The Worldview Index

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For questions 1-12, please click on the response that comes closest to what you believe.

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1. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God is the Creator, the first cause of all that exists
	I am reasonably sure that God created the world
	It is possible that a Higher Power created the world, but no one really knows for sure

2. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God is always actively at work in the world, hearing prayers and responding to them
	Sometimes I believe that God gets involved in the world
	We cannot really know whether God gets involved in the world

3. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
	God probably exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
	No one can know for sure whether God exists in three persons

4. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	Jesus is the sinless Son of God, sent to be our Teacher and our Savior
	Jesus is the Son of God, but since he was human, Jesus probably committed sins
	Jesus was a great human teacher, but he was not the Son of God

5. Regarding the story of “the Crucifixion” (Jesus being nailed to a cross to be killed), which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God sent His Son, Jesus, to be crucified as a sacrifice for our sins
	God’s Son, Jesus, was crucified, but God probably did not want this to happen
	“The Crucifixion” was the execution of a man, not of God’s Son

6. Regarding the story of “the Resurrection” (God bringing Jesus back to life three days after Jesus died), which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	The Resurrection happened the way the Bible says it happened
	I am reasonably sure that the Resurrection occurred
	The Resurrection is probably a myth or a superstition

7. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	Those who put their faith in Jesus’ sacrifice will go to Heaven after they die
	Those who put their faith in Jesus’ sacrifice probably go to Heaven after they die
	There is no way to know for sure what happens to a person after death

8. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	Jesus will return to Earth, at a moment that we cannot know
	Jesus may return to Earth someday
	Jesus died thousands of years ago, so he will not return to Earth

9. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God wrote the Bible through people, so the whole Bible represents God’s guidelines for belief and behavior
	The Bible was probably written by God through people, so it probably represents God’s guidelines for belief and behavior
	The Bible was written by people, not by God, so it does not represent God’s guidelines for belief and behavior

10. “People are sinful by nature” (that is, they are naturally inclined to do things their own way, rather than God’s way). Do you think that this statement is true?
	This statement is true
	This statement is probably true
	This statement is probably or definitely not true

11. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	It is God’s will that I become more and more like Jesus throughout my life
	It is God’s will that I be a good person in this life
	It is not really possible to know “God’s will” for my life

12. Which statement comes closest to what you believe?
	God will hold us accountable for how we use our time here on Earth
	God is love, so God does not judge
	No one can know whether we will be judged or held accountable for how we live

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14. Your gender		Male Female
15. Your race		Black White Asian Hispanic Other
16. Your age on your most recent birthday
17. Do you have a high school degree?		Yes No
18. Years of college you completed
19. What is your marital status?		Single Married Divorced Other
20. For how many years of your life have you been (or were you) married? If you've never been married, please enter zero.
21. How many children do you have?
22. In a word or two, what is your current occupation (e.g., teacher, manager, student, at-home mom)?
23. The number of years you have been a Christian
24. Your Denomination
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25. Country
26. Your state, if you live in the United States
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