Survey of Christian Values
Think of the following as statements you agree or disagree with. On a range from strongly agree to strongly disagree, with lots of room in the middle.
- What’s confusing or misleading? Please suggest better wording. These are not meant to be tricky, although some may be hard
- What’s missing? What are other critical things for a Christian?
- What should be included with the expectation of most Christians rejecting?
- Which of these can be left out? How can we get this down to well under one page and still be getting a clear assessment?
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- I believe in the God of the bible
- I consider myself a Christian
- I call myself a believer
- I call myself a follower
- I call myself a disciple
- I believe in eternal life and a real heaven and hell
- I believe the bible is God’s word to us
- I trust that the bible is true (whether I understand it or not)
- The only absolute truth is from God, as found in the bible
- My worldview is based on the bible (or if you prefer, the gospel)
- Being a member of a church is a vital part of being a Christian
- Studying the bible is a vital part of being a Christian
- Daily prayer is a vital part of being a Christian
- I accept the concept of the trinity
- I understand the concept of the trinity
- Some denominations get Christianity right (and others not so much)
- God’s grace is sufficient to give me eternal life with Him
- There are many paths to heaven
- The Holy Spirit guides all parts of my life
- God’s wrath is real and to be greatly feared
- Jesus was born of a virgin
- Jesus willingly died for me
- Jesus was resurrected bodily, ascended to heaven, and will return again
- Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone
- I can generally recognize a Christian (after a conversation) by seeing the Spiritual fruit in their life
- Baptism is required for a Christian
- I believe God chose me before I chose Him
- I believe God is sovereign over all thing, including natural disasters
- The bible tells us that, in certain cases, God changes His mind based on the prayers or actions of His people
- Prayer changes the mind of the one praying
- Prayer changes actual events and things in the world
- People are born sinful. “None are righteous”
- No one can ever be good enough for God’s Righteousness
- He (Jesus) did what we can’t do. He bridged the gap. He took the punishment, to death. Then conquered death
- He changes us (we don’t change ourselves)
- When Christ is in us, we will do His works. We will be His hands and feet on earth today
- We must have a personal, living, relationship with Jesus
- To know is to follow. We will never outgrow our need for Jesus!
- Christians are here to show people the errors of their way
- Christians are to show love to everyone, including enemies
- Christians should always be among the first and foremost to care for the poor, needy, orphans, widows, and anyone else who is not capable of caring for themselves
- Christians should hate evil
- Christians should hate flagrant sinners
- I often think Christians are weirdos!
- I regularly tell people about my Christian faith
- When people who call themselves Christians behave poorly, I stay out of it
- I have family and friends who I’m pretty sure are far from Christianity
- If asked, I can explain the gospel in a minute or two (or can talk of it for hours if asked)
- I can name a dozen people who I’m confident are strong Christians
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
— Professor Stephen Hawking
“The greatest enemy of salvation is the illusion of salvation.” (sometimes church-influenced illusion!)
— me