by Sally Matheny
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| Have You Been Labeled a Christian? Pixabay photo |
We know only God is truly able to judge a person’s mind
and heart. Since there is only one God, some humans resort to other means of
determining people’s beliefs. They conduct a survey!
Surveys are not always reliable. However several have concluded that approximately
75% of Americans claim to be Christians.
However, the majority of these “Christians” say they do
not have a “biblical” worldview.
Obviously, people have different definitions of what it
means to be a Christian.
To get a better perspective, the research organization,
Barna Group, conducted
a survey and went beyond simply checking a box labeled “Christian.”
One label term may be new to you— “post-Christian.”
According to the Barna Group’s survey, to qualify as a “post-Christian,”
people have to meet nine or more of the following factors:
1. Do not believe
in God
2. Identify as
atheist or agnostic
3. Disagree that
faith is important in their lives
4. Have not prayed
to God (in the last year)
5. Have never made
a commitment to Jesus
6. Disagree the
Bible is accurate
7. Have not
donated money to a church (in the last year)
8. Have not
attended a Christian church (in the last year, not counting weddings or
funerals)
9. Agree that
Jesus committed sins
10.
Do not feel a responsibility to “share their faith”
11.
Have not read the Bible (in the last week)
12.
Have not volunteered at church (in the last week)
13.
Have not attended Sunday school (in the last week)
14.
Have not attended religious small group (in the last week)
15.
Do not participate in a house church (in the last year)
