A Biblical Worldview Has a Radical Effect on a Person’s Life
This research study from Barna Group suggests that many of the nation’s moral and spiritual challenges are a direct result of Americans' lack of biblical worldview.
Any objective social analyst would conclude that the United States faces its fair share of moral and spiritual problems. A new research study from Barna Group suggests that a large share of the nation’s moral and spiritual challenges is directly attributable to the absence of a biblical worldview among Americans. Citing the findings from a just-completed national survey of 2033 adults that showed only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making, researcher George Barna described the outcome.
“If Jesus Christ came to this planet as a model of how we ought to live, then our goal should be to act like Jesus. Sadly, few people consistently demonstrate the love, obedience and priorities of Jesus. The primary reason that people do not act like Jesus is because they do not think like Jesus. Behavior stems from what we think – our attitudes, beliefs, values and opinions. Although most people own a Bible and know some of its content, our research found that most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to form a unified and meaningful response to the challenges and opportunities of life. We’re often more concerned with survival amidst chaos than with experiencing truth and significance.”
About The Barna Group
Since 1984, Barna Group has conducted more than two million interviews over the course of thousands of studies and become a go-to source for insights about faith, culture, leadership, vocation, and generations. Barna is a private, non-partisan for–profit organization.
This excerpt is a repost of a section of an article originally published by The Barna Group, Ltd on Dec 3, 2003. Here is a link to the full article. We feel that this research is still critically relevant and timely to the church, even 20 years later.
