Why Christian Churches separated?

Question

I see some churches with a congregation full of black people, some with all latino's and etc.
The book of revelation reveals that people of every tongue and every race will be joined together.
The book of Acts tell about the early church with people coming together as one, with same belief praising God and having favor with each other.
Too much separation among so called believers. That is not what JESUS taught.
Bible interpretation is confusing.
The spirit of the word of God is LOVE for ALL PEOPLE.
LOVE EACH OTHER.
Why us people today and people of the past still don't get it?

Answer 1

Congregations of like people coming to together is good. There is nothing wrong with that as long as they do not exclude others.

I cannot speak Spanish, I say let those who all speak the same language come together and praise God together, learn about God together. If I come into a place like that, may I be welcomed...but of course I might not understand a word they are saying or get anything out of it, certainly not as much as if I went to a congregation that spoke English. Still, who knows? maybe they will be more like Jesus to me than any English speaking church that I can reasonably attend.

Let them gather as they will, let them not forsake anyone (who wants the truth) at any time, let them direct all to where they may best be served, and let all the churches work together for good of all and for the good of God. Help the poor and needy, be there for the fatherless and widows, fight for the cause of those who are afflicted or who have suffered a great loss.

Be responsible to God for the little things so that the bigger things might be accomplished. Let the sister churches be as families, even if they do not speak the same language, or even in the same country. Let not God, nor His Word, be forsaken, diminished, or in any way compromised. If we do these things, then those in the body of Christ will most certainly begin to come together, work together, and to take care of each other.

Why do they not "get it"? Simple, because they have never seen it before and have no clue as to what any of this is like.

Answer 2

With the increasing number of churches every where, that tendency is there to see some remarkable differences in their mode of worship and operations. This gives people the choice to go to places where they can have some special preferences possibly in the areas of culture, language/dialect etc. People of like minds and common cultural backgrounds are likely to congregate together. This on its own promotes understanding and peaceful follower-ship.

Answer 3

The christian churches are made-up of different cults that have their own selfish interests at heart so that can further their personal interpretation of Christianity. Additionally, people from the same culture tend to prefer to meet together and worship with their kin folk. Christians and other religions `love' all people but their actions show they love their own more than anyone else.

Answer 4

You are exactly right. We have some wonderfully blended churches here, but for the most part, the churches are still segregated. I believe the location of the church has a lot to do with it. People around here try to attend a church in their own community, which might explain why.

Answer 5

Friend, you fail to understand that God is very creative and He loves diversity in His kingdom, just as He does throughout creation. Consider how many different types of flowers there! How many different colors! How many different species of butterflies! etc.

God loves diversity and He loves diversity in His kingdom. Just because one group of believers meets over there and another group meets over here and there is a different style of worship or a different type of music or a different set of church traditions in no way hinders the unity and bond between them because that unity and bond is found in Christ and Christ alone.

Picture a large meadow somewhere on the side of a mountain. That meadow is filled with all kinds of different flowers, grasses, little bugs, birds, animals. Hundreds, thousands of different types of life right there in just that one meadow. God is glorified in each individual creation and He is glorified in the entire meadow. That is the way the body of Christ is - hundreds, thousands of different groups, peoples, tongues, traditions, quirky beliefs, ways of worship, culturally influenced traditions - and we might see it as all separate and not together - but God has a bigger view of it and He sees the unity and commonality and purpose behind the entire thing....

We are one body in Christ but that body is made up of very very different members doing different things, not looking like each other at all, etc.


god bless

Answer 6

1.If you start a Church in a Black neighborhood it is likely going to be populated by Black people, etc...
2.Christianity is about hearing what God says and doing it. Religion is hearing a man say what He thinks God said and doing what he thinks people should do.

Answer 7

They are joined together under Christ. It doesn't matter if 25% of a congregation is white, 25% black, 25% asian...... The fact is that 100% of them are under Christ, but all of them have different languages, heritages, etc.

Answer 8

there is a lot of people who get it
not everyone is the same
and the church as the book of revelation will be shown by end we are one in soul and faith even if there is ideas some cant get along with it

Answer 9

Hmm, there's much to be said on this subject, but I will simply say that you're right...

and that segregation in general in this country has contributed to the current racial segregation of churches.

Hey, if you want to discuss this further I'm up for it. Email me.

God bless.

Answer 10

I ask Jesus to come into my heart and Jesus filled me with peace and love and showed me I was going to go to heaven The heck with religion