basically Christianity means believe in God,the separate religions of Christianity each have there own traditions,celebrations,...in MY opinion it is not Christians hate one another,we each believe that the teachings of our religion are right,robin
protestant Christians are the most spiteful of Christians. they particularly dislike catholic Christians because they are jealous that st. peter started the first christian church as what is known as a catholic church today.
I think it is becks some people in catholic think Mary is the top god and others think that God is the top god so they hate each other Cox they re fighting over who is the top god. Gud Luck.
First off..up all night is a true atheist, so I wouldn't take his advice on any religious topic. A person who believes in nothing but himself deserves pity in my book.
And different flavors of Christianity don't hate each other...I have no idea where you got that. They have different ways of interpreting the small points of daily life, but the message in all of them is the same.
Unlike Islam, where the different versions (Sunni/Shiite) kill each other all the time, you dint see a Baptist and a Methodist blowing each other up.
It is unfortunate that there are so many divisions among Christians. Jesus said people would know we were His followers if we loved one another. Those who like to cause divisions between different churches are not following Jesus teaching to love one another and may not even be Christians. There are many who go to church but aren't Christians. In true Christianity there is a unity among believers even if there are some differing viewpoints. All true Christians believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God. They believe He is the only way to Heaven. They believe in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit as one God). The believe in the Bible. They believe we are sinners saved by God's grace though Jesus sacrifice on the cross. It does not matter if you are Luthern, Baptist, Catholic or Non-Denominational. True Christians can go to any of these churches as long as they believe in Jesus as the only way to heaven. The divisions come from man's need to be right over other people. There are different churches and different styles of music and such but as long as we are followers of Jesus we can be brothers and sisters in Christ. There should not be divisions among those who follow Jesus. The only things I would divide over are essential teachings. For example if a person says you can get to heaven without Jesus I would not call them a Christian and would divide. But if a person likes old hymns and I like modern praise music but we both love Jesus there is no reason for division. Even if we go to a different church because of our preference for a certain type of music.
They don't always. In my town, most of the denominations (branches of Christianity) get along quite well and work together on many things. But sometimes people forget Romans 14:1 and other scriptures about divisiveness, and let their differences drive them apart. This is spiritual immaturity, and it doesn't come from God. It is also a major problem that keeps believers from working together to help other people and do what God wants us to do.
Other times, however, a denomination will actually embrace a teaching that goes against Christ, such as the idea that Jesus wasn't resurrected bodily, or that you can live in sin and not repent (turn away from your sins and turn to God) and still go to Heaven. When a denomination or group embraces a teaching like this, then they are no longer truly Christian, because they have rejected Christ. At this point other Christian denominations can't really get along with them, because they disagree over something fundamental and important, something that is essential to being saved and knowing God.
those Branch's are the ones "ignorant" to gods words......{Jeremiah 4:22}
for my people is foolish,they have not know me;they are sottish children, and they have none understanding:they are wise to do evil,but to do good they have no now ledge..
false prophets { Jeremiah14:14}
then the lord said unto me , Te prophets prophesy lies in my name : i sent them not. neither have i commanded them,neither spake unto them:they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination,and a thing of naught,and the deceit of their hearts..........the traditions of mans words void the word of god[ ham mas blows you up in the name of hula., the cartoon drawing overseas lead to rioting and death,the Qumran throw into the toilet ,when the solders interrogated the prisoners lead to a up roar,the pope,after pope,etc. harbors preist who do the devils deeds in the church[jesus christ threw people out of the temple for doing ungodly things in the church{john2:14-16}...remember jim jones kool-aide his followers died.....and so on man folowing man will get you the devils will....destruction!....... doing things gods way has no hate in it.churchs out there are pulling your legs about alot of things did you know according to the bible .,cain is not adams child? {genesis 5 and luke 3:23-3:38} will prove that. did your church tell you that in all the sermans you heard last year.......i bet not.
One of the wisest stories my father ever told me was about the old wise man who used to sit out by the lake thinking all day. Every day he'd go out there and almost every day he would think of something profound to say. People eventually began to gather to hear his thoughts. Soon people started writing down those same thoughts.
One day a mouse disturbed the wise man's meditations. So from then on a cat was brought out every day to prevent mice from disturbing him again.
Eventually the wise man died. The people who came to listen to him continued to gather under the tree by the lake to remember him and to read again the wisdom he had given them. It did not seem right without a cat. So a cat was brought out each gathering. Soon people began to argue over whether it should be a white cat or a black cat or a striped cat. Then there were three gatherings...
That is basically what happened with Christianity. The fights became blood feuds however. In England for example Catholics and other Christian minorities at one time could not own property, be a noble and faced many other restrictions on their lives. Most European nations became one one religion or another. Wars that were really national aggression were fought in the name of religion. Those who tried to remain another religion in these nations were often executed. Being Protestant or Jewish during the Spanish Inquisition for example could be fatal.
So today people hate without even knowing why. False rumors like the one about Catholics worshiping idols float around. Discrimanation still exists on a very subtle level with various forms of Christianity. Then there are the quasi Christian religions such as the Mormans who faced severe persecution early in their formation.
It is nothing new. The Catholic church became unified by Rome's sword. Any sect not approved of by Rome generally did not survive long. After that the Chruch held great sway until Protestents fought wars to secure freedom for their particular brand of Christianity.
With so many non-denominational Churches springing up I think you'll see a major softening in the lines between branches of Christianity over the next decade. Most Christians are tired of it and there are enough non-Christians around in the West today that Christians are starting to feel a Christian is a Christian instead of the fierce rivalries that dominated the last few hundred years.
However,JohnE, you do in some places see Catholics and Protestants killing each other,partly because the powers that be have disguised political issues as religious ones in order to rile people up into doing their killing for them.
The different branches or Christianity don't really dislike each other anymore.
However, the Orthodoxe Eglise could be characterized as the whole of the Churches which were detached from the Western Church at the time of the schism of 1054 and which live in communion with the "ecumenical patriarchate" whose seat is in Istanbul (Constantinople).
Only the Orthodoxe Church is regarded as faithful to the Ecumenical Councils. The apostolic succession belongs to the gasoline even of the Church. The catholic concept of jurisdiction is rejected. There is not divine primacy of a bishop on the others.
Christians all believe in practically the same thing, the division that exists between them is that of rituals and traditions (related to marriage, priests, the way the church is given...)
yes they all just think they are right. I haven't seen any hatred toward the other. Many Churches are corrupt and even those ones think they are right. If all the Churches bonded, they could learn from each other and see each others faults and their own. This is a subject I have been working on for a year. I am writing a book called "United Churches of Christ". This may unify many Churches of the world. It will also cut down on the bickering between many Churches. Churches within this organization will be considered a member into the Body of Christ. Those members will be required to show the love for Jesus and others as He wanted them to have. Those that choose not to be a part are the ones left segregating themselves. They will be known as the cults.
The most important MSG in the Bible which governs Christianity is Love. We Christians have forgotten that, we also have forgotten that Jesus died for the whole world. Unity is a central theme in the new testament. Many Christians are ignorant of this fact. Division is part of our world system, so many of us bring it into the Church.
it boils down to politics in the church. Just like politics here in U.S. there are always people on opposing sides. When we choose to believe on Jesus we are commanded to love each other and even prefer another over our self. Our selfishness those not like that at all. We need to learn to put our personal differences aside, and learn to agree on the fundamental truths that are in the bible. I'm sorry that this has not been your experience so far.
This is true in anyone that doesn't understand and those who choose not to try to understand choose not to accept unfortunately its a human quality that is not so humane.Open our minds and allow some understanding in, open our hearts and let god in regardless the religion, god is the only one to pass judgment.Peace, love and happiness to all man kind.
I have not had time to read all the responses in this post >> but i have a quick rebuttal for mi keg19_82 Reference the comments against English protestants Its my belief that UK Society has one of the most open policies towards other peoples beliefs .The division between CaTholicism and The protestant faith started in King Henry the 8Th,s time .He quite rightly surmised that to much money in religious tax was making its way to the Vatican and decided to start the Protestant faith .. all the Gold ornate decorations hanging around in church,s doing pretty much nothing of any value to anyone was seized and utilized into making the first ever state run school policy .. this was called the reaffirmation .. Hence the English Language became the International business language .. some of my best mates in life have been and some still are catholic and one thing most of them agree on is they were brain washed to much in school and it had the reverse affect and later in life turned them away from religion .. i have also spent time in Northern Ireland as a soldier and seen first hand what secular religious beliefs can lead to .. bottom line .. christian Buddhist Muslim whatever ... all different facets of the same diamond just depends what angle your looking at it from .. average guy/girl on the street knows its all about looking out for loved ones and Friends and that's all that matters what ever the religion .. 8 )
Why is it that the different branches of christianity dislike each other so much?
