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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:47 am
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Within Christianity there are so many different sects; Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Southern Baptist, Protestant, Presbyterian, Weslyian, LDS, non denominational...There are probably more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. I only really know the beliefs of the LDS and the Protestants well. The others I only have a surface knowledge of.
This answer may sound cliche (sorry if it does) but you just have to let the Spirit guide you. You have to trust Heavenly Father to guide you, but you also have to get up and try some different chuches out and find the one that feels right to you, and when it's the correct one, Heavenly Father will let you know.
Did that help?
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:47 pm
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I personally am a member of the Church of the Brethren. Essentially, this denomination holds to simple living and adult baptism, and puts a great deal of emphasis on peace and caring for the world. As all denominations should, but not all do. It is Trinitarian, for the most part, but I'm sure there are unitarian churches of the Brethren out there. You're trinitarian, though, so you don't really have to worry about that.
It's a good denomination with a lot of variety in it.
Methodists are generally Trinitarian as well. They believe that the holy sacraments of communion and baptism are also sacrifices to God. They're big on logic, reason, and missionary work.
Baptists also believe the Trinitarian view (it's very common and for good reason). They also believe that true believers endure through to the end. Basically, if you fall away from Christianity, you weren't really saved to begin with. It's sort of the whole "once saved always saved" belief. Baptisms for them are generally done through immersion. I think that's the only way they do it, actually.
Lutheran is also Trinitarian (you should be noticing a pattern here). They emphasize that salvation is done through Christ and Christ alone. Meaning no works can do anything for you. They also believe that any good deeds that are done by us are through the grace of God, and that simple faith in Christ alone is good enough for salvation.
Pentecostals place great emphasis on the Holy Spirit and the works of the Holy Spirit. They are sometimes also known as "charismatics". They're big on miracles through the power of faith. They also believe that all true believers of Christ will be able to speak tongues. As most of us here probably have never spoken in tongues, they would not consider us to be true Christians.
The Vineyard denomination is very similar to the Pentecostals, except that they do not hold that every true Christian will be able to speak in tongues. They are also more in tune with reasoning and logic than some might say for the Pentecostals. Essentially, they're a watered down Pentecostals denomination.
All of these denominations are Protestant. Now I will talk a little bit about the Catholic Church. This is a broad summary, as the Catholic Church also has different "denominations".
The Catholic Church generally holds to the transubstantiation view of the sacrament of communion. Instead of the bread and wine being symbolic of Christ's flesh and blood, they actually BECOME Christ's flesh and blood through the power of God. The Catholic Church also holds to infant baptism. If you have all ready been baptized as an infant, the Catholic Church does not believe you can be baptized again. They view it as wrong.
The Catholic Church also holds to the belief of prayer for intercession by the saints. Essentially, asking other believers in heaven to pray for them. The issue with this is that, through Christ, we have a direct connection to God. We don't need believers in heaven to pray for us. The Holy Spirit is sufficient.
You will also notice that the Catholic Church is quite different from Protestant denominations in its ways of church service and worship. I don't know much about the actual worship service as I've never been to one. But it's different. That's all I can say.
The Catholic Church is also Trinitarian.
So those are some major beliefs about some of the various groups in Christianity. I hope it helped. If you have any questions about other denominations, I'd be glad to oblige you. heart
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:59 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:40 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:53 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:56 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:59 pm
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Shadows-shine Scarlet_Teardrops Shadows-shine I attended Catholic mass for a short time in life and there were a lot of things that went on that just didn't sit well with me. Plus a lot of the names in the church hierarchy (pope, arch-bishop, cardinal) are not biblical names. The whole idea of confessing to a priest is not biblical either, infant baptism is not supported by scripture as well. So no, I would not reccommend the Catholic religion. Well, confessing to one another is supported by the Bible. But forced confession to a priest specifically is not.
Yea I know that, but I dont think it was intended to be like how the Catholics do it. Where they ask the priest to forgive them for the sin instead of going to God for the forgiveness.
Agreed.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:10 am
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:10 am
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:58 am
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:39 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:45 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:08 am
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