Survey says

This is an old study done by the Barna Research Group and it makes you kind of wonder if the people in the survey are reading the same Bible. I don't just mean the KJV or the RSV or The Message but the same Bible. The Holy Word of God as accepted by the Catholic and Protestant faiths in the west and much of the world today.

Beliefs  

1. Compared to 72% of all adults, 92% of born again Christians believe "the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches." (2007)
2. Three-quarters of born again Christians (74%) believe they "personally have a responsibility to tell other people their religious beliefs" compared to 52% of all adults. (2007)
3. Nearly all born again Christians (99%) say their religious faith is very important in their life, compared to 87% of all adults. (2007)
4. Half of born again Christians (46%) agree that Satan is "not a living being but is a symbol of evil." (2007)
5. 37% of born agains believe that if a person is good enough they can earn a place in Heaven. (2007)
6. 26% of born agains agree that "while he lived on earth, Jesus committed sins, like other people," compared to 41% of all adults. (2007)
7. Born again Christians are more likely than non-born again individuals to accept moral absolutes. Specifically, 36% of born agains said they believe in moral absolutes, compared to just 16% among non-born agains. (2006)

Think about it, if you are a Born-Again Christian and are in the 92% of the first statement then how do you believe survey numbers 5 & 6? It says in Eph 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:..." and 2Co 5:21 plainly states, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." Not attempting to pull these two scriptures out of context, go to the Word of God and read these two  passages and the ones around them. 

I guess my next question would be where in line do you fall according to the survey? And do you even really know what you believe and why you believe it?

Just Starting

Holiness: Necessary or not? This question has come up in my life through those I love who are intent on hurting themselves and when approached about their inconsistant lifestyles they accuse the questioners of judging.
Because of this I had decided to write a book on the subject. Not being a writer and collecting about 200 pages of material I thought I might start a blog just to get the subject going somewhere besides my head and computer.
I need to give you, the reader, some of my background. I am a Christian and consider the Holy Bible the Word of God and therefore will use the Bible as my authority on the subject. I am not a preacher or any type of clergy. I am not perfect and therefore do not think perfection is in itself part of Holiness. Holiness, however, is something to be desired and sought after as Christians. Thus, this blog.
I will write as I get the opportunity and if someone asks a question, will do my best to answer in a proper manner. I will try to enlighten those who read this blog to what God wants from us as Christians, but that is getting into one of the future chapters.