why there are many evangelic churches if the bible says jesus founded one church in matthew 16:18?

Question

he said peter you are a rock and on this rock foundation, I will build my church, and not even death or will eve be able to overcome it.. .. so why many churches? if the Bible just tells about one church.. he didn't say go to anywhere, and made your own church and when I come back I will pick one that I like.. many churches like pentecostals,quakers,baptists,what do they think about the church? every church thinks that they are the true church or what?

Answer 1

Great question.
The Roman Catholic Church claims it is the One Holy Apostolic church tracing its lineage back through the bishops all the way to Peter.

I agree with the Scripture. Jesus is the Head of the Body. The Body is the church to carry out His work.

Ask Martin Luther why he broke away ~~

Jesus is a God of order, not chaos. He would never want 33,000 different denominations!

I would also add to your question:
How can people assume that the lesson on the Bread of Life in John chpt 6 is Jesus being 'symbolic'?!
Hmm... if even the apostles turned away because it was a 'hard teaching' then who are we to say He was being symbolic?!

The Roman Catholic Church is the one true church. No where in history has it ever taught heresy.

Knowing one's history of the early church is not only helpful, but vital, to understanding Jesus in the context of His culture, His people and His Father's Work.

Answer 2

Jesus spent time appointing Apostles and a leader for the Apostles, Peter. He taught them all they would need to know to lead His people. Notice that some of his followers were only Disciples and some were apostles. In Acts you read how the hand picked leaders of the Church appointed Deacons, and Bishops are mentioned later in Acts. Paul gives some further instructions about how these various parts of the Leadership should be chosen in future. There is the foundation of what later was called the "Christian" Church, and some time after that this church was called the Universal Church(Christian was assumed, perhaps because other groups did not use the term church). Universal means Catholic, or Catholic means Universal. I would actually say that the Catholic and Orthodox churches together are the actual original church founded by Jesus. There was only one Church until 1054. May I respectfully request that you find out when and where your denomination was founded and how it got started? Just as a bonus, in answer to an early answerer here: Where Scriptural basis for confirmation? Hebrew 6: 2 What is their Scriptural basis for infant baptism? Hebrews 6:2 What is their scriptural basis for lent? Matthew 4:2 KJV And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. Luke 4:2 KJV Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. Mark 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. What is their Scriptural basis for Ash Wednesday? Psalm 103: 14 What is their Scriptural basis for the rosary? Luke Chapter 1 Where does it say-"be baptised & repent" in the Bible? Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Where is the word "pope" in the Bible? The word Pope just means Papa in Italien, The Pope is actually just the Bishop of Rome which makes him the head Bishop so to speak. Where is the word "catholic" in the Bible? In the bible the word Catholic does not appear because it just means Universal. Where is Peter listed as the first "bishop" of Rome in the Bible? Peter did not go to Rome until after Jesus Ascended.

Answer 3

Every church thinks that they are the true church. However Jesus was talking about "the church of the redeemed." The Bible is much deeper then it seems. When it talks about a church it isn't talking about a physical building. Go into Revelation and check it out.
I used to be confused about a lot of that stuff in the Bible but if you look for the meanings in Greek or Aramaic then a lot of stuff becomes a lot more clear.
I started to read my dads book to help shed some light on the meaning of a lot of things in the Bible. It is subject to his interpretation, but I feel like anything that I didn't agree with if I really wanted to know the answer I would diligently seek it.

Answer 4

Question: What does "church" mean?

Answer: The word church is from the Greek word ekklesia. Ekklesia is not a religious word as originally used among the Greeks. Ekklesia is a compound word meaning "ek, out of, and klesis, a calling" (W.E. Vine, vol. 1 pg. 83). The word is used in its basic, secular sense in Acts 19: 32, 39 - an assembly and, then, a lawful assembly.

The Holy Spirit spiritually used the word church. The first time ekklesia (church) is used in the spiritual sense is in Matthew 16: 18, where Jesus promised to build His church (ekklesia). Applied spiritually, ekklesia suggests the called out of - that is, the saved who are called out of the word (Jn. 17). "Church" (ekklesia) is used to denote all the saved without any particular geographic designation (Matt. 16: 18), and of the saved in a particular geographic area (I Cor. 1: 2). "Church" used universally (all the saved) is always used in the singular. "Churches," plural, refers to a number of local churches, the saved in geographic areas. Hence, Paul wrote, "... The churches of Christ salute you" (Rom. 16: 16). "Church" is applied to the assembly of God’s people (I Cor. 14: 19). "Church" denotes the saved who have banded together and have the full development as far as organization is concerned (Acts 14: 23). The local church, when fully organized has elders (bishops) and deacons (Phil. 1: 1; I Tim. 3: 1-13). "Church" is also used of the banded together saved in the absence of the full organization(Acts 14: 23).

How "church is not used. Out of the 115 times "church" is used in the Greek New Testament, it never refers to the building in which the church meets. "Church" is also never used to denote denominations. While it is true that denominations, as such, did not exist in the First Century, "church" is not applied to unauthorized religious groups such as the Nicolaitanes, etc. (Rev. 2: 6, cf. vs. 1).

Bottomline, the universal body of believers is called the chuch. There is one church and "Christ is the head."

Denominations, like the baptists, quakers and others, are just groups of believes that have preferences for how they gather and how they worship. Some people like hymns, some don't; some like liturgy (traditions) some don't; some like the thees and thous and some don't.

Answer 5

You're confusing organized religion with the Church that Jesus founded. The word church does not mean a physical building, it means "the called (invited)out ones". Jesus is still calling his disciples out from organized religion today. Broad is the way that leads to destruction, but narrow is the Way that leads to Life, and few there be that find it.

Church attendance is good for fellowship and for learning more about God'd plan, but organized religion cannot give you what they don't have.... namely, eternal life. Only Jesus Christ can give you life. Listen to Him.

Answer 6

shock shock something the so called "bible" christians missed........i think most protestants try to say that each individual makes up the church,others then go on to say that because we are the church we don't even need to attend or gather at "church". sadly when people are left to interpret the bible for themselves this is what happens, over 28000 times.

www.scripturecatholic.com covers this matter in detail for those interested. as catholics we know there is one true holy and apostolic church as founded by christ as clearly seen in scripture,that even gave us the scriptures. no offence to our seperated brothers and sisters in christ,this is again my humble opinion sorry if it came across in a different way.

Answer 7

The Catholic Church has existed for 2000 years since the time of the First Pope Peter. Jesus didn't leave us the Bible without authority to interpet it, Jesus left us his Church to guide us through the Holy Spirit. God bless.

Answer 8

Have five of your friends pick out a particular passage of Scriptures in the Bible. Now have them write down on paper what each of them thinks the passage of Scriptures means. When you see how each of your five friends comes up with similar, and yet different answers to the meaning of what the scripture passage means, you will then understand why there are so many different denominations in the Christian church!!!

Answer 9

Just stick to the Scriptures, and NOT denominational nonsense. The RED words are red for a reason. Churches are built by men, but true faith comes from the Father above. Believe in the Lord and do what HE says to do...you know, feeding the poor, clothing the naked, providing shelter for the homeless. THAT'S what impresses Him. Give your money to FEED people, and not put your "pastor" in an expensive house, vehicle, or expensive suit. Christianity has become a perverted abomination, and we wonder why the world wants nothing to do with it. The church may be blind, but the world, evidently, isn't.

Answer 10

When Jesus spoke to Peter that day, He used two separate words that mean "rock." When He told Peter that he was a rock, He used the term "petros" which means a small rock, such as a stone.

Next, He said "on this rock," which is the word "petra," which is equivalent to a massive boulder. The rock in this case is not Peter, but the confession that Peter made: "You are the Christ."

The Roman church abandoned the historic Christian faith by selling indulgences, worshiping (or venerating) Mary, and many other things contrary to Scripture. Protestants attempted to reform the church to its pristine nature, but when rebuffed, set out on their own to restore a church to its Scriptural (as opposed to a traditional) basis.