Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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BLFBIBLE (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Which one of the following statements comes closest to expressing what you believe about the Bible?   1) I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.   2) I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.   3) I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.   4) I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.   5) The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	2401	78%	78%
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	489	15.9%	93.9%
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	133	4.3%	98.2%
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	54	1.8%	100%
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	1	0%	100%
Missing	9	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church Sex Age Marital status Education Place of residence Nationality Household income Political party

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	74.6% 1036	71.3% 589	88.9% 498	89.8% 228	96.1% 49	77.9% 2400
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	18.2% 253	19.5% 161	9.6% 54	7.9% 20	3.9% 2	15.9% 490
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	5.1% 71	6.8% 56	0.5% 3	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	4.3% 133
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	2.0% 28	2.3% 19	0.9% 5	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	1.8% 55
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Missing	6	1	0	1	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 1388	100.0% 826	100.0% 560	100.0% 254	100.0% 51	3079

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	72.9% 1043	82.3% 1340	18	77.9% 2383
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	20.6% 294	11.9% 193	2	15.9% 487
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	4.5% 64	4.2% 69	0	4.3% 133
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	2.0% 28	1.6% 26	0	1.8% 54
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	0	9	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 1430	100.0% 1628	20	3058

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	72.9% 401	73.7% 505	74.3% 388	81.5% 602	86.8% 487	17	78.0% 2383
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	18.9% 104	18.1% 124	19.9% 104	13.7% 101	9.6% 54	3	15.9% 487
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	5.5% 30	5.5% 38	4.2% 22	4.6% 34	1.4% 8	0	4.3% 132
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	2.7% 15	2.5% 17	1.5% 8	0.3% 2	2.1% 12	0	1.8% 54
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	2	1	0	4	3	0	10
TOTAL	100.0% 550	100.0% 685	100.0% 522	100.0% 739	100.0% 561	20	3057

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	73.0% 306	78.3% 1928	87.9% 124	75.5% 40	4	78.0% 2398
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	19.6% 82	15.8% 389	8.5% 12	11.3% 6	0	15.9% 489
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	5.0% 21	4.2% 103	2.8% 4	7.5% 4	0	4.3% 132
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	2.4% 10	1.6% 40	0.7% 1	5.7% 3	0	1.8% 54
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	4	3	2	0	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 419	100.0% 2461	100.0% 141	100.0% 53	4	3074

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	92.2% 649	85.5% 721	75.5% 425	70.4% 219	58.3% 378	9	77.9% 2392
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	5.4% 38	10.9% 92	17.8% 100	20.9% 65	29.8% 193	2	15.9% 488
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	1.7% 12	2.6% 22	4.3% 24	5.5% 17	9.1% 59	0	4.4% 134
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	0.7% 5	0.9% 8	2.3% 13	3.2% 10	2.8% 18	0	1.8% 54
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	4	2	0	0	2	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 704	100.0% 843	100.0% 563	100.0% 311	100.0% 648	11	3069

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	78.5% 1636	77.4% 733	64.3% 9	24	78.1% 2378
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	15.9% 331	15.9% 151	21.4% 3	4	15.9% 485
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	3.9% 82	5.0% 47	7.1% 1	3	4.3% 130
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	1.7% 35	1.7% 16	7.1% 1	3	1.7% 52
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	9	0	0	0	9
TOTAL	100.0% 2085	100.0% 947	100.0% 14	34	3046

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	74.8% 862	80.0% 1103	77.0% 94	76.2% 173	170	77.5% 2232
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	18.5% 213	14.7% 202	16.4% 20	16.3% 37	18	16.4% 472
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	5.5% 63	3.2% 44	4.1% 5	5.3% 12	8	4.3% 124
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	1.3% 15	2.0% 28	2.5% 3	2.2% 5	3	1.8% 51
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	2	2	0	2	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1153	100.0% 1378	100.0% 122	100.0% 227	199	2880

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	85.0% 531	79.4% 574	73.2% 386	74.3% 297	71.4% 387	225	77.2% 2175
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	10.2% 64	16.3% 118	19.4% 102	16.8% 67	20.7% 112	28	16.4% 463
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	4.0% 25	3.2% 23	5.1% 27	4.5% 18	6.1% 33	6	4.5% 126
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	0.8% 5	1.1% 8	2.3% 12	4.3% 17	1.8% 10	2	1.8% 52
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Missing	2	4	2	0	0	0	8
TOTAL	100.0% 625	100.0% 723	100.0% 527	100.0% 400	100.0% 542	261	2817

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
I believe the Bible is the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only trustworthy guide for faith and life.	51.5% 207	86.8% 978	63.4% 45	1171	76.9% 1230
I believe the Bible is the authoritative Word of God and a reliable guide, but is not inerrant.	31.6% 127	10.6% 119	28.2% 20	222	16.6% 266
I believe that the Bible is a record of God's revelation and thus contains God's Word, but I cannot say that the Bible as such is the Word of God.	11.9% 48	1.5% 17	4.2% 3	65	4.3% 68
I think the Bible was written by human authors, some of whom were divinely inspired, and should be read and interpreted like any other great book.	5.0% 20	1.1% 12	4.2% 3	19	2.2% 35
The Bible does not have relevance for the twentieth century.	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	0	4	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 402	100.0% 1127	100.0% 71	1477	1600