y r there so many branches of Christianity when Jesus himself was Jewish?

Question

agnostic myself, but just curious why people would follow a religion where its obvious one of the main figure heads belived something so different

yeah ur comment was v helpful JINENGLISH and the daft tw*t who said read the bible, i have prob read more of it than those who profess to b Christians.

its a Q no one has been able to ansa adaquately even the priests/padres/ and followers of the religion in the past, so i thought this was an interesting Q but annoys me wen people get arsey

Answer 1

Jesus was the first Jewish Christian
why do they branch off
Because over the years, Kings,Popes and so on and so forth...wanted to change the laws in the Bible to suit what they wanted to do...like divorce and such
so they break off and make a new Sect. with the new laws to agree with what they wanted

Answer 2

Although most of the branches of Christianity share a common core of belief, the main differences come out of fundamental theological disagreements, most claim to be the version of Christianity closest to Jesus's teachings.
One reason why Christianity split into many different branches is that through history, groups of Christians felt that that the established teaching was flawed, and so separated from the established church to follow their vision to God's desires regarding Christianity.

Roman Catholics revere Jesus's mother, Mary and the saints, many Protestants think that reverence of them is a distraction from worshipping God, possibly approaching idolatry.
Even the exact nature of Holy Communion is split, some believe it merely represents the body and blood of Jesus, others that it becomes "in substance" the body and blood of Jesus. Quakers believe that any meal with others can be a form of Holy Communion.

Even the form of leadership varies, Roman Catholic clergy cannot marry, most Protestant clergy can, both tend to have a hierarchy of priest. Quakers often have no ordained clergy, and tend to be run by consensus.

Answer 3

Well man made, and named all religion God's words were written by man, and over the years changed to suit the different religions of the world. The truth is it all comes down to a man, or woman passing on what they have seen or heard, as human beings can not be trusted not to change a bit, or add a bit it's not reliable. So back in those times i expect that one or more people did not like al of what Jewish beliefs did, or said, so they started their own, just like all the different ones you hear of today, if somebody don't like that that religion, OK lets start our own, and the whole thing starts again

Answer 4

Congratulations on figuring out that Jesus was a Jew. The original Christians (followers of Christ), were also, you guessed it Jews. It was St. Paul who took the message of this Jewish man, Jesus, to the Gentiles, Romans, Corinthians, heretofore known as pagans. It was the early Christians who also realized that if they were to grow they would have to seek members outside their race. It was also the early Christians (Jews all) who decided that circumcision, for example, did not have to be a requirement to gain entry.

So to answer your question, yes Jesus was a Jew, and held certain beliefs, beliefs which people like the Pharisees or Saducees did not agree with. Christians believe in Jesus and his teachings, so the whole Jew thing is basically a non-issue. Unless you're George Allen (R-VA).

Answer 5

The name Christianity comes from Christ ( Jesus) So it is obvious here that the Christ Jesus is the founder of Christianity. Jesus was a Jew by birth by he did not practise the Jewish religion. He is the Son of God and the messiah foretold by the prophets.He came to earth with a purpose of redemption of mankind. He did not share the same opinion with the Jewish religious leader on the laws. They envied Him because he performed many miracles beyond every reasonable doubt.The major reason for the envying until they delivered him up to be crucified.

Answer 6

"Christianity" is used today in a very broad sense. If you read the Bible you'll see that the people who were called Christians were the people who were "Christ-like" (which is what Christian means). If you think about it that way, I'm sure you know someone or know of someone who belongs to a "Christian" religion who is anything but Christ like!

As for me, I just follow the Bible. I don't need any sacraments or traditions telling me what to do or what not to do. The Bible says that Christ is the cornerstone of the church (anyone who believes in him is part of His church) so He is my "figure head." As for anything else that claims to be a Christian religion and has a figure head other than Christ, well, they're not really Christians.

Answer 7

As Jesus is God and the Bible is God breathed (written by man, inspired by God), then Jesus does not believe in something so different. Do you know that the old testament is about the laws of the Jews, there history and the prophesy of Christs coming and the New testament is about the fulfilment of Christs coming and about salvation. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and to end all the sacrifices and rules (such as circumcision) of the old ways, He is the ultimate sacrifice and by accepting Him we will have eternal life through salvation.

Answer 8

Its basic Human Nature. While there can be a common belief shared amongst religious sects. Individuals and groups are always looking to shape peoples world view in a structure that they think is the right one, weather for saintly or more sinister reasons. Christ was hailed as a Massiah amongst the early christians, who then converted even pagan Rome to christianity within 300 years. It is a very confusing proof, some think, of the non-existance of god; that he hasn't shaped humanity into a more cohesive religious whole, tells us that we may be on our own.

Answer 9

Yes, Jesus was a jew.
I don't think Jesus was a Christian - he was not a follower of himself. But he was the ultimate sacrifice for all of our sins. Jesus would have followed the laws of the old testament.
Here is some scripture that will hopefully help!
Romans 8
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,[d] 4in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

Answer 10

Jesus came to save the Jews, Christianity is what resulted.