Who Says The Bible Is Holy?
Who Says The Bible Is Holy?
According to a Barna survey of U.S. adults (July 2008):
84% of U.S. adults
90% of women
78% of men
96% of Blacks
83% of Whites and Hispanics
54% of Asians
90% of those over 40
77% of those under 40
67% of those 18 to 23
38% of self-identified non-Christians
These are interesting results yielded by the Barna survey. Do these results mean that the majority of American adults are conservative and behaving in a holy manner? If so, that’s good news! But there seems to be a problem. If so many people say the Bible is holy, yet why is there is so much unholiness in the land? Could it be that the media is just focusing on the few bad apples? That’s a good possibility. It would be good if the media would focus more on the holy and positive things than the unholy and negative things happening in our culture. Maybe we all need to take a moment and write an email or make a call to the media and voice our opinion. But there may also be a disconnect between what people say and how they live. Now if the gap were closed between the saying and living, the American culture would be a whole lot more holy than unholy! The closing of the gap is achievable, when more and more people begin a relationship with Jesus Christ by placing their trust in him as their Savior, and then live by that Bible they say is holy. Perhaps the church is not shinning enough light and being salty enough so that the few unholy that are getting the spotlight can be influenced toward holiness! Let’s do both!