Why does Christianity have so many branches? Why can't there be just one straight religion?

Answer 1

because all of them are dependant on persons who every one of them has his own opinion. straight religion need to get back to the bible. and the bible has been manipulated b those. so the whole christianity cant work since Polus has manipulated the bible and said that jesus is the GOD and he was born.

Answer 2

Because people in a group are not going to agree. For some, prayer is important, for others, service, and for still others, the most important thing is what you believe. And among each of these are disagreements about how to pray, what to do and what to believe. Some denominations are more tolerant of differences of opinion and tend to fragment less. Others define their doctrines so narrowly that they can't help but subdivide constantly.

Christianity itself was originally a subsect of Judaism. The Greek and Roman churches separated over the issue of episcopal hierarchy and the nature of relationships in the Trinity. Lutheranism began as a protest against the notion that anyone but Christ could interceded between God and other people. The Reformed Church resulted from a decision that God's knowledge of the future meant that he had already decided who was saved or lost. Methodism was, among other things a reaction against the stuffiness and intellectualism of the Church of England. And on it goes.

In every case, there were people on two sides of an issue. One group remained and one left. Since survivial is a kind of validation, many continued to fight and insult each other even after the breakup. (This is actually an improvement over the older practice of simply suppressing "heretics".)

Jesus and Paul have been quoted as praying for unity, but it doesn't seem to be a human trait. There are many people, "ecumenists", who are trying to heal the divisions by finding and emphasizing common ground, but there are still others who are too invested in emphasizing the differences. It makes me wonder if they understand what Christianity is supposed to be about.

Answer 3

As long as man exist that will never happen. Since the beginning of time, all have found a way to re interpret what is said and since one form of religion does not agree they form splinter groups, thank Martin Luther, he was the one who made this concept obvious while exposing the corruption that existed in the Catholic church at that time. And the same goes for every other main stream religion, what's different now is it no longer holds exclusive to Christian religions.

Answer 4

Churches offer religion and tradition. You choose the church for what it offers as far as celebration, tradition and teaching style. But at any church you will find the same foundation, Jesus Christ. There are many religions and many different styles but a Christian is someone that has accepted Christ as his/her savior and has a personal relationship, nothing really to do with the actual religion. Religion and relationship are often confused in our society!

Answer 5

There was for more than 1,000 years after Christ. His Church obeyed His stated will, "that they all may be one". All the doctrinal chaos and fragmentation has occurred in the past few hundred years, as a direct result of the manmade, unbiblical doctrine of sola scriptura. Jesus recognized that we cannot have truth without unity, and that we cannot have unity without genuine authority. That's why He founded a Church, and endowed its visible head with the charism of infallibility, and the keys to the kingdom. That's why the Bible tells us that this one Church is "the pillar and foundation of truth". When proud men rejected the God-given authority of His Church, and tried to force a book to be their new authority, chaos was sure to follow. When you remove the pillars and foundation from a structure, the structure weakens, warps, and eventually collapses. The truth is not exception. That's why the Bible gives us that powerful analogy. After 2,000 years, the one Church He founded for all mankind remains strong and pure, united in belief and united in worship, just as He intended, while manmade denominational religion continues to self-destruct, with more new denominations forming every month.
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Answer 6

There are no branches in true Christianity. 1 Cor. 1:10 says: "Now I exhort you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you should all speak in agreement, and that there should not be divisions among YOU, but that you may be fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought."

Are all those who claim to be Christian living up to that claim? Let's see.

At Matt. 23:9, Jesus said: "Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One. 10 Neither be called ‘leaders,’ for your Leader is one, the Christ." Are all "Christians obeying this command? No. In Catholicism, priests are addressed as "father."

At John 17:3, Jesus called his Father the ONLY true God. Do all "Christians believe that? No! To them, Jesus is God, or the trinity is God.

At Matt. 5:44, Jesus said: " However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you."
Do all "Christians obey Jesus' words? No. Most major religions have members who are in the armed service where they learn to kiil their fellow man.

At Matt. 28:19, 20, Jesus said: "Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” Are most "Christians" involved in this world-wide preaching work? No. Instead, they are content to go to church now and then, and pay professional ministers to do the preaching for them.

There is only one form of true Christianity. It has no branches.

Answer 7

In my father's house there are many mansions.
It is as it should be; better than all that fighting over doctrine. People go their own way in our religion,God bless them. Other than evangelicals attacking Catholics,you don't really see much in-fighting. In fact,that's the only major example I can think of.

Answer 8

It's because people came from alot of different beliefs and cultures. Christianity was very Jewish from it's start, then when it spread into Europe, the Church became... well, slightly different in style...Cathedrals went up and a Pope was established... (believers say he decended from one of the apostles of the original church). The church continued to spread to other parts of the world.... they had their own families and culture and personality to try to merge into thier new faith. And it goes on today... However, the true "church" of Jesus is made of His people, and His Kingdom is built within them. The "church" is meant to be one. It is supposed to be one spiritually... and when it is, it can be one "literally."

Answer 9

It was prophesied in the Scriptures:

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." 2Tim 4:3-4

Come home to the Catholic Church and reject the ravenous wolves who teach falsely.

In Christ

Answer 10

Honestly it should be this way but all of the divisiveness causes this! The one true way to God is through His Son Jesus Christ who sacrificed himself on a cross so that we may all have eternal life!