"But according to a new Barna survey, ......According to this survey, 44% of Americans believe “Jesus Christ sinned while on earth.” That is not what Scripture teaches: “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The survey also found that over half (52%) of Americans believe “the Holy Spirit is not a living entity, but merely a symbol of God's power, presence or purity.” That’s a denial of the triune nature of God—that God is three in one: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Almost half of Americans (49%) are not fully confident God “truly exists” yet 56% believe Satan “is an influential spiritual being.” That means more Americans are confident in Satan’s existence than God’s!
Consider this: ....only half (51%) of those with a biblical view of God also believe that it is possible to be certain that God exists. That means nearly half of those who believe in a personal, powerful and perfect God—45%—also believe that certainty about the God they believe in is impossible.
It’s the result of a lack of Bible reading.
If we want to know who God is, we have to read God’s Word—all of it! And yet the vast majority of Christians don’t read their Bibles.
So their view of God is largely collected from the culture, popular Christian music, and media personalities."
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The survey also found that over half (52%) of Americans believe “the Holy Spirit is not a living entity, but merely a symbol of God's power, presence or purity.” That’s a denial of the triune nature of God—that God is three in one: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Almost half of Americans (49%) are not fully confident God “truly exists” yet 56% believe Satan “is an influential spiritual being.” That means more Americans are confident in Satan’s existence than God’s!
Consider this: ....only half (51%) of those with a biblical view of God also believe that it is possible to be certain that God exists. That means nearly half of those who believe in a personal, powerful and perfect God—45%—also believe that certainty about the God they believe in is impossible.
It’s the result of a lack of Bible reading.
If we want to know who God is, we have to read God’s Word—all of it! And yet the vast majority of Christians don’t read their Bibles.
So their view of God is largely collected from the culture, popular Christian music, and media personalities."
AIG