So if there is only “one way”, why are there so many denominations? If they don’t disagree about.
bobkgin asked the question:
…how to get to heaven, why would they split from their mother church (whatever church that might have been for each denomination)?
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16 Responses to “So if there is only “one way”, why are there so many denominations? If they don’t disagree about.”
There is only one way to get to Heaven - through accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
All the denominations are the result of human arguing over nitpicky things like how to be baptized, what type of songs to sing during worship or what even what to serve at the monthly potluck (yes, there are some churches that have split over stupid stuff like that).
Thats just people being people.
Has nothing to do with GOD.
God made his Church , people can get away from it if they want to.
Take a 5 witness to an event and you get ten different views. Now people are the same way with the Bible and what other people believe.
there is one way, but all the denominations just represent the different interpretations people want to fit their agenda. They are nothing but manmade rules that God never intended for His children. He has one simple commandment that we love Him and love others of course sincerely from the heart.
You are not that naive!
People don’t want to be second banana, so they break away and someone becomes top banana of yet still another group.
Jesus is the one way.
The Catholic Church is the One Church Jesus founded and the one Church that the other Protestants split off from.
Not bashing Protestants, there are many really good Protestant people out there!
Peace!
When it comes to religion, nobody knows what they’re talking about, nobody can prove anything, which makes it easy to be schismatic.
1 Corinthians 12:4
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.”
Not every denomination or church agrees on every point in scripture, though all Christians agree that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. Also, every church and denomination will be outfitted through their congregation with different strengths and talents, and through the Spirit they will have different callings.
They may be called to emphasize missionary work in foreign lands, or perhaps to emphasize study of antiquities to better understand the scripture, to teach, to preach, to do missionary work domestically, some to lead exhuberant worship, others to lie protrate in fervent prayer.
Same Lord, different calling.
Same body, different parts for different purposes.
Division of labor is not evil, nor does it necessarily show lack of unity.
and…
then you have the people that start up a new Church just to get tax breaks for their family… and then they get the idea to expand and take money from other people as donations… and it grows and grows.. until they finally make it on TV as a hit series every Sunday!!
just becouse men like to think they know better and so are all to happy to set up their own church some grow and some die. but the basics remain the same only Jesus can save and if you read the bible yourself you have a better chance of understanding the little diffences do not mater
I have been to many different denominations and do not think they are much different apart from the RC who think they are the only correct ones ?????
I believe that no religion has the “only one true way”. I believe that each religion (regardless of which one it is), only has a piece of the puzzle. If we all put our pieces of the puzzle together, only then, do I believe, that we will have the true, entire picture (the only true way).
Have a lovely rest of the day…..Bright Blessings……
Bruised ego?
Wounded pride?
Greed?
Some people don’t like the color of the carpeting in that church, so they decide to leave and start another?
I’ve seen people leave churches for all of these reasons…
But I think the biggest problem is disagreements over points of doctrine.
There is only one way to get to Heaven, and that is by accepting Jesus Christ as savior. Most Christians do not argue about that fact. The Bible is pretty clear on it.
Denominations are a result of various interpretations of the scriptures. A lot of it is very petty stuff — like whether or not to baptize infants, or dedicate them to the Lord; whether to allow women into the ministry, and in what form; whether to dunk or sprinkle someone in baptism — and a multitude of other things…. music, dress, etc.
When the church’s rules are more important than the scriptures — this is called legalism. Legalism is a dangerous thing, because it takes the focus off Christ. Be very careful and don’t judge others based on the laws of men. Focus on Christ.
We are all saved by grace. When you come to realize that, you can overlook the differences of the various denominations to see that we are all ONE CHURCH, in Christ.
Prophecies by Thomas S Gibson 2004
There are many who walk in pride in the church thinking that they are someone important who will be used in the coming revival. But no? I will use the humble ones who are not part of the great organized man-made church. For the man-made man organized church will not partake of what is to come. For what is to come must come through the unhindered move of the Holy Spirit. Anything else would taint the move of God. So says the Lord God.
2004 Thomas S Gibson
My true church is not a denomination, but rather it is My people gathering into a local congregation with a name that represents the local area. Beyond this is a sin. For if one creates a division with Christ, one creates a division of My people which is wickedness.
2004 Thomas S Gibson
Thus saith the Lord. Those churches who are truly not part of division-making shall be blessed by Me. Those churches who will not stand as a true and separate church from divisions (denominations) shall be removed. I will no longer have divisions within My body. They shall be removed. I will do this in the coming years.
There are many more prophesies by this man. Just do a google search on his name, prophesies for today.
Cathy
Ephesians 4:5 One true Lord,One true faith,One true Baptism.read verses 11-14it will tell you how Christ set it up,why he set it up and how long it should be here for us “till we ALL come in the unity of the faith”.
All the different denominations came about from people adding to or taking away from God’s Word.
The Catholics added their traditions.
The Protestants tried, not to start new churches, but to reform the Catholic church.
If we want to do things God’s way, we need to put aside all the teachings of men, and go back the Bible. Do Bible things in Bible ways and call Bible things by Bible names.
I have long rejected the term ‘undemonational,’ because people tend to use it to mean ‘encompassing all the changes that people have added.’ I used to use ‘antidenominational,’ but lately I heard somebody say ‘predenominational.’ That’s more accurate. For more information about the predenominational church, follow the link below.