An interesting poll released by Scripps Howard News Service shows that most Americans don't beleive in a resurrection of the body. The findings showed that only 36% of 1,007 adults interviewed said "yes" to the question: "Do you believe that, after you die, your physical bod will be resurrected someday?" 54% said they do not believe and 10% were undecided.
Al Mohler is quoted as saying in the story: "This reflects a very low state of doctrinal teaching in our churches . . . I am continually confronted by Christians, even active members of major churches, who have never heard this taught in their local congregations . . . We have the lowest-common-denominator Christianity being taught in so many denominations that has produced a people who simply do not know some of the basic Christian truths."
What is weird here is that 63% believe Jesus rose again. Let's remember 1 Corinthians 15:12: Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, “There is no resurrection of the dead”?
For more on the poll see:
www.shns.com
By the way, I agree with Dr. Mohler on his assessent of things. He would be glad to know that I taught 1 Cor 15 just last Wednesday night at Riverside. By the way, another factor in all this could be that more people are being influenced by the American version of Eastern mysticism.
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