Anyone know the difference between different denominations of Christianity?
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You really wanna know?
There are at least 200 in South Korea alone. God knows how many there are in total.
There are at least 200 in South Korea alone. God knows how many there are in total.
fuzz
ya, basically the difference ideologically comes down to at what stage God takes over and how much free will man really has. something like that.
other than that most of the other differences are social.
ya, basically the difference ideologically comes down to at what stage God takes over and how much free will man really has. something like that.
other than that most of the other differences are social.
Wow you dont have enough space on these servers to really discuss all the fundamental differences in the different denominations of Christianity. And there are many. There most 10 different along the lines of methodist alone.
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Originally posted by: Fuzzmuncher
okay, does anyone have a site I can look at? I can see this isn't going to be productive
Fraid I would do a google. What your are asking is something like "In 500 words or less give the complete history of the world" There are many, many denominations and the differences between them are sometimes subtle, sometimes not. You have a lot of research to do to get a good answer.
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I believe it's something like you have 3 different groups: Orthodox, Catholic, and then Protestants. Protestant, within itself, has many sub-groups...something like over 200. But i might be way off and there may be way more
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There are thousands. A place to begin though...
There used to be "The Church", which was the Catholic Church. Martin Luther took exception to some of their practices and nailed the 95 Thesis to a church door. This was the initiation of the split between the Catholic and Protestant churches.
You see the creation of the Anglican Church when one of the King Henrys wanted a divorce the Catholic Church refused to grant him, I believe (someone could correct my facts if I'm wrong.) The Anglican Church was the Church of England, and the Episopal Church is the Americanized version of that. They are liturgical churches, the short definition of that being a church that uses the liturgy in a service.
Sheesh, so many buzzwords you could use to search the progression of the churches. Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox are the three big branches. Luther and Calvin are big contributers to the different branches of Protestantism. If you check into the history of the Puritans you can see some of the sources of today's Protestant branches. The Baptist/Southern Baptist church split was over the issue of slavery. Predestination has played a big part in the division of the church, and who has authority. Some churches are congregational, some are under the authority of the pope, some constructed in a hierarchical manner without the ultimate authority of the pope. There's lots of little details. Best way to get some of the history might be to find an ordained priest (who's had to study church history in order to be ordained) and ask for the details of the denominations. Straight from the source is always best. Different pastors can fill you in on the current theological differences between denominations and individual churches.
There used to be "The Church", which was the Catholic Church. Martin Luther took exception to some of their practices and nailed the 95 Thesis to a church door. This was the initiation of the split between the Catholic and Protestant churches.
You see the creation of the Anglican Church when one of the King Henrys wanted a divorce the Catholic Church refused to grant him, I believe (someone could correct my facts if I'm wrong.) The Anglican Church was the Church of England, and the Episopal Church is the Americanized version of that. They are liturgical churches, the short definition of that being a church that uses the liturgy in a service.
Sheesh, so many buzzwords you could use to search the progression of the churches. Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox are the three big branches. Luther and Calvin are big contributers to the different branches of Protestantism. If you check into the history of the Puritans you can see some of the sources of today's Protestant branches. The Baptist/Southern Baptist church split was over the issue of slavery. Predestination has played a big part in the division of the church, and who has authority. Some churches are congregational, some are under the authority of the pope, some constructed in a hierarchical manner without the ultimate authority of the pope. There's lots of little details. Best way to get some of the history might be to find an ordained priest (who's had to study church history in order to be ordained) and ask for the details of the denominations. Straight from the source is always best. Different pastors can fill you in on the current theological differences between denominations and individual churches.
I agree, but you were a little hazy in your first sentence. There was the "First Church", but then Orthodox and Catholic was the outcome of that split. Then was another split from the Catholic church which became the protestants.
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Thanks for clarifying.
I know all the facts but my timelines may not be quite straight so I just tossed out a jumble of relevant and irrelevant bits.Yeah... the specifics would take a while to explain since more than often, it's the particular way something is looked at rather than if that something is true or not.
Yes... I know... I'm being overlysimplistic... heck, a lot of professed Christians don't even know what they believe in or what makes their particular denomination as such. I do tend to disagree on the outlook of some points of doctrine with my current denomination... but then again if I start spouting the names of such positions, one would have to be up on their theology to know what the frigg I'm talkin about.
Yes... I know... I'm being overlysimplistic... heck, a lot of professed Christians don't even know what they believe in or what makes their particular denomination as such. I do tend to disagree on the outlook of some points of doctrine with my current denomination... but then again if I start spouting the names of such positions, one would have to be up on their theology to know what the frigg I'm talkin about.
The nailing of the 95 Theses to a church door is likely a myth. Nonetheless, Martin Luther was an important figure.
How do you get somebody's opinion confused with fact?
LOL, just kidding. Don't jump down my throat for that comment.
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