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Joshua 24:15 … "choose you this day whom ye will serve … as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."  Located in a City where a line was once drawn in the sand (The Alamo) and people were told that they had to "take a stand." We stand for Jesus as Lord and the Bible as true.

Directions:   To determine your level of Christianity, take the two or so minute test that will give you a glancing blow of knowing how to classify yourself in this divergent world of faith.

Are you what the researchers call a Notional Christian (mental, imaginary, theoretical) . . . an Evangelical (called a born-again Christian . . . a Non-Evangelical, Born-again Christian (one not holding very much to classical Christian beliefs). Once finished, score your test, and if you like email me the results at pastor@JesusSA.com  We suggest you print this E-mail before taking it. Be honest in your answers writing down your first thought as that is usually the correct one.  

Take the following test by giving yourself the following points for each question:

3 points -- STRONGLY AGREE...     2 points -- AGREE, BUT NOT STRONGLY...    1 point -- MILDLY AGREE...    0 points -- DISAGREE.

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1. (   ) I am "mostly conservative" on social and political issues.

2. (   ) I believe in absolute morals taken from the Bible. I DO NOT believe moral choices are relative to circumstances, personal feelings, or whatever choice produces the best personal outcome.

3. (   ) I deem homosexuality to NOT be a moral lifestyle. I also believe drunkenness, abortion, profanity and gay sex, sex outside of marriage are morally unacceptable behaviors.

4. (   ) In addition to attending church weekly I also weekly attend a church sponsored training or Bible study weekly.

5. (   ) I read the Bible daily, and have a special time to pray to God through Jesus. 

6. (   ) I believe that sharing or witnessing of my religious faith in Jesus with others is very important and I have witnessed to a non-Christian one or more times during the past year.

7. (   ) I firmly believe that Satan is a real spiritual person and NOT just a symbol of evil. I also believe Jesus Christ NEVER sinned while He lived on earth.

8. (   ) I believe that the Holy Spirit is a real spiritual person and NOT just a symbolic representation of God's power or God's presence.

9. (   ) I strongly believe that the Bible is totally accurate in all that it teaches.

10. (   ) I believe that there is only one God; that He is a real being who is all-knowing, all-powerful and still in control of the world.

11. (    ) I know for certain that I am going to heaven. I further believe that active faith only in Jesus is the only way by which a person may know for this for sure.. Total Score _______

Scoring:   Add it up.  What did you score: 

33-30-- Evangelical, Born-again Christian (8% of population)

29-19 -- non-Evan. Born-again Christian (33% of population)

18- 10 -- Notional Christian (39-44% of population) (http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/137-religious-beliefs-remain-constant-but-subgroups-are-quite-different)

Do you want to know God better? Do you want to have belief in Him?  I'm available to answer your questions. 

Materials adapted from George Barna, Dated March 19, 2004  available on WEB.  This is a private tool NOT developed by Barna Research.