Over the past few years Teleios
has shown the advantages of scripture on the wellbeing of individual Christians
and society in general compared to non-believers and non-Christian societies.
Please see www.teleiosresearch.com for more!
Despite the benefits of
Christianity shown by Teleios and others, some individuals hate Christianity and
Christ. Jesus predicted this would occur (John 15:18-25). Indeed, these people generally
look for hope to another god, generally in a socialist, globalist and big government
deity. Consequently, Christians need to be aware of the forceful enemies they
face and importantly, their confidence is in God for His ultimate victory.
To evaluate evangelical millennials’
attitudes towards current events, in relationship to their faith, Teleios
conducted a survey regarding faith and politics on two Instagram accounts
frequented by Christian young Christians. Of the 336 responses the majority
were: female (62%), <34 years old (79%), from the United States (80%) and evangelical
(76%).
The majority of respondents (70%) indicated their faith was 'somewhat' to 'very outreach-oriented' with only 19% saying it was private. Almost 80% 'somewhat agreed' to 'strongly agreed' their country was founded on Christian morality and ethics. Further, over 92% noted it was important to maintain Christian morals and ethics in society.
Regarding the current American president, Donald Trump, 63% 'somewhat' to 'strongly agreed' he was supportive to Christianity and the church, while 22% disagreed.
Respondents indicated the best way to be engaged in world affairs was to spread the gospel and support foreign missions (65% each) as well as keep informed of Christian mission-related news (60%) and help the government keep order in society (53%).
Participants believed that Christianity was the most persecuted religion in the world (57%) followed by Islam (20%) with 21% being unsure. Several recent studies have shown that indeed Christianity by far is the most persecuted religion in the world (https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/).
Interestingly, while wellbeing scores were generally good (4.6 average on a scale of 0-6 with 6 being best) and consistent with our past research, when scores were compared to other individual questions, those who agreed to the questions below had better wellbeing (P ≤ 0.017):
The majority of respondents (70%) indicated their faith was 'somewhat' to 'very outreach-oriented' with only 19% saying it was private. Almost 80% 'somewhat agreed' to 'strongly agreed' their country was founded on Christian morality and ethics. Further, over 92% noted it was important to maintain Christian morals and ethics in society.
Regarding the current American president, Donald Trump, 63% 'somewhat' to 'strongly agreed' he was supportive to Christianity and the church, while 22% disagreed.
Respondents indicated the best way to be engaged in world affairs was to spread the gospel and support foreign missions (65% each) as well as keep informed of Christian mission-related news (60%) and help the government keep order in society (53%).
Participants believed that Christianity was the most persecuted religion in the world (57%) followed by Islam (20%) with 21% being unsure. Several recent studies have shown that indeed Christianity by far is the most persecuted religion in the world (https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/).
Interestingly, while wellbeing scores were generally good (4.6 average on a scale of 0-6 with 6 being best) and consistent with our past research, when scores were compared to other individual questions, those who agreed to the questions below had better wellbeing (P ≤ 0.017):
·
The
church is engaged in a battle with evil forces both in your country and abroad.
·
Believers
should elect leaders and appoint judges who will protect the Christian faith
and stand for traditional biblical values.
·
Believers
should maintain Christian morals and ethics in society.
·
The
current American president is supportive of Christianity and the church.
·
Christians
should biblically engage in world affairs, especially by spreading the Gospel
and participating in foreign mission trips most frequently chosen as the way to
be involved.
Importantly,
wellbeing was better in Christians who face the issue of the resistance against
their religion and also hold to biblical values. Therefore, living by the truth
appears to be important in life.
In summary, young
Christians recognize the importance of engagement in world affairs associated
with Christian issues and recognize US President Trump’s support of the church.
Further, they believe in maintaining the moral and ethical basis of
Christianity in society. Such beliefs appear to benefit their personal
wellbeing.
All the findings of the survey can be found here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-NZGHBB238/) as well as other findings from Teleios Research are on our website (http://www.teleiosresearch.com/).
All the findings of the survey can be found here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-NZGHBB238/) as well as other findings from Teleios Research are on our website (http://www.teleiosresearch.com/).
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