Why is Christendom fragmented into so many sects, so many different interpretations?
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Because people ,among other sins, have a very destructively sin, the desire for power.It's a matter of ego.So, why not starting a sect ? This will feed a ravenous ego.
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Having seen your previous question I beleive the Martin luther you are asking about is that of the Lutherian Form of Christianity.\n\nIt could be said that by starting his own faction of christianity that went against the grain of Catholic society he divided what was a united religion, thus seperated people on religous basis.\n\nHowever it can equally be argued that he brought people of similar minds together, he was a theologist as well as "protestant" - Protestor of Catholosicm, and brought to the people he conversed with alot of ideaologies and concept which are available from wesite like Wikipedia.\n\nHope this Helps\n\nWill
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It probably means that a church is being split into two different groups or sides with no middle ground.  For example, the church members may be extremely liberal or extremely conservative with no members that fall in between.  I'm just guessing, though.
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the Church is both human and divine.  it is human because it succumbed to its frailties and many leaders committed sin and corruption and yet it is divine because it still exists and will continue to exist as God's family.  there is only one church with so many branches.  the reformation started when some christians wanted change from outside of the roman catholic branch of christianity while the counter reformation started when christians wanted change from  within the roman catholic branch.  both are a result of God's intervention to know him better and to be like him.
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Alleluia! Praise the Lord! Glad you've seen through this, mate! The dilemma you describe is known in theology as the heresy of antinomianism (you might want to do a web search on it for the fun of it).\n\nSee the contrasting beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental and Catholic Churches on this point.  They are far more coherent.
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Dang, well first of all you have the catholics protestants and orthodox. then youcan split the orthodox in to a bunch of different gruops,I'm not sure of their names. then you have protestant denominations like 2nd and 7th day adventists, baptist luthereans methodists mormons and then thousands of non denominational churches plus many other kinds including cults like the branch davidians and the peoplebehind the jamestown massacre.
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Well, through history different churches broke away from each other and formed their own religions. IE the Church of England (Episcopals) broke away from Cathololicism, Methodist broke away from the Church of England. There are huge differences amoung many of them. I suggest visiting local churches to really know. beliefnet.com is a great religious resource.
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It is because the UMC has to some extent maintained the early traditions.  The word Catholic means either "all embracing," or "according to the whole."  Universal really isn't a good translation.  For a church to be all embracing, it must not foster division.  For the Church to be "according to the whole," then decision making must not be local or according to small groups but rather according to the whole Church.  It is said because it is the condensed version of the creed at Nicaea.  Originally, it was used as a baptismal statement and lesson.
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The differences are very slight between certain denominations.\n\n To get a very thorough understanding you should read this book...\nhttp://www.biblebelievers.org.au/7chindx.htm\n\nTo know more click here...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/\n\n God bless you.
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It's not a weird notion.  There is no evidence of a lot of things that transpired during the times of Christ.   Sure the Bible talks about it and is the ONLY accepted history of that time.   I'm inclined to think that the apostles did run with their interpretation of Christ's teachings.   I'm not so sure it was to create an alternate Jewish religion, but an alternate politically correct on of the time.   Jesus didn't come to Earth to have people worship him as God.  That was furthest from his teachings.  His teachings were to show people the way to the Father through his teachings.  Even the perverstion of "The only way to heaven is through Christ."   It simply means that to get to heaven is to be like Christ and follow his teachings.   It does not mean to worship him as God.   Never has, never did, never will.
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You'll never find one spirit, one unity, one like-mind, one accord.\n\nThe Bible, being highly subjective, is a guideline for living.  Not everyone lives OR THINKS the same way, therefore, you will have "sects," as you call them, breaking off just slightly from the overall teaching of the Word.\n\n*yawn* what an absolutely boring world it would be if everyone believed the same way, talked the same way, acted the same way, and taught "religion" the same way.\n\nYou are NEVER going to find a satisfying answer because you are asking a question that has many different answers.  Since none of them has satisfied you yet, you'll search until, one day you die.  After death, however, God has promised that all our questions will be answered.
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it is the catholic church man. we know this because no other church has 4 marks that state it is the true church.\n\na. all other lack essential unity. they recognize no authority in religious matters vested in an individual who is the vicar of Christ.\nin the worship of god many christian sects are guided more by sentiment and personal conviction than by the objective truths given to the world of our lord.\n\nb. the founders of christian sects were not saints and generally not holy or edifying men. the sects have not given saints to the world. their truths are but fragments of the doctrines of the catholic church . the holiness of their members is due to the means that the sects have salvaged from the catholic worship . moreover these sects cannot point miracles wrought in their favor.\n\nc. not one of the christian sects is universal or catholic : that is, not one has universality such as that of the catholic church.\n\nd. not one of the christian sects can trace its or gin to the apostles.
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Christianity contains the true teachings of Jesus Christ. Christendom takes the teachings of Christ and corrupts them. For example: Jesus taught that his Father, Jehovah, is the only true God. ( John 17:3)  He also said his Father is greater than he is. (John 14:28) Christendom twists that around and either makes Jesus equal to God or they make Jesus God himself.\n\nJesus taught his followers to love their enemies. Those in Christendom have participated in some of the world's bloodiest wars.\n\nJesus taught his followers to "go and make disciples of all the nations." (Matt. 28:19 20) The clergy of Christendom is happy just to have people attend their churches so they can get money from their followers.\n\nChristendom is apostate Christianity.
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It is not just christians but most of the organized religions, which  have large a following tend to develope multiple perspectives.
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Well, you know the answer to your first question, Paul compares the Church to a body,  another (and similar analogy says that we are branches on the vine of Christ).  The similarities between the body and the community?  Each person has a unique function and role to play, but we all draw nourishment from the same bloodstream.  The christian community is diverse, we have those who are discern (eyes, ears, noses?) those who labor (hands, feet, legs) those who are hard to acknowledge (butts, private parts) ... a little of everything.  The deliniation exists, and this story, to help us see one another as essential in spite of our differences, as well as encouraging each one to use their God given gifts to benefit that community.
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There is a theory that America was built on a rebellious, individualistic spirit.  That might explain why the US is different in that regard.\n\nI think this explains division:\n\nBut there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.  II Peter 2:1-3\n\nThere is a lot of opposition to unity.  Within and without.  There are a lot of ways to look at things, some honest misunderstandings, some deliberate false doctrine.\n\nThe Bible really is a lot of information, and some of it is difficult to understand.  I have grown and changed in my understanding of certain things over the years.  Sometimes we disagree because we are in different places in our maturity and understanding.\n\nI think that the Bible is primarily a discipline I need to apply to myself.  It's not about making other people do right.  Any time you take the attitude of applying law to others that you will not keep yourself, that will cause division and discord.\n\nFrom the very beginning Satan used half-truths in order to lead people from God.  He's still doing that.  If He can get us to believe something that is close to the truth, but not quite it, he can lead us to stray.\n\nIt gets heated because we passionately believe it's important.  It hurts my heart when people slander God.  Because I love Him.  It hurts me for their sake as well, because I know they are in danger.  Not with me, but with God.  That's not my wish, but what I understand the Bible to say.\n\nAnd I guess there are some in the Christian community who are "right fighting."  They care less about righteousness than proving themselves right.  Pride is a sin.  Even in Christians.\n\nThe main reason for division is that we fail to put God first.  If we seek Him, He says He can be found.  If we put Him first, He will unite us for His purpose.
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Christianity is not divided into branches.\nThere are majority Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox.\nThose who fought Catholicisms are called Protestants.  These includes, Methodist, Jehovah Witnesses, Calvinism, Lutheran, Anglican, Pentecostal/Born Again.\nOrthodox were another group that  emerged during the persecution times.