{"id":851,"date":"2007-11-10T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2007-11-10T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/five-christians.html"},"modified":"2007-11-10T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2007-11-10T09:01:01","slug":"five-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/five-christians.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Christians?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2007\/004\/1.19.html\">A new study<\/a> says that there are five different kinds of Christians:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Active Christians 19%<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBelieve salvation comes through Jesus Christ<br \/>\nCommitted churchgoers<br \/>\nBible readers<br \/>\nAccept leadership positions<br \/>\nInvest in personal faith development through the church<br \/>\nFeel obligated to share faith; 79% do so.<br \/>\n<strong>Professing Christians 20%<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBelieve salvation comes through Jesus Christ<br \/>\nFocus on personal relationship with God and Jesus<br \/>\nSimilar beliefs to Active Christians, different actions<br \/>\nLess involved in church, both attending and serving<br \/>\nLess commitment to Bible reading or sharing faith<br \/>\n<strong>Liturgical Christians 16%<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nPredominantly Catholic and Lutheran<br \/>\nRegular churchgoers<br \/>\nHigh level of spiritual activity, mostly expressed by serving in church and\/or community<br \/>\nRecognize authority of the church<br \/>\n<strong>Private Christians 24%<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nLargest and youngest segment<br \/>\nBelieve in God and doing good things<br \/>\nOwn a Bible, but don&#8217;t read it<br \/>\nSpiritual interest, but not within church context<br \/>\nOnly about a third attend church at all<br \/>\nAlmost none are church leaders<br \/>\n<strong>Cultural Christians 21%<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nLittle outward religious behavior or attitudes<br \/>\nGod aware, but little personal involvement with God<br \/>\nDo not view Jesus as essential to salvation<br \/>\nAffirm many ways to God<br \/>\nFavor universality theology\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study says that there are five different kinds of Christians: Active Christians 19% Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ Committed churchgoers Bible readers Accept leadership positions Invest in personal faith development through the church Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so. 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