You know that feeling we get when involved in a debate ,discussion ,conversation
,argument … row … with a theist…
You know the one … that feeling of wrestling fog.
That feeling that the other side is not quite there .
You’ve marshalled your arguments , planned the encounter…
brought up your sources assembled your references… a Napoleonic enterprise …
only to discover your opposition is Ralph Wiggum.
Well this may account for some of it.
“Many Christians struggle to read the Bible on their own - study”
Over half (57%) of the 1,002 US Protestant churchgoers surveyed by Lifeway Research said it was
challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own.
“Churchgoers are ready to defend the Bible as true and as a faithful moral standard,”
said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research.
"“Reading and studying as an individual is important, but we need others to help us think through
what we discover,” said Dwayne McCrary of Explore the Bible.
“Studying together also allows us to gain insights from others that move us forward in our study
as well.”
"…over three quarters (81%) were confident they could help others with doubts about the
truthfulness of Scripture. "
“For a religion claiming a basis in God’s Word, it’s surprising to see this many practicing Christians
giving their own word priority in their beliefs,” said McConnell.
There it is … "57% of the sampled church goers said it was
challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own. "
More than half can’t / don’t understand it.
then again … “we need others to help us think through what we discover,”
So their views and opinions are not their own … they have to be told what it means?
and yet "81% were confident they could help others with doubts about the
truthfulness of Scripture. "
So whats this ? the blind leading the blind ?
“it’s surprising to see this many practicing Christians
giving their own word priority in their beliefs,”
aint that the truth…