Jonny Gios photo | Unsplash Most of those in your pews believe in Christ’s resurrection, but what might change if they grasped what that meant for their eternity? By Marissa Postell Sullivan By and large, Americans agree Jesus rose from the grave. According to the State of Theology report, nearly 2 in 3 Americans (65%) agree biblical accounts of the physical (bodily) resurrection of Jesus are completely accurate, including 45% who strongly agree. They say this event actually occurred.