Easter Surprise
From the NAMB’s Center for Missiological Research (CMR) comes this little “easter” factoid:
In fact, the survey question read: “The Bible and the Christian faith claim that on the first Easter Sunday, the physical body of Jesus came back to life after being dead since his crucifixion on the previous Friday. Do you believe Jesus literally rose from the dead?”
One would presume that born-again Christians believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ, and our study supported that assumption; however, our research also revealed that over 75 percent of those claiming to not be born-again also believe in Jesus’ resurrection. When comparing the frequency of church attendance in our sample with their belief in the resurrection, those who rarely or never attend church believe in the resurrection of Christ 59 and 39 percent respectively. Apparently, our contemporaries are less skeptical of scriptural events like the resurrection than we may often realize.
Preach the Truth, in season and out of season, that all might come to know the power and the peace of salvation through Jesus who is the Christ, the Lord.
Have a Great Resurrection Day and Holy Pascha everybody!
