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00:00The church was never meant to be fractured.

00:03Christ did not die to establish denominations.

00:06He died to redeem a people, to call a body unto Himself, unified under one gospel, one

00:13Lord, one faith, and one baptism.

00:16Yet today we find ourselves surrounded by a vast landscape of division, 28, 280, even

00:23thousands of denominations, each claiming to represent the truth.

00:28How did we get here?

00:30And more importantly, how do we discern what aligns with God's Word and what doesn't?

00:35The danger is this, when we begin to define the church by tradition rather than truth,

00:42by preference rather than principle, and by culture rather than Christ, we open the door

00:48to error.

00:50This is not about attacking denominations.

00:53It's about clarity.

00:54It's about knowing what is biblical, what is historical, and what is simply man-made.

01:00We must examine every doctrine, every creed, every practice through the lens of Scripture

01:07alone.

01:08Because at the end of the day, it's not about what label you wear.

01:12It's about whether your faith is grounded in the inerrant, sufficient, authoritative Word

01:18of God.

01:19So today we'll walk through 28 Christian denominations, not to divide further, but to expose, to clarify,

01:26and to call the church back to truth.

01:29Un Roman Catholicism, rooted in apostolic succession and tradition, it elevates church authority

01:35alongside Scripture.

01:37While Scripture is affirmed, doctrinal trust rests heavily on church councils and the papacy.

01:43We must ask, where is the supremacy of Christ to Eastern Orthodoxy?

01:49They share Catholic tradition in many respects, but reject papal supremacy, emphasis on liturgy

01:56and mystery.

01:57Yet the question remains, does mystical ritual supplant the clarity of Scripture?

02:03Three.

02:04Anglicanism, Episcopal, a via media, a middle way between Catholicism and Protestants.

02:11With its book of common prayer, it walks a fine line.

02:15Do its sacramental rites overshadow the sola scriptura principle?

02:20Four.

02:21Lutheranism, founded on Martin Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone.

02:26Strong on grace, yet some streams adhere to human traditions.

02:31Still its recovery of gospel liberty is commendable.

02:34Five.

02:35Reformed, Presbyterian, rooted in Calvin's sovereignty of God and covenant theology, solid on Scripture

02:42and God-centered doctrine.

02:44Beware of legalism that sometimes creeps under covenantal garb.

02:49Six.

02:50Baptists.

02:51With believers' baptism and congregational governance, Baptists champion personal conversion.

02:56However, theological diversity often leads to doctrinal inconsistency.

03:00Seven.

03:01Methodist, Wesleyan, Arminian emphasis on free will and holiness, they stress sanctification,

03:08but does experience override the finished work of Christ?

03:12Eight.

03:13Pentecostal, charismatic, vibrant in spirit and gift expression, but must guard against

03:19emotionalism and doctrinal excesses.

03:23The gifts are biblical, but they must never eclipse the gospel's centrality.

03:27Nine.

03:28Non-denominational evangelical, independently governed, gospel focused, but independence can sometimes

03:35mean a lack of accountability or doctrinal clarity.

03:38Ten.

03:39Restoration movement, churches of Christ, disciples of Christ, a return to the primitive church

03:44and believers' baptism.

03:46Commendable zeal for New Testament purity, but beware of reductionism that discounts authority

03:52of broader church history.

03:53Eleven.

03:54Lutheran free church, confessional Lutherans, hold tightly to the book of Concord.

04:00They maintain historic doctrine with rigor, though sometimes at the expense of contemporary

04:06relevance.

04:07Twelve.

04:08Reformed Baptists, particular Baptists, blend Reformed theology with believers' baptism.

04:14Commendable resolution to combine Calvinist doctrine with congregational polity.

04:19We now ask you, Nazarene, holiness heritage, like Methodist, emphasize entire sanctification,

04:26but must continually stress Christ's finished work, not human performance.

04:31Fourteen Seventh-day Adventist, Sabbath observant mixed with apocalyptic prophetic emphasis.

04:38Some unique doctrines depart from traditional biblical orthodoxy, like their investigative judgment.

04:44Fifteen Jehovah's Witnesses, denies Trinity, eternal hell, deity of Christ.

04:49Their entire framework rejects the gospel, cultic, in doctrine, clearly outside biblical

04:55faith.

04:56Sixteen Latter-day Saints, Mormons, add extra biblical Scripture, teach deification of man,

05:02and deny essential Christian truths.

05:05Their Christ is not the Christ of Scripture.

05:07Seventeen.

05:08Christian Science, replaces gospel and medicine with metaphysical idealism.

05:12It's not gospel, it's mysticism void of biblical substance.

05:16Eighteen.

05:17Unitarian Universalist, denies Trinity, original sin, eternal judgment, embraces universal salvation,

05:25rewrites gospel entirely in humanistic terms.

05:29Nineteen.

05:30Quakers, religious society of friends.

05:33Historically pacifist and spirit-led.

05:35Contemporary branches vary wildly from liberal pluralism to evangelical Quakers.

05:41Must ask, whose voice are we following, the spirit or the flesh?

05:46Twenty Anabaptists, Mennonites, Amish.

05:49Pacifists, believers baptism, discipleship, strong on community and separation, but their separatism

05:57can sometimes hush gospel engagement.

06:00Twenty One.

06:01Church of Christ, scientist.

06:03Note, sometimes distinguished from restoration, see in the verse for ten, again, metaphysical

06:09healing without gospel truth must quiet sincerity with biblical Christ.

06:14Twenty Two.

06:15Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, open, exclusive.

06:18Simple low structure churches focused on Scripture, but division over fellowship can fracture

06:23the unity they pursue.

06:24Twenty Three.

06:25Church of God, Anderson Cleveland, holiness movement with charismatic practices.

06:31Good on personal piety, but open to the same pitfalls of Pentecostal excess.

06:37Twenty Four.

06:38Assemblies of God.

06:39Large Pentecostal body, gifts of spirit are affirmed, but structure safeguards are essential

06:44to prevent abuse.

06:45Twenty Five.

06:46Salvation Army, strong emphasis on mercy ministry, social work, holiness, no sacraments, small

06:53group accountability, yet does its moralism overshadow gospel proclamation?

06:58Six.

06:59Evangelical free.

07:00Evangelical, autonomous, gospel centered.

07:03Broadly orthodox, but autonomy sometimes weakens collective doctrinal discipline.

07:07Twinsettum Vineyard, charismatic evangelical blend.

07:12Focus on grace, candid ministry, and practical worship.

07:15Put on outreach, but vulnerable to experiential drift.

07:19Twenty Eighth Calvary Chapel.

07:22Verse by verse teaching, informal worship, moderate charismatic practices.

07:27Stability in expository preaching, but casual structure may lack theological depth over time.

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