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Why are there different denominations, anyway?

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the reason we have differant denominations is because there are real differances between how people interprete the Bible

The only ones disagreeing with the Holy Bibles interpretation of the Holy Bible, are in error already.

"Catholic" is a foreign term, as is every other "denomination" and "non-denomination". Void of mankinds proud boasting, vainity, and worthlessness.

God is one, and magnified by His own.
 
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The only ones disagreeing with the Holy Bibles interpretation of the Holy Bible, are in error already.

"Catholic" is a foreign term, as is every other "denomination" and "non-denomination". Void of mankinds proud boasting, vainity, and worthlessness.

God is one, and magnified by His own.

Who are the people not in error because they have the correct interpretation? According to your statement, everyone is in error if they view another interpretation as in error. Isn't this a circular argument that includes everyone? The Bible does not give an individual the authority of interpretation.

There are other 'foreign terms' not in the Bible; e.g. Trinity, purgatory, rapture, etc. Those terms are devoid of any origin of any original language used in the scriptures when they were written, yet are believed by others as part of His truth.

The term 'Catholic' is not in the same category as those examples given in the paragraph above.

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Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective (katholikos), meaning "universal".

Catholic

[Middle English catholik, universally accepted, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, universal, from Greek katholikos, from katholou, in general : kat-, kata-, down, along, according to; see cata- + holou (from neuter genitive of holos, whole; see sol- in Indo-European roots).]
Around 106AD St. Ignatius used the term in reference to the Church, and I haven't been able to find a translation without the term for 'universal' that doesn't use a capitalized 'C'.

St. Ignatius

Chapter 8. Let nothing be done without the bishop

See that you all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as you would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is [administered] either by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid.
The writings of the early Church fathers, like the scriptures, are open to interpretational differences. Most of those differences seem to be to support a particular theology.
 
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Why are there even different denominations? Like catholic, baptist, etc.

Aren't christians just supposed to believe in the whole bible?

If the denominations are set up by how they interpret the bible, then still. What's the point of labeling people? Even two baptists or two catholics might disagree on some interpretations of the bible...

Look at the history of the Christian Church and then you shall see. The major breaks were in Eurasia and the fragmentations were in North America, for fine details you have to read or you can ask specific questions and I shall try and enlighten you. ;)
 
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Christ prayed for us to be one, and Paul wrote we should be of the same mind and judgment; and to avoid division.

...which everyone agrees to. Then when a dispute arises, each side says that the other caused it and excuses itself from any responsibility for the split.
 
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Why are there even different denominations? Like catholic, baptist, etc.

Aren't christians just supposed to believe in the whole bible?

If the denominations are set up by how they interpret the bible, then still. What's the point of labeling people? Even two baptists or two catholics might disagree on some interpretations of the bible...

The problem is this:

The Bible didn't fall out of the sky. Not all humans deem it worthy or necessary to get God right it seems. They are content to tell the infinite God how He should fit into their finite boxes.

In Christ,

Michael
 
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Look at the history of the Christian Church and then you shall see. The major breaks were in Eurasia and the fragmentations were in North America, for fine details you have to read or you can ask specific questions and I shall try and enlighten you. ;)

Actually, the major break was in 1054. After that: the reformation. Now here we are, 2 trillion denominations later... and we can't figure out why there's no unity.

In Christ,

Michael
 
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Why are there even different denominations? Like catholic, baptist, etc.

Aren't christians just supposed to believe in the whole bible?

If the denominations are set up by how they interpret the bible, then still. What's the point of labeling people? Even two baptists or two catholics might disagree on some interpretations of the bible...



There are only three Christian Churches. They are Orthodox, Catholic and the many many Protestant Churches. The Christian denominations are all branches grafted onto the root of Israel. The Catholic cultures are Leah's children, the Slavs are from the sons of the handmaids. And Rachel's tow sons Joseph and Benjamin are the Protestant Christians. They are the grafted cultures on the root of Israel. See Pauls explanation in Rm.11;17 Here they are today "regenerated" as Jesus said they would be in Matt.19;28

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Why are there even different denominations?

Sin is the reason for different denominations. These are man made religions but man falls short of the perfection that God has for the Church. Our sinfulness is the reason for different denominations.
 
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Why are there even different denominations? Like catholic, baptist, etc.

Aren't christians just supposed to believe in the whole bible?

If the denominations are set up by how they interpret the bible, then still. What's the point of labeling people? Even two baptists or two catholics might disagree on some interpretations of the bible...

Agreed. To my mind we are all christians. As far as the bible thing. I was raised as an eastern orthodox, and I believe in the writings of the fathers of the church as well. The bible is just one of the holy scriptures. It was made by the church over time. The church doesn't depend on it for everything.
 
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Sin is the reason for different denominations. These are man made religions but man falls short of the perfection that God has for the Church. Our sinfulness is the reason for different denominations.

you are not far from the truth. I agree. I also think pride is what created the early schism. The fact that everyone wanted everyone else to believe that only they were having the truth.
 
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Why are there even different denominations? Like catholic, baptist, etc.

Aren't christians just supposed to believe in the whole bible?

If the denominations are set up by how they interpret the bible, then still. What's the point of labeling people? Even two baptists or two catholics might disagree on some interpretations of the bible...


The Christian denominations are miraculously today a correspondent to the tribes of ancient Israel. This is because Paul told us that the European Gentiles would be "grafted branches" onto the root of Israel. If they are grafted branches, onto which tribe is each branch grafted. Because Israel is composed of twelve tribes with each individual characteristics. These particular characteristics were noted by Israel their father and by Moses later on to predict what each tribe would end up doing.

Since Israel was preached to and followed Jesus, today these same characteristics can be used to help identify the "regeneration." Matt.19;28

The sons of Israel has four mothers. Leah's tribes today are Europes Catholics. Rachel's tribes today are Europe's Protestants, and the three Slavic Christian Cultures today correspond with the handmaidens sons.

These twelve christian traditional cultures are all well over a thousand years old. God would not let it form and go on that long it it was not intended to be. After all, the Christian nations are the ones out of all the people's of the world who did form "Christian nations." These nations are forecast in Rev.21;24 to walk "in the light of it." Today these Christian nations have invented and live in the modern world!

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Actually, the major break was in 1054. After that: the reformation. Now here we are, 2 trillion denominations later... and we can't figure out why there's no unity.

In Christ,

Michael

That's what I meant, but made it more general to include the events in 431, 451, and of course 1054 and the reformation.

To dana_b: what on earth are you talking about!?
 
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