Vast Majority Of Mainline American Pastors Are ‘Not Certain’ That Adam And Eve Were ‘Real People,’ Survey Finds

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The vast majority of mainline Protestant pastors here in America don’t believe the Bible.

And that’s not hyperbole—according to recent data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders, only 25% of such pastors “say they’re certain that Adam and Eve were real people” (by comparison, the study notes “80% of Evangelical pastors and 89% of black Protestant clergy affirm this belief with certainty”). Only 1 in 4 believe in a literal Adam and Eve! That’s certainly a contrast to the Bible’s view on the first couple (Matthew 19:4-5, Romans 5:12, 1 Corin. 15:21-22, 2 Corin. 11:3).

Yes, the New Testament certainly treats Adam and Eve as literal, historical people.

And yes, a literal Adam is essential to the gospel. Without an Adam who really did sin against God and bring physical death into the world, why do we need the last Adam, Jesus, to die a physical death in our place? Denying a literal Adam denies Scripture, undermines the gospel, and puts fallible man as the authority over God and his clear Word.

But that’s not the only lamentable finding from this study. They also found, regarding these mainline Protestant pastors: Continue reading…