{"id":30327,"date":"2021-01-12T17:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T23:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=30327"},"modified":"2024-09-01T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T03:11:13","slug":"origins-of-denominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/origins-of-denominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins of Denominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve done lessons that look at various issues that caused the rise of the various denominations that we see today. Rather than leaving them scattered, I&#8217;m gathering them up on a single page so that they will be more easily found.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-did-they-all-come-from\/\">Where Did They All Come From?<\/a> (Overview)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/corruption-in-church-organization\/\">Corruption in Church Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-apostles-creed\/\">The Apostles&#8217; Creed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/infant-baptism-2\/\">Infant Baptism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/apostolic-succession\/\">Apostolic Succession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/music-in-worship\/\">Music in Worship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-split-of-the-catholic-churches\/\">The Split of the Catholic Churches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-other-side-of-church-history\/\">The Other Side of Church History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/pietism\/\">Pietism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-holiness-movement\/\">The Holiness Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-brief-history-of-mormonism\/\">A Brief History of Mormonism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-charismatic-movement\/\">The Charismatic Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A related series is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/church-and-state\/\">Church and State<\/a>, which examines the impact of attempts to make Christianity a state religion on the practices of the state church.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Over the years, I&#8217;ve done lessons that look at various issues that caused the rise of the various denominations that we see today. Rather than leaving them scattered, I&#8217;m gathering them up on a single page so that they will be more easily found. Where Did They All Come From? 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Hamilton During the week leading up to the observance of the government's Martin Luther King Day, the local paper heralded the formation of a new group called Churches Uniting in Christ. Nine denominations joined to campaign against racism. The very development of these organizations which tie denominations\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15140,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/isnt-the-reason-denominations-want-married-preachers-is-because-they-confuse-the-office-of-an-elder-with-that-of-the-preacher\/","url_meta":{"origin":30327,"position":1},"title":"Isn&#8217;t the reason denominations want married preachers is because they confuse the office of an elder with that of the preacher?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I wanted to make a comment about\u00a0requiring preachers to be married. I have taken note that the denominations do not generally adhere to scriptural church leadership, and instead of a plurality of elders, they have a board of deacons and one 'elder' or 'pastor,' who also serves as the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14844,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-wrong-with-the-baptists-methodists-etc\/","url_meta":{"origin":30327,"position":2},"title":"What is wrong with the Baptists, Methodists, etc.?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 28, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I think my main concern is: \"Is the Church of Christ the only way?\" What is wrong with the Baptists, Methodists, etc...? Am I going in the right direction to get to Heaven? I know I have a lot of doubts and questions. Answer: The question, \"Is the Church\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28186,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-do-you-list-cults-among-the-denominations\/","url_meta":{"origin":30327,"position":3},"title":"Why do you list cults among the denominations?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 26, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have just viewed your web site, and once again have seen cults included in a listing of Christian denominations.\u00a0 I fail to understand why church of Christ folk do this.\u00a0 I have emailed a few different ones, asking for an answer, but no one seems to want to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63469,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-denominations-be-refuted\/","url_meta":{"origin":30327,"position":4},"title":"Should Denominations Be Refuted?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 18, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 119:97-104 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some brethren are, well, squeamish when denominations are publicly refuted \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is a fear that visitors, their friends and relatives, will be offended by such plain language \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the end, there is more allowance for sin to continue unchecked. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is it possible\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":66633,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-to-teach-in-a-denomination\/","url_meta":{"origin":30327,"position":5},"title":"Is it wrong to teach in a denomination?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is teaching specific subjects, such as apologetics, wrong in a denominational church? Thanks. Answer: Throughout Acts, we find the apostle Paul teaching in Jewish synagogues (Acts 9:20; 13:5,14; 14:1; 17:10; etc.). Paul did that because he had an audience interested in God, though they did not follow God correctly.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}