tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041018048279583256.post292974917719895368..comments2024-01-11T03:45:44.094+01:00Comments on Our World: Bijbels wereldbeeld volgens BarnaMarcus Ampehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03578972800385895196noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041018048279583256.post-32654547919329981782009-04-13T14:07:53.000+02:002009-04-13T14:07:53.000+02:00In the most recent Barna study:
Four out of ten Ch...In the most recent Barna study:<br />Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” An additional two out of ten Christians (19%) said they “agree somewhat” with that perspective. A minority of Christians indicated that they believe Satan is real by disagreeing with the statement: one-quarter (26%) disagreed strongly and about one-tenth (9%) disagreed somewhat. The remaining 8% were not sure what they believe about the existence of Satan.<br /><br />Much like their perceptions of Satan, most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” Just one-third of Christians disagreed that the Holy Spirit is not a living force (9% disagreed somewhat, 25% disagreed strongly) while 9% were not sure.<br /><br /><br />> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/260-most-american-christians-do-not-believe-that-satan-or-the-holy-spirit-exis">http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/260-most-american-christians-do-not-believe-that-satan-or-the-holy-spirit-exis</a><br /><br />> sinning Christ; views on the Bible; thoughts on other faiths, how born agains differMarcus Ampehttp://marcusampe.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com