Key Takeaways:
- Evangelical Christians less than 35 years old are only slightly more than half as likely as their elders to believe that the Jews are God’s “chosen people.”
- One quarter (26%) of the under-35 Evangelical Christians believe that Christians since the resurrection of Jesus have replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people.
- Only about half of all Evangelical Christians believe that the Jews are God’s chosen people.
- One of the main reasons for the “faith gap” between younger and older Evangelical Christians is the antisemitic social media and radical Left news media messaging.
- Younger Evangelical Christians should be encouraged to read the biblical history of the Jewish people for themselves.
- Pastors can help renew the belief of younger evangelicals in the Jewish people by teaching Jewish history and biblical prophecy regarding the Jews from the pulpit.
How do Evangelical Christians view the Jewish people in 2025 compared to 4 years ago?
Has Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks since October 2023 caused a decline in Evangelical support for Jews and for Israel?
Has growing worldwide antisemitism caused a decline in Evangelical support?
Data from a 2025 survey conducted by Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research Consulting provides some interesting comparisons.[1] Here are 4 things you should know:
- A much smaller percentage of Evangelical Christians under age 35 believes the Jews are God’s “chosen people” compared to older Evangelicals.
The survey examined the beliefs of 1,008 Evangelical Protestants from a variety of age groups.
The most surprising result was that while 49% of all respondents said they believe the Jewish people are God’s chosen people, only 29% of Evangelicals under the age of 35 agree.[2]
This is a disturbing trend.
Another 26% of the under-35 age group believes in Replacement Theology – the belief that Christians since the death and resurrection of Jesus have replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people.
Here are two other categories of belief of under-35 Evangelicals regarding the Jews:
- 16% believe the Jews never were God’s chosen people
- 26% say they don’t know whether or not the Jews are God’s chosen people
Think about this: nearly half of Evangelical Christians under the age of 35 – 42% of them – either do not believe the Bible or they are unfamiliar with what it says.
The generational gap – with respect to scriptural knowledge and faith – is huge!
Here’s a breakdown by age of belief that the Jews are God’s chosen people:
- Under 35 – 29%
- Age 35 – 44 – 50%
- Age 45 – 54 – 51%
- Age 55 – 64 – 55%
- Above 65 – 56%
A similar study on belief in the Jews being God’s chosen people was conducted in 2021.
That study revealed the following generational gap:
- Age 40 and below – 44% believed the Jews were God’s chosen people.
- Age 70 and above – 59% believed the Jews were God’s chosen people.[3]
- Overall evangelical beliefs about the Jewish people have remained stable over the past 4 years.
Despite all of the negative press about Israel in recent years… despite all of the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests everywhere… about half of Evangelical Christians still believe the Jews are God’s “chosen people.”[4]
Here are the survey results from a 2025 sample of 1,008 Evangelical Protestants, compared to a similar 2021 survey:
- The Jews are still God’s chosen people:
- 2021 – 51%
- 2025 – 49%
- Christians replaced Jews as the chosen people – known as “Replacement Theology:
- 2021 – 17%
- 2025 – 19%
- The Jews never were God’s chosen people:
- 2021 – 10%
- 2025 – 10%
- I’m not sure about this:
- 2021 – 19%
- 2025 – 20%
The 2025 survey also showed that Evangelicals prioritize spiritual support for the Jewish people and for Israel – about 74% — more than political support – about 60%.[5]
- Some of the causes of the “belief gap” between younger and older Evangelical Christians.
Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research write in their survey report that “There is a strong correlation between what evangelicals hear from church leaders and what they believe.”[6]
Those who frequently hear from their pastors that the Jews are God’s chosen people are much more likely to believe it than those who don’t.
On the other hand, those who rely heavily on social media and biased radical Left news sources for their understanding of truth are hearing very negative things about the Jews, such as:
- The Jews are “occupiers” of Palestinian territory
- Israel is the aggressor; the Palestinians are the victims
- Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
These anti-Israel messages are spreading widely via podcasts and TikTok influencers.
No one who hears and believes these media lies is going to believe that the Jews are God’s chosen people.
Here are some other factors that are causing younger Evangelical Christians to doubt the “chosen people” status of the Jews:
- The growing antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment of major universities and colleges – and even in some Christian colleges – has had a greater impact on younger Evangelical Christians than on older evangelicals who attended college in a more conservative era.
- Antisemitism and anti-Israel indoctrination is now in the curriculum of public government-run schools beginning in elementary grades, and continues through high school. It has even infiltrated into some Christian schools.
- Fewer evangelical churches are teaching the Old Testament prophetic history of the descendants of Abraham, and relating that history to the current religious and political conflicts in the Middle East.
- Youth leaders and pastors largely ignore issues related to Jews and Arabs for fear of offending either group – or for fear of causing controversy within their church.
- Younger generations of evangelicals are not being encouraged to study the Scriptures for themselves as much as were older generations.
- What can be done to reverse the decline of younger Evangelical Christians in their belief about the Jews as God’s chosen people.
The key to halting the decline in belief about the Jews being God’s chosen people is biblical education.
Romans 10:17 reminds us, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”
In 2 Timothy 2:15 we are encouraged to “Be diligent [study] to present yourselves approved to God as workers who do not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.”
Here are some possible ways older evangelicals can help the younger generations of evangelical Christians increase their faith in God’s word – and younger evangelicals can grow and expand their faith regarding the Jewish people and Israel:
- Read the history of the Jewish people – and God’s promises to them – in Genesis 12, 15, 28, and in the book of Joshua.
- Pastors and church leaders can teach a series on the Jewish people using the above passages and other Bible prophecies and historical accounts.
- Parents, homeschool your kids or send them to a Christian school that covers biblical Jewish history in their curriculum.
- High school seniors and graduates, attend a Christian college that offers a course on biblical Jewish history and prophecy, and sign up for that course.
- Search online and watch messages on Jewish history and on current events in the Middle East that relate to Bible prophecy. You can watch one very current prophetic message regarding Iran and Israel HERE.
- Read chapter 11 of my book, Christian Voter: How to Vote For, Not Against, Your Values to Transform Culture and Politics. This chapter gives a thorough summary of the history of Israel and the biblical prophecies regarding Israel.
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FAQs:
Q. What is this article about?
A. It’s about a survey of 1,008 evangelical Protestants taken this year that showed only 29% of evangelicals under 35 years old believe the Jews are God’s chosen people, compared with 50% or more of evangelicals over the age of 35.
Q: Is there a reason for the disparity of belief between younger and older evangelicals regarding the Jews?
A. There are several. People tend to believe what they hear most often. Younger evangelicals are likely to hear more anti-Semitic messages from social media and from radical Left news sources than older evangelicals.
Q: What can be done to increase the belief among under-35 evangelicals that the Jews are in fact God’s chosen people?
A. They can be encouraged to read Jewish history for themselves in Genesis 12, 15, 28, and in the book of Joshua. They can also be encouraged to search online and watch videos of evangelical pastors teaching about the history of Israel and about biblical prophecy regarding Israel.
About Craig Huey:
Craig Huey is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and publisher of The Huey Alert and Direct Marketing Update. He is also the author of The Great Deception: 10 Shocking Dangers and the Blueprint for Rescuing the American Dream, exposing the lies of socialism and defending America’s founding principles. Craig appears on national media such as FOX, FOX Business, Newsmax and more. He also co-hosts The Huey Alert Podcast with his wife Shelly and helps business leaders, Christians, conservatives, libertarians, young people and more understand the intersection of faith, politics, and freedom.
[1] https://www.infinityconcepts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Crossroads-of-Belief-Downloadable.pdf
[2] Michael Gryboski, https://www.christianpost.com/news/young-evangelicals-less-likely-to-believe-jews-are-gods-chosen.html?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=Daily&utm_medium=newsletter
[3] Ibid.
[4] https://www.infinityconcepts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Crossroads-of-Belief-Downloadable.pdf
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.