Is the a website that explains them without searching each denomination?
2007-05-21 03:40:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. A great tool for researching the beliefs of various religions (Christian and otherwise) is Beliefnet. Web reference cited below.
2007-05-21 03:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can only speak in general about what the different denominations believe because not all churches are the same. The reason is because of Protestantism.
The Catholic Church as been around since Christ founded her 2,000 years ago. She has preserved, taught, and protected His teachings from the beginning.
Most Christians - catholic and protestant - have the same basic beliefs: that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, in His life, death and resurrection, repentance and forgiveness of sins, and the hope of eternal life. After this, it's difficult to explain.
Protestantism is a break from the Catholic Church around the year 1500, and includes all non-Catholic Christian churches.
When one tries to understand what Protestants teach, they soon discover that there are as many different beliefs as there are protestants. The reason is that Protestantism fractures every time there is a difference of opinion about belief. This is why we have over 54,000 different protestant denominations. When faced with this daunting number, someone trying to find the true teachings of Christ would feel this is impossible. Ironically, while each denomination is different from the other, they each claim to have Christ's true teachings and each condemn the other. It's crazy.
For the fullness of Christ's teachings and to be part of the Church He originally set down, we must study and live our Catholic Christian faith.
God bless and take care.
2007-05-21 11:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That won't even help! U see there is only ONE Christianity & it is NOT a Religion!!! This is not like shopping for shoes, this is a Personal Relationship with Ur Best Friend Jesus & His Father God. I'm pretty sure U talk everyday on Ur cell to Ur human friends right? So too it should be with God. No church is God's "Home" no matter what their "Dogma" says. Christ, Ur Best Friend, gave U the Holy Spirit (cell phone) who indwells U so that U can always talk to God no matter where U are!!! We also have God's "Instruction Manual" the Bible to turn to whenever we have a need. God wants US to think for ourselves & Utilize the "Problem Solving Devices" available to Us. I often wonder how some people get through life as they always turn to somebody (priest) or something (Horoscopes) to tell them how to run their lives. Talk about being a Robot, without Free Will!!! Find the Lord Jesus Christ & U won't have to go "shopping". John
2007-05-21 11:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by moosemose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just searched "comparison of christian religions" on Google and this was the first link. It look just like what you want.
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm
2007-05-21 10:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations.htm
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/comparison_charts.htm
(scroll down to easy to read comparison charts)
2007-05-21 10:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This lists all kinds of different religious movements...
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/
2007-05-21 10:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by Avery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but this might help:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/christ7.htm
2007-05-21 10:47:00 · answer #7 · answered by I WALK FUNNY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋