Sunday, May 04, 2008

The Need for Biblical Teaching

"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things" (Mark 6:34, NIV).

At http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Topic&TopicID=17, you may read the results of a survey of Americans about their religious beliefs.

The survey reveals that only 8% of Americans agree with all of the following statements:

*Their faith is very important in their lives today.
*They should share their beliefs about Christ with non-Christians.
*Satan exists.
*Eternal salvation is possible by God's grace rather than their works.
*Christ lived a sinless life.
*The Bible is accurate in all its teachings.
*God is an all-knowing, all-powerful deity who created and rules the universe.

At http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=92, you may see how members of various churches responded to the survey.

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