different religious denominations?

Question

what is the difference between religious denominations. i mean for christians--such as methodists, baptists, presbytarians, catholics, etc, etc?

Answer 1

The road to God is not instant. There are many paths and we all take a different one. None is right, and none is wrong. What guides me down the path may not guide you at all.. Ask God to make it crystal clear for you.. He does hear you..

Churches have become clubs. "You can`t be in my club if you wear make up" , " you can`t be part of my club, If you eat meat on Fridays" , "You can`t be in my club if you have long hair and a tattoo". They have so lost contact with God it is amazing.

God is NOT Catholic, Or Baptist or Methodist. He doesn`t care what club you belong to. He cares about your essence (your inner person).. He love you and wants to have a personal relationship with YOU.. He doesn`t need you to be perfect. He never asked for perfection.. He just asks that you love him and believe Jesus lived and died to cover your sins.. That is it, in a nutshell..

Peace & God bless from Texas. <><

Answer 2

Depending on how finely you define denomination (as opposed to sect and branch of a denomination) most of them come about because people in an existing denomination disagree with a policy or a policy change (like recent uproars over admitting women, gays, to the clergy) and gather together and form a new congregation which may grow to multiple congregations if the split is felt widely enough. During the time that the Protestant churches were being founded, most of them believing the Bible, not an organization, was the ultimate authority, denominations sprang up based on the preaching of someone who pushed or emphasized a particular aspect of Biblical word. During the 1830-50's there was a lot of fervent activity in the US and Mormanism and Christian Science among others sprang from people who made claims of direct revelation from God. In times of stress, people follow a popular speaker who predicts the end of the world if you are not saved and when the world doesn't end, the religion may survive. And then some idiots write books with fantastic claims of paradise on earth that collect a lot of money and somehow it survives (L.Ron Hubbard, Scientology) The core religions were all founded and built a focus on an individual who had an overwhelming influence on those around him (sorry gals) and those spread the word.

Answer 3

There are many differences between and among them all, however the Catholics were established first and the others beginning with Anglican broke away first, followed by the others. The Anglicans (King Henry VIII) wanted to divorce his wife and therefore "created" the Anglican Church. Obviously, this was not made divine then because of the way it started - it was man-made to self-satisfy the King. All I know about the Baptists, is that they do not have baptisms which I thought unusual being called Baptists. Jehova Witnesses do not accept Jesus and do not celebrate Christmas or baptisms and have strict rules about blood transfusions. That is all I really know about them and I hope what I contributed helps and that others who are more knowledgable will bring forth better info.

Answer 4

Each denomination is separately and uniquely its own entity. In the US, they are incorporated separately. Therefore, there is no over-arching voice of Christianity.

The differences between denominations are largely more organizational than theological. The Methodists and Episcopalians have bishops, the Presbyterians are operated by a board of Presbyters, Baptists and Congregationalists are largely organized on the Parish level, with a looser organization overseeing their joint missions and colleges.

However, there are theological differences. They are not nearly so hard and fast as one might imagine. The Roman Catholic church sees itself as the one true church, the one that stretches back to the beginning of Christendom. The mainline Protestants formed primarily as national churches during the Reformation. Each had progenitors: Luther for the Lutherans, Knox for the Presbyterians, Zwingl for the Anabaptists, Henry VIII for the Anglican/Episcopalians, Wesley (a couple of hundred years later) for the Methodists.

The smaller denominations tended to form over worship styles and interpretations of scripture. Some of them, like the Salvation Army, also saw themselves as following particular style of mission in the world.

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Answer 5

Many are fundamentalist (literal interpretations of the Bible such as believing everything was made in 6 human days), some are universalist (believing God is going to make everyone join their faiths), some are holiness having very strict dress codes, morality, etc. Others teach predestination rather than free will (claiming God chose all the ones to be saved before anyone was ever created).

Googling each one is a good way to find out about each belief system though.

Debbie

Answer 6

Jesus, through His Apostle Peter, created the Catholic Church. Back then, it was known as "The Way." It became known as the Universal (another word for Catholic) Church.

Recite the Apostle's Creed. That is what Catholics believe. In addition, they believe that God gave us seven (7) Sacraments.

Lutherans, led by Martin Luther, broke away from the Catholic Church. They removed two sacraments and a few books from the Holy Bible that did not match their beliefs.

Then came the others, which broke away from Lutheranism and its successors: Methodists (led by John Wesley), Baptists (originally the Anabaptists led by John Smyth), Presbyterians (led by John Calvin), etc. Each one removed more sacraments (now down to only two), removed saints, removed traditions, and removed anything that was not in their own version of the Bible.

I'm sure you can tell my slant here, but I'm not much for an alternative to an alternative to an alternative, etc. I go for the original, founded by God. Amen.

Answer 7

Your question of Christian denominations requires a lot of study and reading. For the first 1000 years of Christ's church, there were no denominations as everyone agreed on who Christ is and what he taught. Here is a summary of what happened after that:

Lamentably, in 1054, the Pope of Rome broke away from the other four Apostolic Patriarchates (Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem) by tampering with the original Creed of the Church and considering himself to be the universal head of the Church - in place of Christ.

If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Roman Catholic Church, in the year 1517.

If you belong to the Anglican (Church of England), your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry.

If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560.

If you are an Episcopalian, your religion is an offshoot of the Church of England, founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the 17th century.

If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated with Robert Brown in Holland in 1582.

If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam in 1606.

If you are of the Dutch Reformed Church, you recognize Michelis Jones as founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth in London in 1865.

If you are a Methodist, your religion was founded by John and Charles Wesley in England in 1774.

If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in 1774.

If you are a Church of Christ member, Ex-Presbyterian minister Thomas Campbell and his son Alexander started your church in 1824.

If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, New York, in 1829.

If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year your religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.

If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as “Church of the Nazarene”, “Pentecostal Gospel”, “Holiness Church”, or “Jehovah’s Witness”, your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men within the past hundred or so years.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It has not changed since.

I Hope that helps. It is worth studying it for yourself if you are still curious.

Answer 8

Some are very close to each other and others have their doctrines completely different. Best is to do a search for the ones you want to know about and compare.

Answer 9

Every denomination has its own particular beliefs. Ther's no way of summarizing all of them. I would suggest lookng up different denominations in Wikipedia for a good overview.

Answer 10

Each denomination has their own interpretation on the bible and its teachings.
Since the bible is written so vague and has so many translations, it's easy to have conflicting ideas from it.

The non-denomination ones are, ironically, one of the newer denominations.