11
Crucial
Beliefs of American Adults
•85% of women and 72%
of men believe in the Trinity
(Barna, “Americans Draw Theological Beliefs
From Diverse Points of
View,” 10/8/02)
•42% believe that Jesus
committed sins (49% of those
under 38, 51% of nominal Christians,
and 62% of atheists and agnostics)
[Barna, 10/8/02].
–What implication does
this have for the atonement?
•50% believe that
anyone who “is generally good
or does enough good things for others during their life will earn a place in Heaven (40% of Protestants believe this). [Barna, 10/8/02]