A new study from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that a staggering 62% of pastors don’t have a biblical worldview.
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[__ Science __ ] Study: Only 37% of American Pastors Have a Biblical Worldview
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Dorothy Mae
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Not a surprise.
Actually, that's a frighteningly high percentage.
A couple of questions .
1 . Definition of a Biblical Worldview ? I have not seen a consensus on this so far .
2. Why would a Biblical Worldview be a bad thing ? It does sound like a good thing
A couple of links on what a Biblical Worldview is thought to be .
What Is A Biblical Worldview?
SIX IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
1 . Definition of a Biblical Worldview ? I have not seen a consensus on this so far .
2. Why would a Biblical Worldview be a bad thing ? It does sound like a good thing
A couple of links on what a Biblical Worldview is thought to be .
What Is A Biblical Worldview?
SIX IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
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Note that Ken Ham's language of "the authority of God's Word" and "a biblical worldview" should be taken with several grains of salt. Of course the term "worldview" never appears in the Bible.
For example, "43% [have a biblical worldview] when it comes to matters of sin, salvation, and one's relationship with God." What constitutes a biblical worldview here? Calvinism? How broad is it really? Is semi-Pelagianism considered be excluded from a "biblical worldview"? How rigid of an interpretation was used in this survey?
Definitely be skeptical.
For example, "43% [have a biblical worldview] when it comes to matters of sin, salvation, and one's relationship with God." What constitutes a biblical worldview here? Calvinism? How broad is it really? Is semi-Pelagianism considered be excluded from a "biblical worldview"? How rigid of an interpretation was used in this survey?
Definitely be skeptical.
Good question. Apparently "54 worldview-related questions" were asked.1 . Definition of a Biblical Worldview ? I have not seen a consensus on this so far .
Which is why Ken Ham is so distressed over this study. He wants it to be 100%.2. Why would a Biblical Worldview be a bad thing ? It does sound like a good thing
It would be nice to see the 54 questions . I have looked for them .
Arizona Christian University survey results
definitely! And which possible answers would be considered in accordance with a biblical worldview.
Not likely to find consensus but a good place to start would be acceptance of the Nicene Creed.1 . Definition of a Biblical Worldview ? I have not seen a consensus on this so far .
Looks like you have to pay for it, but based on the reviews, it not only looks like it doesn't reveal much, it could be fairly problematic in its methodology:
https://www.amazon.com/American-Wor...x=american+worldview+inventory,aps,101&sr=8-1
Seems likely that AiG is just seizing on a survey to make a theological point.
I agree
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Barbarian
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Pretty much the definition of a Christian.
Barna, BTW, is a pretty astute pollster. He has an ideological POV, but he's no charlatan.
Yes, that I know, which is why it is concerning he may have used poor methodology in this instance. If it was free, I would take a look.
Paul E. Michael
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Why is it reassuring to you that 62% of "pastors" have a Bible-despising, anti-Biblical worldview?
You sound like a very hostile, angry guy. You really need to calm down.
Barbarian
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That is, only 37% of pastors have a Ken Ham worldview. Which is reassuring.
See above. Only 37% of them have a Bible-despising, anti-Biblical worldview.
Paul E. Michael
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Oh? Is Ken Ham now also one of those Bible-despising Darwinists who demonstrate their hatred against God's Word by shamelessly contradicting it in their denial that God, in six days, created the heaven and the earth, and all the animals after their kinds, and man?
Paul E. Michael
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IOW, I sound like you, eh?
Barbarian
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That is, only 37% of pastors have a Ken Ham worldview. Which is reassuring.
See above. Only 37% of them have a Bible-despising, anti-Biblical worldview.
See above. Only 37% of them have a Bible-despising, anti-Biblical worldview.
Bible-despising creationist, who demonstrates his hatred against God's word by adding to it and subtracting from it to fit his own wishes. Ham claims to believe that God created living things according to their kind, but he doesn't approve of the way God says He did it.