A survey conducted among 2,000 Christians has revealed that one in four self-proclaimed Christians do not live according to Jesus Christ’s teachings.
The survey conducted by Changing the Face of Christianity Inc., a non-profit organization that seeks to reverse negative Christian stereotypes, over a seven-month period beginning January 2011 and going up to July 2011.
The assessment was done anonymously and consisted of 10 multiple choice questions that gave the score to the participants at the end. The score indicated to the participants if they were ‘Far from Christ’, a ‘Worldly Christian’, ‘A Good Christian’, or a ‘Spiritually Mature Christian’, which was the highest rank possible.
The responses indicated that 23.7 percent of Christians in the pool of over 2,000 questioned were classified as ‘Worldly Christians’ or Christians in name only, as defined by R. Brad White, the founder of Changing the Face of Christianity Inc.
“When posed with a real world situation which tests their faith, they tend to do what the rest of the world does, instead of living as Jesus instructs,” White said about ‘Worldly Christians.’
“To be clear, these aren’t ‘bad’ people. The score results suggest they think much more about themselves than they think about God and other people. Reading the Bible and praying aren’t a common practice. These are people that you would probably be surprised to find are Christian, if it weren’t for the cross around their neck. These people are in the sweet spot of where we need to do our work. We are here to walk along side them, love them, educate them, mentor them, and guide them into living their faith through their words and actions.”
White said this is the group his organization is particularly eager to help to put them back on the path to righteousness.
“We are currently piloting a revolutionary way of ‘doing’ Christian small groups, that helps Christians live their faith; a sign of Christian maturity,” he said. “Instead of just doing Bible study after Bible study, our small groups platform gets people studying, serving, praying, praising, and enjoying their lives together.”
Take the survey here. (External link)
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