If there is only ONE God and the Bible is his EXACT word, why are there so many different churches???
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There are plenty of roads that all lead to the airport.  Churches can maintain theirs was is the only way, but most thinking people quickly realize that it makes no logical sense that a devout practioner of another faith who has lead a good, pious life is any less worthy than someone in their own congregation who did the same - even if there are slight variations in their beliefs.  Religions are man made and therefore are prone to mistake.\n\nThe example you provide are very different.  One is a commandment - and frankly those seem very clear.  The other is an interpreted excerpt from one of the books of the Bible.  I haven't looked up that particular issue, but I did do a thorough search for premarital sex.  I looked very hard in several different versions and the best that I could find is you should not behave immorally in regard to pre-marital sex.  Well I think different people would interpret that differently.  (King James seems much more conservative, NIV I understand was a very scholarly undertaking going back to the original old Hebrew)\n\nInterestingly there were more passages than I could count about not committing adultry.  Also interesting was the from version to version the interpretation of the old Hebrew was mildly different, but they were important differences.  \n\nMy final conclusion is that if you find a single one or two references it may not be a very important point.  If you find multiple references and/or its in the commandments, it is much clearer.
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In theory that would be good, but look at the answers here already and it is always the christians who come out with that stuff about there is only one god and one true religion blah blah blah. It's the christians who stand in the way of such unity.
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Yahweh El Shaddai (Jehovah God Almighty) has only ever had one religion.  It is when man comes along, and instead of seeking God's intent of what His Scriptures mean, decide each person for themselves to do what is right in their own eyes, and invent and multiply creeds and traditions derived from the minds of men, that the plethora of denominations has arisen.  Yet the Apostle Paul states that there is only "one body [the body is the church: Ephesians 1:22-23], and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, *one faith*, one baptism, one God and Father of all..." (Ephesians 4:4-6).
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Hard as it may seem to believe, even the Catholic Church says other churchs of Christianty are not the "true" faith.\n\nWhen I was homeless, I used to go into a Catholic church across the street.  Right there in the literature, it said other churches were false.\n\nDon't you just love it how each religion says the other is false?  I thought there was just one God.  \n\nSo, what's the problem?
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There isn't just one god -- humans in various cultures and at various times have created the god they wanted to believe in, which is why there are so many different beliefs and so many religions.  If there really was a real, single god would there be so much chaos as to "his" truth, and so many bad things being done is "his" name?\n\nAll religions claim they have the full truth, and anyone who doesn't accept that truth is wrong (or sinful, or going to hell, or infidels, or whatever).  With so many contradictions between the various religions, they can't all be right...and I don't believe *any* of them are right.
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What's the differance? They all point to the same God..
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If you believe that Islam is spoken of in the Holy Bible, then it only points to one truth, that the Holy Bible is true. I just am not sure that it is about Islam that is being spoken of.\n\nIf the Bible is true and the Qur'an is true as you claim, then there are already two truths. All believe that there is one God so then why are there two truths?\n\nJust asking?
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Yes, there is only one God above all in heaven and on earth, but people have a very partial understanding of God, of life on earth, of what is true and what is not, of each other, of higher beings, of ancient history, of mistakes by founders of religious groups.\n\nWe can all learn from the true, good and beautiful things other groups may have.  But that is two ways, not one way, meaning every group needs to do it.\n\nWe are all children of God.  He does not feel great at all when someone says He is great while slitting the throat of one of his children.\n\nThe garden will be weeded soon; if we fail to solve this matter ourselves that will help.\n\nBut we should fight less over differences.  God wants unity, not uniformity.\n\nGod does not have one flower, one book, one world, one universe.  God conducts an infinitely diverse and majestic symphony of light and life progressing continually into further truth, goodness and beauty.\n\nIndividual earthlings can participate in that if they do not allow themselves to be taken astray by those who wish to fight in behalf of ignorance or partial truth.\n\nReal truth needs no defense.
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Why are there so many different versions of the bible?\n\nHere I must assume you are refering to translations. . . there are many different translations because it is difficult to take words from one language (one that is very old, in fact) and put them into another language (one that is changing every day).  Since different groups translate the Bible, the text comes out slightly different, but "should" generally be close to the same in idea at least. \n\nWhy are their so many different kinds of Christians?\n\nThere are many different Christian sects because men struggle to agree with each other.  For a time, there was one Church, but then there was a division between East and West and later a division between Catholic and Protestant.  The Protestant Reformation has resulted in a huge number of sects developing, and each has, over time, developed differing concepts about the faith.  \n\n\nIf Christianty has stayed perfect and unchanging for 2000 years, then why are there so many variants within it?\n\nWho says it has?  I don't think anyone with any knowledge about Church history would say that.  Nothing that passes through the hands of so many humans can remain perfect . . . only God is perfect.
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While there is only one God, there are countless numbers of beliefs.\n\nWhen people convert, it is because they find their old belief subject to doubt, and they have found one that they are absolutely sure is true.\n\nBut, I read in a Salman Rushdie book; \n"Religious conversion, it is like getting on a train. Afterwards, it is only in the train itself that you are really belonging. Not departure platform, not arrival platform. In both these places you are totally despised. Such is converts"\n\nYou, however, is perfectly entitled to your own opinion.
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Christ speaks about being the Head of the Church. Notice that He says in Matthew 16:18 ...I will build "MY" church. In several other verses (to find them just look in the concordance of your Bible), He refers to "a" church or "the" church. These words are singular. He never says anywhere "all the churches" or "all the different congregations". I think God only intended for there to be one church. Man has created his own church to suit his own needs. I think it is important to find a church that preaches what the Bible says. ONLY what the Bible says. So many today add to the words of God and take from them as well.
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I think it's small-minded of us to assume that God made this huge universe and only put life on one planet. Just because the Bible doesn't mention it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The Bible is supposed to be God's story one Earth...maybe other planets have their own Bibles. The only certian thing is that there is one God, one Jesus the savior of all people, and one Holy Spirit, who continues to work in us to this day. God is God, He can do whatever he wants, including making life on other planets.
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There is only one Bible but many translations so that people will understand Gods saving grace easilly. Different translations but the same saving gospel, the same God and Jesus amd messages and they are certainly not against each other, by assuming that it is against each other I'm also assuming that you didn't researched enough to see ig this notion is true. Do you agree that even ur Quran has been translated to english so engish speaking muslims can understand it? It's the same purpose as to why the Bible has many translations.
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Assumptionally it is one and the same God. In reality, For a God to be one and the same Everybody in this world should have been zerox copies of one another...\n\nWHAT AN INTELLIGENT ANSWER I GAVE I AM PROUD OF MYSELF
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there is actually one GOD. we just call HIM in different names.
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Its mainly part of history.  Back in the old days I think there was mainly just catholic, and baptist....well, people start to have their own interpretations of the bible,a nd that is why there are so many denominations today.  It would be nice for us to all believe the same, but it is just human nature not to.  Nobody is perfect but Christ.  Our goal is to strive to be like him, but he knows the we are not, which is the reason that he died on the cross for us.  Like I said earlier, just human nature to believe differently.  I don't beleive humans will ever be unanimous on anything because we are not perfect as Christ is.
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There is only one true God.  I do not as a christian worship the holy spirit nor Jesus Christ.  The Bible never gave such directions, only to worship one God as one.  the holy spirit is God's active force and Jesus  as his son never wanted worship for himself