Why does christianity have so many denominations? How many gods are there exactly?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

For the same reason that all religions have specific denominations or sects. People. If you and I were to read the same chapter from the Bible, you and I would both come up with our own interpretion. If we met someone else who believed that our interpretation was probably right, then you would have two etc. The Nation of Islam has more than one sect as do the Hindu and Oriental religions. It is all a matter of interpretation. For that matter, religion in general is a matter of interpretation. Nearly every human being on earth has now been exposed to Christian teachings and the Bible yet not all believe. Why not? Because they do not interpret it as being the truth. I personally am a Christian so again, my interpretation is different from that of the non Christian etc. It is not likely that we can all be either totally right or totally wrong. Each person must choose for themselves. That is what is meant by God giving us free will.

Answer 3

They all worship the same God. There are different denominations because people have different approaches to worship. Thay all have the same basic beliefs about God. Christianity has been around for a long time and it's worldwide, so naturally people are going to have different approaches. Separating into different denominations is just a way of allowing people to worship the way they feel right worshipping without a lot of strife. IMO, it's better than lockstep conformity or some rather harsh conflict between people who think a liitle differently about something that probably isn't that important.

Answer 4

Christianity split into denominations largely because of theological disagreements. The Roman Catholic church claims to be the original version but most of the other denominations think that their version is the true version, due to their interpretation of the Bible. As a Anglican Christian, I feel that the RC reverence of the Virgin Mary and Saints is excessive and is a distraction from the central relationship with Jesus. I do not feel that a priesthood with no personal understanding of marriage can give the best advice on married life, but I do approve of the commitment to the priesthood in principle.

There is one single True God, in that area I agree with both Jews and Muslims, however I also believe that God is three-in-one, united in character, power, will, action and essence, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Answer 5

"Why are there so many Christian denominations?"

: 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).

Answer 6

Christians have a live relationship with God based on the bible, especially the New Testament revelation.
Often though people like sinking back into ritual as its very comfortable....
Then someone/some people uncover wonderful revelation from the Word, or see the church going somewhat off the bible message. But people in the church are often content with just the forms and rituals of religion, and feel uncomfortable with change; its a very human trait. The person/group of people who have refound a vital truth either have to lump it and let their revelation be ignored, or try with a lot of frustration to continue to persuade reluctant minds, or make a new denomination.

There is only one God. Some people erroneously think christians believe in 3 Gods, but this is a mistaken understanding. I don't know if theologians would regard these analogies as correct: Its like the sun being itself, but also producing light and warmth. Also consider a human - we are one, yet composed of a body and a mind, and also (christians believe), a spirit. The Son of God has always been in existence. He incarnated to be our Saviour since there was no other way to pay for sin, and also to raise us up into fellowship with God, since by coming down to share our lot and show love He is able to offer us genuine friendship.

Answer 7

All Christians regardless of their denomination worship the same God and most likely believe in the Trinity. Before the Catholic Church used to be the only church but it split because of controversies and protesters. The Protestant split into Episcopelians, Presbyterians, Baptits, Methodist, etc. The Eastern Christian Orthodox split with the Catholic church a few years later. Then, Jehovah's witnesses and Mormons came into existence but many Christian denominations also existed but perished. Like the shakers who used to shake in every ceremony and were celibate. There are over 20,000 denominations of Christianity. We are all Christians but we worship in different ways and may have different practices.

Answer 8

There is one God. Obviously there cannot be more than one Supreme Being. That's what "supreme" means.

There are so many denominations because proud men rejected the God-given authority of His holy Church, and tried to use the bible, a book compiled under the authority of that same Church, as their new authority, a non-biblical tradition doomed to failure from the start. A book cannot be an authority because it has to be interpreted, and those who interpret it thereby become the new authority. In the denominational tradition, each person is his own authority, which means there is no real authority at all. You cannot have unity without real authority, and you cannot have truth without unity. The history of Protestantism is one of ongoing fragmentation; therefore, inevitably, it is also one of doctrinal chaos and untruth after a mere few hundred years of existence. We know that untruth is rampant in denominational religion because doctrinal conflict is rampant, and truth cannot conflict with truth. In contrast, the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ, the Holy Catholic Church, continues to grow and prosper after 2,000 years, in unity of belief and unity of worship, without denominations, just as Christ said it would. "That they all may be ONE, even as I and my heavenly Father are ONE".

Answer 9

There is but ONE God. But people's understanding of that God and Scripture can be very different from one another. Plus even with those of the same understanding of scripture will choose different churches because each church is just a "group" of people with their own corporate "personality" and "style." Fundamentalists have certain beliefs in common: Jesus is the Son of God, Jesus is God, salvation is only by the personal acceptance and application of the atoning blood of Jesus on the Cross and the Resurrection of Jesus, and the Bible is the Word of God. From that point you begin to get variations in understanding of scripture. But the basics of salvation are the same.

Answer 10

christianity has different denominations becuause they've split over differences from the original catholic church.

i think there are 2500 known gods throughout history. as in, there are 2500 different names for deities that have been worshipped.

im not saying there are 2500 gods.