Pastor says millennials are 'on the verge' of losing all Biblical knowledge

A Christian pastor has voiced out his concern that most millennials no longer have a Biblical worldview and society is now "on the verge of having a generation that has completely lost the knowledge of God."

Mike Sherrard, director of RC College Prep, the high school ministry of the campus apologetics group Ratio Christi, recently appeared on "The Billy Hallowell Podcast" to share his concerns about the loss of Biblical knowledge among the youth.

"Seemingly, no young adult has a biblical worldview anymore," he said, according to The Blaze. "They don't know who God is. Even fundamental things about salvation and heaven and hell and things that are in the category you might argue are Christianity. They have no understanding of these things," he added.

He noted that the lack of belief in God among young adults make them open for attacks from militant atheists when they start attending college.

A recent report has suggested that millennials are increasingly turning away from religion and becoming more interested in the occult and astrology.

Industry analysis firm IBIS World has found that the psychic services industry — which includes astrology, aura reading, mediumship, tarot-card reading and palmistry, among other metaphysical services — grew two percent between 2011 and 2016.

Another survey has found that the percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 who "never doubt the existence of God" has decreased from 81 percent in 2007 to 67 percent in 2012.

In April, the American Culture and Faith Institute released a study indicating that only four percent of millennials possess a Biblical worldview.

The ministry that Sherrard leads is attempting to reverse the trend by teaching apologetics — the defense of Christian faith — to high school students to help them prepare their hearts and minds before they enter into the university system.

Ratio Christi began a few years ago to help equip college students to "withstand the attack on their faith" that many have experienced on college campuses.

The program is now reaching out to high school students to help them understand "the reasons why Christianity is true," and "why Christianity is good for this world."

The pastor noted that interest in apologetics was much less pronounced a few years ago, but cultural developments, particularly on issues of sexual morality, have prompted some church leaders to take action.

He said that millennials, as well as the members of Generation Z, are "passionate" and bent on changing the world, but cautioned that they have been "deprived of truth" and "eat it up" when it is given to them.

"They become so hungry for it, more and more and more and it's not just an intellectual game for them. We see them quickly become evangelists and teachers," he said.