The Bible has a moment. It is true: younger generations show an unmistakable but surprising openness for the Bible. They lead to a significant increase in Americans who apparently have rediscovered the Bible and entered into a personal dedication to Jesus, according to many sources, including a recent Barna study.
It also happens all over the world. The quiet revival report of the VK showed an increase of 16% in church attendance in the 18-24 year old findings that “completely reverse the widespread assumption that the church in England and Wales is in terminal decline,” said the co-author of the report. Bible sales grew by 50% in Russia in 2024, after two consecutive years of record -breaking increase.
The trend contains countless other gene trends that confuse older generations, such as their sharp decline of parties and teen drinking. There is a “Catholic tree” in France, the US and the UK, where Catholics are on schedule to surpass Anglicans for the first time. Monasteries and monasteries report waiting lists with younger guests who book silent stay to escape from technology.
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But that does not mean that they have left the technology. Indeed, the increase in the Bible involvement is probably linked to the abundance of Bible apps and viral videos from new sources. Many of those who meet the Bible do this through new media of videos and podcasts, as we have seen with the work of the Bible Project and others.
Young people find their faith and are more open to the lessons and guidance of the Bible. (Getty Images/AFP)
The causes of these complex social patterns do not lend themselves to easy explanations. But as the former president of Ashland University, I witnessed the excitement of these trends firsthand. Students pray seriously for each other and were concerned with a way that we had not experienced on our campus before; Faith-Forward student groups rose to new heights and recruiters confirmed that many students were attracted to our Christian Ethos.
I continue to see the same desire for the truth in these old words in Museum of the Bible. Dozens of new seekers come to the timelessness of the world’s most read book in history. Young people seem dissatisfied with the equipment -oriented status quo and craving for, even active search in their lives. Gen Z is not a generation satisfied with half sizes.
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Fortunately our gods are his word-no half sizes. “Love must be sincere. Hate what is bad; cling to what is good. Be devoted to each other in love. Honor each other above yourself.” (Romans 12: 9-10 NIV) Simple, powerful verses as they have become Z-favorites, because a new generation has discovered the Bible again.
The book Nehemiah tells how the Israelites worshiped and cried when they “rediscover” the Scripture in the temple after the Babylonian exile.
These were people who sought God with intense severity, intention and openness. These were people who had confronted the existential loss, confusion and suffering while lived in a foreign country.
Taking out this power – and the ability to be moved deep through – is essential if we want to understand the unexpected draw of younger generations to the Bible and Jesus.
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We also have to listen to those young adults who bathed at the Asbury Revival two years ago, who contained an estimated 50,000 visitors of nearly 300 colleges and universities at its peak. Firstand reports described participants who rejected “hollow words and hypocrisis”, who rejected “values in action”, and exhausted with “the spiritual diseases of modern life”.
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All too often, discussions about the Bible can be filled with a certainty that can feel like self -satisfaction and boundaries on recklessness. Some apologists can pretend that they privilege something and have invaluable value that the public will miss if they do not immediately embrace the message and there regardless of their current beliefs.
The book Nehemiah tells how the Israelites worshiped and cried when they “rediscover” the Scripture in the temple after the Babylonian exile.
In the Museum of the Bible, I have seen first -hand the appreciation of young visitors that we are not trying to convince them. We give them room to explore the Bible and its impact throughout the centuries and to reach their own conclusions. Our trust in the work of the Holy Spirit replaces our urge to control the outcome. As Charles Spurgeon said: “The word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let go of the lion, and it will defend itself.”
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The fact is that we see a desire every day for a real encounter with God. It is clear that younger generations are hungry for existential and spiritual significance, and appreciate authenticity and virtues that lead to life modeled on truth.
It is a fair search that requires a real invitation for dialogue and meeting – no sound bites, cunning answers or facile, manual reactions.
The fragment of the Syrian translation of the New Testament under UV light. (Vatican Library)
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While we lean on the spiritual search of this generation, educational institutions, churches and ministries are aimed at the Bible needed to offer rigorous and respectful guidance to a curious generation that will end otherwise with a BYO belief consisting of a patchwork of spiritual influences. An authentic and relevant movement for Bible literacy and relevance must build on an intellectual, emotional and spiritual transformation driven by the timeless truth of the Bible, historical context, the inherent narrative and tangible impact on society and personal life.
Only then will one look for generation in the Bible discover more than just a book, but maintenance for our longing souls.
