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==Synopsis== Although there is only one universal Christian [[Church]], there are tens of thousands of [[Christian]] denominations or churchesbranches of Christianity. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of [[Christ]], because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]] and the [[Protestant churches]] and [[Pentecostal churches]]. ==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Denominations Index]]* [[Assyrian Church branches of the East]] | [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] | [[Eastern Oriental Church]] | [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]] | [[Protestant Church]] | [[Pentecostal Church]]* [[Church]]* [[Church history]] {{opinions}}* [[An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (G.G.)]] {{quotes}} ==Main article== Although there is only one universal Christian [[Church]], there Christianity are tens of thousands of [[Christian]] referred to as denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of [[Christ]], because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]] and the [[Protestant churches]] and [[Pentecostal churches]].
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{{quote | text=The 'outsider' who knows nothing of the mixture of tradition, conviction, honest difference, and hidden resentment, that lies behind the divisions of the Christian Church sees clearly the advantage of a united Christian front and cannot see why the Churches cannot 'get together'. The problem is doubtless complicated, for there are many honest differences held with equal sincerity, but it is only made insoluble because the different denominations are (possibly unconsciously) imagining God to be Roman or Anglican or Baptist or Methodist or Presbyterian or what have you. ([[J.B. Phillips]])}}
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topic_name = Denominations |
subtopics = [[Denominations Index]]
* [[Assyrian Church of the East]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], [[Eastern Oriental Church]], [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]], [[Protestant Church]], [[Pentecostal Church]]
* [[Church]], [[Church history]]
* [[Evangelicalism]], [[Liberalism]], [[Charismatic]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[Church History (G.G.)]] |
}}
[[Image:Christian denominations.png|thumb|A flow chart showing the major denominations]]
===[[Roman Catholicism]]===
The Pentecostal movement within [[Christianity]] places special emphasis on the gifts of the [[Holy Spirit]], especially talking in [[tongues]]. Some Pentecostals believe that belief in Christ and salvation is always accompanied initially by the outward evidence of speaking in tongues. Some of the main Pentecostal denominations today include the [[Assemblies of God]], the [[Church of God in Christ]] and the [[Pentecostal Assemblies of the World]].
==LinksQuotes== [[J.B. Philips]]: The 'outsider' who knows nothing of the mixture of tradition, conviction, honest difference, and hidden resentment, that lies behind the divisions of the Christian Church sees clearly the advantage of a united Christian front and cannot see why the Churches cannot 'get together'. The problem is doubtless complicated, for there are many honest differences held with equal sincerity, but it is only made insoluble because the different denominations are (possibly unconsciously) imagining God to be Roman or Anglican or Baptist or Methodist or Presbyterian or what have you. If they could see beyond their little inadequate god, and glimpse the reality of God, they might even laugh a little and perhaps weep a little. The result would be a unity that actually does transcend differences, instead of ignoring them with public politeness and private contempt. ==Video==
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