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Research by Barna has found that Two-Thirds of Americans Believe that Loving God Is Their Most Important Purpose

Barna Group

  • Thirty-seven percent of American strongly disagree that Jesus sinned.
    • Twenty-four percent strongly reject the idea that Satan is not a real spiritual being.
    • Twenty-nine percent have greater reluctance to explain their faith to other people.
    • Twenty-seven percent have a willingness to reject good works as a means to personal salvation.
  • The proportion of American adults who believe that the Bible is accurate in all the principles it teaches remains unchanged at 45 percent.
  • Engagement in spiritual activities has largely remained the same compared to 2006.
    • Eighty-three percent stated that they prayed in the last week.
    • Forty-three percent attended a church service.
    • Sixty-one percent personally explained their faith to someone else in the past year with the hope that the person would accept Jesus Christ.
    • Twenty percent participated in small group.
  • The survey revealed 22 percent of American adults had volunteered free time to help a church and 23 percent, some other type of non-profit.
  • Forty-one percent said they read the Bible outside of church worship services in a typical week.
  • The Barna study found 83 percent of Americans identified as Christians.
    • Only 49 percent of them described themselves as absolutely committed to Christianity.

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Date: 5/9/2007
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