Many Denominations

  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
Sep 3, 2012
881
5
0
#1
There are many denominations in the body.. Even tho we all believe in Jesus as our lord and savior..

I would like to ask how did you get to the denomination your in now? Was you brought up in it? Felt it was the right one?and why?

Jesus died for all and has accepted us all, lets not judge others for the same judgment will be brought against you. Lets love each other and edify.
 
Sep 3, 2012
881
5
0
#2
I will start.... I am none denomination u can say. I will go to any church for Gods people are there. To have fellowship with one another. I really could careless if the teaching is wrong. If you love like Jesus they will see the truth in you :)
 
May 3, 2013
8,719
75
0
#3
If you are a "no denomination" that makes you another denomination (because that is or tends to be a group or sect). Those who "belong" to bigger groups do not see themselves as denomnations (nor sects). Examples? Catholics or JWs.
 
May 9, 2012
1,514
25
0
#4
If you are a "no denomination" that makes you another denomination (because that is or tends to be a group or sect). Those who "belong" to bigger groups do not see themselves as denomnations (nor sects). Examples? Catholics or JWs.
False; non-denominational just means you don't subscribe to a systematic set of doctrines. It's like another name for "Independent". I used to think the same as you but your eyes open a little more when you read up and learn some Restoration Movement history :)
 
Sep 3, 2012
881
5
0
#5
Thanks for answering the questions guys. Y'all are awesome
 

homwardbound

Senior Member
Oct 24, 2012
14,842
80
48
#6
I will start.... I am none denomination u can say. I will go to any church for Gods people are there. To have fellowship with one another. I really could careless if the teaching is wrong. If you love like Jesus they will see the truth in you :)
Raised in the united Methodist Church. Was a gathering for the people, yet never heard the truth about accepting Christ as my personal savior there
I was told about this salvation from a child hood friend that did not go to the place I went to, in fact his background was Baptist. I accepted Christ when he presented to me the free gift from God through Son
I have been since to many different denominations, and have learned much, at times was to a hard heart, yet God has softened that to see from God's vantage point through Son
And today I believe and see the unfathomable love of Christ that no flesh can understand per 1 Cor. 13:4-13
God just love us all, start from this basis and God reveals the rest, this unfathomable love is received a gift from God and as I now see this there is no turning back. How can anyone when they see this type of love beyond Human understanding, it envelops one
www.godjustloveyou.blogspot.com
 
May 3, 2013
8,719
75
0
#7
False; non-denominational just means you don't subscribe to a systematic set of doctrines. It's like another name for "Independent". I used to think the same as you but your eyes open a little more when you read up and learn some Restoration Movement history :)
Thanks!

My JOY is when HE comes and tell us what HIS restoration is meant for.
 
2

2Thewaters

Guest
#8
In the last days there will be a multitude of confusion and multitude of doctrines.
It is up to you to pray and study the word to find the true doctrines, they are all in the bible.
 
P

parablepete

Guest
#9
I am not going to copy and paste scriptures, unless someone want to see them.

One of the most simple things in the bible for me to see was the ONE church/body/fold/family. Christ being the Head and we being the body. Does Christ have MANY bodys, NO! Does he have many memebers yes.


We all have no trouble understanding there is ONE Faith, ONE God, One Spirit(we might not agree how it works) ONE Hope, However when we get to ONE Body and ONE Baprism we have problems. It divides us. We must do what the bible teaches us or we are boats with out a Ruder.


I had a artical one here about the Baptism, for the forgiveness of sins very few comments of whey that was done. ITS IMPORTANT TO STUDY, if you have NOT had your sins washed away you are still in them. No sin will go to heaven. we must be clean from all thos past sins.


I don't mean for this to be about baptism, it is one of the things that seprate us from the love of God and puts us into a denomantion. I make no money from this, I may never know if you choose to do it or not. However, if your going to be a follower of Jesus. You must be in his church and be a child of God.

This belief of Love Jesus, no church, no judging, Love, Love, Love, when you love someone you will tell them the TRUTH! I have done that. Think hard and long its your soul in the balance.
 

homwardbound

Senior Member
Oct 24, 2012
14,842
80
48
#10
Thanks!

My JOY is when HE comes and tell us what HIS restoration is meant for.
For us to walk in the resurrected Spirit of God living through us
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

To:
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

This is only done by the Spirit of God, so die daily to self and be alive to God daily
It is too simple, except for man flesh has gotten all over it and destroyed this: by Faith in the finished work of Christ and has added man work's to it. when no flesh in God's sight will ever please God period except Christ Jesus and he is not here today in the flesh rather the Justified Spirit of God
For God today can:
John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.



 

homwardbound

Senior Member
Oct 24, 2012
14,842
80
48
#11
In the last days there will be a multitude of confusion and multitude of doctrines.
It is up to you to pray and study the word to find the true doctrines, they are all in the bible.
Actually and truthfully only found in the Spirit of God sent to the believer to teach the believer for God is:
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

[SUP]11 [/SUP]and they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

We are no more than waters or planters it is God:
1 Corinthians 3:6
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
1 Corinthians 3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.


 

homwardbound

Senior Member
Oct 24, 2012
14,842
80
48
#12
I am not going to copy and paste scriptures, unless someone want to see them.

One of the most simple things in the bible for me to see was the ONE church/body/fold/family. Christ being the Head and we being the body. Does Christ have MANY bodys, NO! Does he have many memebers yes.


We all have no trouble understanding there is ONE Faith, ONE God, One Spirit(we might not agree how it works) ONE Hope, However when we get to ONE Body and ONE Baprism we have problems. It divides us. We must do what the bible teaches us or we are boats with out a Ruder.


I had a artical one here about the Baptism, for the forgiveness of sins very few comments of whey that was done. ITS IMPORTANT TO STUDY, if you have NOT had your sins washed away you are still in them. No sin will go to heaven. we must be clean from all thos past sins.


I don't mean for this to be about baptism, it is one of the things that seprate us from the love of God and puts us into a denomantion. I make no money from this, I may never know if you choose to do it or not. However, if your going to be a follower of Jesus. You must be in his church and be a child of God.

This belief of Love Jesus, no church, no judging, Love, Love, Love, when you love someone you will tell them the TRUTH! I have done that. Think hard and long its your soul in the balance.
Ephesians 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

This world goes by water and adds in death, burial and resurrection, when water Baptism is not a washing away of sins, it is a good conscious towards God though
The one Baptism then which is it?
Spirit or water. and read what John said about how he must decrease and Christ must increase
Today after the cross, we are Baptized by the Spirit of God the Father of Jesus Christ period. A free gift to those that believe God. we are born again and God renews our minds to see from Father's vantage point through Son's finished work at the cross.
It is awesome to see from God's perspective just awesome
 

notuptome

Senior Member
May 17, 2013
15,050
2,538
113
#13
There are Christians in virtually all denominations. In some they are just harder to find than in others. Church is for the discipleship of believers. Church or denominational doctrines then become of paramount importance. If you just go to church to be entertained by the music or such then it does not matter where you go. If you go to church to learn more about Jesus and fellowship with those of like precious faith then you need to be more discriminating in your selection.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
May 3, 2013
8,719
75
0
#14
There are Christians in virtually all denominations. In some they are just harder to find than in others. Church is for the discipleship of believers. Church or denominational doctrines then become of paramount importance. If you just go to church to be entertained by the music or such then it does not matter where you go. If you go to church to learn more about Jesus and fellowship with those of like precious faith then you need to be more discriminating in your selection.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
Yes! I don see the Church as a club. I agree on being selective and discriminative (although "discriminative" may lead many to believe it is a term for segregation, but I am not gregarious, anyhow).
 
P

parablepete

Guest
#15
There are Christians in virtually all denominations. In some they are just harder to find than in others. Church is for the discipleship of believers. Church or denominational doctrines then become of paramount importance. If you just go to church to be entertained by the music or such then it does not matter where you go. If you go to church to learn more about Jesus and fellowship with those of like precious faith then you need to be more discriminating in your selection.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
Rodger....Is Jesus in all churches? If not? Why Not? Does he stand for falling from grace on one church, The imposiablity of falling in another? Baptism in One and Sprinkling in another? Lords supper every week and one every 3 month on another? Social drinking in one and non-drinking in another. Mericals in one and no doctors in another? Multiple wives in one and one in another?

How does it work? You Love Jesus and still believe in what the denomantion teaches. Are do you Love right and Worship worong and it OK?

I would like to know more about how a cvhristian in every church works?
 

crossnote

Senior Member
Nov 24, 2012
30,704
3,649
113
#16
I went from non denom thru nearly all denoms, now I'm back with non. Take the trip but don't leave Jesus behind.
 
S

Spokenpassage

Guest
#17
Hey just to let you guys knows, not being arrogant, but nondenominational is a sect of Christianity just as Orthodox, Catholicism, and Protestant. Just know that the churches that claim this, are churches that teach a doctrine that separates them from everyone else such as the Seventh Day Adventist, Jehovah Witness, Quakers, Charismatic (some are protestant and Catholic), etc.
 
Oct 31, 2011
8,200
182
0
#18
When someone challenged me to know Christ with deeper and more complete understanding by learning of His roots and relating to Christ that way, it sent me on a search. I found a New Testament Christian who believed that, and had spent eight years devoted to a study of all he could find about the people God used from Genesis to 2 Samuel to tell of those roots of Christ.

I feel so grateful. So if I had a choice of a church to go to, (I'm blind) I would go to a church who believed that way.
 
Jan 13, 2014
960
16
0
#19
Revelation describes all the churches in the last days to have one problem or another. He calls them all confused, Babylon


He talks to US
I have no qualms about pasting scripture, if you dont want to see scripture its because you dont have the spirit
Jesus loves scripture and that is our only proof
opinions are like noses everyone has one and they area all a bit wrong.

Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.Rev 18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

ok now

1. WHO IS IN BABYLON CONFUSION? Right! MY PEOPLE!
Jesus says MY PEOPLE are in confusion and in Babylon
are YOU his people?
Yes?
then YOU are in confusion doctrine and Babylon
right?
IF you are not his people then stay where you are
MY PEOPLE are IN BABYLON
pray on this
that is ME and YOU we are IN BABYLON
Babylon is CONFUSED and has false doctrines and allows FORNICATION

does YOUR church allow fornication?
YES! Jesus said so!
YEs it does
and if you stay there you will get the plagues

whenI saw this I took off like a shot
I home church now and met a few other people who do also
God lets us find each other.
YOU, if YOU are GODS people
ARE IN BABYLON rest assured.

so what is a Babylonian to do?
What?
lets see...

ok we COME OUT
NOW WHAT?

Rev 19:4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

Did you see that? the FELL DOWN on their KNEES to pray!
I bet your church does not do that! that is why you are in Babylon!
ok come out
home church and fall on your knees!
then what?


Rev 19:5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

ok so we are to PRAISE GOD a lot!
does your church let you do that? NO! they DON'T
you cant just stand up and say PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD HALLELUJAH they would throw you out!

so dont let them throw you out, come out beg=fore they can throw you out
or you will get the plagues
ok, what else are we to do now that we are out of Babylon confusion?


Rev 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

ok the whole church is to say together
Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
together
this is called chanting

ok they dont do that in your church, do they?
thats why you are in Babylon!
come out or you will get the plagues if you don't get out of there...

ok what else?




Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

ok the whole church should say:
GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER BE UNTO THE LAMB AND UNTO HIM WHO REIGNS FOREVER AND EVER! out loud!
does your church do that?
NO! that is why you are in babylon!

what else?


Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

ok we are to have a character of righteousness!

psalms 119:172 sys the righteousness of God is the commandments
ok your church needs ot keep the commandments!

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

ok, that means woship on Sabbath not sunday

does your church do that?
NO! that is why you are in Babylon I am in Babylon!confused worship!

get out
Gods people are told to get out
if you are not Gods people then you can stay where you are.




Rev 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

AWESOME!
so we are to be blessed
ok what is blessed?
how do we be blessed?

ok blessed means to KNEEL DOWN AND ADORE AND WORSHIP GOD

so the church gets done on their knees and says
Jesus we adore you we worship you
honor power glory be thine forever and ever!

thats it!

does your church do that?
NO!
that is why yo are in BABYLON
come out!
if you are Gods people, this means YOU,
come out
go somewhere where you can do all these things on Sabbath and read PSALM out loud like psalm 103,145,104

and so you can do it on the Sabbath.

HeY!
you know what?
if you worship on the Sabbath, all the other people that are not Gods people wont be there!
problems solved!

ok so now you are out of false denominations, and there are lots of them and you are finally doing what God told you to do

simple

read the Bible
follow it
iit tells you everything.

how do you pray?
say the Lords prayer out loud toegether
simple

does your church do that?
NO!
that is why you ARE in Babylon
if you are God's people then he told you to COME OUT!
if you are not Gods people then stay where yo are.

Praise God, he tells us how to get ready
and it is personal worship with JEsus in his temple in heaven

you are in HIS holy temple
do you believe it?
then you are.

better dress nice.
see you Sabbath.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
 
Last edited:
Jan 13, 2014
960
16
0
#20
So you see,
to worship God
is not to go to any church
you wILL get the plagues
to worship God
as revelation SAYS

is to get on your knees
humble your heart
pray to God
bless his name
and ask for his holy spirit
so simple
but the proud'the proud laodiceans

CAN NOT DO THAT
thats how you know if you are LAodicea, they just cannot get on their knees
to pray and worship God

They always, always, always have 35 different books and aaa million reasons why
they
cannot
get on their knees
to worship God

leave them alone.