In 2020, Ligonier Ministries conducted a survey in conjunction with LifeWay research to see what The State of Theology is in the United States of America.

I) WHAT DO AMERICAN’S BELIEVE ABOUT CHRIST? When hearing the statement, “Jesus was a great teacher, but he was not God,” 52% of adults in the United States agreed, and 30% of professing Evangelical Christians agreed.

II) WHAT DO AMERICAN’S BELIEVE ABOUT HOW GOD SAVES SINNERS? When hearing the statement, “God chose the people he would save before he created the world,” 50% of professing Evangelical Christians in the U.S. disagreed.

III) WHAT DO AMERICAN’S BELIEVE ABOUT THE SINFULNESS OF MAN? When hearing the statement, “Everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature,” 48% of professing Evangelical Christians in the U.S. agreed.

IV) WHAT DO AMERICAN’S BELIEVE ABOUT WORSHIP AND CHRIST AS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD? When hearing the statement, “God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam,” 42% of professing Evangelical Christians in the U.S. agreed.

V) WHAT DO AMERICAN’S BELIEVE ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY? When hearing the statement, “Gender identity is a matter of choice,” 22% of professing Evangelical Christians in the U.S. agreed.

I. If we want reformation, WE MUST TRULY CARE ABOUT THE LORD’S GLORY SHINING THROUGH HIS CHURCH (22:3-7)

II. If we want reformation, WE MUST REDISCOVER THE SCRIPTURES, WHICH ARE GOD’S VERY WORDS (22:8-10)

III. If we want reformation, WE MUST LEARN HOW TO LAMENT AND REPENT (22:11-13)

IV. If we want reformation, WE MUST REDISCOVER THE TERROR AND JUSTICE OF THE WRATH OF GOD THAT BURNS AGAINST SINNERS (22:14-17)

V. If we want reformation, WE MUST HAVE A TENDER HEART AND HUMBLE ACTIONS (22:18-20)

VI. If we want reformation, WE MUST RENEW YOUR COVENANTAL OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD (23:1-3)

VII. If we want reformation, WE MUST SET ABOUT TEARING DOWN IDOLS (23:4-20)

VIII. If we want reformation, WE MUST REDISCOVER THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE OF WORSHIP (23:21-25)

IX. If we want reformation, WE NEED A PRIEST WHO CAN TAKE OUR SIN AWAY (23:26-27)

X. If we want reformation, WE NEED A KING WHO CAN NEVER DIE (23:28-30)