why is christian religion so easily divided into different groups?

Question

there are many denominations of christian depending on just details: mormons, baptist, anglicans, witnesses, catholics...
why is that christians are so easily separated? why is there no unity between them? why just by believing jesus was blond would separte some christians from the ones who believe he had no hair?
isnt there a "something" to keep them together? why is that they "attack" each other?

Answer 1

Religion is man made. God does not work through the denominations, but rather the people. We are all united in knowing that it takes the power of the cross to salvation. The one's who love to argue should be more cautious about what they are saying. And finding the "right" denomination is all about personal preference. Try a bunch out until you have found one where you feel like God can be most effective with you. And by that I mean internal work until you have spiritually matured and will have a good support base to maintain your relationship with God- the most important thing. God is SO much more than the rituals of our daily lives and he judges us by our hearts. We can't dispute what is in other people's hearts- we're not God.

Answer 2

There are various reasons for this. Christianity, from the time of the early, first church, had their problems. There were problems, with law & grace, circumcism, dietary laws, fornicators, judging within or outside the church issues, problems with factions, on the list goes on and on. Why? Because where there are people [humans], there is problems. Denominations are formed from splinter groups, which have vacated their original first, church and formed their own. Yes; there is something to give them cohesion and that is a relationship with God, the Father, through Jesus Christ. Christianity is on-GROWING and contains many-many changes in the understanding of the Bible and WHO and WHAT God is . When Christians fail to accept genuine and true devine revelation, he or she simply, stays at that particular level, in the faith, and does not grow, in that area. He or she is still a Christian though !!!

Answer 3

Hundreds of years ago the Catholic Church was very cruel and a man named Martin Luther got fed up. The people who protested against the Church became known as Protestants. They branched the Christian belief into many similar sects. Today none of the religions want to agree on God as religion has turned God into a lucrative business.

Answer 4

Christianity is not a blanket for all those religions. Christianity stands alone by itself. In order to be a christian you must be born again. You must accept Jesus as your savior and adhere to his teachings and commandments of love God and love others. Christianity is NOT a religion. It is simply following christ. Christ did not have a denomination. Religion is man made rules and regulations on how to worship God. That is why people fight and bicker - it is man made. So please stop calling mormons, JW's, Catholics, protestants etc etc etc Christians unless you know for sure that they are BORN AGAIN.

Answer 5

We are people just like anyone else, we still have a foolish nature, and the devil has helped to cause confusion amoungst us. his job is to divide the kingdom of God and conquor us, but, although at times we appear crippled, we shall prevail.

there is levels of conflict, and not everyone is right, but God knows each of our hearts, and if we truely walk with him.

there are many differences we can settle to achieve the purpose of Revelaing Gods Son to the world. and doing his will of helping the less fortunate.

we must remember that just as a body has different parts that each have a function, so too does the body of Christ, and his Church. an arm may think it does more than an eyelid, but if they all serve the body with what they are good at, then it can function,

Christ must remain the head of any christian movement, and no doctrine of man.

above all,, see that you respond to Gods call on your life

peace.

Answer 6

There are more Christians in the world than any other religion, so by sheer numbers, naturally there will be more division.

Christianity is hardly the only religion that is divided. Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and other religions also have various divisions and sects.

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Answer 7

Protestantism has over 30,000 groups within it. Historically they have a disdain for a centralized authority and so people form their own churches according to how they want to interpret Scripture. St. Paul was very clear on this when he warned: "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear" (2Tim 4:3).

Paul further warned, "I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas[a]"; still another, "I follow Christ."
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into[b] the name of Paul?" (1 COR 1:10-15). The only thing different today is that people say, "I am Methodist", "I am Assembly of God", "I am Presbyterian", etc.

I once knew a man who belonged to a small non-denominational church who felt he was ready to pastor a church. He approached the pastor and when the pastor told him no, he left and started his own church! No humility there! But again, Protestantism does not like authority....yet Jesus was a faithful loyal Jew who submitted to the teaching authority of the Pharisees. True he had issues with them -- AT TIMES but he still insisted that his followers submit to their authority: "Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3So you MUST OBEY them and DO everything they tell you" (MT 23:1-3a). In this statment, Jesus is very clearly telling his followers to submit to the legitimate human authority.

In Jesus' time, it was the "seat of Moses" -- meaning the teaching office of Moses that had been handed on for well over 1,000 years and was still the authoritative norm. In Catholicism, the legitimate figure of authority was first the apostle Peter and is now the Pope (Benedict XVI at this time) who is the 265th successor of Peter; hence, the office of the Pope is known as “The Chair of Peter”. Notice the correlation: “Seat of Moses” and “Chair of Peter”.

Answer 8

Perhaps.... the Easy Answer.... is John 7:38-39 !

..... As the Scripture Has SAID.....!

.... Most DENOMINATIONS..... have beliefs about Jesus, God and the Christian LIFE... that Are OUTSIDE of the Holy Scriptures....!

...... Simply SEE... what Jesus said in Matthew 4:4 & Luke 4:4 !

Jesus said it ALL..... Here......

(Matthew 7:20-to-23) Therefore by their fruits you shall know them.

(Mat 7:21) Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

(Mat 7:22) Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?

(Mat 7:23) And then I will say to them I never knew you! Depart from Me, those working lawlessness!

Thanks, RR

Answer 9

This has to be one of the best questions I've seen in a long while...
I think some of the reason for separation is "control" and "money".
This is why I follow no one religion just Christ and accept all who choose otherwise.
again, great question!!

Answer 10

Beats me, but I am sure it is not God's will. There are at least 30,000 Christian denominations all over the world. Each one is saying they have the right beliefs. Jesus Christ established only one Church.

Jesus Christ established ONE Church.
"... I will build My church..." (Mt 16:18) (Not Churches)

Jesus prayed that His followers would be ONE.
"that they may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us..." (John 17:21)

St. Paul emphasizes that all followers of Jesus Christ should be ONE.
"Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement." (1 Cor 1:10)

"Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph 4:3-6)

Please pray the all followers of Jesus Christ be ONE.
That was His Prayer to the Father.


The history of the Catholic Church shows how heroic people are in their love of God and their saintliness. It also shows how weak people are in their love of self and their sinfulness. Towering above all the saints, divisions and weaknesses are God's love, God's mercy and God's forgiveness.

As we stand on the threshold of the third millennium we are challenged by Jesus' call down through the centuries. Love one another. Forgive one another. Be merciful to one another.

As Catholics, we must acknowledge our sins, and how we have failed God, injured ourselves, our brothers and sisters in Christ and non-Christians and ask their forgiveness. We must also forgive those who have sinned against us.

We must seek unity based on Divine Mercy, Divine Love, and Divine Forgiveness, and Revealed Truth