Many Christians don't have a Christian worldview. For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

Last week, Arizona Christian University released its annual American worldview inventory conducted by George Barna.

The results were disappointing. Out of 176 million Americans who identify as Christians, roughly 6% hold a recognizably Christian worldview.

A very troubling finding was that the majority of self-identified

born-again Christians don't believe in the Holy Spirit as a real living being. Instead, they identify

him as a symbol of God's power, presence, or purity. That, of course, directly contradicts

the basic creeds of the faith, which identify the Holy Spirit as a person, the Lord and giver of

life, who with the Father and Son, is worshipped and glorified. Scripture's clear that the Holy Spirit as a person, the Lord and giver of life, who with the Father and

Son is worshipped and glorified.

Scripture's clear that the Holy Spirit is a who and not a what, a helper, a comforter

promised by Christ before His ascension.

The fact that so many Christians don't understand the Holy Spirit tells us there's a lot

of theological work to be done.

If he's going to help us, we should know more about who he is.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.