44 Percent of American Believers Think Jesus Sinned, New Survey Finds

The latest findings from The American Worldview Inventory 2020 (AWVI 2020) show that some 44 percent of American believers think that Jesus sinned.

The survey also revealed a dramatic decline in the number of Americans who hold to a biblical worldview.

According to the survey, about 51 percent of American adults have a traditional view of God as opposed to 73 percent in 1991, a 22 percent drop from 30 years ago.

Regarding belief in Jesus, 44 percent of respondents who believe in Jesus, also believe he sinned, whereas 41 percent say he did not. 

Fifty-two percent believe that “the Holy Spirit is not a living entity, but merely a symbol of God’s power, presence or purity.”

Additionally, the survey revealed that more people believe in Satan (56 percent) than believe in God (51 percent) as an influential spiritual being. Additionally, 49 percent are unsure if God exists at all.

Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University and founder of the Barna Group, Dr. George Barna wrote in a statement regarding the survey’s finding, “Tens of millions of Americans consider themselves to be Christian but do not believe that God is really in control or cares what happens to them.”

He noted the shift in worldview from thirty years ago, saying that people went from “learning and 

thinking about God” to becoming “more self-absorbed”, rejecting the existence…