Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants who believe in Heaven by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who believe in Heaven by interpretation of scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who believe in Heaven who say the holy scripture is…

Religious denominationWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Assemblies of God72%20%2%3%3%416
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)85%10%2%2%1%107
Churches of Christ52%34%4%8%3%457
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)54%30%3%10%4%722
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)50%36%3%7%4%179
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod42%42%4%9%3%397
Nondenominational charismatic54%34%6%5%1%158
Nondenominational evangelical52%38%3%4%3%548
Presbyterian Church in America36%41%5%13%5%122
Seventh-day Adventist49%35%5%4%6%139
Southern Baptist Convention62%24%4%6%3%1,627
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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