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Puritan Board Freshman
According to this article, which mentions a recent survey of senior pastors in America, the following stats emerge:
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person.
One-third or more of senior pastors surveyed also believe the Holy Spirit is not a person but rather “a symbol of God’s power."
At least a third of those surveyed also said they believe “socialism is preferable to capitalism and that allowing property ownership facilitates economic injustice,”
Just 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical worldview.
Another 39% of Evangelical pastors surveyed said there is no absolute moral truth and that “each individual must determine their own truth.” Roughly the same percentage (38%) didn't answer in the affirmative when asked if "human life is sacred," while 37% said having faith, in general, is more important than in what — or more specifically, Whom — one has faith.
Three in 10 Evangelical pastors (30%) didn't answer in the affirmative if their salvation is based on having confessed their sins and accepting Jesus Christ as their savior.
The data from this latest report came from a nationwide study of about 1,000 Christian pastors across several segments of churches and/or denominational families and was conducted between February and March of 2022.
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person.
One-third or more of senior pastors surveyed also believe the Holy Spirit is not a person but rather “a symbol of God’s power."
At least a third of those surveyed also said they believe “socialism is preferable to capitalism and that allowing property ownership facilitates economic injustice,”
Just 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical worldview.
Another 39% of Evangelical pastors surveyed said there is no absolute moral truth and that “each individual must determine their own truth.” Roughly the same percentage (38%) didn't answer in the affirmative when asked if "human life is sacred," while 37% said having faith, in general, is more important than in what — or more specifically, Whom — one has faith.
Three in 10 Evangelical pastors (30%) didn't answer in the affirmative if their salvation is based on having confessed their sins and accepting Jesus Christ as their savior.
The data from this latest report came from a nationwide study of about 1,000 Christian pastors across several segments of churches and/or denominational families and was conducted between February and March of 2022.