Proof The Bible Is True

With the United Kingdom’s growing reputation as a post-Christian nation, a recent poll shows that its citizens’ beliefs about Christianity might not be exactly as many expected.

To find out what Britons really think about Jesus, Christians and the Bible, the Evangelical Alliance, HOPE International and the Church of England commissioned the Barna Group to get a better feel for the island nation’s spiritual climate. More than 3,000 adults were surveyed, and the results were nationally representative of the U.K.’s 18-and-older population, with the younger generation tending to be more skeptical about the Bible and its teachings.

“You don’t have to be a Christian to believe Jesus actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago, and among the general population of U.K. adults, this historical reality is a common assumption, [as] six in 10 UK adults believe Jesus was a real person (61 percent).” Barna researchers assert. “Age plays a minor role in that belief — adults 35 and older (63 percent) are slightly more likely than those 18 to 34 (57 percent) to believe Jesus actually lived. Younger adults (26 percent) are also more likely than those over 35 (20 percent) to believe Jesus was a ‘fictional character from a book and not a real, historical person.’”

Despite their common belief that Jesus was a historical person, most Britons question His divinity.

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