Is it really imoprtand which denomination we are?

[yohonron]

We all can discuss about differences but not judge,fight and not accept each other.I personally think that fighting about dogmas and teachings can just make us to run away from each other,not to come closer to each other....And what kind of Christians we are if we are not accepting our brothers just because of different interpreting of dogmas?Did Lord done that?He accepted everybody.And on the end who are we to judge?Is not God the one that judge?

I'd have to agree that fighting is useless. We aught to rather magnify what we do have in common and be of one mind with one another (Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 1:10; Phil 3:16).

Cheers,

 

[christopherdombrowski]

What is really important is that we not be part of a denomination, but rather be pre-denominational.

 

[ifightdwagons]

I do not get people that are fighting about dogmas and teaching of some church, or denomination...Didn`t God said that hearth is important,not theology?Aren´t we all different part of same body?Aren`t we all different?
Thanx

I find them all fundamentally the same.
I am glad that my faith is different from all of them.

I do not believe that it is possible to be saved in the way people seem to make it out to be.

 

[JCFantasy23]

I do not get people that are fighting about dogmas and teaching of some church, or denomination...Didn`t God said that hearth is important,not theology?Aren´t we all different part of same body?Aren`t we all different?
Thanx

His bride is the church, and the "Church" is the body of believers. Denomination is how we classify ourselves for various reasons (many times for simple reasons such as worship styles), but by being Christians we are all of the same body, we're all the Church. What unites us is stronger than what divides us.

 

[RipleyCountyChristian]

I think denominations are not what God wanted...but man can't all agree, not even on the basic theology of Christianity, so we split off into different denominations.

What denomination we are doesn't matter as long as we have Christ in our lives.

 

[followerofchristIN]

Denominations, in my opinion, are holding the church back from doing what it has been called to do. Instead of going out and winning souls for Christ, we are too caught up in how we should do it.

 

[perrfekt]

denominations are groups of like minded believers. people minsconstrue refuting doctrine with refuting a denomination.

for instance, the belief that one must speak in tongues for salvation is not biblically supported. what is biblically supported is that it is one of many gifts of the spirit. so how does this false notion come into existence? on the day of pentecost, everyone in the upper room recieved this gift. who was in the upper room? the disciples of Christ. there were not only 12 disciples, there were many, but 12 were chosen to be apostles. so everyone who was in the upper room were people who had followed Jesus during his earthly ministry, and who were given this gift that they may preach the gospel without hinderance as they went out.

so to say a pentecostal cannot be a christian because this is a common belief held among them, would not be true. it is simply mens error. no single person nor institution on the face of this earth can claim they have 100% solid doctrine. but what every individual believer has is the word of God and the spirit of God within them to discern truth.

so no, denominations are not important. what is important is who you place your faith in, and why you do so.

 

[Newman02]

I do not get people that are fighting about dogmas and teaching of some church, or denomination...Didn`t God said that hearth is important,not theology?Aren´t we all different part of same body?Aren`t we all different?
Thanx

Yea I agree I think argueing and fighting has a way of taking something away from whats really important, which is loving God and showing love to one another.

 

[σύνδουλόν]

I think God will not require us to achieve abstract knowlegde of theology; to find out the right denomination is very hard, at least for me; my conclussion is that catholic church has the plain thruth, in spite of corruption of her members; even so, I dont condemn who has other mind.

There is a knowledge attainable for everybody, even heathens; the natural religion; based in the worship before the almighty God, its obedience, the consciousness of sin, and the commandement of love, it´s to say, the duty of making good to everybody. This natural religion is the sustenance of revelated religion, which leads it to perfection in Christ. The christian who carries out the natural law, believe in Christ as his saviour, believe in scriptures as word of God, and plaises God.

God expects us to 'search the scriptures' (John 5:39) to know:

Does the Catholic church teach the following in verity or is there another teaching on this?

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: - 1 John 4:2

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.- 1 John 4:6

What does it mean biblically to 'confesseth' that Christ has 'come in the flesh'?

Does the 'Immaculate Conception' (Catholic teaching of Mary's birth) allow for this truth or does it try to circumvent it because of its teaching on 'Original Sin'? What does John mean by 'flesh'? His own statements identify what he means.

 

[ccgems]

Freepeople, God Bless you brother. Biblically, there are Christians...and there are non-Christians. All denominations are the construct of man. Satan has a HUGE hand in religion, and Christianity in particular. Remember, Jesus Christ didn't have a problem with the sinners. His problem was with the religious elite, the Pharisses and the Saducees. I believe the Catholics are the worst. They have a multitute of theology and dogma that is to be "taken by faith" that they cannot prove biblically or scripturally.

 

[ghendricks63]

Christ established One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

As one poster on here once said, "Christ is returning for his Bride, not his Harem."

That's cute...LOL Utter nonsense...but cute none the less.

Christ established NO denomination.

 

[laconicstudent]

That's cute...LOL Utter nonsense...but cute none the less.

Christ established NO denomination.

So you seriously think Christ is going to have a harem in his Kingdom? Surely you jest.

 

[ghendricks63]

So you seriously think Christ is going to have a harem in his Kingdom? Surely you jest.

Unless you are suggesting that Jesus is going to save 1 person...and 1 person alone...your point makes absolutely no sense.

 

[laconicstudent]

Unless you are suggesting that Jesus is going to save 1 person...and 1 person alone...your point makes absolutely no sense.

I'm suggesting that Christ has one Bride, one Church, not a harem of squabbling little denominations that splintered from the Holy Church to satisfy their own passions.

 

[ghendricks63]

I'm suggesting that Christ has one Bride, one Church, not a harem of squabbling little denominations that splintered from the Holy Church to satisfy their own passions.

So...there really is going to be MORE than 1 person in this "one Church"? Sounds a lot like a harem to me.

 

[laconicstudent]

So...there really is going to be MORE than 1 person in this "one Church"?

Yes? There are quite a few last I heard.

Sounds a lot like a harem to me.

Well, it isn't, "harem" is a set that contains more than one member.

 

[ghendricks63]

Yes? There are quite a few last I heard.



Well, it isn't, "harem" is a set that contains more than one member.

So you are suggesting Jesus is only going to save one person in the history of the world??

Wow...I hope it's me...grin.

 

[ghendricks63]

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:13

 

[tsr]

It does not matter which denomination you attend. What is important you are worshiping the Lord and giving Him all the glory. My wife and I have attended numerous churchs and denominations and now have attended a specific church. The church is filled with the spirit......love.....and caring for others. This church preaches the Lords word from the Bible.....there is no fighting or aguements. The members are loving and caring people.
You must pray and ask the Lord for guidance and the Holy Spirit will guide you

 

[laconicstudent]

So you are suggesting Jesus is only going to save one person in the history of the world??

Wow...I hope it's me...grin.

No. I have no idea what you are talking about. We are discussing the Church. You seem to be confused on this subject; I recommend reading Acts.