This past Sunday I preached on Exodus 19 concerning the giving of the 10 commandments to the nation of Israel. I also presented the results of a small survey I conducted with my friends on facebook, twitter and vkontakte. Here are the results!
Question #1 is: Do you think Christians should obey the 10 commandments?
71% answered “yes”
23% answered “most of them”
6% answered “no”
Question #2: Where are the 10 commandments located? Book and Chapter
35% Correctly identified book only
53% Correctly identified book and chapter
12% Could not identify book or chapter
Question #3: Please list the 10 commandments
34% listed all 10
32% listed 8-9
34% listed 7 or less
Question #4: Which commandment is the most important?
1% Do not covet
1% Do not kill
1% Honor your father and mother
2% Do not take the Lord’s name in vain
5% Love your neighbor as yourself (although this is not one of the 10)
6% Do not make idols
24% Love the Lord your God (also not one of the 10)
35% Do not worship other gods
Question #5: How many of the commandments do you think you have broken?
26% Less than 6
11% 7-8
16% 8-9
47% All 10
