only 37%

only 37% of pastors hold to authority and truth of Scripture today. Most pastors on pulpits are not saved (63%), and tend to go to schools that teach opposite of Scripture.

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires" 2 Timothy 4:3.

We need to know the Word, and have very specific long list of questions to interview prospective pastors, so the 63% dont make it into our pulpits.

So, it is no wonder 63% of church members and "Christians" who go to church are "giving into" culture and personal preferences of what they rather believe than what God's Word says. *Thats called idolatry and adultery and apostasy according to Scripture. And given that most in "church" today are not saved, it is no surprise. Not long ago large numbers of churches were surveyed from pulpits to find only 3% read the Bible daily. This is where the problem lays; "sin will keep you from this book and this book will keep you from sin". If you are not in the Word you are not having your mind renewed by God. You are not following God rightly because you veer off the path to go your own way. And if one isnt even saved yet in a pew, they have less biblical knowledge and guidance for life, and dont even have spiritual life (by salvation), for them to be living in righteousness and growing in holiness... they cant because they were never born again and so they were never transformed to begin with.

Most of our cultures problems would be resolved if the 80% who claim to be Christian would be living out a biblical worldview 247 in their natural new nature.

Q: Is it true that too many churches today are falsely preaching the Bible has errors, and claim the essentials of the faith are optional.

A: Yes. That could be because a while back the church let the world in and opinions from culture overtook Scripture. Today, as noted, the research shows only 37% of pastors hold a biblical worldview, and as such what they say in the pulpit is believed by all as Scriptural when it is not, and those in the pews take the pastors view. We know they do that because the recent research also shows something like only 34% read the Bible regularly. So it pretty much matches up... if you are under 63% of preachers who dont stand on the authority of and preach the Bible and biblical worldview, then neither will the church he leads. But for the 37% you will. Praise God for the faithful. Make sure you are one of them.

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Footnotes:
37% statistics: Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University

AIG reviewed the research:

https://answersingenesis.org/culture/study-only-thirty-seven-percent-american-pastors-have-biblical-worldview

A look at the research results- backup
https://web.archive.org/web/20230604173021/https://answersingenesis.org/culture/study-only-thirty-seven-percent-american-pastors-have-biblical-worldview/

You can also look at/search annual pew research and the state of the Bible survey for that and more, annually.

https://sotb.research.bible