Religious Beliefs of Teens

LifeWay Research conducted a study on the religious beliefs of teens, which showed noticeable decline from 2005.

Though the large majority of teenagers believe heaven exists (69 percent), there has been a 6 percent drop since 2005 (75 percent) in the percentage of teens who are sure in their belief of heaven.

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Twenty-four percent said they had told a friend about their religious beliefs in the last 30 days (compared to 30 percent in 2005). Fifteen percent had invited someone to a church activity in the last 30 days (compared to 19 percent in 2005).

The study also showed that more black than white teens believe in heaven—as do more girls than guys.

African American teenagers are more likely to believe in heaven than the average teen (81 percent vs. 70 percent). Girls (73 percent) are also more likely to strongly agree heaven exists when compared to guys (66 percent).

A minority of teens who say they are trusting in Jesus for eternal life are trusting in Jesus alone.

Results show that 69 percent of teenagers believe heaven exists. Also, a majority of teens strongly agree with the traditional Christian belief in Jesus Christ’s death for their sins as the reason they will go to heaven (53 percent).

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Approximately 28 percent of American teenagers are trusting only in Jesus Christ as their means to get to heaven.

Read the whole report.

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