(ChurchLeaders) According to a new survey from Probe Ministries, born-again Christians have experienced a “startling degradation” in their biblical beliefs during the past decade. Summarizing the organization’s 2020 “Religious Views & Practices Survey,” president Kerby Anderson says, “Pastors and church leaders just can’t assume any longer that the members of their church or Christian organization have a biblical worldview.”
Biblical Worldview Suffers, Especially Among Young People
The survey, which included more than 3,000 Americans between age 18 and 55, reveals that born-again Protestants experienced the greatest level of decline in Bible-based beliefs from 2010 to 2020. During that decade, the percentage of people who agreed with core Christian doctrines fell from 47% to 25%. Although people may label themselves as born-again Christians, says Anderson, they still “can have a false view of Jesus Christ and embrace a pluralistic worldview.”