A new survey has found most churchgoers don’t believe the Bible speaks clearly about homosexuality.

Not all that surprising since there are churches (places where people gather) and then there is The Church where the Lordship of Christ and the Authority of Scripture is both taught and upheld.

The “Social Issues and Worldview” study, released jointly by the Family Research Council and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, found only 47% believe Scripture is “clear and decisive” about “whether homosexuality is morally acceptable,” a steep decline from the 63% in 2023.

More than one quarter (26%) of churchgoers said they believe the Bible is “unclear or ambiguous” about homosexuality, with 16% insisting the Bible doesn’t address homosexuality and 11% said they are unsure.

Additional reading:
A national survey of churchgoing Americans: Social Issues and Worldview (PDF)

Tragically the study does reveal and explain why much of the Christian community has not and is not maturing in terms of spiritual growth.

Spiritual growth and maturity calls for understanding a myriad of concepts about a believer’s life: the struggle between the flesh and the spirit (Galatians 5:16-25), the sanctity of the body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), the responsibility to make use of our God-given gifts (Matthew 25:14-29), and the moral and sexual boundaries God has established, since ambiguity on that topic is an invitation to the chaos (1 Corinthians 6:18) we are now witnessing in the world.

It is only when The Church has been taught and holds to God’s absolute truth, The Church has any hope of influencing culture.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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