“Now there’s another one.”
What are you talking about?
“Denominations.”
Denominations?
“Yep. Every time I turn around there seems to be a new one I never heard about before. Since the Anglicans split, we now have two Episcopal churches in the USA.”
Wrong. Back in 1873 the first split took place, and the Reformed Episcopal Church was begun. They have a seminary in Philadelphia and one in South Carolina. They divided over sacerdotalism. But, apart from that, what bothers you about denominations?
“Just that there are so many. Can’t understand why people can’t get along with each other, and why they have to keep on splitting.”
Would you like me to take a shot at answering?
“If you can.”
Well, there are many reasons for the situation. I’ll grant you that some of them are quite wrong and only have to do with power grabs, and so forth. And, even when there’s a better reason, some of that sort of thing can get mixed in and confuse people. But there is one fundamental reason for the problem. Paul explained in 1 Corinthians 11:19:
. . . there must be factions among you so that it may appear who is approved among
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