent of Bible Engaged, knew these words were spoken by Jesus.<\/p>\n

Recent studies show that most Americans, even Evangelicals who love and quote Scripture have little understanding of the Bible. According to a report by Barna Group and American Bible Society, majority of U.S. adults said they considered themselves \u201chighly, moderately or somewhat knowledgeable of the Bible,\u201d but less than half of the group were able to name the first five books of the Bible, and in previous reports even fewer knew that John the Baptist was not one of the 12. When you ask many Christians how often they engage with the Bible, they will say often but engage with it very little outside of the context of church, and daily emailed Scripture. We can\u2019t deny that many Christians have trouble reading the Bible.<\/p>\n

Some experts believe that the decline in Biblical literacy is because of the changing ways Americans view the Bible. This couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. There was a time when Christians were known as \u2018people of the book\u2019. They were often engulfed in the Bible, memorizing it, meditating on it, and sharing that Scripture with others. In today\u2019s age, our world is so fast-paced, and our attention spans are so short that many Christians don\u2019t spend time engaging in the Bible like we used to. This is so common that many Christians don\u2019t know basic facts about the Bible or even Jesus\u2019 teachings. Another reason is because many Christians don\u2019t think of the Bible as an authoritative voice but more as a book filled with one-liner wisdom.<\/p>\n

Statistics show that just a little over a third of Americans read the Bible once a week or more and over a quarter of Americans never read the Bible. But there is hope. Roy Peterson, president and CEO of American Bible Society believes the findings of this survey point to an opportunity for increased Bible\u2019s literacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see that many Americans recognized this quote from Jesus,\u201d said Peterson. \u201cHowever, with roughly 50 percent unclear as to who said it, it is evident there is a wonderful opportunity for American\u2019s knowledge for the Bible to increase.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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