What references do you have about Jesus??
Statistics are not altogether accurate ...yet, they can serve a purpose, if we believe they are at least in the ballpark.
So, that being said, here goes:
Approximately 90% of the United States believe that Jesus actually lived ...and for those under 35 years of age, though it would be about 5% points less, it is still a fairly large number..
Approximately 68% believe in heaven ...63% say they believe Jesus is the Way, to heaven.
And only 65% say they believe in the Resurrection of Jesus.
Puzzling, is the fact that 60% say they are followers of Jesus ...yet, why do so large a number not believe in His Resurrection??
Sadly, only 56% believe Jesus is God.
Considering how our schools are teaching evolution as fact, most of these figures are not alarming ...though, it is very disturbing that we embrace something so readily, without putting it to any legitimate challenge.
To me, the most interesting stat that I saw in this particular study & presentation, is that over half of the people say they believe that Jesus sinned while He lived here on earth.
Where do they get this stuff?? Certainly, they are not reading it in the Bible. Does it make them feel better somehow to think that Jesus sinned too?? ....and how can someone feel good about believing something that is not even remotely true!!
How do we console ourselves with untruths?? Reality is not what we'd like it to be ...it is what it is.
And though I have long contemplated the answers to many of the questions ...it is not easy to know what questions each of you have, to try to discuss it here. The Bible supplies the answers to many of the questions we may have ...but, sadly fewer and fewer people are taking the time to read what the Bible says, in its entirety. Much of the time, at most, people attempt to grasp onto what others have promoted ...often in the form of memes, cartoons or photos with short captions.
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