Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned
2Peter 2:2
1. Nearly half of born-again Christians (47%) agree that satan in "not a living being but is a symbol of evil."
2. 31% of born-agains also believe that if a person is good enough they can earn a place in Heaven.
3. 24% of born-agains agree that "while he lived on earth, Jesus committed sins, like other people."
4. 15% of born-again Christians claim that "after He was crucified and died, Jesus Christ did not return to life physically."
5. About one out of four (26%) born-again Christians believe that it doesn't matter what faith you follow because they all teach the same lessons )e.g. Hindu, Buddhism, Islam, etc).
6. Roughly 95% of all Christians never lead ONE person to Christ.
7. Although most believers say that serving the needy is important, just 34% gave any time and/or money to serve the poor in the last year.
8. Born-agains are more likely than are non-Christians to have experienced divorce (27% versus 24%)
9. One out of every six born-again Christians (16%) gave no money to his/her church during 1999. The proportion who tithed to their church was just 8%.
10. Christians spend seven times as much time on entertainment as they do on spiritual activities.
11. In a nationwide survey among born-again adults, none of the individuals interviewed said that the single, most important goal in their life was to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ.
12. 30% of born-agains have watched an "R"-rated movie in the last seven days compared to 40% of non-born-again people.
- Source: Barna Research
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