Survey Shows Most Evangelicals Don’t Understand the Core Beliefs of Their Faith
BY SARAHBETH CAPLIN
OCTOBER 19, 2018
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A recent survey conducted by Ligonier Ministries looked at the beliefs of 3,000 self-identifying evangelicals… only to find that many of them are “deeply confused” about what their beliefs actually are.
On the surface, that may not seem surprising. Given the way they’ve supported Donald Trump and looked the other way during every scandal, every nasty comment, every family torn apart by senseless policies, it makes sense to say evangelical actions don’t match evangelical beliefs.
But that’s not what this survey was about. Many evangelicals genuinely don’t know the basic tenets of their own stated religion.
A majority of evangelicals said (1) that most people are basically good, (2) that God accepts the worship of all religions, and (3) that Jesus was the first and greatest being created by God the Father. However, all these beliefs are contrary to the historic Christian faith.
Surprise! It looks like evangelicals want a label that suggests devout Christian faith while clinging to beliefs that they know are more socially acceptable.
Survey Shows Most Evangelicals Don’t Understand the Core Beliefs of Their Faith
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