2006-09-21 05:23:15 · 12 answers · asked by benjamin o 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because some believed Satan's lies and left the original teaches of God.
2006-09-21 07:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many denominations for several reasons. (1) Each denomination has a slightly different doctrine or emphasis from the others. (2) As people started churches, they simply gave them different names. (3) Denominations are good in that if you attended a Baptist church in one town, and then moved to another town, you could attend a similar Baptist church in the new town. The Lutheran denomination was named after Martin Luther. The Methodists got their name because their founder, John Wesley, was famous for coming up with “methods” for spiritual growth. Presbyterians are named for their view on church leadership - the Greek word for elder is "presbyteros." Baptists got their name because they have always emphasized the importance of baptism.
We, as believers, must believe the same on the essentials of the faith, but beyond that there is great latitude in how a Christian should worship, serve, and live his life. This latitude is what causes so many different flavors of Christianity. Diversity is a good thing, but disunity is not. If two churches disagree doctrinally, it is fine that they remain separate. This separation, though, does not lift the responsibility Christians have to love one another (1 John 4:11-12) – and ultimately be united as one in Christ (John 17:21-22).
2006-09-21 12:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by heresyhunter@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians have different denominations because, though we believe in generally the same things, ie Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, we often have different forms of worship and different customs and beliefs.
For example, Catholics believe in the actual presence of Christ in the Eucharist
However, Episcopalians believe that it is just a representation
2006-09-21 12:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by ChicaInquisitiva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started right around the time of christ when the People's Liberation Front of Judea split from the Judean People's Liberation Front, ony to then be divided again into the Popular People's Front of Judea.... you can read up on the historical events here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python's_Life_of_Brian
You will also learn how fate made us worship Jesus, instead of the true savior: BRIAN.... good stuff
2006-09-21 12:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by elwoodo0oo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Christians are so hung-up on who's right and who's wrong. Only in Christianity does it really make a difference since the consequences are so dire. If one is "wrong" it's off to hell for eternity.
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2006-09-21 13:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revelations that then become doctrinal causing stagnation within until another revelation comes along and the older denomination doesn't follow the leading of the Spirit.
Some arise out of cults that fabricate their "new and improved" revelation.
That why we have FUNDAMENTALS that we can agree on.
ie. virgin birth, death, burial, resurrection, second return, blood atonement....
2006-09-21 12:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denominations are the inventions of man, not God.
2006-09-21 12:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are growing day by day. They cant worship God in one roof and one place at a time. So necessity has come to build more churches to worship Him and named them as now they have.
2006-09-21 12:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by Wilson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are all reading a book written by men and are getting their own interpetation from it. If a real god had wrote it, everyone would understand it the same way, that would be a real sign
2006-09-21 12:36:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To balance the people who still believe Calvin wasn't in it for the money.
2006-09-21 12:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋