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Alabama_Indy10
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« on: September 24, 2017, 09:28:32 PM »

What are some of the main differences between the Protestant denominations?
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2017, 12:11:07 AM »

It's a huge rainbow, Protestant is truly an umbrella term. It's much easier to focus on the few things they have in common, which is basically Christian but not Catholic or Orthodox.
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2017, 11:57:51 AM »

One of the things I love most about being a Congregationalist southern Baptist is the extreme rejection of church hierarchy. I believe church is a valuable resource for study, sharing and growing in faith, building community, and evangelism, however I do not see it as an essential requirement for salvation. The church is all believers, not a cabal who have any earthly powers over spiritual matters. I've always found the idea that a church of men somehow has the power to control an individual believer's personal relationship with God, or even damn them,  is idiotic and repugnant to actual Christianity. So that makes us radically different that diet catholic denominations like Episcopalians.
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2017, 04:57:32 AM »

I agree if Blue3. If you're looking with specific differences, some examples include:

Church government: Episcopal vs presbyterian vs congregationalist

Evangelical/Mainline: Most traditions have a conservative and liberal denomination

High or low church: How formal, and liturgical are the services? Anglo-Catholics and Lutherans are at one end, while Pentecostals are at the other.

Continuationist vs cessationist: Do the gifts given at pentecost still exist today?
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2017, 10:42:27 PM »

One of the things I love most about being a Congregationalist southern Baptist is the extreme rejection of church hierarchy. I believe church is a valuable resource for study, sharing and growing in faith, building community, and evangelism, however I do not see it as an essential requirement for salvation. The church is all believers, not a cabal who have any earthly powers over spiritual matters. I've always found the idea that a church of men somehow has the power to control an individual believer's personal relationship with God, or even damn them,  is idiotic and repugnant to actual Christianity. So that makes us radically different that diet catholic denominations like Episcopalians.
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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2017, 11:04:50 PM »

High or low church: How formal, and liturgical are the services? Anglo-Catholics and Lutherans are at one end, while Pentecostals are at the other.

Actually emergent Lutheran churches exist.
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