Anybody know why there's so many? Why was Jesus called a Jew? Is that because He lived in Judah since Jewish people don't even believe that He was the Son of God?
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He was born Jewish. I don't think anyone denies that. They deny he was their messiah, but some Jews are Christian too.
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The reason for denominations is because the Bible is interpreted differently by different groups. Which has nothing to do with Jesus living in Judah.
Because people have different interpretations of the Bible and God's ways. These different groups don't always get along.
The Jews were a distinct genetic / cultural / religious group at the time. Jesus was born to this genetic / cultural / religious group.
The bulk of that group did not accept the fact the Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God.
Mantis
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What? That the Jews rejected him by and large or that some do accept him as Messiah?
[L For] I am not ashamed of the ·Good News [Gospel], because it is the power God uses to save everyone who believes—to save the Jews first, and then to save ·Gentiles [L the Greeks; C here meaning anyone who is not Jewish; Romans1:16
John1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
The Jews at the time of Christ, by and large, were in a hardened state and they missed the greatest news the world had ever known, because they expected him to come and free them from the Romans, and set up an earthly kingdom. They misunderstood their own prophets, apparently.
Billy Evmur
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denominations are ok, you can read their creeds and if you agree with them you can fellowship with them.
There, IMHO, are those who are His from every single denom. there is. As, we are the church. He knows who are His :)
There are many churches because there are so many different types of people with divers types of beliefs. What works for one person doesn't for another.
I did a thought experiment and realized, any thought I had in school while learning, is probably not experienced by someone else, as each brain is like a fingerprint and very unique to the individual. We share a language, but our thoughts are our own and perhaps we all think differently, but fit into a few categories of thought types. So again, what works for one person may not work for another since our brains are all different, but similar. And groups of types of brains and thoughts might exist where groups of church types exist. Thus the many denominations and churches.
Cheers, Devin!
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The wheat must grow right along with the tares so, a denomination is really moot.
Irwin Fletcher
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I grew up in a very specific denomination that is quite well known. Later, I went overseas to do Christian work with that denomination. The country I was living in had very few Christians and almost no denominations. They usually identified as Protestant to distinguish themselves from Catholics and Orthodox Christians. Over time, as there were more churches and more believers, sub-groups began to develop. They were no longer generic protestants but began to identify with specific protestant groups or local church alliances more than with the whole. This was interesting to watch. Churches chose to cooperate together for common purpose (one of the reasons denominations exist), but as the theological distinctions became apparent, they found it difficult to all be under the same label. Still, there was generally cooperative efforts in things like prayer and evangelism and human needs ministry, but when it came to church planting, theological training and discipleship, people found it important to "tighten the circle" to those who they had more in common with.
Of course, this was in a pioneer area. When we look at "older" fields, we seem denominations that exist for many different reasons, many of which are more man-driven than God driven. It is important to remember that God did not establish denominations, God established the Church and the local church should be the primary group of our concern. That being said, I am in favor of denominations and believe they can serve God's purposes.
Of course, this was in a pioneer area. When we look at "older" fields, we seem denominations that exist for many different reasons, many of which are more man-driven than God driven. It is important to remember that God did not establish denominations, God established the Church and the local church should be the primary group of our concern. That being said, I am in favor of denominations and believe they can serve God's purposes.
Luke was probably a Hellenistic Jew who may have been saved on the day of Pentecost. These Jews lived outside Palestine and Greek was their primary language of communication. They are called "Greeks" in the Bible but technically they were "Hellenists", or Greek-speaking Jews.
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