You should use this knowledge to create a thorough “Denomination Personality Test”. I’d take it. It’d be way more accurate than anything on the internet today.
Well women teachers are out and not all tongues are legit tongues. Some are simply babble. Gifts are given but to those God gives them too. And gay people are allowed to repent and congregate after belief in Christ because Jesus saves from sin. repentance is mandatory for salvation at the end of ones life's requirements. Grace doesn't cover continual sin, so that cancels many people in every denomination.
Man, I've been a Christian all my life and seeing this is confusing me. It really makes me wonder how many people even know what denomination their church is...
Most churches seem to have their denomination somewhere in their name, so if people aren’t sure what denomination they’re from, they’re likely “non-denominational,” or as he refers to them in the video, Stone-Campbell movement churches with “Christian Church” or “Christ’s Church” in the name.
I feel like his opinion would be highly valued by people who are choosing what denomination they want to believe in since he actually studied all of them himself and can make a more educated choice.
@@Jerome616 Man, amen to that!!! Talk about tickling ears. My parents moved us from a southern Baptist (yes I’m from the south), to a fundamental independent baptist church, which from what I understand is more along the Anabaptist though he did not mention us. I guess they saw the change happening in the 80s and said, “I’m out!” Lol. They’ve become quite liberal since I attended as a child. Contrast the FIBC...they have remained consistent regardless of the changing tides of the world! And that’s the big take away....scripture tells us that there would be a great falling away bc of seeking teachers that tickle the ears! Seeing the list, sadly the majority of “Christians” fall in this category!
@@sharmainehill1272 that documentary is riddled with a lot of historical errors, for example Thomas didn't travel in that direction through land, he traveled by sea. I could go on for days pointing out all the historical errors in that video and I have plenty of books with resources to pick apart that video.
It's a continuously branching tree and realistically, none of the branches we have today are even remotely close to the early Christian faith or cults. What is even crazier to me to try to fully grasp is that today we have have more than 50 different denominations with each their own variations, but it must me nothing compared to the number of denominations that existed at some point. It's even weirder to imagine the fact that today's Christians are not worshipping or following the same books than 1000 or even 2000 years ago; a lot have changed in them, from books or that have been added, erased, modified, given another entire meaning with some less than ideal translation, etc. We tend to see faiths as something made out of stone, as if it didn't changed during more than 2000 years, where it's far from being the case, and it's in fact a constantly evolving thing with new characters, new myths, traditions, and even more which we forgot; the more time pass, the more Christianity becomes different from Christianity.
yes, I went to Seminary with a few. They make clothes, cook up some awesome grub and know thier bible well. Also very community driven and open/affirming of the people on the margins of society.
@@chase1144 Amish are definitely A tier, they have a very hard start in the early game but their unparalleled ability to survive disasters and rebuild their township gives them late-term viability during the apocalypse.
I may be an atheist, but I find this topic so interesting and seeing all the varying cultures and distinctions of doctrine and practise is so fascinating to me. Great video !
@@colonelcorn9500 I would contend that either all of them are correct, or none of them are correct. I'm willing to bet that ALL of them believe themselves to be the "only one." I wouldn't waste your time if I were you. The Christians are a crazy lot. They can't even agree about the most basic aspects of their so called unified religion.
Compromise is never God's will. It's what happens when all those who claim to be of God, divide those against others who claim to be of God. Which is why every denomination is false. Charles Lawson recently said he no longer agrees with whatever his denomination teaches, because after learning who God is, you cannot compromise any longer. However he also still holds some of the old baptist beliefs. Calvinism teaches that those who Jesus died for will believe and be faithful, and never betray Christ. That is false because Jesus earned against betraying Him, He draws those who have doubts even after believing and accepting Him. Paul corrected Peter and was even watched over by fellow apostles and teachers. This is biblical doctrine. Most of the denominations claim they do not need any one reproving them. They tell others what they believe is the truth, and spend so much time seeking others for their doctrine they fail to seek God and His Doctrine.
@@shadowlands8490 "Compromise is never God's will. It's what happens when all those who claim to be of God, divide those against others who claim to be of God. Which is why every denomination is false." Well said. In orthodox church there is something called apophatic theology which basically means that we may not say what God is, but we may say what God isn't and your idea closely resembles it, if I may say so :)
@@samppakoivula9977 I do hope everyone comes to the correct God. He is in the world He gave us, but He isn't easily approached. The only way was with a few prophets and priests that spent their entire life teaching only what God said. It was difficult to but they did so and eventually failed to achieve perfection. Christ is our perfection. That is what God is, He is Holy, Righteous and only by being dedicated to Him can we become perfected likewise by Him. I'm not orthodox but I've read many good teachings from them. At least accurate transcripts of doctrine. I do wish more would remain faithful. Blessings
@@shadowlands8490 You are always welcomed to an Orthodox Liturgy. I would recommend either Antiochian Orthodox or OCA. Both are convert friendly. After attending a liturgy, ask yourself this question. “If The Orthodox Church states this is the way the disciples worshipped Jesus, and have been doing the same thing for 2000 years. Isn’t it sad that I didn’t recognize any of it?” This is what one of my converted Orthodox Brothers told his wife when they were riding home after their first Orthodox liturgy.
@@Richardcontramundum The one true church. Established by Christ my lord himself on the rock that is Peter, first among the apostles. Not a church based on the heretical beliefs of a disaffected anti semitic priest who only denied the papacy after he was excommunicated. A heretic that wanted to get rid of a gospel. You are one of his victims.
@@Cesarhernandez-wv3do you mean Rome? The church was not built on Peter. The truth that Jesus is telling Peter is the truth that He is the Christ. THAT truth is what Jesus is building his church. Not Peter. Please just read the text Matt 16:13-20 Who are you talking about being a heretic, the semitic priest?
I’ve always been a member of a Baptist church and remember being shocked at how organized other denominations are and how much power the organization has over the individual churches. Baptist churches pretty much operate on their own, held loosely together by their beliefs. I tend to like it that way, it gives the individual church more freedom.
@@lyriclottoWell, it might explain the heavy authority placed on the bible rather than the individual church or even denomination. I have heard Baptist pastors say that the denomination does not matter so long as they're well studied in the scriptures and have no baby baptisms. In my case, growing up Baptist I'm most wary of the Pentecostals. And authority is nice if I don't mind the church policy. We do tend to be less ritualistic and like to see Paul's letters to the churches as guidance for church teaching and function.
I went to be a Quaker rep at a hospital chaplain education series, other nights had catholic, Ukrainian catholic, Russian orthodox for example- in trios. Most of the groups had a great deal of similarity so I wondered why Wicca, Quakerism and Doukhobours got to be the caboose of the train of evenings. Great to learn more about Wicca and sounds like they really are great at supporting each other in tough times, have a very compressed hierarchy range and potlucks are a big thing- so maybe it does make sense across the three.
@@alinajoy7501 No but I knew an ex-Amish in college. They have a rite of passage that has them see the world before choosing to return to the Amish way of life or re-join society. So there is a small change one will read your comment and afterwards decide to go back to being Amish... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa
Amish in Iowa's Amana Colonies have given up on socialism and now embrace capitalism and some modern technology. I guess they just did socialism wrong too like the hundreds of others that did it wrong.
@@SgtJoeSmith The Amana Colonies were never Amish settlements. They were Lutheran pietists who were closer to today's charismatics than Amish. They tried to set up utopian communes which totally failed economically during the Great Depression. I grant you that the Amana colonists are a picture of the shortcomings of socialism. Amish, OTOH, are better examples of libertarian free-market thinking.
Maybe the name of the video should be "Protestant Christianity in the USA: 50 Denominations Compared". I was really waiting for some Syriac Church of the Middle East and so on
I think there are over 17,000 Christian sects altogether so if 50 denominations take 20 minutes to describe then 17,000 would take 6,800 minutes or 4 and a half days.
@@PeterGregoryKelly right, but he still only named a bunch of random protestant denominations and skipped the major ones like the Catholic Church for example.
Gal 2:6-9 6 'But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)-well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised 8 (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles), 9 and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised." The Church would include encompassing the Gentiles and the Jews that would be the true Church. It says Peter is to the Jews not the catholic nor lutheran churches. Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles st the same time. The time of Gentiles refers to the unbeliever. There will e a time when no one is able to claim they do not know Christ. That is the day of Christ" They did call themselves the followed of Christ. And others called them the Way. The Romans called it the Catholic church, but that means universal corporate body of Christ. Not a named religion or denomination Christ never called the Church by a name. He called them by obedience to Him.
Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses tend to not be considered proper Christians as they refute the trinity. Catholics on the other hand are the original church all of these other denominations split from
@@ninjoe4195 the true name of the 'Mormon' church is The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Christ is literally in the name, so I'd consider them very Christian
He did include some denominations that reject the Trinity. He mentions in the conclusion that he left some out, but said he wanted to focus mostly on protestant denominations.
Thank you for this comprehensive video! So straight forward! Took so much of the guesswork out of researching denominations. Totally recommending this channel.
@@davidlafleche1142 That can be one of the squares you land on first… picking your Bible version. If you pick the wrong one, you lose the game instantly. KJV is good, but not the only one. Some people speak Greek and French.
Thank you for this informative overview. Since converting to Catholicism, I see it's really easy for Catholics to lump all Protestants together like they are a single entity, but nonetheless they are still all 'Not-Catholic'. Certainly there are too many denominations and schisms for Christianity's own good.
Repent my friend.. before it is too late.. catholicism is idolatry and wicked. Praying to mary, setting up graven images, praying the rosary, changing the Bible and removing a commandment, it is all wickedness and God hates catholicism. He hates iniquity. God bless you, I pray you find the truth my friend!
This has been one of the most helpful digital breakdowns of popular denominations in the U.S. I have ever encountered. I keep referencing this video for more information on various denoms while I search for a ministry job.
Nah, then we'd be lumped in with all of the Protestants. Nevertheless, it might look something like this: Bishops and Apostolic Succession 7 Sacraments (West) / Mysteries (East) Infant baptism "Real Presence" of the Eucharist Salvation can be lost Does not ordain women
Sad to see how far, so many, have fallen away from scripture. The “make me feel good about what I want and don’t tell me about sin” movement seems to be growing. Excellent video! I’ll definitely share and look for more content from this channel.
It's actually quite infuriating to me. To say, I believe this, but to fail to read the text, The Bible, to actually understand what the Lord God had intended.
@@user-wn8mc1yc1g People are doing all they can. It isn't an easy problem to solve since it is hidden from view often times. Plus there are many other problems in the world as well that also need attention.
Rood67, people used scripture to argue in favor of slavery as well as homophobia. Why are you surprised that people would want to oppose both slavery and homophobia?
This is extraordinarily helpful. It's hard to craft a commendation that adequately expresses how balanced, informative, nuanced and non-judgmental this overview is.
2:25 The Episcopal Church 3:03 United Methodist Church 3:54 AME Church 7:25 National Baptist Convention 13:07 United Church of Christ 14:17 Assemblies of God 15:28 COGIC 18:18 Church of God (7th Day)
I've grown up my entire life being in the AG and am currently a part of an AG congregation. The biggest thing that bothers me is the focus on the speaking in tongues theology, because their basis/evidence for this belief is boiled down to "correlation = causation", when you can't necessarily equate the two to this particular belief. They seem to elevate the idea of speaking in tongues more than the idea of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. And when a pastor doesn't see hordes of people in the congregation speaking in tongues, the pastor tries to prod them to start speaking in tongues to justify their belief in that particular doctrine. They say that people begin speaking in tongues naturally after they are baptized in the Spirit, but I have never seen it happen in my 29 years of being in this particular denomination. I've actually noticed that at Youth Conventions over the past few years that they've started toning down trying to make teens feel like they have to speak in tongues in order to get closer to God. I wonder if they are starting to accept that maybe this isn't a biblical truth. If it is true, then won't the evidence show itself without pastors having to teach their congregations about it? In the NT when the people do speak in tongues, they were never told about this doctrine, and yet it happened anyways. So I see this disconnect between the Pentecostal tradition's teaching and what actually happens in the Bible.
When I spoke in tongues for the first time in my life, after I got baptised, I instantly had a manifestation of the Holy Spirit come unto me. I firmly believe that speaking and praying in tongues will improve your relationship with Jesus
I dont know that you have to speak in tongues when you receive the Holy Spirit. But I do know that was my experience and it is certainly repeated in the Bible. I do know it is a gift from God that we should all desire. I also know that receiving God's Spirit is not JUST speaking in tongues but receiving the power of God to be a witness.
They're probably missing a lot, but for me I definitely believe praying in the spirit. I've went to Mexico twice for mission trips, and trust me, praying in youngest works. Last year when I was having panic attacks, that is one of the things that would give me peace to fall asleep, that and David Ingles music.
@@flyguy0765 when you say baptized, do you mean baptized in water, or baptism in the Spirit? Was it an earthly language, or a heavenly language? And what do you mean exactly by a manifestation? And what verse in Scripture says that speaking in tongues will bring you closer to God?
@@flamegator3251 i'm not saying it's bad to pray in the Spirit. It's the claim that speaking in tongues is always the first sign that you've been filled with God's Spirit I don't find compelling.
This would be useful if the average everyday person could understand what is said here. Not everyone knows the definition of the terminology used, and it would help if some of these words were explained.
I see what you mean, but the search bar is right there. I just heard a lot of new things that, if I cared to find out, I would find a video on in a second.
Although I feel the same, I have full intentions of watching this again with a notepad to jot down the words I dont know and further research these terms on Google.
Is anyone gonna talk about how fast this guy talked?! Like when did he take a breath through the whole thing?! Also very interesting video, great job!!
Thank you for these videos. As someone who grew up in a largely atheist household I knew almost nothing about Christian religions with most exposure being from: 1. Hearing the various scandals over the years by various individuals in various organizations in media 2. Statements made by various faith leaders highlighted in social media holding positions that many would consider "extreme" or "absurd" With such a narrow picture like that, who would ever want to be a Christian? I really appreciate your time and effort that you put into these videos to show us the amazing diversity of Christian belief and help us become a little less ignorant on the subject. You are truly doing God's work.
@@ANDROLOMA If Jesus was the Son of God (as He claimed), they're the same in both. If there's disagreement on that, the faiths are _at best_ worshipping different Persons-- though of course, there is only one God.
@@ANDROLOMA Caught the front piece of that reply you were going to send me (which I think got pulled by bot moderation). I can guess why, but if you'd like to try again, maybe we can talk about this? Like, really, I was only trying to answer the question in accordance to the answers I've received from my faith. Was I wrong to treat your question as sincere?
@@a-s-greig I see the situation macrocosmically. Why did the Jewish god YWHW allow 3500 years of human civilization to occur before inspiring the creation of the Judaic religion, and 4000 years of human civilization before doing the same with Christianity? If we are to presume divine intervention in crafting books and rituals for the proper worship of a supernatural deity, then this deity has proven himself tardy, as well as haphazard.
@@ANDROLOMA There are no easy answers to that question, though it may help to reconcile a few key points. From the perspective of extending the message to greater civilization, the time and space location of Judea, specifically during the height of the Roman Empire is a mighty fine place to begin. Whether you suppose that was planned in advance or some cosmic coincidence, it certainly helps explain the spread and staying power of this rabbi.
As someone who grew up Lutheran in the Midwest along with many friends who were Catholic, Methodist, Episcopalian, etc., I was shocked when I learned how many denominations advise against their members having a beer … that wouldn’t fly in the older, more traditional denominations that have origins in Europe!! 😅
Very informative and interesting brother. Thank you for taking the time tor research this and put it out there. You should get the new "thanks button" activated on your channel. I'm sure a lot of people would happily donate to you to support your ongoing efforts.
Thanks Jacob. I may do that. I don't have the option yet for my channel. Also UA-cam takes 45% of the revenue from that, so still debating if I should go that route. Stuff on my own website only makes me pay the small transaction fee (less than 5%) so that nearly all of what people want to give actually helps the channel.
Can you offer a theological hermeneutic? It's not an easy endeavor. I believe what I've come to find in the scriptures makes hardly any of these standards important throughout the whole video. Some are like "yeah yeah that's fine" or "obviously that's not core doctrine, so why's there even such focus?" But all in all my understanding of core doctrines are these : * a. There really is good and evil, but such necessitates where from * b. The Holy God is the completely righteous God and leads righteousness in men and all things, the god of this world is satan and he's the one who leads evil in humankind and all things. That's defined by synergy, or indwelling. Who's breath is taken in for the individual at any given time. * Mankind is blighted with all natures that are transgressive, for that these will in various ways lead him/her onto any kind of troubles. Our fallen nature separates us from the fulness of the Holy God. Any failure is equivalent to failure overall. * Any amount of righteousness or blessing has come as a gift from the Holy One. * Jesus Christ is a being, persons in God aren't as important as what He is. He's non-dualistic, meaning He's not able to be taken apart and that He's impassible. He's the savior of all mankind and the cosmos. His plan is restorative. The gospels describe His death onto the cross/tree as a ransom and propitiation of the sins that the entirety of humanity's committed. The Spirit of Christ, whom is Holy, has come in the flesh. He holds all things together in Grace and providence. Ultimately His grace also absolves the believers' failures. * Ultimately baptism is a spiritual function as is being born again. They follow the monergistic direction, meaning from the Holy God onto man, that's His will and making. So trifling debates about how these things are supposed to happen are pointless, rather the symbolic gesture of baptism and communion are supposed to represent the commitment to living in service as a follower of Jesus' examples found within the narratives of the gospel accounts. They're important in the way that we acknowledge the Holy God, but individuals don't have to literally consume certain things or be under conditions of certain elements to even be saved. * Every individual regardless of timing or placement will die for the transactions of sins and thus will be brought to the eschaton. The judgments will go forth and a account of all things said will be given, even careless words. The actions of Christ will be counted for the righteousness needed to enter the kingdom of heaven. And so on many other things could be said. Anyway again hermeneutics are difficult and this is just off the cuff.
Paul warned against division (denominations) in 1 Corinthians chapter 1. Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
@Pristine Artifact Start with the video found below. One Gospel, One New Covenant Church, One People of God The New Covenant: Bob George ua-cam.com/video/Rj7NQffg_NE/v-deo.html
@@Bob_Adkins Yeah and statues of him. I like How Christians tell Catholics to not have statues in their Churches. but realistically It is Worshipping a Statue of This world of Material and for most people they NEED to have a physical object They can See and Touch to Believe that Jesus Christ is REAL! Sad. Its called blind FAITH.
The people of God are beautiful and diverse in how they interpret his word. I'm quite certain he's aware of all the ways we think differently, though I don't think he's proud of the animosity between some denominations, or the pride that some hold over others
Right, if it's one book, you'd think it would be one religion. I guess everyone will walk away with their own take from biblical mythology and folklore though.
I think this shows that most religious people just want to get something from their religion more than they want to be religious. Most of these churches accept something that is very clearly written against in the Bible in one form or another just to be more accepted by the masses.
How do you mean? Do you believe that there is one and only one correct interpretation of the Bible? If so, what would that interpretation be, in broad terms? If I have misinterpreted your comment, what do you mean?
The fact that you are curious about this and do your duly research without echoing someone else, or making statements out of prejudice is wonderful. I come from a scientific background. I was an atheist, then I had crazy, unexplainable expeiriences *that invole other people too* and became a fully fleged satanist. satanist arguments fall flat on their ass and go from incoherent to outright ridiculousness. Now I'm a born again Christian, I've been studying the Bible for the last year and its amazing how much The Scripture reveals about the world we live in. Its mindblowing.
@@aprestoargentino5695 I dont like how I was raised in a vulgar home. although words are made by humans and not by the devil its odd how a curse word has power. but at the same time we can take that power away by not caring and not letting the other person get to our personal core. I hate that I dont understand it. but yes satanist arguements do fall flat on their ass. or ideas. i get tired for saying this but i wish it were easier to dissolve the false truths.
@Marcus Middleton If i wished you were a christian thatd be good right? or islam although they have millions of radicals that dont represent the whole religion its still cool. dont mind a few beheadings here and there. too bad christianity fazed out its crusades.
My history: 17: Southern Baptist (where I got saved) 12: Christian & Missionary Alliance (where I grew up) 48: Evangelical Free Church (where I left due to the church becoming woke and apostate) 42: Calvary Chapel (where I currently enjoy great fellowship and spiritual growth)
The idea that “Church Shopping” ever exists within Protestantism is an indictment of their flawed nature. Come home to the only church with unbroken apostolic succession from Christ himself, Catholicism. We have good conservative church if you go to a Traditional Latin Mass.
@@adrianbrody1683 Jesus said: "And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Roman Catholicism is an apostate travesty that doesn't follow the Bible and shouldn't be classified as 'Christian' because of the works-righteousness doctrine it teaches. This doctrine of demons (man earning their way to heaven via good works) puts the RC church on par with Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, etc.. Is it any wonder that their anti-Christ leader pope is so ecumenical.
There’s like, 42,000 different denominations… it’s hard to squeeze all that in in one video! This was well done. A little exhausting, but I learned a lot
This is really cool. As an Adventist I do feel you missed that we also do foot washing, we don't drink Alcohol, or take recreational drugs and we believe in the health message. But I get you only had a few seconds to cover it. This is impressive though. Blessings
Thank you for this videos and others that you do. You report without bias and I appreciate that. Your research and awesome visual aids are very helpful to guide through which denomination is the one for me. God bless you in your ministry!
Very interesting! Thank you and God Bless you for putting this information together and sharing it to help us better understand our church affiliations. I pray that we all come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
@Marcus Middleton Not really hating gays but holding to marriage that has been agreed for thousands of years as one man and one woman (who btw have not changed sex or re defined themselves as none binary or a piece of furniture (oh sorry that last bit is only to come next year )
Hats off to ya man for all the research you put in for doing these videos. You always make sure you know your stuff before these. You don’t make these to say who is right or wrong on issues. You make these as informative which I think is great. My denomination is Church of God Cleveland Tn and everything you said is completely correct.
@@ReadyToHarvest Nice. Also, can you summarize the top four views of 'brokenness' within Christendom, regarding the world, and how they vary - plus the 'Soulful man' doctrine?
@Marcus Middleton Only ONE Catholic Church .. Some emphasise Latin and some views of a traditional nature but all Catholics are part of the one Church under the Pope who is under God
“But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.” - Luke 11:17 (KJV)
You covered a pretty good lot of Protestant groups in brief. I was particularly pleased you mentioned the Seventh Day Baptists who are so often overlooked in spite of their quiet influence in many related groups.
so we have Denomination that follow the bible Denomination that follow only certain parts of the bible, Denomination that re-interpret the bible in their own way, Denominations that add/ do whatever they want despite what the bible says. Funny thing is Paul warn you of all these different type of "Church's" in Galatians
I mean, no denomination actually follows the Bible to the letter. Even the one's that claim "strict adherence" do things that fall short to the teaching of Christ.
@@Atlas-pn6jv 2/3 of the Bible is Jewish, not Christian. And Jews don't obey the teaching of Christ. So Christians can tell Jews they go to hell, and Jews can laugh at Christians for being schismatic heretics. Maybe the two sloppiest religions ever. Ever notice how atheism is older than both Judaism and Christianity, and yet produces less schisms? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism
@HyperXT Don't ever wonder why so many other people laugh at such a quaint hypocrisy. "Everybody's wrong but me and mine!" And such attitude doesn't sound immature to you?
In common with the Seventh-day Adventists of the 1860s, Seventh-day Adventists in the twenty-first century teach that the purpose of the second advent of Jesus is for him to resurrect the people who have died in faith and take living believers with them to the mansions he has gone to prepare. SdA, now as then, teach that the seventh day of the week is the biblical sabbath day. When the first Seventh-day Adventist organizations were incorporated in the early 1860s, the word “Church” was conspicuously absent from the official names of those organizations (Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, etc.). This seems to have been because the majority (about 80%) of the charter members of those adventist organizations were former methodists and former baptists who didn’t want to encourage the hierarchy, creedalism and dogmatism that they associated with “Church” organizations. Over the last 140 years, some Seventh-day Adventists in the United States and other predominantly protestant countries have maintained the belief that there is only one Christian church and that it consists of everyone who is learning to trust the Lord - regardless of denominational affiliation. As the denomination has expanded into countries that were never predominantly protestant, however, people have become voting members while still retaining the concept that the church is and ought to be hierarchical, creedal and dogmatic, i.e. that the organizational structure of the denomination IS the church and that members are merely “adherents” - followers of the organization or its leaders, past or present. In the twenty-first century, if you were to ask Seventh-day Adventists in the United States “What is your religion?”, a minority would describe their religion as Christianity. Which is to say that some SdA make a distinction between their faith (Christian/Christianity) and their denominational affiliation. Unfortunately, a majority in the United States and a super-majority in countries that were never predominantly protestant would answer that question by identifying their denominational affiliation. For that reason, any attempt to describe the beliefs and practices of Seventh-day Adventists would be incomplete without including the differences between those two factions within the Seventh-day Adventist organization.
@@bass9351 If, by "heretic", you mean someone who reads for himself, studies for himself and thinks for himself, I don't mind being called "heretic". I am curious, however, whether you think either to the two beliefs I described in this comment section qualify as "heretical". If so, which one and heretical compared to what?
I can't remember if it was this video or another, but in one of them, you touched the idea of being a part of a church (congregation) where doctrine was less important. I think this is really a very important insight. I have met so many Christians who join independent Christian churches where there is literally no emphasis on doctrine. They don't care about the Trinity, the Virgin Birth, etc. They do vaguely talk about the Bible, but even they couldn't rationally articulate why the Bible should have X number of books vs. Y number of books. It just doesn't matter to them. What matters is that they all feel a strong sense of fellowship. And while many claim to be a member of a particular church because it teaches the "truth" of the Bible, all of these folks are members of churches that have contradictory or actually no specifically fixed Bible interpretation. I think it's the fellowship that is becoming central to the non-Catholic and non-Orthodox Christian experience. Above doctrine. I am reading "Know What You're FOR: A Growth Strategy for Work, An Even Better Strategy for Life" by Jeff Henderson. Henderson is a marketing guru who has been a church pastor and worked for Chick-Fil-A and the Atlanta Braves. One of his insights as a pastor is that people need a sense of "belonging" before they need a sense of "belief". Early Christians would be appalled by this, because it was the belief in the Risen Christ (and related doctrines like Eucharist) that led to the sense of belonging (fellowship). But I find this very interesting, because so many congregations advertise the BENEFITS of membership. And while I think this this has a special Protestant meaning, it also explains some oddities I have seen among Catholic vocations. The President-Rector of a Catholic seminary and member of a religious Order joined the Order before he became Catholic (Belonging > Belief). Not to say that he doesn't hold to Catholic doctrine, but he was attracted to MEMBERSHIP in the monastic Order (religious family) before he completed the process of joining the Catholic Church. Another diocesan priest likewise knew he wanted to be a Catholic priest before he joined the Catholic Church. He actually initiated the process of applying through a diocese to the seminary before he completed the Catholic Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation/Chrismation). He longed to be a part of a group of ordained Catholic clergy BEFORE he wanted to join the Catholic Church. This is why so many young people are addicted (actually) to video gaming, because it fulfills their need for shared fellowship. They don't get that kind of fellowship from church but they do get it from their online community and simply because they have one thing in common, that is, their love of a particular game or perhaps gaming in general, but there is no space for religious belief. You can be religious, but it just doesn't matter to the community of gamers. I think you could do a whole new series of videos about how "fellowship" is experienced in various Churches and communions. And how that fellowship cleaves between the ideal and the reality.
This video was very informative, thank you for making it! Some of these things I didn't know about--such as what 7th Day Adventists believed, though I'd heard that term used before.
They have some unique beliefs although let me just make this clear, they do not believe Christ is an angel but that Michael the archangel is a name and title that Christ might have had before the incarnation.
@@biblenarrative4523 All SDA beliefs come straight from the Bible with multiple verses to back each belief. Unlike some denominations where they take one verse and misconstrue the meaning of the verse to make a belief.
Also as an AG church member, we don’t believe that the only evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, I personally don’t speak in tongues but I definitely have the Holy Spirit🙌🏼 thank you for this super insightful video!
I would really love an extended version of this with more explanations. I was not raised religious whatsoever and not exposed much to Christianity (as much as one can be in the southern US), so a lot of the terminology went over my head
Yes, I understand. Surprisingly, though I was not aware of many details, I felt I have studied enough of Church history to grasp the significance of what he was sharing. I now have a habit of filtering everything through the early church and it's writings and, believe me, the volume is intimidatingly large! I can give you one teaser that the host did not cover. The Plymouth Brethren, which he mentioned, was started by the PB theologian John Nelson Darby. If that name does not ring a bell, he was the creator of the popular Rapture theory which, from what I've read, is mostly a Baptist belief but, as with other beliefs, there are probably some other denominations that embrace the teaching. As a previous Baptist myself, all I was aware of was that the church would be 'quietly' raptured pre-millennially for 7 years to return with Christ at His second coming. The ironic thing about a simple reading of the Thessalonian verses Darby used, there is nothing about 7 years and it will be anything but quiet :). Anyway, it's an interesting topic and very complex.
On Seventh-Day Adventism, the 1844 doctrine is that the investigative judgement begins on that time (he moves from the holy place to the most holy place).
There are some terms used like “premillennial” and “pretribulational” that could definitely use some explanation, but this is very well done. Unfortunately, it confirms that there is no denomination that fits my faith.
I'm in a similar boat. I subscribe to 5 point Calvinism, but so many of these seem to think homosexuality is ok for some reason. (The reason probably being these are American churches)
@@TheSergio1021 maybe you could take it back ? for a refund ? if you still have the receipt. get your money back or an exchange for a religion that condemns homosexuality in the way you favour. you should have picked the one with the kind of bigotry you like. there are plenty to choose from.
Good luck on your spiritual journey! Three pieces of advice: 1) Remember that it is extremely unlikely that your faith will be without any errors; God's church will probably differ from your previous beliefs on at least a few things so keep and open mind. 2) Pray a lot. Besides being ruler of the Universe, God is also our Father and such He is remarkably communicative and helpful when His children humbly pray and ask his advice on things like identifying the right church to join. 3) Don't give up! There are entire classes of denominations that he wasn't able to cover in this video; the right church for you to join is out there.
50 Denominations in Christianity🥴 The Bible says in Ephesians 4:5-6 "One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." and "Christ is the only way to the Father" John 14:5-7 😌
50 denominations but 1 Christianity. We may have our denominations but the foundation remains the same. We all believe in the death and resurrection of our Lord and that should be enough to unify us. I remember when I lived in the US for a while and couldn't find a Catholic church nearby, I simply went to a Baptist church and prayed together. Even as a Catholic I knew I was surrounded by my Christian family and that is all that matters.
@@cloj4754 Well, no. It certainly isn't the same as attending a Catholic Church. If there wasn't a Catholic church nearby, its better than nothing, but Catholicism obviously presents more than just communion with our family. It provides a path to God Himself through the Sacraments. It's good to be in good company, but it isn't all that matters.
They may be many denominations, but there is only one that is fully true to Jesus. There are many heresies, and there is only one way to be fully protected against them.
@@l0os176maybe not on a grand scale, but just the onces i know of, Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran, Congregational, Salvos, and then a bunch of offshoots of Pentecostal like Hillsong, C3, ACC, CRC, C&MA, and then I think you start getting smaller groups. But one thing I found interesting, all the different groups that call themself, say Baptist, where I only know one Baptist group and that covers the whole of Australia, we don't have ten different churches calling themself baptist church (if that make sense).
@@hughenden6 There are Orthodox Churches in Australia too: 43 Greek Orthodox churches just in Victoria, for example. And there are a few different varieties of Baptists, but maybe they don't use a specific "denominational" name on their signs. There are also "Plymouth Brethren" (although I think they no longer use that name publicly) and "Christian Reformed" churches and "Church of Christ" congregations. There are Wesleyan Methodists, who did not become part of the Uniting Church.
Honestly, I can only think of a handful of prominent denominations that you left out, but I can also understand why. This was a thorough enough overview of all these denominations. I was a part of or studied many of these denominations for a long time, and I tried to find an issue with any of the summaries and couldn't. Obviously the main thing left out was the history of these denominations, but that would have added an extra several hours, even when condensed, lol
I was formerly part of the Church of Christ. The segment on it was spot on! They absolutely reject ecumenism (I had to look it up and it apparently has to do with unity with other denominations). My congregation was particularly conservative and claimed they were not a denomination, but were simply "The Church." All other denominations were simply not Christian and most likely not saved. In fact, most of the church even disliked other Churches of Christ. There's a pretty big divide when it comes to instruments in worship. My congregation would condemn its use, once again claiming that congregations who do use them are not Christian and not saved. The Church of Christ is extremely isolationist in its policy and dislikes associating with any person or entity outside their congregation.
I was so confused about the term "Evangelical" in the US. Where I come from, it means that biblical inerrancy only applies to the Gospels (aka. the Evangels aka. Book/Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) To have a much larger, much more internationally recognized community use it in a completely different way has led to some awful misunderstandings through the times
Maybe it's like a Schrödinger's Christianity, where they are actually _all_ correct but only right up until we observe one of them and the religious wave function collapses?
brickzot great analogy "schrodinger`s christianity" both dead and yet horrendously "alive" at the same time. ie a zombie. I think moribund perfectly describes this.
There are more Christian denominations than there are Call of Duty clans
And they're all fake.
The original COD clans
@@cartoonhanks1708 Catholics had the best kill death ratio until the Islam DLC came out
@@Kevnadian, Catholics were nerfed by the Reformation-Update.
No but there are more denominations than COD games
You should use this knowledge to create a thorough “Denomination Personality Test”. I’d take it. It’d be way more accurate than anything on the internet today.
There are already a few of those online.
that would be great. Then we could see just how and why Christianity splinters.
Well women teachers are out and not all tongues are legit tongues. Some are simply babble. Gifts are given but to those God gives them too. And gay people are allowed to repent and congregate after belief in Christ because Jesus saves from sin. repentance is mandatory for salvation at the end of ones life's requirements. Grace doesn't cover continual sin, so that cancels many people in every denomination.
@@velkyn1 compromise causes splintering. Lukewarmness might be the term
@@shadowlands8490 Compromise? It seems that the opposite is true. Doesn't seem Luther was about compromising.
Dude I laughed outloud when you said "The United Methodist Church will be splitting soon." Its so true but completely ironic.
Now they can call themselves the Divided Methodist Church.
Soon it’ll just be the American Methodist church and the other ones
"Whatever happened to the Popular Methodist Church?"
"He's over there."
"SPLITTER!"
SCHISM ma' church
New denomination dropping
Man, I've been a Christian all my life and seeing this is confusing me.
It really makes me wonder how many people even know what denomination their church is...
Most churches seem to have their denomination somewhere in their name, so if people aren’t sure what denomination they’re from, they’re likely “non-denominational,” or as he refers to them in the video, Stone-Campbell movement churches with “Christian Church” or “Christ’s Church” in the name.
Most people don't really care about the labels so much as the product/ingredients.
i don't even care. its confusing af. in my country, each church has a central saint they worship and i can't memorize all of them in my city.
imagine me, Im a Catholic
There is a good chance that Christians who don’t know their denomination don’t have one. Nondenominational is very common.
This feels like a chart for character builds in Dark-souls
I mean....you're not wrong...
Yes, but Dark Souls is true...:)
Me : how many difference churches you have
*Christianity : YES*
@@frogstamper Dude, momento mori. Don't mock things you don't understand.
@fin Touch grass dude.
As a clergyman I must say that you do a SUPERLATIVE job in your summaries; and I am amazed at the lack of bias in all of them! God bless your work!\
Thanks Michael!
Me: I wonder what denomination he falls under?
Also Me: He wears a tie, I guess that rules out one. 😂
I feel like his opinion would be highly valued by people who are choosing what denomination they want to believe in since he actually studied all of them himself and can make a more educated choice.
Making a UA-cam video about it would also rule that one out... lol
@@JacobTyler1776 omish lol
Hes using modern lights and a camera . That nocks the horse drawn buggy club out
🤣🤣🤣🤣
As someone who has studied church history it grieves me to see how many of these denominations have fallen far from their roots
Times change, the only question is do we follow or do we lead?
@@Jerome616
Man, amen to that!!!
Talk about tickling ears. My parents moved us from a southern Baptist (yes I’m from the south), to a fundamental independent baptist church, which from what I understand is more along the Anabaptist though he did not mention us. I guess they saw the change happening in the 80s and said, “I’m out!” Lol. They’ve become quite liberal since I attended as a child. Contrast the FIBC...they have remained consistent regardless of the changing tides of the world! And that’s the big take away....scripture tells us that there would be a great falling away bc of seeking teachers that tickle the ears! Seeing the list, sadly the majority of “Christians” fall in this category!
@shooter down under here's something I found ua-cam.com/video/xFIXMM1KWyc/v-deo.html
@@sharmainehill1272 that documentary is riddled with a lot of historical errors, for example Thomas didn't travel in that direction through land, he traveled by sea.
I could go on for days pointing out all the historical errors in that video and I have plenty of books with resources to pick apart that video.
It's a continuously branching tree and realistically, none of the branches we have today are even remotely close to the early Christian faith or cults.
What is even crazier to me to try to fully grasp is that today we have have more than 50 different denominations with each their own variations, but it must me nothing compared to the number of denominations that existed at some point.
It's even weirder to imagine the fact that today's Christians are not worshipping or following the same books than 1000 or even 2000 years ago; a lot have changed in them, from books or that have been added, erased, modified, given another entire meaning with some less than ideal translation, etc.
We tend to see faiths as something made out of stone, as if it didn't changed during more than 2000 years, where it's far from being the case, and it's in fact a constantly evolving thing with new characters, new myths, traditions, and even more which we forgot; the more time pass, the more Christianity becomes different from Christianity.
This was a marathon my man, thanks for making this. I never knew "progressive Mennonites" existed.
yes, I went to Seminary with a few. They make clothes, cook up some awesome grub and know thier bible well. Also very community driven and open/affirming of the people on the margins of society.
My uncle was a part of a Mennonite commune! It’s strange but true
yeah weird because some guy i think in afghanistan made mennonites
They are more common in Europe, but yes there is a progressive wing of Mennonites/Anabaptists
I thought this was going to be a tier list lol
now that would be a spicy video
Amish is top tier
@@chase1144 pFFFF
And in C tier we have...huh. All of 'em.
@@chase1144 Amish are definitely A tier, they have a very hard start in the early game but their unparalleled ability to survive disasters and rebuild their township gives them late-term viability during the apocalypse.
When i saw the thumbnail i thought this was going to be about explaining the different adobe softwares
Adobe Cristian Cloud
Adobe Religion Cloud
there is a video of those abode software ones. ngl the religion pack looks better than the atheist one yeet
I thought the exact same thing lmao
Nice pfp
I may be an atheist, but I find this topic so interesting and seeing all the varying cultures and distinctions of doctrine and practise is so fascinating to me. Great video !
Have you ever tried looking into it? It’s ok if not but if your interested we are always open!
@@Wish-uf5mdNot OP, but I’m kinda in a sort of religious Limbo because there are so many religions and only 1 can be correct.
@@colonelcorn9500 I would contend that either all of them are correct, or none of them are correct. I'm willing to bet that ALL of them believe themselves to be the "only one." I wouldn't waste your time if I were you. The Christians are a crazy lot. They can't even agree about the most basic aspects of their so called unified religion.
@@colonelcorn9500 A lot of religions credit Jesus in some way or another and Jesus says He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
@@RJDJ__ I know Christianity and Islam do, not sure about the others
Just when you think you know something about Christianity in America! Great general overview!
Was at one time a strong arm for the Lord now its Babylon
Compromise is never God's will. It's what happens when all those who claim to be of God, divide those against others who claim to be of God. Which is why every denomination is false. Charles Lawson recently said he no longer agrees with whatever his denomination teaches, because after learning who God is, you cannot compromise any longer. However he also still holds some of the old baptist beliefs.
Calvinism teaches that those who Jesus died for will believe and be faithful, and never betray Christ. That is false because Jesus earned against betraying Him, He draws those who have doubts even after believing and accepting Him. Paul corrected Peter and was even watched over by fellow apostles and teachers. This is biblical doctrine. Most of the denominations claim they do not need any one reproving them. They tell others what they believe is the truth, and spend so much time seeking others for their doctrine they fail to seek God and His Doctrine.
@@shadowlands8490 "Compromise is never God's will. It's what happens when all those who claim to be of God, divide those against others who claim to be of God. Which is why every denomination is false." Well said. In orthodox church there is something called apophatic theology which basically means that we may not say what God is, but we may say what God isn't and your idea closely resembles it, if I may say so :)
@@samppakoivula9977 I do hope everyone comes to the correct God. He is in the world He gave us, but He isn't easily approached. The only way was with a few prophets and priests that spent their entire life teaching only what God said. It was difficult to but they did so and eventually failed to achieve perfection. Christ is our perfection. That is what God is, He is Holy, Righteous and only by being dedicated to Him can we become perfected likewise by Him.
I'm not orthodox but I've read many good teachings from them. At least accurate transcripts of doctrine. I do wish more would remain faithful.
Blessings
@@shadowlands8490 You are always welcomed to an Orthodox Liturgy. I would recommend either Antiochian Orthodox or OCA. Both are convert friendly. After attending a liturgy, ask yourself this question. “If The Orthodox Church states this is the way the disciples worshipped Jesus, and have been doing the same thing for 2000 years. Isn’t it sad that I didn’t recognize any of it?”
This is what one of my converted Orthodox Brothers told his wife when they were riding home after their first Orthodox liturgy.
Great job! As a student of church history I’ve never seen such a good summary.
Why not create a time line chart that shows when each denomination was formed? Very interesting channel
Too embarrassing for these heresies.
They all begin after the 16th century. God took a 15 century break.
@@Cesarhernandez-wv3do heresy? So what church do you belong?
@@Richardcontramundum The one true church. Established by Christ my lord himself on the rock that is Peter, first among the apostles. Not a church based on the heretical beliefs of a disaffected anti semitic priest who only denied the papacy after he was excommunicated. A heretic that wanted to get rid of a gospel. You are one of his victims.
@@Cesarhernandez-wv3do you mean Rome? The church was not built on Peter. The truth that Jesus is telling Peter is the truth that He is the Christ. THAT truth is what Jesus is building his church. Not Peter. Please just read the text Matt 16:13-20
Who are you talking about being a heretic, the semitic priest?
I’ve always been a member of a Baptist church and remember being shocked at how organized other denominations are and how much power the organization has over the individual churches. Baptist churches pretty much operate on their own, held loosely together by their beliefs. I tend to like it that way, it gives the individual church more freedom.
Yes, authority is a difficult topic especially for us individualistic Americans :).
@@lyriclottoWell, it might explain the heavy authority placed on the bible rather than the individual church or even denomination. I have heard Baptist pastors say that the denomination does not matter so long as they're well studied in the scriptures and have no baby baptisms.
In my case, growing up Baptist I'm most wary of the Pentecostals.
And authority is nice if I don't mind the church policy. We do tend to be less ritualistic and like to see Paul's letters to the churches as guidance for church teaching and function.
I've got to say, as a Quaker- thank you so much for the representation. I never get to see myself represented in stuff like this 😂
heh. cereal
# 50!
I went to be a Quaker rep at a hospital chaplain education series, other nights had catholic, Ukrainian catholic, Russian orthodox for example- in trios. Most of the groups had a great deal of similarity so I wondered why Wicca, Quakerism and Doukhobours got to be the caboose of the train of evenings. Great to learn more about Wicca and sounds like they really are great at supporting each other in tough times, have a very compressed hierarchy range and potlucks are a big thing- so maybe it does make sense across the three.
Don't worry . Try being UPCI , We always receive strange connotations to our practices . Oddly , I think he left out the snake dancers 😆
@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751you guys reject the Trinity so what do you expect?
Very nicely done. Thank you for your neutrality with all denominations. It’s appreciated.
I wasn’t gonna make an Amish joke, but then I realized they wouldn’t have a way to see it… so
Edit: this is a joke😂 stop coming for me
Plenty of formerly Amish adults that grew up in the church use the internet.
@@Alorand practicing Amish?
@@alinajoy7501 No but I knew an ex-Amish in college. They have a rite of passage that has them see the world before choosing to return to the Amish way of life or re-join society. So there is a small change one will read your comment and afterwards decide to go back to being Amish...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa
Amish in Iowa's Amana Colonies have given up on socialism and now embrace capitalism and some modern technology. I guess they just did socialism wrong too like the hundreds of others that did it wrong.
@@SgtJoeSmith The Amana Colonies were never Amish settlements. They were Lutheran pietists who were closer to today's charismatics than Amish. They tried to set up utopian communes which totally failed economically during the Great Depression. I grant you that the Amana colonists are a picture of the shortcomings of socialism.
Amish, OTOH, are better examples of libertarian free-market thinking.
Maybe the name of the video should be "Protestant Christianity in the USA: 50 Denominations Compared".
I was really waiting for some Syriac Church of the Middle East and so on
I think there are over 17,000 Christian sects altogether so if 50 denominations take 20 minutes to describe then 17,000 would take 6,800 minutes or 4 and a half days.
@@PeterGregoryKelly I got time
@@PeterGregoryKelly cool!!!
@@PeterGregoryKelly right, but he still only named a bunch of random protestant denominations and skipped the major ones like the Catholic Church for example.
@@PeterGregoryKelly Ok, but he still should’ve specified in the title that he’s only gonna talk about Protestants
I would like a number 9 with extra sauce
I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
Gal 2:6-9
6 'But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)-well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised 8 (for He who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles), 9 and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised."
The Church would include encompassing the Gentiles and the Jews that would be the true Church.
It says Peter is to the Jews not the catholic nor lutheran churches. Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles st the same time. The time of Gentiles refers to the unbeliever. There will e a time when no one is able to claim they do not know Christ. That is the day of Christ"
They did call themselves the followed of Christ. And others called them the Way. The Romans called it the Catholic church, but that means universal corporate body of Christ. Not a named religion or denomination Christ never called the Church by a name. He called them by obedience to Him.
So you want to be a Biblical Methodist?
@@pancakesbf2704 with extra sauce. it's important that there's extra sauce.
@@shadowlands8490 can I get uhhhhhh uncircumcised chicken nuggets
I would be interested to see where he put the Catholics, Mormons, and Jehovah's witnesses.
Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses tend to not be considered proper Christians as they refute the trinity. Catholics on the other hand are the original church all of these other denominations split from
@@ninjoe4195 the true name of the 'Mormon' church is The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Christ is literally in the name, so I'd consider them very Christian
He did include some denominations that reject the Trinity. He mentions in the conclusion that he left some out, but said he wanted to focus mostly on protestant denominations.
Also no Orthodox churches.
@@DM_Interaction there is only one Orthodox Church.
Thank you for this comprehensive video! So straight forward! Took so much of the guesswork out of researching denominations. Totally recommending this channel.
This is like a christian family born child learning about their beliefs just to choose one church at Subway
Well God bless you and everyone else.
1 Church at Subway is like the next video, right?
Wow. I didn't know they were all from Adobe.
😂
fun fact: abode came from christianity
Time for a “Denominations” board game. It can be a cross between Monopoly, Risk, and Trivial Pursuit. :)
Any so-called "church" that doesn't use the King James Bible is wrong.
So sad...but true.
@@davidlafleche1142
That can be one of the squares you land on first… picking your Bible version. If you pick the wrong one, you lose the game instantly. KJV is good, but not the only one. Some people speak Greek and French.
And since the players adhere to a denomination they all end up burning in hell.
@@davidlafleche1142 Any church that DOES use a King James Bible is WRONG!!!
Thank you for this informative overview.
Since converting to Catholicism, I see it's really easy for Catholics to lump all Protestants together like they are a single entity, but nonetheless they are still all 'Not-Catholic'. Certainly there are too many denominations and schisms for Christianity's own good.
Fortunately, Christianity has never been about it’s own good, but it is about service for others as our Father has done for us.
Repent my friend.. before it is too late.. catholicism is idolatry and wicked. Praying to mary, setting up graven images, praying the rosary, changing the Bible and removing a commandment, it is all wickedness and God hates catholicism. He hates iniquity. God bless you, I pray you find the truth my friend!
Yes we need to come back together but I don't think we can without the Catholics also making concessions. That is something that is never done.
@@canibezeroun1988 truth shouldn't make concession to error
@@worthyisthelamb6071 why did God order images of cherubim to be put on the ark of the covenant if all images were bad?
This has been one of the most helpful digital breakdowns of popular denominations in the U.S. I have ever encountered. I keep referencing this video for more information on various denoms while I search for a ministry job.
This would be great but I wish the Catholics and Orthodox churches were included
Nah, then we'd be lumped in with all of the Protestants. Nevertheless, it might look something like this:
Bishops and Apostolic Succession
7 Sacraments (West) / Mysteries (East)
Infant baptism
"Real Presence" of the Eucharist
Salvation can be lost
Does not ordain women
I agree. The Catholic church is the literal one True Church.
Neither is a denominatIon. Orthodox and Catholic are the original, ancient church in schism.
@@JW-es7yo Wish how much the two have in common, especially today, I really hope they can agree on the theological technicalities this millenia
@TestSubjectDayjob Fax
Must have taken a lot of effort, keep up the good work!
Don't know if he's a atheist channel or believer
Sad to see how far, so many, have fallen away from scripture. The “make me feel good about what I want and don’t tell me about sin” movement seems to be growing.
Excellent video! I’ll definitely share and look for more content from this channel.
It's actually quite infuriating to me. To say, I believe this, but to fail to read the text, The Bible, to actually understand what the Lord God had intended.
Yeah like you know every one NOT calling out child trafficking in America.
Jesus came and established the Holy Catholic Church, he didn't write a book
@@user-wn8mc1yc1g People are doing all they can. It isn't an easy problem to solve since it is hidden from view often times. Plus there are many other problems in the world as well that also need attention.
Rood67, people used scripture to argue in favor of slavery as well as homophobia. Why are you surprised that people would want to oppose both slavery and homophobia?
Get this young man a drink of Water!!!
Informative, accurate, and non-biased
Thanks for the layout. Simple, straightforward, and gives a good simple summary of the many denominations.
This is extraordinarily helpful. It's hard to craft a commendation that adequately expresses how balanced, informative, nuanced and non-judgmental this overview is.
2:25 The Episcopal Church
3:03 United Methodist Church
3:54 AME Church
7:25 National Baptist Convention
13:07 United Church of Christ
14:17 Assemblies of God
15:28 COGIC
18:18 Church of God (7th Day)
I've grown up my entire life being in the AG and am currently a part of an AG congregation. The biggest thing that bothers me is the focus on the speaking in tongues theology, because their basis/evidence for this belief is boiled down to "correlation = causation", when you can't necessarily equate the two to this particular belief. They seem to elevate the idea of speaking in tongues more than the idea of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. And when a pastor doesn't see hordes of people in the congregation speaking in tongues, the pastor tries to prod them to start speaking in tongues to justify their belief in that particular doctrine. They say that people begin speaking in tongues naturally after they are baptized in the Spirit, but I have never seen it happen in my 29 years of being in this particular denomination. I've actually noticed that at Youth Conventions over the past few years that they've started toning down trying to make teens feel like they have to speak in tongues in order to get closer to God. I wonder if they are starting to accept that maybe this isn't a biblical truth. If it is true, then won't the evidence show itself without pastors having to teach their congregations about it? In the NT when the people do speak in tongues, they were never told about this doctrine, and yet it happened anyways. So I see this disconnect between the Pentecostal tradition's teaching and what actually happens in the Bible.
When I spoke in tongues for the first time in my life, after I got baptised, I instantly had a manifestation of the Holy Spirit come unto me. I firmly believe that speaking and praying in tongues will improve your relationship with Jesus
I dont know that you have to speak in tongues when you receive the Holy Spirit. But I do know that was my experience and it is certainly repeated in the Bible. I do know it is a gift from God that we should all desire. I also know that receiving God's Spirit is not JUST speaking in tongues but receiving the power of God to be a witness.
They're probably missing a lot, but for me I definitely believe praying in the spirit. I've went to Mexico twice for mission trips, and trust me, praying in youngest works. Last year when I was having panic attacks, that is one of the things that would give me peace to fall asleep, that and David Ingles music.
@@flyguy0765 when you say baptized, do you mean baptized in water, or baptism in the Spirit? Was it an earthly language, or a heavenly language? And what do you mean exactly by a manifestation? And what verse in Scripture says that speaking in tongues will bring you closer to God?
@@flamegator3251 i'm not saying it's bad to pray in the Spirit. It's the claim that speaking in tongues is always the first sign that you've been filled with God's Spirit I don't find compelling.
That was quite an impressive list done in such a succinct overview. Well done.
Wow! I have never had this explained to me so clearly! Thank you! 🙏
You're so welcome!
This would be useful if the average everyday person could understand what is said here. Not everyone knows the definition of the terminology used, and it would help if some of these words were explained.
Get a dictionary man
I see what you mean, but the search bar is right there. I just heard a lot of new things that, if I cared to find out, I would find a video on in a second.
The video would go for hours then
Do you really want him to unpack 2000 years of Christian theology in a 20 minute youtube video?
Although I feel the same, I have full intentions of watching this again with a notepad to jot down the words I dont know and further research these terms on Google.
Is anyone gonna talk about how fast this guy talked?! Like when did he take a breath through the whole thing?! Also very interesting video, great job!!
Thank you for these videos. As someone who grew up in a largely atheist household I knew almost nothing about Christian religions with most exposure being from:
1. Hearing the various scandals over the years by various individuals in various organizations in media
2. Statements made by various faith leaders highlighted in social media holding positions that many would consider "extreme" or "absurd"
With such a narrow picture like that, who would ever want to be a Christian? I really appreciate your time and effort that you put into these videos to show us the amazing diversity of Christian belief and help us become a little less ignorant on the subject. You are truly doing God's work.
Is the Jewish god and the Christian god the same god, or two different gods?
@@ANDROLOMA If Jesus was the Son of God (as He claimed), they're the same in both. If there's disagreement on that, the faiths are _at best_ worshipping different Persons-- though of course, there is only one God.
@@ANDROLOMA Caught the front piece of that reply you were going to send me (which I think got pulled by bot moderation). I can guess why, but if you'd like to try again, maybe we can talk about this?
Like, really, I was only trying to answer the question in accordance to the answers I've received from my faith. Was I wrong to treat your question as sincere?
@@a-s-greig I see the situation macrocosmically. Why did the Jewish god YWHW allow 3500 years of human civilization to occur before inspiring the creation of the Judaic religion, and 4000 years of human civilization before doing the same with Christianity? If we are to presume divine intervention in crafting books and rituals for the proper worship of a supernatural deity, then this deity has proven himself tardy, as well as haphazard.
@@ANDROLOMA There are no easy answers to that question, though it may help to reconcile a few key points. From the perspective of extending the message to greater civilization, the time and space location of Judea, specifically during the height of the Roman Empire is a mighty fine place to begin.
Whether you suppose that was planned in advance or some cosmic coincidence, it certainly helps explain the spread and staying power of this rabbi.
As someone who grew up Lutheran in the Midwest along with many friends who were Catholic, Methodist, Episcopalian, etc., I was shocked when I learned how many denominations advise against their members having a beer … that wouldn’t fly in the older, more traditional denominations that have origins in Europe!! 😅
Very informative and interesting brother. Thank you for taking the time tor research this and put it out there. You should get the new "thanks button" activated on your channel. I'm sure a lot of people would happily donate to you to support your ongoing efforts.
Thanks Jacob. I may do that. I don't have the option yet for my channel. Also UA-cam takes 45% of the revenue from that, so still debating if I should go that route. Stuff on my own website only makes me pay the small transaction fee (less than 5%) so that nearly all of what people want to give actually helps the channel.
I am astounded by your youth yet immense knowledge. God bless you brother.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into your videos. They have helped me understand more about the different Protestant denominations.
I’ve been wanting to research this topic on my own. Thank you for doing this. This is important work for The Body. Look forward to more content.
Hi mark, would you be interested in hearing the Orthodox position on Christianity some time during your study?
Half of these Churches are far from Christian, ordaining women and allowing same sex marriage. What a corruption....
This is enough to make your head spin. It’s a buffet, pick and choose what looks good regardless of Truth. Perfect example of theological relativism.
Can you offer a theological hermeneutic? It's not an easy endeavor. I believe what I've come to find in the scriptures makes hardly any of these standards important throughout the whole video. Some are like "yeah yeah that's fine" or "obviously that's not core doctrine, so why's there even such focus?"
But all in all my understanding of core doctrines are these :
* a. There really is good and evil, but such necessitates where from
* b. The Holy God is the completely righteous God and leads righteousness in men and all things, the god of this world is satan and he's the one who leads evil in humankind and all things. That's defined by synergy, or indwelling. Who's breath is taken in for the individual at any given time.
* Mankind is blighted with all natures that are transgressive, for that these will in various ways lead him/her onto any kind of troubles. Our fallen nature separates us from the fulness of the Holy God. Any failure is equivalent to failure overall.
* Any amount of righteousness or blessing has come as a gift from the Holy One.
* Jesus Christ is a being, persons in God aren't as important as what He is. He's non-dualistic, meaning He's not able to be taken apart and that He's impassible. He's the savior of all mankind and the cosmos. His plan is restorative. The gospels describe His death onto the cross/tree as a ransom and propitiation of the sins that the entirety of humanity's committed. The Spirit of Christ, whom is Holy, has come in the flesh. He holds all things together in Grace and providence. Ultimately His grace also absolves the believers' failures.
* Ultimately baptism is a spiritual function as is being born again. They follow the monergistic direction, meaning from the Holy God onto man, that's His will and making. So trifling debates about how these things are supposed to happen are pointless, rather the symbolic gesture of baptism and communion are supposed to represent the commitment to living in service as a follower of Jesus' examples found within the narratives of the gospel accounts. They're important in the way that we acknowledge the Holy God, but individuals don't have to literally consume certain things or be under conditions of certain elements to even be saved.
* Every individual regardless of timing or placement will die for the transactions of sins and thus will be brought to the eschaton. The judgments will go forth and a account of all things said will be given, even careless words. The actions of Christ will be counted for the righteousness needed to enter the kingdom of heaven.
And so on many other things could be said.
Anyway again hermeneutics are difficult and this is just off the cuff.
Paul warned against division (denominations) in 1 Corinthians chapter 1.
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
@@SpotterVideo True, and God does not want us to even learn about false gods, or I suppose misleading religions,
@Pristine Artifact Start with the video found below. One Gospel, One New Covenant Church, One People of God
The New Covenant: Bob George
ua-cam.com/video/Rj7NQffg_NE/v-deo.html
@@Bob_Adkins Yeah and statues of him. I like How Christians tell Catholics to not have statues in their Churches. but realistically It is Worshipping a Statue of This world of Material and for most people they NEED to have a physical object They can See and Touch to Believe that Jesus Christ is REAL! Sad. Its called blind FAITH.
I'm sure Jesus only wanted 1 denomination, when he comes back he's gonna see his flock all astray
Well, considering that he's god, he should have seen this coming.
The people of God are beautiful and diverse in how they interpret his word. I'm quite certain he's aware of all the ways we think differently, though I don't think he's proud of the animosity between some denominations, or the pride that some hold over others
@breathingsunshine what denomination are you?
@breathingsunshine So you're a Qanon who thinks Trump is literally Jesus I take it? Or do you think "Q" is Jesus?
@@Moralatheist101 Brilliant observation!
It's be interesting to see the percent of Christians that are in each particular denomination
Did my guy really do this whole video in one shot? Oh my gosh you’re incredible.
This presentation only confirms to me how far Christendom has gone astray...
Right, if it's one book, you'd think it would be one religion. I guess everyone will walk away with their own take from biblical mythology and folklore though.
I think this shows that most religious people just want to get something from their religion more than they want to be religious. Most of these churches accept something that is very clearly written against in the Bible in one form or another just to be more accepted by the masses.
All religions are astray
@@garciapedro7554 I concur...
How do you mean? Do you believe that there is one and only one correct interpretation of the Bible? If so, what would that interpretation be, in broad terms? If I have misinterpreted your comment, what do you mean?
I'm not religious I'm just curious about the world in general and enjoy observing the arguments.
The fact that you are curious about this and do your duly research without echoing someone else, or making statements out of prejudice is wonderful.
I come from a scientific background. I was an atheist, then I had crazy, unexplainable expeiriences *that invole other people too* and became a fully fleged satanist. satanist arguments fall flat on their ass and go from incoherent to outright ridiculousness.
Now I'm a born again Christian, I've been studying the Bible for the last year and its amazing how much The Scripture reveals about the world we live in. Its mindblowing.
@@aprestoargentino5695 That’s some wild character development. I’m impressed!
@@aprestoargentino5695 I dont like how I was raised in a vulgar home. although words are made by humans and not by the devil its odd how a curse word has power. but at the same time we can take that power away by not caring and not letting the other person get to our personal core. I hate that I dont understand it. but yes satanist arguements do fall flat on their ass. or ideas. i get tired for saying this but i wish it were easier to dissolve the false truths.
@Marcus Middleton If i wished you were a christian thatd be good right? or islam although they have millions of radicals that dont represent the whole religion its still cool. dont mind a few beheadings here and there. too bad christianity fazed out its crusades.
@@titty.skittles9534 it seems like he has strong will power unlike me i wouldnt be proud but yes im impressed i wish i was just as strong.
My history:
17: Southern Baptist (where I got saved)
12: Christian & Missionary Alliance (where I grew up)
48: Evangelical Free Church (where I left due to the church becoming woke and apostate)
42: Calvary Chapel (where I currently enjoy great fellowship and spiritual growth)
How many times have you written your name and address down for them current church?
Find a conservative Catholic parish.
Come home to the Catholic church.
The idea that “Church Shopping” ever exists within Protestantism is an indictment of their flawed nature. Come home to the only church with unbroken apostolic succession from Christ himself, Catholicism. We have good conservative church if you go to a Traditional Latin Mass.
@@adrianbrody1683 Jesus said: "And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
Roman Catholicism is an apostate travesty that doesn't follow the Bible and shouldn't be classified as 'Christian' because of the works-righteousness doctrine it teaches. This doctrine of demons (man earning their way to heaven via good works) puts the RC church on par with Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, etc.. Is it any wonder that their anti-Christ leader pope is so ecumenical.
There’s like, 42,000 different denominations… it’s hard to squeeze all that in in one video! This was well done. A little exhausting, but I learned a lot
Not 42 but 45 000
Psh, what’s a 3,000 denominational difference between friends? Hehe. Sigh.
I have become fan of your channel's content. Keep up the good work!
God bless!
Thanks Aaron!
This was very informative. You should do a video comparing and contrasting Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy in a similar fashion to this one!
With the Eastern rites in communion with the RCC included.
This is really cool. As an Adventist I do feel you missed that we also do foot washing, we don't drink Alcohol, or take recreational drugs and we believe in the health message.
But I get you only had a few seconds to cover it. This is impressive though. Blessings
I think there's a nearly universal lack of approval of recreational drugs across Christianity.
@@brianbarringer7968 id hope so too, but you never know especially after seeing this list😅
Thank you for this videos and others that you do. You report without bias and I appreciate that. Your research and awesome visual aids are very helpful to guide through which denomination is the one for me. God bless you in your ministry!
You did a great job. I learned a lot of things that I didn’t know.
Very interesting! Thank you and God Bless you for putting this information together and sharing it to help us better understand our church affiliations. I pray that we all come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Thank goodness they all picked the one true belief system.
@Marcus Middleton wait until you find out about non-western countries
@Marcus Middleton Not really hating gays but holding to marriage that has been agreed for thousands of years as one man and one woman (who btw have not changed sex or re defined themselves as none binary or a piece of furniture (oh sorry that last bit is only to come next year )
Hats off to ya man for all the research you put in for doing these videos. You always make sure you know your stuff before these. You don’t make these to say who is right or wrong on issues. You make these as informative which I think is great. My denomination is Church of God Cleveland Tn and everything you said is completely correct.
Thanks Chris!
@@ReadyToHarvest Nice. Also, can you summarize the top four views of 'brokenness' within Christendom, regarding the world, and how they vary - plus the 'Soulful man' doctrine?
i didn’t know our book club was so big
That was awesome. Very confirming on why I am now a traditional Catholic.
@Marcus Middleton Orthodox is original.
@Marcus Middleton Only ONE Catholic Church .. Some emphasise Latin and some views of a traditional nature but all Catholics are part of the one Church under the Pope who is under God
Based.
“But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.”
- Luke 11:17 (KJV)
i wonder if abraham lincoln was inspired by that quote
@@fiyum333 Not inspired. He was directly quoting it
Better to come home to the largest christian denomination the Catholic Church (1.1 Billion )
@@masterspark9880 sounded like it
Dude this graphic work is stunning! God Bless!
Thanks! I try.
What do you get when you cross a Jehovah Witness and a Unitarian?
A person who keeps knocking on your door for absolutely no reason….C. Hitchens
...so an atheist?
You covered a pretty good lot of Protestant groups in brief. I was particularly pleased you mentioned the Seventh Day Baptists who are so often overlooked in spite of their quiet influence in many related groups.
My grandmother was a 7DB until she died, although she attended Southern Baptist when she moved in with her kids.
And unrelated, like the nutritional science industry and the veganism movement.
Well, once again the young professor amazes!
Thank you! This is WAY more information than I was looking for but it is useful information.
so we have Denomination that follow the bible
Denomination that follow only certain parts of the bible,
Denomination that re-interpret the bible in their own way,
Denominations that add/ do whatever they want despite what the bible says.
Funny thing is Paul warn you of all these different type of "Church's" in Galatians
Baskin Robbins. 57 flavors.
Very very true. Yet many people don’t want to read the Bible themselves and know the truth. It’s easier to go on Sunday and be ‘settled’ for the week
I mean, no denomination actually follows the Bible to the letter. Even the one's that claim "strict adherence" do things that fall short to the teaching of Christ.
@@Atlas-pn6jv 2/3 of the Bible is Jewish, not Christian. And Jews don't obey the teaching of Christ. So Christians can tell Jews they go to hell, and Jews can laugh at Christians for being schismatic heretics. Maybe the two sloppiest religions ever. Ever notice how atheism is older than both Judaism and Christianity, and yet produces less schisms?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism
@HyperXT Don't ever wonder why so many other people laugh at such a quaint hypocrisy. "Everybody's wrong but me and mine!" And such attitude doesn't sound immature to you?
I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
As an SDA I would love to see a video of yours comparing the SDA faith to other church doctrines
In common with the Seventh-day Adventists of the 1860s, Seventh-day Adventists in the twenty-first century teach that the purpose of the second advent of Jesus is for him to resurrect the people who have died in faith and take living believers with them to the mansions he has gone to prepare. SdA, now as then, teach that the seventh day of the week is the biblical sabbath day.
When the first Seventh-day Adventist organizations were incorporated in the early 1860s, the word “Church” was conspicuously absent from the official names of those organizations (Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, etc.). This seems to have been because the majority (about 80%) of the charter members of those adventist organizations were former methodists and former baptists who didn’t want to encourage the hierarchy, creedalism and dogmatism that they associated with “Church” organizations.
Over the last 140 years, some Seventh-day Adventists in the United States and other predominantly protestant countries have maintained the belief that there is only one Christian church and that it consists of everyone who is learning to trust the Lord - regardless of denominational affiliation.
As the denomination has expanded into countries that were never predominantly protestant, however, people have become voting members while still retaining the concept that the church is and ought to be hierarchical, creedal and dogmatic, i.e. that the organizational structure of the denomination IS the church and that members are merely “adherents” - followers of the organization or its leaders, past or present.
In the twenty-first century, if you were to ask Seventh-day Adventists in the United States “What is your religion?”, a minority would describe their religion as Christianity. Which is to say that some SdA make a distinction between their faith (Christian/Christianity) and their denominational affiliation.
Unfortunately, a majority in the United States and a super-majority in countries that were never predominantly protestant would answer that question by identifying their denominational affiliation.
For that reason, any attempt to describe the beliefs and practices of Seventh-day Adventists would be incomplete without including the differences between those two factions within the Seventh-day Adventist organization.
@@rogermetzger7335 in short u r heretic. R u trying 2 convince yourself
@@bass9351 If, by "heretic", you mean someone who reads for himself, studies for himself and thinks for himself, I don't mind being called "heretic". I am curious, however, whether you think either to the two beliefs I described in this comment section qualify as "heretical". If so, which one and heretical compared to what?
@@rogermetzger7335 so u determine which to keep and throw
@@bass9351 Who determines which doctrines you believe?
I can't remember if it was this video or another, but in one of them, you touched the idea of being a part of a church (congregation) where doctrine was less important. I think this is really a very important insight. I have met so many Christians who join independent Christian churches where there is literally no emphasis on doctrine. They don't care about the Trinity, the Virgin Birth, etc. They do vaguely talk about the Bible, but even they couldn't rationally articulate why the Bible should have X number of books vs. Y number of books. It just doesn't matter to them. What matters is that they all feel a strong sense of fellowship. And while many claim to be a member of a particular church because it teaches the "truth" of the Bible, all of these folks are members of churches that have contradictory or actually no specifically fixed Bible interpretation. I think it's the fellowship that is becoming central to the non-Catholic and non-Orthodox Christian experience. Above doctrine. I am reading "Know What You're FOR: A Growth Strategy for Work, An Even Better Strategy for Life" by Jeff Henderson. Henderson is a marketing guru who has been a church pastor and worked for Chick-Fil-A and the Atlanta Braves. One of his insights as a pastor is that people need a sense of "belonging" before they need a sense of "belief". Early Christians would be appalled by this, because it was the belief in the Risen Christ (and related doctrines like Eucharist) that led to the sense of belonging (fellowship). But I find this very interesting, because so many congregations advertise the BENEFITS of membership. And while I think this this has a special Protestant meaning, it also explains some oddities I have seen among Catholic vocations. The President-Rector of a Catholic seminary and member of a religious Order joined the Order before he became Catholic (Belonging > Belief). Not to say that he doesn't hold to Catholic doctrine, but he was attracted to MEMBERSHIP in the monastic Order (religious family) before he completed the process of joining the Catholic Church. Another diocesan priest likewise knew he wanted to be a Catholic priest before he joined the Catholic Church. He actually initiated the process of applying through a diocese to the seminary before he completed the Catholic Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation/Chrismation). He longed to be a part of a group of ordained Catholic clergy BEFORE he wanted to join the Catholic Church. This is why so many young people are addicted (actually) to video gaming, because it fulfills their need for shared fellowship. They don't get that kind of fellowship from church but they do get it from their online community and simply because they have one thing in common, that is, their love of a particular game or perhaps gaming in general, but there is no space for religious belief. You can be religious, but it just doesn't matter to the community of gamers. I think you could do a whole new series of videos about how "fellowship" is experienced in various Churches and communions. And how that fellowship cleaves between the ideal and the reality.
How often do you find yourself writing a script, going “well, that’s far too complex to cover here.” and write it down as a future video idea?
I would like to see a more in depth comparison of the seventh day churches.
It is downright tragic how many churches have bought into the "gay marriage" myth.
I have no idea what you are talking about, but your voice sounds nice so there's that.
This video was very informative, thank you for making it! Some of these things I didn't know about--such as what 7th Day Adventists believed, though I'd heard that term used before.
They have some unique beliefs although let me just make this clear, they do not believe Christ is an angel but that Michael the archangel is a name and title that Christ might have had before the incarnation.
@@biblenarrative4523 All SDA beliefs come straight from the Bible with multiple verses to back each belief. Unlike some denominations where they take one verse and misconstrue the meaning of the verse to make a belief.
This 30 second video explains my religion perfectly
ua-cam.com/video/alUzaMtvAPk/v-deo.html
Also as an AG church member, we don’t believe that the only evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, I personally don’t speak in tongues but I definitely have the Holy Spirit🙌🏼 thank you for this super insightful video!
This is excellent work. Well done!
You are so organized and analytical!
the thumbnail looks like its showing the full Adobe Program suite
I would really love an extended version of this with more explanations. I was not raised religious whatsoever and not exposed much to Christianity (as much as one can be in the southern US), so a lot of the terminology went over my head
Yes, I understand. Surprisingly, though I was not aware of many details, I felt I have studied enough of Church history to grasp the significance of what he was sharing. I now have a habit of filtering everything through the early church and it's writings and, believe me, the volume is intimidatingly large! I can give you one teaser that the host did not cover. The Plymouth Brethren, which he mentioned, was started by the PB theologian John Nelson Darby. If that name does not ring a bell, he was the creator of the popular Rapture theory which, from what I've read, is mostly a Baptist belief but, as with other beliefs, there are probably some other denominations that embrace the teaching. As a previous Baptist myself, all I was aware of was that the church would be 'quietly' raptured pre-millennially for 7 years to return with Christ at His second coming. The ironic thing about a simple reading of the Thessalonian verses Darby used, there is nothing about 7 years and it will be anything but quiet :). Anyway, it's an interesting topic and very complex.
You nailed it! I know because over my lifetime I have been a member in three of these and visited others.
On Seventh-Day Adventism, the 1844 doctrine is that the investigative judgement begins on that time (he moves from the holy place to the most holy place).
the only reason I clicked this video is because the thumbnail looks like a collection of icons for Adobe products
same here
There are some terms used like “premillennial” and “pretribulational” that could definitely use some explanation, but this is very well done. Unfortunately, it confirms that there is no denomination that fits my faith.
Literally, some are close but then they just have to believe something that's believed by many but not said or implied in the Bible
I'm in a similar boat. I subscribe to 5 point Calvinism, but so many of these seem to think homosexuality is ok for some reason. (The reason probably being these are American churches)
@@TheSergio1021
maybe you could take it back ? for a refund ?
if you still have the receipt. get your money back or an exchange for a religion that condemns homosexuality in the way you favour.
you should have picked the one with the kind of bigotry you like. there are plenty to choose from.
Good luck on your spiritual journey! Three pieces of advice: 1) Remember that it is extremely unlikely that your faith will be without any errors; God's church will probably differ from your previous beliefs on at least a few things so keep and open mind. 2) Pray a lot. Besides being ruler of the Universe, God is also our Father and such He is remarkably communicative and helpful when His children humbly pray and ask his advice on things like identifying the right church to join. 3) Don't give up! There are entire classes of denominations that he wasn't able to cover in this video; the right church for you to join is out there.
@@ob2249 sorry but it don't work that way.
The Bible tells the truth, and so many are fooled into thinking it's bigotry to follow the Word of God.
Matthew 7:22-23
This video just brought crystal clarity to this scripture! 🙏😰😬🫢🥺😣✝️
50 Denominations in Christianity🥴 The Bible says in Ephesians 4:5-6
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." and "Christ is the only way to the Father" John 14:5-7 😌
Amen
50 denominations but 1 Christianity. We may have our denominations but the foundation remains the same. We all believe in the death and resurrection of our Lord and that should be enough to unify us. I remember when I lived in the US for a while and couldn't find a Catholic church nearby, I simply went to a Baptist church and prayed together. Even as a Catholic I knew I was surrounded by my Christian family and that is all that matters.
Well, the Mormons got it right and everybody else got it wrong. Just ask'em!
@@cloj4754 Well, no. It certainly isn't the same as attending a Catholic Church. If there wasn't a Catholic church nearby, its better than nothing, but Catholicism obviously presents more than just communion with our family. It provides a path to God Himself through the Sacraments. It's good to be in good company, but it isn't all that matters.
They may be many denominations, but there is only one that is fully true to Jesus. There are many heresies, and there is only one way to be fully protected against them.
I’m a Lutheran in the Missouri Synod and I can confirm all that was stated for that portion
same lol
Amazing, well done. I would love to see an Australian version
Are there many different denominations in Australia? American here, and I haven't heard much about it. Genuinely curious
@@l0os176maybe not on a grand scale, but just the onces i know of, Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran, Congregational, Salvos, and then a bunch of offshoots of Pentecostal like Hillsong, C3, ACC, CRC, C&MA, and then I think you start getting smaller groups. But one thing I found interesting, all the different groups that call themself, say Baptist, where I only know one Baptist group and that covers the whole of Australia, we don't have ten different churches calling themself baptist church (if that make sense).
@@hughenden6 There are Orthodox Churches in Australia too: 43 Greek Orthodox churches just in Victoria, for example. And there are a few different varieties of Baptists, but maybe they don't use a specific "denominational" name on their signs. There are also "Plymouth Brethren" (although I think they no longer use that name publicly) and "Christian Reformed" churches and "Church of Christ" congregations. There are Wesleyan Methodists, who did not become part of the Uniting Church.
@@alanbeagley5529 sorry about that. :)
Honestly, I can only think of a handful of prominent denominations that you left out, but I can also understand why. This was a thorough enough overview of all these denominations. I was a part of or studied many of these denominations for a long time, and I tried to find an issue with any of the summaries and couldn't. Obviously the main thing left out was the history of these denominations, but that would have added an extra several hours, even when condensed, lol
I was formerly part of the Church of Christ. The segment on it was spot on!
They absolutely reject ecumenism (I had to look it up and it apparently has to do with unity with other denominations). My congregation was particularly conservative and claimed they were not a denomination, but were simply "The Church." All other denominations were simply not Christian and most likely not saved. In fact, most of the church even disliked other Churches of Christ. There's a pretty big divide when it comes to instruments in worship. My congregation would condemn its use, once again claiming that congregations who do use them are not Christian and not saved. The Church of Christ is extremely isolationist in its policy and dislikes associating with any person or entity outside their congregation.
I was so confused about the term "Evangelical" in the US.
Where I come from, it means that biblical inerrancy only applies to the Gospels (aka. the Evangels aka. Book/Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
To have a much larger, much more internationally recognized community use it in a completely different way has led to some awful misunderstandings through the times
Isn't an evangelical a fundamentalist who is embarrassed by the term "fundamentalist"?
Im Christian but i never knew how many flavors of Christian their is dang
I thought there was only 10.
Less flavor more heresy
beatmy yeet
and yet they all taste the same.. bland
@@BeutaynFlaym
per square metre. lol
I love how the thumbnail spoofs the "50+ Adobe Apps" video.
Maybe it's like a Schrödinger's Christianity, where they are actually _all_ correct but only right up until we observe one of them and the religious wave function collapses?
brickzot
great analogy "schrodinger`s christianity"
both dead and yet horrendously "alive" at the same time. ie a zombie.
I think moribund perfectly describes this.
Big old book. Lotta different readings depending on where you come from and what your view of the gospel is. Theology is still an -ology
It’s kinda like atheism. Based on one thing, many interpretations.
@@titty.skittles9534 care to provide examples?
@@titty.skittles9534
how many ways are there no god ?