Can Anyone Who Believes in Jesus
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"Can Anyone Who Believes in Jesus Start a Christian Sect/Denomination?"
This is a most unusual question.
Are you planning to start a cult?
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Can Anyone Who Believes in Jesus Start a Christian Sect/Denomination?
Sure ---most of the so Called Christian Sect/Denominations today believe in Jesus but don't know Jesus personally -----you can believe in God but not have a personal relationship with God ---
Sure ---most of the so Called Christian Sect/Denominations today believe in Jesus but don't know Jesus personally -----you can believe in God but not have a personal relationship with God ---
I am finding out if people believe that anyone who believes in Jesus can start a Christian Sect/Denomination.
Denominations and sects just represent different schools of thought or different approaches to hermeneutics.
The key commonality between all Christian sects is the acceptance of core Biblical canon and foundational concepts from the early church (e.g. the Trinity).
The key commonality between all Christian sects is the acceptance of core Biblical canon and foundational concepts from the early church (e.g. the Trinity).
And I'm just very curious why you "need to know" that.
Why is that a pressing concern today?
Are you planning to start your own sect?
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I am not planning to start my own sect/denomination; I am just interested if we're even allowed to do so.
Your bio says you're a Christian.
What denomination are you currently involved with?
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Belief in Jesus by itself is not the sole factor to consider (otherwise Moslems would count as Christians). To be a Christian, there are a range of concepts that need to be accepted.
To your question, yes, historically many individuals presented their school of thought and movements started following those schools of thought. These movements resulted in denominations being formed.
There are circumstances where a school of thought diverges sufficiently to become a nonChristian religion due to violating core Christian concepts.
If you recognize that denominations are basically just schools of thought, and that likeminded people may start to coalesce, we see passages like Rom 14:5 which encourage differences on some topics.
"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." - Rom 14:5 KJV
So if someone made a denomination that believed that Saturday rest and Sunday's Lord's Day needed to be observed, there hypothetically isn't an issue with that. If someone else made a denomination that recognized all days as being equally holy, there hypothetically isn't anything wrong with that either.
At the same time, if we look at the feud between Paul and Peter about people of Jewish heritage dining with those of Gentile heritage, we see that there is not 100% freedom for schools of thought to endorse whatever they want. There is a commonground that all Christian schools of thought must observe.
So are you a non-denominational person who attends church, or a non-denominational person who does not attend church?
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Ok, let's recap:
a.) You say you're a Christian, you're non-denominational, and you don't attend church.
b.) You say you "NEED TO KNOW" about starting a denomination, although by your own admission, you don't believe in denominations, and you don't even attend church.
c.) You say you "NEED TO KNOW" the biblical status of starting a denomination, although you specifically said you have no interest in starting a denomination.
So, if I've got this right...
you are posting polls about things which you "NEED TO KNOW", while simultaneously admitting you have no genuine interest in those things at all.
I find this all very confusing.
Personal Observation:
a.) This kind of confusion and contradiction seldom comes from ordinary Christians.
b.) This kind of contradiction usually comes from people pretending to be Christians, who are poking around Christian forums to either troll, or to collect research data.
But hey, what do I know?
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Maxwell I like your answers and your reasoning. You convinced me and you changed my mind on another thread.
‘In the topic of denominations I’ve made peace with this a long time ago. I think everybody is right because the commonality is Jesus. Because if the alternative is true it means that Christianity is false.
What is your opinion on this matter?
Thank you.