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Bible Question: Does anyone have a short "outline" of the differences, if any, of the different protestant groups? Someone asked me what other protestant beliefs are and I really couldn't answer why I was in a particular protestant church. I only know what my church believes. I thought all protestants believed the same thing and it was just different from catholics. Does anyone have a brief overview of any main differences with the different protestant churchs? |
Bible Answer: Personally, I found Halley's Bible Handbook has a very good and brief historical account. After that I'd refer you to the many books recounting the history of the Restoration movement. In my opinion, a listing of all the many controversies in today's world doesn't do much good. Instead, we as christians ought to stick to studying God's Word and derive in a simple but thorough manner, all of what God has for us. Remember, our Lord's last prayer was for unity, which is different from perfect union as in a military marching parade. A more accurate picture would be that same military unit persuing its mission and goals. Our aim should be to study God's Word so we really can identify the One Body, One Mind, One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism and all the other ones. I know it sounds simplistic and mayben unrealistic for some but our Lord and King prayed for this and His official representatives, the Apostles provided some wonderful guidance and examples. You must admit, they provided an amazing little amount in the way of restrictions. So it shouldn't be all that difficult to agree on these few and the rest are available as options. The most important thing to remember is who is the Authority in these discussions: One single source, God's Word since that is the only place where we find true guidance from God Himself. |