why do churches carry other names?

Question

christ said to peter that on the rock he'd build his church matt16:18 the church that christ built is moreover adressed as church of christ in romans 16;16 so what is the use of other denominations such as catholics,pentecost ?????

Answer 1

They all believe something different

Church Of Christ sounds good to me

Answer 2

Are names important? Sometimes they are. Who’s name do you want on your paycheck? Does it matter if someone else’s name is on the title of your car or the deed to your home? You work hard to purchase these items, you own them, and, therefore, you want the proper name on the documents that show this ownership.
Our Lord also made a purchase. He bought the church at a very costly price (Acts 20:28). He built it and called it “my church” (Matt.16: 13-18). He has rightful ownership.
Other references to the church in the Bible show this ownership. These include “the churches of Christ” (Rom.16: 16), and “the church of God” (Acts 20:28), etc. But, unlike these names, many churches today have names that are not found in Scripture, and that do not identify the owner and builder.
But notice, Christ did not purchase a building. The church is made up of the His followers. When we wear the name “church of Christ”, we name Him as the “head of the church” (Eph.1: 22-23) and we identify ourselves as a group that is trying to follow the “doctrine of Christ”(2 John 9). In contrast, a member of a denomination is identified by name as one who follows the leadership and teaching (doctrine) of that denomination.
Christ’s headship over the church is compared to a marriage relationship (Eph. 5: 21-32). Jesus loves the church and it is called the bride of Christ. The bride, the church, shows honor to the groom when she agrees to wear his name.
Suppose, for example, Mr. Smith asks his girlfriend to marry him. She agrees, but says, “Our friend Mr. Jones is a good man, so when we get married, instead of being called Mrs. Smith, I want to be called Mrs. Jones.” Would Mr. Smith have a reason to question her loyalty to him? Would he feel honored? Why would a bride wear another man’s name? Why would a church want to wear a man-made name?
We don’t have to wear man-made names. Just as the church is called several names in Scripture, we as individuals are given names we can wear. Followers of Christ are simply called things like “saints” or “disciples”. But there is also a specific name given. 1 Peter 4:16 says, “If a man suffer as a Christian… let him glorify God in this name”. Since the Bible gives us a name to wear (Christian), we do not need another name, but some are not content to be known simply by “this name”. Some want to add another name, but we were never meant to be hyphen-named Christians.
The Corinthians had this problem. Some were Paul-Christians, Apollos-Christians, and Cephus-Christians. (1 Cor.1: 10-13). Because they were divided by these various names, they were called “carnal” and not “spiritual”(1 Cor.3: 1-4). You see, a single name promotes unity, but multiple names encourage divisions. We should be content to wear the name God has given. (Isaiah 62:2)
So, is a name important? Names show honor, identify ownership, promote unity (or division), recognize leadership, signify submission, denote doctrine, and demonstrate loyalty. If these are important, then names are also important.

Answer 3

Matthew 15:9 says in vain they do worship me keeping for doctrine the commandments of men.

Jesus himself said men would not keep sound doctrine. If people refuse to accept baptism as essential for salvation and willingly add to the scriptures things like instruments of music and calling preachers Reverend, then it is not surprising they will call the church by another name.

Look at the word pastor, in the bible it is the office of an elder, and elders can be preachers, but not all preachers are elders, but the world view of a pastor is a preacher.

Answer 4

One reason there are so many different churches and denominations in our nation is because we live in a country that practices religious freedom.

This wasn't true several hundred years ago in many countries; then only one church was tolerated in most nations. But when people immigrated here from other countries they were free to bring their own religious practices with them, and they did. Many of our major denominations trace their beginnings back to their European roots—Lutherans from Scandinavia, for example, or Presbyterians from Scotland.

Other churches came into existence because of some minor disagreement over doctrine, or to meet the needs of a particular group of people. Sadly, occasionally churches have been started for less noble reasons—a conflict between members, for example. When that happens, Satan must rejoice; one of the things the Bible says God hates is "a man who stirs up dissension among brothers" (Proverbs 6:19).

In spite of this, all Christian churches agree on the central truths of the Gospel: We are sinners in need of God's forgiveness; Jesus Christ came down from Heaven to save us from our sins by His death on the cross; by His resurrection we can have eternal life. He alone is our hope, and He alone is the foundation of His people. Have you committed your life to Him?

Answer 5

Where there did Christ tell Peter what to call the church? Jim

Answer 6

"Satan rejoice..."?
Yes, at one time there was one Universal church in western Europe. Do not discount the Eastern rite and the myriad Orientalk rites that are still around today.
Americans get freaked out by the fact that someone may not believe in the same manner they do.
In Christ, its all the same.
All hail Sol Invictus!

Answer 7

Every religious denomination wants its share of the profits...
Church of Christ is no different...Pass the collection plate...

Answer 8

Different people have different interpretations/understandings of what the Bible means.

The Rock that he built is the Christian Church. At least one school of interpretation holds that Jesus taught that there would be different groups of followers, who understood things differently.

The use of different names for groups with different understandings, makes it easier for indivdiuals who have the same undersanding to worship together.

Answer 9

Because everybody wants to be right, and when other people disagree, they go off and create their own "denomination" so that they can be right in their own eyes.

Far from God's plan.....we should be one church UNITED and it's the denominationalism that we see today that is partly responsible for Christianity's bad reputation and, in my opinion, ineffectiveness in the world today.

Answer 10

although all you named are based upon the Christian Traditions all are different in the Rituals and Ceremonies they perform in Church services.