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Read the Following Statements and Respond as Follows

1 Strongly Disagree; 2 Disagree Somewhat; 3 Not Sure; 4 Agree Somewhat; 5 Agree Strongly
God is a perfect being and cannot make a mistake.

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There is one true God in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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God created male and female.

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Biblical accounts of the physical (bodily) resurrection of Jesus are completely accurate. This event actually occurred.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
Jesus was a great teacher, but he was not God.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
The Holy Spirit is a force but is not a personal being.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
The Holy Spirit can tell me to do something which is forbidden in the Bible.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
Everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
Even the smallest sin deserves eternal damnation.

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God counts a person as righteous not because of one’s works but only because of one’s faith in Jesus Christ.

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The Bible, like all sacred writings, contains helpful accounts of ancient myths but is not literally true.

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1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Strongly Agree
The Bible is 100% accurate in all that it teaches.

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Modern science disproves the Bible.

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God will always reward true faith with material blessings in this life.

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Hell is a real place where certain people will be punished forever.

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There will be a time when Jesus Christ returns to judge all the people who have lived.

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Christians should be silent on issues of politics.

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God values the United States over other countries.

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God is unconcerned with my day-to-day decisions.

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The Bible has the authority to tell us what we must do.

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Gender identity is a matter of choice.

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Sexual identity is a matter of choice.

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The Bible’s condemnation of homosexual behavior doesn’t apply today.

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Religious belief is a matter of personal opinion; it is not about objective truth.

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The Bible is the highest authority for what I believe.

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It is very important for me personally to encourage non-Christians to trust Jesus Christ as their Savior.

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Jesus Christ’s death on the cross is the only sacrifice that could remove the penalty of my sin.

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Only those who trust in Jesus Christ alone as their Savior receive God’s free gift of eternal salvation.

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Worshiping alone or with one’s family is a valid replacement for regularly attending church.

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God continues to answer specific prayers.

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God speaks to us today in our heart and mind through the Holy Spirit

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Holding an evolutionary view of creation undermines the authority of the Bible

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Jesus is truly God and has a divine nature, and Jesus is truly man and has a human nature.

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The Holy Spirit is a divine being but is not equal with God the Father and Jesus.

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People have the ability to turn to God on their own initiative.

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By the good deeds that I do, I partly contribute to earning my place in heaven.

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Prophesy, miracles, and healing ended when the Apostles died.

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If the book of Jonah were understood to be a literary parable it would not undermine the authority of the Bible.

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Salvation always begins with God changing a person so that he or she will turn to Him in faith.

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My local church has the authority to withhold the Lord’s Supper from me and exclude me from the fellowship of the church.

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There is little value in studying or reciting historical Christian creeds and confessions.

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The Bible was written for each person to interpret as he or she chooses.

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Following the Church calendar is still meaningful today

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God has authority over all people because He created human beings.

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There will be people in heaven who have never heard of Jesus Christ.

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People will have a second chance to follow God after they die.

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Only men can be ministry leaders.

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There are many ways to get to heaven.

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Heaven is a real place, not just a concept.

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We will be resurrected in real physical bodies.

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God the Father is more divine than Jesus Christ.

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