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For Those Who Have Had The Born-Again Experience

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The "born-again" experience phenomenon is one that many people personally relate to but few have tried to analyze or compare their experience with others. This poll will try to bring greater understanding of this unique experience.

How certain are you that you have had the born-again experience?

86% (19) 100% positve
9% (2) pretty sure
4% (1) no longer am sure
0% (0) none of the above

22 voters have answered this question.

How long has it been since you were born-again?

9% (2) Less than one year
27% (6) Less than five years
13% (3) Less than ten years
31% (7) Less than twenty years
18% (4) Less than thirty years
9% (2) More than forty years

22 voters have answered this question.

Were you hoping to have the born-again experience when you became born-again?

40% (9) Yes
59% (13) No

22 voters have answered this question.

Did your born-again experience come about through a single prayer?

54% (12) Yes
31% (7) No
13% (3) Not Sure

22 voters have answered this question.

If your experience came about through prayer who was that prayer specifically directed to?

52% (10) God
47% (9) Jesus
0% (0) Allah
5% (1) Other
5% (1) Unknown Superior Being

19 voters have answered this question.

Did you believe you were destined to spend eternity in hell if you did not become born-again?

40% (9) Yes
50% (11) No
9% (2) Not Sure

22 voters have answered this question.

How immediate was your recognition that you had been born-again?

59% (13) Immediate
22% (5) That same week
0% (0) That same month
13% (3) That same year
4% (1) More than one year

22 voters have answered this question.

Did you speak in tongues when you were born-again?

23% (5) Yes
80% (17) No

21 voters have answered this question.

If you had to identify only one Bible scripture that you are most positive that God has given to you after your born-again experience, what part of the Bible would that scripture be located in?

13% (3) The Old Testament
90% (20) The New Testament

22 voters have answered this question.

How long did the initial “fire” of your born-again experience last?

4% (1) A few days
0% (0) A few weeks
27% (6) A few months
18% (4) A few years
22% (5) Never has diminished at all
36% (8) Is greater now than it was then

22 voters have answered this question.

Which of these descriptions most closely describe your born-again experience within the first year of your conversion?

61% (13) I know the New Testament and Jesus is truth
23% (5) I know that Jesus has forgiven me of my sins
47% (10) I know that God has forgiven me of all my sins
9% (2) None of the above

21 voters have answered this question.

Which of these descriptions most closely describe how your born-again experience affects you today?

42% (9) It is the same today as in the beginning.
14% (3) I only wish it were the same today as it was.
0% (0) It is becoming a distant memory.
0% (0) It no longer affects me today.
28% (6) It still affects me but I have different theological beliefs now
14% (3) None of the above

21 voters have answered this question.

Is the New Testament more or less important to you today than it was after your born-again experience?

9% (2) less
57% (12) more
38% (8) the same

21 voters have answered this question.

Is the Old Testament less or more important to you today than it was after your born-again experience?

14% (3) less
47% (10) more
38% (8) the same

21 voters have answered this question.

Is the nation of Israel less or more important to you today than it was after your born-again experience?

19% (4) less
57% (12) more
23% (5) the same

21 voters have answered this question.

Are the Jewish people less or more important to you today than they were after your born-again experience?

19% (4) less
52% (11) more
28% (6) the same

21 voters have answered this question.

Which of these titles best describe who Jesus was to you when you were born-again?

47% (10) God
71% (15) Son of God (Deity)
4% (1) Messiah (Not Deity)
4% (1) Prophet of God
4% (1) None of the above
0% (0) Just a man

21 voters have answered this question.

Which of these titles best describe who Jesus is to you today?

52% (11) God
66% (14) Son of God (Deity)
4% (1) Messiah (Not Deity)
9% (2) Prophet of God
0% (0) None of the above

21 voters have answered this question.

Are you familiar with the so-called Hebrew Roots Movement within Christianity?

38% (8) Yes
57% (12) No
9% (2) Not Sure

21 voters have answered this question.

Do you hope to learn more about the Jewish roots of Christianity?

57% (12) Yes
14% (3) No
33% (7) Not Sure

21 voters have answered this question.

How many times have you had the born-again experience?

0% (0) 0
76% (16) 1
23% (5) 2
0% (0) 3
0% (0) more than 3
0% (0) more than 10

21 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2003-06-23 20:18:26 by Israel