Why Are There So Many Denominations In The Church

[Charlie1988]

14 hours ago, Michael37 said:

I know it's just a typo, but this verse comes to mind

Isaiah 40:31 

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” ¹

This beautiful passage speaks of the strength and endurance that comes from trusting in the Lord. It encourages us to patiently wait on Him, knowing that He will empower us to soar like eagles and run without weariness. May it bring you comfort and inspiration! [Copilot]

Isaiah only had types and shadows and a promise, we have the completed canon of scripture and the Savior as well. So we are far more privileged than Isaiah was. It sounds like Isaiah was looking forward to receiving a glorified sinless body.   

[Charlie1988]

10 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

We sing from a hymn book that's a compilation from various sources, and also from a more modern songbook. We freely call songs from either book, and there's usually a pretty good mix between the older and the newer.  The new one contains things from more contemporary "Christian music" and also some that local people have written - I often find some of the songs locals have written as the most touching.

All Hymns are good, as long as they're all Biblical and praise God. The original Christian Hymns, are all about the Gospel message. They're like a short testimonial message about Gods grace.    

[other one]

11 hours ago, Charlie1988 said:

We still don't have any power over the spiritual realm, even with the Holy Spirit in us. It's still God alone who has all power over them, if His Holy Spirit is in us, then He protects so we never need to get involved in the battle.

I'm not sure how we distinguish between a Demon possessed person and one who is totally depraved. When God hands a person over to serve sin and Satan, they are in effect possessed. 

As a believer in the absolute sovereignty of God over all things, I must conclude that God does hand people over to Satan. So that excludes to possibility that Demons can posses someone, unless God allows them to. 

God originally created the lake of ire for Satan and His Fallen Angels, but when man sinned he became equally condemned as they are so they will suffer the same fate. There's no difference between the rebellion of the fallen Angels and mans rebellion. Both are equally guilty before God.

    

I personally would consider that view somewhat dangerous in this world today, so I will drop out of the discussion. Maybe you will change the subject to something less destructive.

[Neighbor]

Original  Christian Hymns? Oh those ones!

Bill, Gloria, no more of that  "Joy Comes In The Morning" stuff. In fact, skip "In The Garden" too.

[Neighbor]

10 hours ago, Charlie1988 said:

The vast majority of Denominations were formed upon the "seeker friendly" platform.

Seems a declaration made without any basis in fact.

[Neighbor]

Psalm 150 King James Version

 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

[Know Jah]

The fact of the matter as I see it. the only reason one would create another denomination is that there is something wrong with the one they are in. One would not leave where they are unless they disagree with something. Therefore either one is incorrect or both are.