Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: stq@cbnewsi.att.com (Scott T Questad) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: What's the difference? Message-ID: Date: 5 Jul 90 05:52:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , MARK@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu (Mark Woodruff) writes: > What's the difference between the various denominations of the > Christianity? I'm curious as to why there are so many splinter > groups in the body of Christ? The basic difference in Christian denominations is that different people interpret scripture differently. One example is baptism. Some people believe that only those who have professed faith in Jesus Christ should be baptized. Others believe that infants can be baptized. That's just one example. Unfortunately, this sometimes degrades into an "I'm right and you're wrong" situation. All it really boils down to is a difference of interpretation. A true Christian is the brother of any other Christian no matter what denomination they belong to; and they should act accordingly. I have been blessed with the church I currently attend. It's a Southern Baptist Church, I'm from a Reformed (Reformed Episcopalian exactly) background and I don't know of all that many real Southern Baptists in the church. It's great, though. We have some VERY ineresting discussions, but two things we keep in mind are that 1) we are not God and 2) we are brothers. I think that should be our attitude whenever we meet or talk with another Christian. Scott Q