I know that they all basically believe we were born into sin and that Jesus died for our sins. But what makes them unique and different from one another? I think having answers to this might help me decide which Church I would like to belong to.
2007-12-24 23:00:04 · 14 answers · asked by Me 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was Jewish so I'm going to guess he did not found Catholicism- oh yeah, he was a human as well.
2007-12-24 23:14:18 · update #1
The differences are so minor and irrelevent anymore. Now it has to do a lot with tradition and family inheretence more than anything else. I've given up on denominations, they don't make sense anymore. We're all supposed to be one in Christ, we are all believing in the same goal and principal, why are we divided amongst ourselves? "A house divided against itself cannot stand", why divide Christianity?
I've found a decent community, this one happens to be a non-denominational church. Read the book, teach the book, be a "Christ Follower". Good enough for me! :)
2007-12-24 23:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by BrandonM 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The difference is the founding beliefs and in some cases (who we broke off from.) For example, the Methodist and the Baptist church broke off from the Anglican Church while the Lutheran and the Presbyterian church broke off from the Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages, the church was known for division. Although we cannot accept false teachings, we must be united. Even if we keep the denominations, we must partner with each other.
2007-12-25 13:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Joshua N 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The differences are some of the ways the believe and worship. Some churches believe in speaking in an unkown tongues and others don't believe that. Some believe once saved always saved and some believe you can lose your salvation. Some churches shout while others are quiet. The music they play is different. Look up the different denominations online and see which ones you believe the most. You may not agree totally on what the church believes and that is ok. As long as you believe that Jesus was born to the virgin Mary, died on the cross for our sins and rose on the third day. We all are sinners and must be born again to go to Heaven. We as Christians are all one family and we will be in Heaven together regardless of what denomination we belong to. God bless and I hope you find the right church for you. Pray before you go looking. I did that and God sent me to the Church that I go to.
2007-12-24 23:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by tabbycat 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1:6-9). So you don't want to go to that group.
The bottom line is to believe the true Gospel. Salvation is by grace through faith without works. The only way to be saved and go to heaven and not eternal hell is by believing that Jesus, who is God, died for our sins on the cross and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
2007-12-25 00:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)
Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.
Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):
By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html
There are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.
A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-12-25 13:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all of those believe we were born into sin.
Their formation, and depending on what part of the bible they think is more important.
Most likely the churches with that name today do not teach, or have services, like their church did when it was first formed....
So really, the differences of why they came to be might not even matter anymore.
2007-12-24 23:03:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The truth of the matter is that Jesus was the architect of the Catholic church.
From there through the centuries Man has come into dis-agreement with different teachings of a denomination and broke off into there own sect and formed there own denomination. This has been done by every single one, accept the catholic church.
This happens to be a historical fact. You may agree or disagree but history is history.
Don
2007-12-24 23:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Try this site. It has a section for every denomination and lists the different Christian churches.
http://christianforums.com/f75-congregation.html
2007-12-25 10:56:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a muslim. and i keep searching for truth, finally i found the true islam. praise to Allah.
do you still believe that jesus is our savior? do you still believe that jesus was been crucified to annul our sins? do you believe that jesus is god?
all the divisions above are same, which come from the christinity.
2007-12-24 23:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by Amirul 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fact: The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus. Other Christian denominations were founded by men.
What was the thumbs down for?
2007-12-24 23:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋