{"id":61396,"date":"2023-06-14T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=61396"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:04:16","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-denominations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/what-does-the-bible-say-about\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-denominations\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Bible Say About Denominations?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>What Does the Bible Say About Denominations?<\/h1>\n<h2>Christ&#8217;s Church Is United and Not Divided<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<em>There is one body<\/em>&#8221; (Ephesians 4:4). &#8220;Body&#8221; is a term used to refer to the church (Ephesians 1:22-23).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em>Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment<\/em>&#8221; (I Corinthians 1:10).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/we-are-simply-christians-without-being-members-of-any-denomination-you-can-be-too\/\">We Are Simply Christians Without Being Members of Any Denomination. You Can Be Too!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/denominationalism-is-unnecessary\/\">Denominationalism Is Unnecessary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/religious-bargain-hunting\/\">Religious Bargain Hunting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Apostasy Was Prophecied<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<em>But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons<\/em>&#8221; (I Timothy 4:1).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/there-must-needs-be-heresies\/\">There Must Needs be Heresies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>History of Denominations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/origins-of-denominations\/\">Origins of Denominations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/if-christ-built-only-one-where-did-they-all-come-from\/\">If Christ Built Only One, Where Did They All Come From?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-are-there-denominations\/\">Why Are There Denominations?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-makes-the-church-of-christ-different\/\">What Makes the Church of Christ Different?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Questions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-there-christians-in-all-churches\/\">Are there Christians in all churches?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/there-are-so-many-religions-that-i-am-confused-thinking-that-one-is-right-and-another-is-wrong-what-should-i-do\/\">There are so many religions that I am confused thinking that one is right and another is wrong. What should I do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-so-many-studious-people-end-up-teaching-different-doctrines\/\">How can so many studious people end up teaching different doctrines?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-there-warnings-about-believing-you-are-the-only-denomination-going-to-heaven\/\">Are there warnings about believing you are the only denomination going to heaven?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/what-does-the-bible-say-about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Does the Bible Say?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does the Bible Say About Denominations? Christ&#8217;s Church Is United and Not Divided &#8220;There is one body&#8221; (Ephesians 4:4). &#8220;Body&#8221; is a term used to refer to the church (Ephesians 1:22-23). &#8220;Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":61332,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61396","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30483,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-corinthian-letters\/spiritual-gifts-different-gifts-in-one-body\/","url_meta":{"origin":61396,"position":0},"title":"Spiritual Gifts: Different Gifts in One Body","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Spiritual Gifts: Different Gifts in One Body The influence of the Spirit\u00a0(I Corinthians 12:1-3) The subject now shifts to spiritual matters, in particular spiritual gifts. 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