Few Christians Have Biblical Worldview
The prolific pollster George Barna
just released another startling survey: among America`s
professing "born-again" Christians, only 19% possess a Biblical worldview.
That`s right. Some 80% of professing Christians do not
possess a Biblical worldview.
And it`s not as if Barna`s survey
questions were all that difficult. Barna`s criteria for
determining a person`s Biblical worldview were the
following:
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Believing that absolute moral truth exists;
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Believing that the Bible is totally accurate in all
of the principles it teaches; -
Believing that Satan is considered to be a real
being or force, not merely symbolic;
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Believing that a person cannot earn their way into
Heaven by trying to be good or do good works;
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Believing that 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. And again, even among professing
"born-again"
Christians, only 19% were shown to have a Biblical
worldview.
See Barna`s research
here.
This survey helps explain a bunch!
How in the name of common sense can
Christians expect to be the
"salt" and "light" to
a lost and dying world when the vast majority of
believers do not even possess a basic Biblical
foundation?
Of course, many mainline Protestant
denominations lost their allegiance to Biblical truth
decades ago. And now it seems that a majority of
evangelical churches are consumed with the politically
correct doctrines of Prosperity Theology and
Entertainment Evangelism. Old-fashioned Bible
Christianity has been replaced with avant-garde
movements such as the Emerging Church, Purpose Driven
Church, Seeker-Sensitive Church, User-Friendly Church,
Meta-Church, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
The result of this departure from
Biblical Christianity is that some 80% of professing
Christians today do not hold a Biblical worldview and
are, therefore, impotent at being the
"salt" and
"light" that
our Lord requires.
Let`s face it: without a Biblical
worldview, these modern
"born-again"
evangelicals are walking around with pagan, Christless
worldviews. Instead of the Bible, socialist talking
heads, globalist media moguls, hedonistic entertainers,
political hacks, and humanistic academicians are the
ones to most influence their opinions, philosophies, and
mindsets.
And just whose fault is it that our
churches have become so riddled with infidelity and
apostasy? The preachers, obviously.
Instead of standing up on their own
hind legs and proclaiming,
"Thus saith the
Lord," without fear or favor, they are falling all
over themselves trying to emulate Joel Osteen, Rick
Warren, and Bill Hybels. Instead of preaching with the
fear of God in their hearts, they preach with the fear
of the I.R.S. and the G.O.P. in their hearts. Or, worse
than that, they
"tiptoe through the tulips" for fear of their own
church members.
I will say it one more time, if
America`s preachers would stand up in their pulpits
every Sunday and not be afraid to preach the truth (and
courageously relate it to America`s everyday problems
and challenges including our political problems and
challenges), the ship of state could be turned around
overnight! As the pulpits go, so goes the nation. And
right now, the pulpits of America are leading our
country over the cliff!
It is for this very reason that, a
few years ago, I began a nationwide campaign to
discover the modern
"Black Regiment"
pastors and churches in America. As a result of this
effort, we have already identified scores of pastors and
churches across America that have gladly chosen to
identify themselves as being part of America`s
"Black Regiment."
See the Black Regiment web page
here.
If you find a Black Regiment pastor
in your area, by all means, join with and support both
him and his congregation. How can pastors be expected to
courageously proclaim the truth unless people who
appreciate the truth support them with both their
attendance and offerings?
It is also for this reason that I
am now live-streaming my Sunday morning messages on the
Internet. We now have hundreds of thirsty souls watching
us every Sunday morning. For the most part, these are
people who have tried desperately to find courageous,
independent-minded patriot-pastors in their communities,
but have failed to do so. Our live-streamed broadcast
gives them an online home where truth is preached. If
you want to join them, use this rl on Sunday at
approximately 10:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time):
http://crossroadbaptist.net/live.html
George Barna`s research is
tremendously revealing–and disconcerting. It is a sad
day when many unbelievers seem to have more character
and conviction about the foundational principles of
constitutional government, liberty, and independence
than do professing Christians.
But then again, if Christians
cannot be trusted to understand and revere the Sacred
Text, how can they understand and revere the
Declaration of Independence,
U.S. Constitution, and
Bill of Rights?
Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the
pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola,
Florida. He hosts a
weekly radio show. His
website is
here.
