Recently, Probe Ministries, an apologetics ministry geared toward students, conducted a survey (Religious Views & Practices Survey) to get a sense of the thinking of those they are trying to reach with their ministry. This survey was actually conducted in 2020 and interviewed 3100 Americans ages 18 to 55. In general, they found that there is a “striking decline” in evangelical religious beliefs and practices over the last 10 years – a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is paying any attention at all to what is going on in modern society. This survey dealt with a number of different topics, but here we want to take a look at just one of them.
The shocking finding we will look at here is that over 60% of self-identified born again Christians in America between the ages of 18 and 39 believe that Buddha, Muhammad, and Jesus are all valid paths to salvation. The survey went on to show that over 30% of this same group believe that Jesus sinned just like other people when He lived on Earth, or they are not sure.
Take special note here that this survey is not polling the American population in general. I’m sure that if that demographic were polled, the results would be significantly higher. We are talking here about people who claim to be born again Christians. As we analyze this finding, there are a few things we need to look at. (Continue reading here.)