New Study Proves What a ‘Regular Connection With God,’ the Bible Can Truly Do in a Young Person’s Life

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New Study Proves What a ‘Regular Connection With ****,’ the ****** Can Truly Do in a Young Person’s Life

The willingness to forgive is a powerful indicator of human flourishing, according to new data from the ********* ****** Society’s “State of the ****** USA 2024 Report.”

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The most recent data, released last week, was predicated, in part, on a proclamation with which respondents were asked to agree or disagree. It 

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, “I am able to sincerely forgive whatever someone else has done to me, regardless of whether they ever ask for forgiveness or not.”

Respondents’ responses to this statement offered key insights into how a willingness to grant forgiveness — a key concept embedded in the ********** ****** — can impact people’s happiness.

“People who agreed most strongly with that forgiveness statement scored significantly higher than others in Human Flourishing and Hope Agency,” the report 

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. “People who disagreed scored lower.”

The “State of the ****** USA 2024 Report” considers human flourishing a concept that involves “happiness, health, purpose, character, and relationships.” Forgiveness is affiliated with each of these.

“Those who ‘agree strongly’ that they can forgive others are a full two points higher on the overall flourishing score (7.6 to 5.4) than those who ‘disagree strongly,’” the report 

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. “We find a similar pattern when we turn to Hope Agency, with a huge disparity between the scores of those who
strongly agree or disagree with the forgiveness statement.”

Plainly stated: Those who strongly agree they can forgive someone with or without an apology also score much higher on hopefulness, again underscoring the notion that forgiveness can help push people toward positive life experiences.

One interesting area of focus in this most recent research surrounds Generation Z, young adults ages 18 to 27. Despite seeing what the ********* ****** Society called “rather troubling statistics” about this generation being less connected to the ****** and ******* — and experiencing less hope and more stress — something truly fascinating happens when the ****** is thrown into the mix.

Gen Zers who engage in Scripture are experiencing better lives than their peers who ignore the ******.

“What about those in Gen Z who do engage with Scripture?” Dr. John Plake, editor-in-chief of the State of the ****** series, 

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. “Not only do they score higher on the Human Flourishing scale than other young adults who don’t read the ****** — but they have the highest score of any generation.”

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, Gen Zers who are Scripture-engaged do as well as Baby Boomers and Elders (those born in 1964 or earlier) on the Human Flourishing Index, tying for the highest averages.

Plake said there’s more research to be done in this arena, though there are some theories based on this most recent data.

“This suggests that the unique challenges keeping young adults from flourishing are countered by a regular connection with **** in Scripture,” he 

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As CBN News recently 

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, Plake also told CBN News Christians have a “good reason for hope” when it comes to the Gospel’s impact on young people.

He said 21% of Generation Z adults said in the “State of the ******” survey that “they’ve actually increased their use of the ****** within the last year.”

This is notable considering the ongoing discussion about generational replacement and younger Americans being less faithful than previous generations. Read more about that 

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