[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]There are many different denominations and creeds in the world.  A lot of people wonder, “Why are There so Many Different Christian Denominations?”  It is a shame that we are all so terribly divided, even though we believe in similar ideas and people.  I assume that most are visiting this site because they follow Jesus or want to follow Jesus.  We should be moving toward unity, and not towards disagreement.  I think that’s what Jesus wants.[/fusion_text][fusion_text]


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Why are There so Many Different Christian Denominations?

This is a question that’s pretty straight forward, but also exceptionally complicated.  The short version of this answer is different interpretations of the Bible and the authority of the early Church.

The third ecumenical council, the Council of Ephesus, was the first meeting that lead to a split in the Catholic Church.  The big issue was the leader of the Church of the East, Nestorius, referred to Mary as the “Birth Giver of Christ” instead of the “Birth Giver of God.”  In response to his claims the council denounced him and called him a heretic.  This gave birth to the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East.  To some this belief might not be a big deal, but this is a core belief among Roman Catholics.  This was the first major split in the Roman Catholic Church.

Later on there will be many more divisions resulting from disagreements with interpretation and certain abuses of the  Church.  Some of these individuals probably broke away for legitimate reasons and others, maybe not so much.  People have always had an interest in power, and I’m sure a few of these people were no different.  They may have seen the power and wealth that the Catholic Church had accumulated and wanted their own.[/fusion_text][fusion_text]

Great Schism of 1054

The most known division though would probably be the Great Schism of 1054, which resulted in Eastern Orthodoxy.  The dominate reasons were the disagreement of the Eucharist, whether the Pope should have universal jurisdiction, and the source of the Holy Spirit and a plethora of other factors.  There were disagreements for years, but


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Be aware that splits have not always had to just do with the Catholic Church.  In the mid-1700s, there was a movement in Protestantism.  This was referred to as the [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]