We are starting a new series on the exciting research findings from
Teleios! Our first evidence was that peer-reviewed scientific studies support
improved wellbeing with Christianity!
Today
let us continue this journey through the benefits of scripture by
exploring scientific findings found at Teleios. Our data are important
because they extend the information on Christianity and wellbeing found in the
medical literature and might help you with your own life and Christian walk.
Please consider the following results from Teleios:
· General good wellbeing – Both college
students and adult Christians note high ratings for wellbeing. However, our
data are more specific to evangelicals1 whereas the medical
literature would include social Christians as well.
· Evangelicals – This group has
better wellbeing than social Christians2 or Christians Seekers3.
· Evangelical and saved
by grace
- College students who self-describe as evangelical, but also saved by grace, profess
better wellbeing than evangelicals alone.
· Evangelical, saved by
grace and adherent -
Evangelicals who indicate they are saved by grace, and adhere to their
Christian faith (i.e., practice the 5 tools to maturity: prayer, praise, fellowship,
Bible study and teaching others [Acts 2:42,47]) have even better wellbeing. In
one of our college surveys, not a single student who was characterized by being
evangelical, saved by grace and adherent, suffered poor wellbeing.
· Practicing the faith – In separate
research, Teleios demonstrated those who practice the Christian faith according
to Acts 2:32, 37, as noted above, enjoy better wellbeing than those who do not.
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Just a little helps - Even the practice of one to two of the
measures in Acts provides better wellbeing
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More is better - Further, the more a person adheres to the
five tools to maturity, the better generally is their wellbeing.
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Looking outward - Those learning and teaching the Bible
directly (verse by verse), and those serving in their church or community also
possess enhanced wellbeing.
· Eternal security - Those who are
confident in their salvation also note better wellbeing.
So how
can we summarize the exciting information we have learned the past two weeks?
Christians generally have better wellbeing. Further, those who identify as evangelicals,
especially if they also indicate they are saved by grace, confident and their
salvation and practice the Christian faith, possess even better wellbeing! Wow,
great information for our lives.
We have
such a wonderful God who cares and loves us, and has given us such wise
literature to help us navigate our time on earth. Join us again next week as we
continue to investigate scientifically based findings from Teleios.
1Evangelical Christian = An individual
saved by grace having been forgiven their sins through faith in Christ
2Social Christian = An individual who
identifies mostly with Christian culture or society while not being
overly religious
3Christian Seeker = An individual seeking to know the truth about Christianity
3Christian Seeker = An individual seeking to know the truth about Christianity
WC
Stewart
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