Young Christians need help sharing the gospel
Young Christians need help sharing the gospel.
Teleios evaluated sharing the gospel in young Christians. The results showed that young Christians recognize the need to share their faith with most doing so about once a year or once a month although some never tell others. The results of the survey are encouraging because it demonstrates there exists a young population of ardent evangelicals believe that the Bible is true and that the gospel should be shared.Another vital point from the survey, believers saved by grace through Christ should not feel guilt. Those forgiven have no reason for guilt and there is no injunction in the Bible to suffer with it.
Gospel Survey Summary
Teleios evaluated sharing the gospel in young Christians by surveying visitors on Instagram accounts SpiritualWord (n=100) and GodsHolyScriptures (n=357). There were 457 total participants of whom about 2/3 each < 18 years of age, protestant and evangelical.
The results showed that young Christians recognize the need to share their faith with most doing so about once a year or once a month (62%) although some never tell others (17%). They indicated on average less fear in sharing the gospel (80%) or any aspect of their faith (53%) than their elders in the prior survey. However, they also seemed to have high levels of guilt for not sharing the gospel (96%) and thought they should tell others more (98%).
Like their older counterparts those who feared sharing the gospel generally did so because of social awkwardness, as well as not knowing what to say, how to answer questions and the contents of the Gospel itself. In fact, verbally expressing the gospel to others was their fifth favorite way to share the plan of salvation (7%) whereas lifestyle, encouragement, praying and loving others were the preferred choices.
Importantly, almost all our participants (>90%) indicated the Bible is inerrant and true.
The results of the survey are encouraging because it demonstrates there exists a young population of ardent evangelicals believe that the Bible is true and that the gospel should be shared.
However, like their elders, young Christians have inhibitions in expressing the gospel and do not know its contents. The survey participants may be unfamiliar that scripture says for people to believe they explicitly must hear the gospel message (Romans 10:14-17). Otherwise, people are unable to interpret our love and lifestyle as knowing how to accept Jesus Christ as Savior. It takes a succinct verbal expression of the gospel for people to understand and believe (please see bottom of the page).
To the participants point, however, our lives must be framed in godliness (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12) to be an effective witness for Christ. But that life would be wasted if we cannot teach others how to become Christians.
For example, if your teacher stood before class and said nothing while living a good quiet life and then handed out a test, and you failed because you didn’t know the information, you might be furious because she failed to teach you. Same with the gospel, our lifestyle just doesn’t teach what God intended and we need to say it.
Another vital point from the survey, believers saved by grace through Christ should not feel guilt. Those forgiven have no reason for guilt and there is no injunction in the Bible to suffer with it.
At the Teleios Foundation we believe the Bible is true instruction to salvation and healthy lives. What we offer to society is correct and true. In contrast, what the world offers through globalism, humanism, communism, identity and statist politics cannot match the glory and the benefits from of our blessed Savior. We should not recoil from the world but realize what we have is good for our family, friends and society.
Spreading the Gospel Survey
The results of the survey are encouraging (!) because it demonstrates a young population of ardent evangelicals who believe that the Bible is true and that the gospel should be shared. YAY!
However, scripture indicates that for people to believe they explicitly must hear the gospel message (Romans 10:14-17). Otherwise, people are unable to interpret our love and lifestyle as knowing how to accept Jesus Christ. It takes a succinct verbal of the gospel expression for people to understand and believe such as below:
- Each person has done misdeeds (sin) that deserve punishment from a perfect and just God.
- However, God being loving, sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins on the cross to take the punishment we deserve.
- Consequently, when we simply accept, through faith alone, the forgiveness that Christ provided by his death on the cross, we receive a permanent relationship with God and eternal life!
- (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 10:9-10, and Romans 3:21-26).
To the participants’ viewpoint about lifestyle example, however, believers’ lives must be framed in godliness (I Thessalonians 2:1-12) to be an effective witness for Christ. But that model life would be wasted if we do not tell others how to become Christians.
For example, if your teacher stood before class and said nothing, while living a good quiet life and then handed out a test, and you failed because you didn’t know the information, you would rightly shout “Unfair. No one taught us!” Same with the gospel, our lifestyle alone doesn’t teach what God intended; we need to say it.
Another vital point from the survey, believers saved by grace through Christ should not feel guilt. Those forgiven have no reason for guilt and there is no injunction in the Bible to suffer with it. So stop it!!!
At Teleios we believe the Bible is true instruction to salvation and healthy lives. What we offer to society is correct and true. It is far superior to what the world offers through globalism, humanism, communism and statism which cannot match the glory and the benefits from our blessed Savior. We should not recoil from the world but realize what we have is good for our family, friends and society.
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Data – There were 457 responses.
You can find the complete data for this survey here.
Teleios finds young Christians confident in the Bible but need help sharing the gospel
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. – Aug. 22, 2017 – PRLog — Teleios Research surveyed young Christians visitors to the Instagram accounts SpiritualWord (n=100) and GodsHolyScriptures (n=357). There were 457 total participants of whom about 2/3 each < 18 years of age, protestant and evangelical.
Almost all participants (> 90%) indicated the Bible is inerrant and true. Most share their faith routinely: 22% yearly, 40% once a month and 16% once weekly although some never tell others (17%). Amazingly, 98% believe they should share the gospel more and 50% are inclined to exaggerate how much they discuss their faith with unbelievers.
These results are encouraging in that they show that both millennials and adolescents believe scripture and think the gospel should be shared with others.
The primary reason (65%) for not sharing their faith is not knowing how to answer questions and secondarily (51%) not wanting to offend unbelievers. It was found that 60% lack knowledge how to verbalize the good news of Christ and only 7% report verballing communicating the tenets of faith. And 84% report that they share their faith by their loving lifestyle and by praying for unbelievers.
This may represent an opportunity for Christian leaders to teach young Christians specifically how to explain the gospel and how to respond to unbelievers’ questions.
All the findings of the survey, as well as other findings from Teleios Research, are on our website www.teleiosresearch.com.
Teleios, a non-profit foundation, seeks to demonstrate the truth of Scripture and the Christian faith through the scientific method by providing evidence for the positive results of a biblically-based lifestyle. Prior studies conducted by Teleios have shown that the practice of the Christian faith (praise, prayer, fellowship, service and Bible study) and security of salvation increases well-being while reducing guilt.
