I've actually asked this question a lot myself. If so many sects exist, and every sect exists distinct from another sect because they believe a specific interpretation of the bible over a different specific interpretation, and every sect says that their sect is the one who has the correct specific interpretation, they can't all be right. If we follow the logic:
Truth is fixed, specific, and singular, it doesn't change (if denominations didn't think it was specific, they wouldn't have very specific doctrinal views). If truth is specific, fixed and singular, then out of all the interpretations of the bible that can possibly exist, there is only one that's true. If there is only one specific truth, then the vast majority of the specific interpretations of the bible are wrong. It is only possible for one specific interpretation of the bible to be correct. If every denomination asserts its specific interpretation of the bible is correct, then either:
They are all wrong;
One is correct;
They are all partly correct and partly wrong;
or truth is not singular, fixed and specific.
If they are all wrong, then none should be followed. If only one is correct, then how can we possibly know which one, since all denominations assert their correctness? If they are all partly correct and partly wrong, then what difference does it make if we follow one or the other? And if truth is not singular, fixed and specific, then there's no point even trying to speculate on what the singular, fixed, specific truth is, because it doesn't exist.
I still haven't found a solution to this problem. Has anyone else?
I have. It's called study. What is truth?
Jesus was born of a virgin. Bible explicitly says so. No doubt. Isaiah prophesied it. Matthew said it was fulfilled.
Guess what. Some folks come along and change it up.
Omni, does the bible say that Jesus was born of a virgin? Yes or No.
You can insert "maid" "young woman" in Isaiah 7:14. Won't change a thing. Why? Because Matthew said the prophet spoke of the Messiah being born of a virgin. Jesus was born of a virgin. Read the Matthew account of Jesus' birth. Wonder why Joseph wanted to divorce Mary? He had not had sexual relations with Mary. She committed adultery. Angel appeared to Joseph and said No. This is of God.
Okay. Read Matthew 16. Upon this rock I will build my church. The only way someone can come up with Peter being the rock is by a deliberate, willful zeal for control. So there's RCC.
Peter said "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." That's the truth upon which Jesus will build His church. That's the text. Do you see that?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Yes. Matthew says as much. But did you know some folks don't believe it, yet they say they believe the bible. But guess what, they will tell you that it doesn't matter that a prophet of their prophesied that Jesus would be born in Jerusalem. It don't matter one bit.
Adam and Eve ate and died. Did you know some folks have a problem with that. Understandable to a point. How did they die. They died spiritually when they ate, separated from God. Began to also die physically. What the bible shows. Read it.
Some folks contend there were three wise men at the manger. Why? Because there was frankincense, incense, and myrrh. So three gifts means three gift givers. Nope. Not necessarily. Three gifts and possibly two wise men. Don't know. Don't matter.
The bible is not at fault for there being disagreement among people, people are at fault.
Some folks believe the earth is flat. You could spin them around this mighty globe, they'd still find a reason to say it's flat.
The Soviets said our landing on the moon was just a Hollywood production, a show. People believed it. Why? Didn't look at the evidence and what is plausible.