Four obstacles to transformation (2)

The Barna Group surveys religious belief and opinions in an American context. George Barna has identified four significant obstacles to spiritual transformation for self-identified Christians in the United States.

The obstacles to transformation are

• Commitment


• Repentance


• Activity


• Spiritual Community

Obstacle 2: Repentance

• Most (64%) state that they have confessed their sins to God and asked for His forgiveness


• Evidence is quite clear that relatively few are serious about abandoning the lure of sin and handing total control of their life to God


• Research found that only one out of every eight (12%) admitted that recognizing and grasping the significance of their sins had been so personally devastating that it caused them to crash emotionally


• Only about 3% have come to the final stops on the transformational journey – devoting themselves to loving and serving God and other people

Next obstacle: Activity

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