Comments on: Should there be so many denominations?

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:43:45 +0000

I believe there should not be denominations. The early church was one and they all belived the same and worshiped the same. Over the years men have changed that. The bible warns us of false teachers and doctrines. 2nd Peter 2:1-2 warned that false teachers would rise up from the church and lead many away from God. The only way to make sure that we are not following a false teacher and are worshiping right is to do everything the same as the early church. If there was only one church then we should have only one church now. If Paul and other inspired men did not use instrumental music then we shouldnt now. So on and so on. Denominations come from man and not God.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:53:53 +0000

Yes there is one God and we know this becasue of Gods word. If you believe this then you should also believe there is one church becasue this also is Gods word. Also Nadirah Islam’s said it doesnt really matter how you address our God. I do not agree with this becasue God tells us it really does matter how we address Him. The sons of Aaron thought it didnt really matter how they addressed God but God was not pleased with how they did address Him. Read Lev. 10:1-2

By: Frederick

Frederick — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:57:07 +0000

There is a stark contrast between the “church” and the “kingdom”. I say divorce the church and marry the kingdom, this will in like manner disintergrate the need for religous denominations and traditions which stand in the way of men entering the kingdom of God.

By: joebecause

joebecause — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:47:27 +0000

Man’s original sin was a choice. A choice between the Tree of Life with God and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil with the world. When man was sent from the garden and away from the Tree of Life the journey began to bring man back to God, but still under mans choice. Christ died and was risen to provide the same choice as was offered in the garden. The Tree of Life with God through the Churches of Christ or the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil through the doctorine (denomination) of men.

By: Carlos R. Flores

Carlos R. Flores — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:22:46 +0000

i would have to say no. This is because confusion is not a God thing neither is a kingdom principle

By: sabeyluv

sabeyluv — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:32:40 +0000

As Christians we all know that there is “One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism” Eph.4:5. We also know that the Lord does not discriminate, there is only one that dominates all and that is Chritianity, those that are for Christ and Christ only. These different denominations are only because of tradition, they believe what they want to believe and they only follow in the Bible what suits them. I feel that denominations are unnecessary if we are for Christ then to be a Baptist,Catholic, Muslium, etc. is uncalled for. Christ sees us all as one. We are to be unified and not seggregated.

By: joebecause

joebecause — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:53:30 +0000

When I learned of God and His Son Jesus Christ I learned from a book called “the Bible” and it was shown to me by familly and friends thoughout my life. When I accepted the truths of the Bible I believed in the salvation provided through Jesus Christ. I also believed in the example of Jesus and His Apostles as being they examples of entering into that salvation. As I entered into the faith so I will live and teach that same faith. No reason to lessen any event or example in the bible unless I want to move away or move others away from that faith. Christs’s Church is not a building with a name on it or a copyrighted title of a group of individuals. Christ’s Church is within each believing Christian. We gather together to Glorify God, Remember our Savior Jesus Christ and support and pray one another for the strength of Christ’s Church and then we go home to be a good neighbor and be an example to others so they might have the posibilities to become a part of Christ’s Church. It’s not a question of whether or not denominationalism is right or wrong it is a matter of if you are following God’s Word or not.

1 John 3
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9 Those who are born of God will not continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children; nor are those who do not love their brothers and sisters. 11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 15 Anyone who hates a fellow believer is a murderer, and you know that no murderers have eternal life in them. 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for one another. 17 If any one of you has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in you? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 Those who keep his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

By: catrice

catrice — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:48:02 +0000

I definitely think that denominations causes division in the body of Chirst along with confusion. God is he author of peace.

By: prayerchild

prayerchild — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:53:28 +0000

Seek ye first the kingdom of God! thats what every denomination is doing in there own way adjusting to what they feel is right, in my opinion if each denomination would reach out and fellowship with other denmonation and express love that is in every denomination, I believe this question would not have to be asked. Just my opinion and thought…

By: shawn

shawn — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:14:42 +0000

Its about the Father,Son,Holy Ghost they should be preaching and teaching that (John 3:16)