By Movieguide® Staff
A new survey reveals the majority of church-going Americans read the Bible regularly.
“According to the State of Discipleship study, around 3 in 5 Americans who attend religious services at least once a month (61%) regularly read the Bible,” a survey from Lifeway Research shared.
The survey added that 31% read the Bible every day, while 30% read the Bible “a few times a week.”
“Some engage once a week (14%) or a few times a month (11%). Few say they read Scripture only once a month (5%), while 1 in 10 (9%) do so rarely or never,” Lifeway Research continued.
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There are many benefits to regularly reading the Bible. Crosswalk reported on a study conducted by the American Bible Society, which found that “63 percent of Americans who regularly read their Bibles report a strong self-identity, compared to 38 percent of Americans who rarely or never read a Bible.”
“The Bible has a great deal to say about human identity,” the survey’s researchers explained, pointing to various scripture passages that explain how we are made in God’s image.
They continued, “Scripture says all this, and so we would expect those who engage with Scripture to demonstrate a strong sense of identity. We’d expect the same of people who participate meaningfully in a church, practicing and reinforcing this God-given identity with others. And that’s exactly what the numbers show.”
Gen Zers have steady Bible-reading habits; Christianity Today reported that “the reading habits of these 18-to-29-year-olds have remained mostly steady over the past three years, and more young men are reporting engagement with Scripture.”
“There’s clearly a hunger among Gen Z for truth they can anchor their lives on,” Bible App founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald said, pointing to the popularity of virtual versions of the Bible, such as YouVersion’s.
He continued, “In a world where AI and digital noise make it increasingly difficult to know what’s real, the Bible stands alone as a source of truth that’s been carefully passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Gen Z is recognizing that. They’re turning to something with substance, something they know they can trust.”
“I love that God speaks to me through the Bible and speaks about my situation,” 27-year-old Oluwaloni Familoni shared. “Anything I’m going through, the answer is in the Bible.”
These studies show that Christians are hungry for scripture and that Bible-reading habits are on the rise across America.
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