how has christainity, a faith based on the teachings of one text divided into so many demoninations?

Answer 1

Because you have zillions of people over the centuries with different views.
Take something as simple as a chair. Different people are going to notice different things about the chair. Some will focus on the usefulness on the chair, others will focus on the design, others hate chairs.
Ask them what color the chair is. You will hear a variety of hues and even some arguments over exactly which hue it is.

Now take something complex and made into various versions such as the bible. People have a unique view on each verse in the bible. Does it make one person right and the other wrong? Not necessarily. God made everyone different with their own unique personalities and views. I think we are meant to view the bible with many visions, rather than just one.
Because of the many views, there are many denominations. I don't think any denomination can truly be teaching "total truth." I think all the denominations have a lot of truth in each one, but because everyone is different, some "truths" are going to hit closer to home for them than others.
For example, some people love the shouting in tongues and falling over, because of the passage that says to pray that way. Other people feel closer to God when they pray quietly and alone, as also instructed in the bible.
Both are correct, but some people's personalities make it difficult to do both so it feels phony. Rather than make themselves into someone that God did not make them into, they seek the denominations where the people pray similar to themselves.

Answer 2

Christianity has appealed to many people throughout the ages. When something becomes so popular amongst so many different cultures and generations, people naturally want to tailor it and make it more acceptable or personal. Sometimes splits in Christianity resulted from oppression caused by the church which people felt they needed to get away from, other times it was for more selfish reasons.

Some of these deviations were historical. I'm sure you've heard about the Great Schism, or the East-West Schism, between the Eastern and Western churches due to some infallible claims Pope Leo IX was making at the time. The Eastern Orthodox religion did not accept the authority of the pope, and so they split.

And what about the Protestant Reformation? The church was not always good. There were popes who had mistresses and children and there were, of course, the Holy Wars. In Martin Luther's time, indulgences were still being sold and the Catholic Church was generally untrustworthy. People had to stand up for themselves against this maltreatment, and that in a nutshell is why the Protestant faith exists.

There was also King Henry VIII. It is argued that the only reason he made the Anglican Church was so he would be able to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and thus marry Anne Boleyn.

Answer 3

Do you know what a prodistant is>?

It is a faith that protests another.

Almost every religious sect was a prodistant group that protested the catholic church after the printing press was invented and everyone could have there own scriptures.

They found that the clergy was not following there own doctrine and actually followed the scriptures in stead of a lying church.

There is only one church of origin out there that is not a prodistant group and has further revelation and can prove there athority.

I would check this church out because through my 8 years of searching religion I have found on sect to be true.

The only thing that confirms true religion is the Holy ghost. That cannot be denied.

www.lds.org
www.mormon.org

I testify that this is the true church of christ and carrys his athority.

Answer 4

Because, instead of listening to the teachings of Christ, people get bogged down by rules. It is the same in every religion - some want to be more "pure" than others - so some decided that the teachings of Paul were superior to the teachings of Peter.
In my opinion, it is poor leadership, and the human mind. Anc a changing world.

Answer 5

Denomination is simply the different ways Christians choose to worship. Some like modern music, some like old time hymns. Some like loud preaching, some like contemplative prayer. Underneath these preferences, the message of Christianity is shared by all mainline denominations. That Jesus is the son of God and came to save sinners. I could walk into almost ANY Christian church and feel at home. Our differences are minor, our foundational beliefs is what makes Christianity a whole.

Answer 6

Those who lean unto there own understanding of scripture are leading others astray and blinded by their "pride!" But this has to occur for the Kingdom of God is coming to this earth and establish His way as the only way.

Pride is man's downfall. The End of the circle of man's self rule will be the beginning of Christ's Kingdom but that "pride" must be broken first!

Answer 7

The same way the series of books Nancy Drew was based on one book and turned into many books. They probably hired some of the same ghost writer's to not only write the Nancy Drew books but also the unending supply of new bible verses.

Answer 8

People take lesson of doctrine and denomination form the old testament. Thats why many churches are moving out the denominational realm... into non-denom... and the true gospel and word of the Kingdom is being preached.

Answer 9

Actually Christianity is based on many texts, which are compiled into two books.

Answer 10

The self relates to the infinite in an infinite number of ways. We fellowship with other members who share some of our perspective.