SAVED BY GRACE IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR OUR LIVES
A growing number studies have recently shown the benefit of religious faith to personal wellbeing. Teleios surveyed evangelical Christians to evaluate confidence in salvation and associations with wellbeing and adherence to their faith.
This study included 1526 participants who completed a survey advertised on the Instagram account Instapray. We looked at those who said they were ‘saved by grace’ (16%, n=243; SBG) compared to all others who did not confidently express their salvation (84%, n=1283; OTHERS).
The majority of respondents were:
- Female – 70%
- Having at least some college education – 53%
- An average age – 23 years
- Evangelical – 73%
The study had four powerful findings. Those who were most confident that they were saved by grace:
1. Practiced the faith – Those who said they were SBG adhered more to the practice of their faith (P>0.03; Figure 1).
Fig 1: Adherence to faith (overall rating, scale 0-6 with 6 having high participation)
2. Secure in salvation – Those who were SBG had greater knowledge of security of their salvation (P>0.001; Figure 2).
Fig 2: I can lose my salvation due to?
3. Better wellbeing – Those who were SBG enjoyed better wellbeing, contentment, peace and joy (P>0.013; Figure 3).
Fig 3: Wellbeing (overall rating, scale 0-6 with 6 being most agreement)
4. Less guilt – Those who indicated they were SBG expressed less guilt than other participants (P<0.0001; Figure 4).
Fig 4: Why do you have guilt?
Evangelical In addition, those most confident in being saved by grace were more likely to specify they were evangelical (93%) than those less able to clearly express salvation by grace (69%).
WHAT IT MEANS
Young people who identify as evangelical need to be confident in the terms of their salvation and practice their faith to achieve a higher level of wellbeing, contentment, peace, joy and sense of purpose as well as less guilt!
Having faith that you are saved by grace through Jesus Christ and improves your wellbeing! 