The Worldview Index

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Part 1: The Worldview Index  

Instructions: For each question, please click on the response that comes closest to what you believe.


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

Part 2: Demographic Items

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13. Please tell us whether you have ever completed the Love for God Scale before (you may complete it as many times as you'd like) : Yes      No

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?
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, housewife)?
23. The number of years you have been a Christian
24. Your Denomination

     
if you selected "other", please specify

25. Country

26. Your state, if you live in the United States
27. In your job, how many employees report to you?

28. If you are completing this survey as part of a group assessment (e.g., for a church, a school, a company, etc.), please write the name of that group here