Diminishing Beliefs

Understanding and believing in the trinity is a cornerstone of biblical truth so where are most Christians on this issue? Janet Parshall will tell you more in this week’s commentary.

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The father, son, and Holy Spirit. Most Christians recognize the
triune nature of God and who makes up the Trinity.
But knowing and believing can be two very different things.

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Here to unpack present day issues from a biblical perspective
is Janet Parshall.

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Doctor George Barna, director and founder of the Cultural Research
Center at Arizona Christian University, has discovered that most Americans,
including churchgoers, reject the Trinity. His report reveals that only 11%
of American adults and 16% of self-proclaimed Christians believe in
the Trinity. The report shows that the majority of Americans
have a difficult time understanding the basics of biblical truth.

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For example, only 40% believe that the supreme deity portrayed
in the Bible exists and affects people's lives. About six
out of ten believe in the existence and influence of
Jesus Christ. Only half as many believe in the living
presence and power of the Holy Spirit. When put together,
a mere one out of every ten adults believes in
the existence and influence of all three persons of the Trinity,

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whether they call the triumphant God by that name or not.
The report also found that nearly two thirds of those
who have a biblical worldview believe in the Trinity. Yet
they are the only group identified for which more than 40%
believe in the existence and influence of all three persons
of the Trinity. What someone believes is biblical truth corresponds
to their understanding of how the Trinity works. The report

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identified one third of Americans who believe that God is
involved in every moment of their life, also accept the
Trinitarian perspective. Similarly, one third who contend that the God
of the Bible provides them with power or guidance embrace
the Trinity. Slightly more of those who claim to have
an intimate or close spiritual relationship with the God of
the Bible also believe in the existence and influence of

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the father, son, and Holy Spirit. The work of Doctor
Barna and the Cultural Research Center is essential in arousing
a sleepy church. Doctor Barna asks who is devoted to
obsessively building a solid theological foundation for the masses, who
is committed to ensuring that people grasp the basic theological
building blocks of a biblical worldview. Where is the concern
or anguish over the near-universal rejection of numerous central biblical teachings?

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Is the Church of God devoted to know him and
making him known, or has it been seduced by the
distractions and distortions of our culture? We know from our
national worldview tracking studies that most Americans are uninformed about
the many essential biblical teachings, ranging from the Ten Commandments
and the Trinity to matters related to repentance, salvation, the
chief purpose of life, and divine measures of success. Now,

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more than ever before, it's essential that churches remember that
the word is God breathed. Useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting,
and training in righteousness. Without it, we are utterly lost.
Those are my thoughts. I'm Janet Parshall.

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