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New <\/span>statistics<\/span><\/a>\u00a0released from the Cultural Research Center (CRC) through Arizona Christian University show that the amount of Christians operating from a Biblical worldview has dropped 33 percent since the 2020 pandemic. The CRC defines a worldview as \u201cthe intellectual, emotional and spiritual filter used to experience, interpret and respond to reality\u2014i.e., the basis upon which an individual makes all decisions.\u201d The study looked particularly at a biblical worldview, or biblical theism, where an individual filters experiences, interpretations, and responses through the principles and commands of the Bible. Prior to 2020,\u00a0<\/span>around 6 percent<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of American adults had a biblical worldview. Post 2020, that number had dropped to 4 percent. The study divided the rest of Americans into two other groups, with 14 percent falling into the \u201cEmergent Follower,\u201d which included individuals who had \u201ca substantial number of beliefs and behaviors consistent with biblical principles.\u201d That number had fallen from 25 percent prior to 2020. The \u201cWorld Citizen\u201d category, people who hold some Biblical principles but mostly do not act in line with those principles, was the biggest, having grown from 69 percent to 82 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. George Barna, formerly of the Barna Group and now CRC Director, said the data showed \u201c\u2026the biblical worldview is shuffling toward the edge of the cliff. As things stand today, biblical theism is much closer to extinction in America than it is to influencing the soul of the nation.\u201d He warned that younger individuals, in particular, were the most isolated from a Biblical worldview, with only one percent aged 18-29 holding a biblical worldview. He stated the way to turn the trend around was parental involvement. \u201cThe impact of arts and entertainment, government, and public schools is clearly apparent in the shift away from biblical perspectives to a more experiential and emotional form of decision-making. It will require parents, in particular, and cultural leaders who care about this matter to energetically and creatively persuade children and their influencers to embrace biblical principles as the foundation for personal decision-making,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ligonier Ministries\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>State of Theology<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0report for 2022 further demonstrated the schism between self-identified Christians and their understanding of biblical principles. The survey found that 48 percent of American evangelicals believe that \u201cGod learns and adapts to different circumstances,\u201d which is contrary to the Bible\u2019s description of God as omnipresent and unchanging. The number was also very similar to the 51 percent of US adults who believed the same thing. The study also found that 65 percent of US evangelicals and 71 percent of US adults believe that \u201ceveryone is born innocent in the eyes of God,\u201d a belief that goes contrary to everyone being \u201cchildren of wrath\u201d according to Ephesians 2:3. There was also increasing pluralism amongst evangelicals, with 56 percent agreeing that \u201cGod accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam,\u201d up from 48 percent in 2016. The study concluded with the fact that American Christians were rejecting the divine origin and accuracy of the Bible more and more. As a solution, the study stated that the results \u201cconvey the ongoing need for the church to be engaged in apologetics, helping unbelievers by providing a well-reasoned defense of the Christian faith, and helping believers by strengthening their clarity and conviction regarding why they believe what they do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New statistics\u00a0released from the Cultural Research Center (CRC) through Arizona Christian University show that the amount of Christians operating from a Biblical worldview has dropped 33 percent since the 2020 pandemic. 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