Crisis in America’s Churches: Bible Knowledge at All-Time Low

The following is from an article by Michael J. Vlach, Ph.D. with TheologicalStudies.org.
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[A crisis of basic biblical and theological knowledge exists in America’s churches, and church leaders must do all they can to address this growing problem, so say experts monitoring the beliefs of people in Christian churches across the United States.
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“The Christian body in America is immersed in a crisis of biblical illiteracy,” warns researcher George Barna. “How else can you describe matters when most churchgoing adults reject the accuracy of the Bible, reject the existence of Satan, claim that Jesus sinned, see no need to evangelize, believe that good works are one of the keys to persuading God to forgive their sins, and describe their commitment to Christianity as moderate or even less firm?”
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Other disturbing findings that document an overall lack of knowledge among churchgoing Christians include the following:
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• The most widely known Bible verse among adult and teen believers is “God helps those who help themselves”—which is not actually in the Bible and actually conflicts with the basic message of Scripture.
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• Less than one out of every ten believers possess a biblical worldview as the basis for his or her decision-making or behavior.
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• When given thirteen basic teachings from the Bible, only 1% of adult believers firmly embraced all thirteen as being biblical perspectives.]
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The bottom line is that we Christians simply don't know the Bible like we should. So, to combat this Runge's Soapbox is adding a new link [top right under: Daily Bible Reading] to Every Day in the Word. There, you can read and/or listen to Scripture daily.
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"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16, 17