jay_a2j wrote:Pentecostal ...no denomination. (hmmm am I the only pentecostal on CC?)
Life Center Church (look it up). We had some people break away from us a few years ago because of their want to be more pentacostal.
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jay_a2j wrote:Pentecostal ...no denomination. (hmmm am I the only pentecostal on CC?)
2dimes wrote:Now, though I am fairly against the whole concept of religion and worse yet denominations, I am interested in them from a distance.
Who can explain (other than Jay) what this whole denomination thing is about?
What is the difference between the Roman Catholics and all the protestant ones?
Why did you pick the one you are? Or did it pick you?
I can't find anyone to explain Lutheran, Presbyterian (church of scotland) etc. are they just further splinters off the church of England?
It's funny because before my Grandfather that branch of my family tree would be Presbyterian yet I don't have the slightest idea about that orginisation. I actually only found out they were presbyterians somewhat recently. Maybe I should be one of them.
My dad has said that he's agnostic, (I've heard that's not a real word, kind of like aint.) he only ever went to church because that's where the boy scout meetings were.
My mother inlaw goes to Anglican churches (Canadian for epicopalian/ church of England.)as did my wife before I corrupted her. There's no fried chicken and potato salad or I would probably take my wife and go too.
2dimes wrote:Now, though I am fairly against the whole concept of religion and worse yet denominations, I am interested in them from a distance.
Who can explain (other than Jay) what this whole denomination thing is about?
What is the difference between the Roman Catholics and all the protestant ones?
Why did you pick the one you are? Or did it pick you?
I can't find anyone to explain Lutheran, Presbyterian (church of scotland) etc. are they just further splinters off the church of England?
It's funny because before my Grandfather that branch of my family tree would be Presbyterian yet I don't have the slightest idea about that orginisation. I actually only found out they were presbyterians somewhat recently. Maybe I should be one of them.
My dad has said that he's agnostic, (I've heard that's not a real word, kind of like aint.) he only ever went to church because that's where the boy scout meetings were.
My mother inlaw goes to Anglican churches (Canadian for epicopalian/ church of England.)as did my wife before I corrupted her. There's no fried chicken and potato salad or I would probably take my wife and go too.
spurgistan wrote:2dimes wrote:Now, though I am fairly against the whole concept of religion and worse yet denominations, I am interested in them from a distance.
Who can explain (other than Jay) what this whole denomination thing is about?
What is the difference between the Roman Catholics and all the protestant ones?
Why did you pick the one you are? Or did it pick you?
I can't find anyone to explain Lutheran, Presbyterian (church of scotland) etc. are they just further splinters off the church of England?
It's funny because before my Grandfather that branch of my family tree would be Presbyterian yet I don't have the slightest idea about that orginisation. I actually only found out they were presbyterians somewhat recently. Maybe I should be one of them.
My dad has said that he's agnostic, (I've heard that's not a real word, kind of like aint.) he only ever went to church because that's where the boy scout meetings were.
My mother inlaw goes to Anglican churches (Canadian for epicopalian/ church of England.)as did my wife before I corrupted her. There's no fried chicken and potato salad or I would probably take my wife and go too.
Within the general Christian Church, which hold a few, vague things in common (the divinity of Christ, we should follow His teachings, God is three, etc. - at least I think everybody follows that) but within the Church, there is an wide difference on what our commitment to the Lord is, the individual church services are very different. the political ramifications of what your sect is are manifold, and so on.
While the Roman Catholics are more or less "the same", as they take the rulings of the Vatican to be God's word, what we call "Protestants" (a misleading term, as true Protestants are not just any Christian who's not Catholic or Orthodox) are a very splintered group with no real hierarchial organization, and thus no way of guaranteeing that even the same sect practices their religion the same way (for instance, Crazy Anglican and I, while technically part of the same communion, have quite divergent views, if I may say so) Essentially, the only thing Protestant churches have in common is that we do NOT accept the Pope as the highest representative of God on Earth, although we do think he is occasionally a kickass dude. As far as choosing what sect, it's mostly finding a church you like, maybe the one your family goes to. Hope this helps.
2dimes wrote:
I can't find anyone to explain Lutheran, Presbyterian (church of scotland) etc. are they just further splinters off the church of England?
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spurgistan wrote:2dimes wrote:Now, though I am fairly against the whole concept of religion and worse yet denominations, I am interested in them from a distance.
Who can explain (other than Jay) what this whole denomination thing is about?
What is the difference between the Roman Catholics and all the protestant ones?
Why did you pick the one you are? Or did it pick you?
I can't find anyone to explain Lutheran, Presbyterian (church of scotland) etc. are they just further splinters off the church of England?
It's funny because before my Grandfather that branch of my family tree would be Presbyterian yet I don't have the slightest idea about that orginisation. I actually only found out they were presbyterians somewhat recently. Maybe I should be one of them.
My dad has said that he's agnostic, (I've heard that's not a real word, kind of like aint.) he only ever went to church because that's where the boy scout meetings were.
My mother inlaw goes to Anglican churches (Canadian for epicopalian/ church of England.)as did my wife before I corrupted her. There's no fried chicken and potato salad or I would probably take my wife and go too.
Within the general Christian Church, which hold a few, vague things in common (the divinity of Christ, we should follow His teachings, God is three, etc. - at least I think everybody follows that) but within the Church, there is an wide difference on what our commitment to the Lord is, the individual church services are very different. the political ramifications of what your sect is are manifold, and so on.
While the Roman Catholics are more or less "the same", as they take the rulings of the Vatican to be God's word, what we call "Protestants" (a misleading term, as true Protestants are not just any Christian who's not Catholic or Orthodox) are a very splintered group with no real hierarchial organization, and thus no way of guaranteeing that even the same sect practices their religion the same way (for instance, Crazy Anglican and I, while technically part of the same communion, have quite divergent views, if I may say so) Essentially, the only thing Protestant churches have in common is that we do NOT accept the Pope as the highest representative of God on Earth, although we do think he is occasionally a kickass dude. As far as choosing what sect, it's mostly finding a church you like, maybe the one your family goes to. Hope this helps.
lduke1990 wrote:yeah... ATHEISM anyone?
Well, I'm not really after higher education on the subject.Nephilim wrote:and 2dimes, you comin to CC for this kind of info? you're kidding, rite?
2dimes wrote:Well, I'm not really after higher education on the subject.Nephilim wrote:and 2dimes, you comin to CC for this kind of info? you're kidding, rite?
I would like to hear first hand opinions from some people, that are what ever particular denomination, on what it means to them, what they think is the basic make up of it and why they are part of their organisation. Instead of outsiders telling it from an observers position.
I'm having difficulty responding to this.Jenos Ridan wrote:2dimes wrote:Well, I'm not really after higher education on the subject.Nephilim wrote:and 2dimes, you comin to CC for this kind of info? you're kidding, rite?
I would like to hear first hand opinions from some people, that are what ever particular denomination, on what it means to them, what they think is the basic make up of it and why they are part of their organisation. Instead of outsiders telling it from an observers position.
Well, Look mine up. Life Center Church.
2dimes wrote:I'm having difficulty responding to this.Jenos Ridan wrote:2dimes wrote:Well, I'm not really after higher education on the subject.Nephilim wrote:and 2dimes, you comin to CC for this kind of info? you're kidding, rite?
I would like to hear first hand opinions from some people, that are what ever particular denomination, on what it means to them, what they think is the basic make up of it and why they are part of their organisation. Instead of outsiders telling it from an observers position.
Well, Look mine up. Life Center Church.
Nephilim wrote:Anarchist wrote:Personally id rather worship a woman then some guy who got nailed to a cross(poor bastard)
thing is, most of us worship the guy b/c he came back to life. that's the cool part
The1exile wrote:Nephilim wrote:Anarchist wrote:Personally id rather worship a woman then some guy who got nailed to a cross(poor bastard)
thing is, most of us worship the guy b/c he came back to life. that's the cool part
Well, allegedly Lazarus did too.
PLAYER57832 wrote:Too many of those who claim they don't believe global warming are really "end-timer" Christians.
jay_a2j wrote:The1exile wrote:Nephilim wrote:Anarchist wrote:Personally id rather worship a woman then some guy who got nailed to a cross(poor bastard)
thing is, most of us worship the guy b/c he came back to life. that's the cool part
Well, allegedly Lazarus did too.
Not on his own, Jesus raised him.
2dimes wrote:That is not the issue.Jenos Ridan wrote:Simple. You do know how to Google Search, right?
DAZMCFC wrote:i am C of E Protestant. but i am not really a church goer. i do have strong beliefs but not necessarily to jesus or god. see i am not to sure about all that bollocks that god created everything, i am more for we evovled from monkeys. also i am not to sure about jesus coming back to life and shit like that but each to their own and what each individual believes in, is ok by me.
PLAYER57832 wrote:Too many of those who claim they don't believe global warming are really "end-timer" Christians.
2dimes wrote:Ok, thanks Jenos. Like I said I just wanted to hear what real people have to say about their denominations.
If I wanted the official blurb or wikipidia I'd go scope them.
jay_a2j wrote:In summary, there are probably no denominations that are 100% correct in what they believe or maybe all of them are correct. Denominations are man-made, which is why I try to steer clear of them. The sad thing is no matter what your denomination is, as long as they point you to Jesus the rest doesn't matter. Too bad we can't tear down the walls of denomination and just love God.
Jenos Ridan wrote:Jeepers, did another post just up and die on me again?
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