Do Warring Factions Mean Christianity is False?
Text: I Corinthians 11:17-22 I. You hear all sorts of excuses when you attempt to talk to others about Christianity. A. “Well, I can’t take that Christian stuff seriously. You folk are all suppose to worship the same god, love your neighbor, and things like that, yet look at all the fighting going on between factions.” B. I had a similar argument made to me by a couple of Mormons. “Look at Christianity, it is fractured, what, three thousand different ways? Surely this cannot be God’s doing and God’s people.” II. It is not that the charge is without merit, there have been and are numerous infightings and fractions among those calling themselves Christian. A. Over the centuries, Catholics and Protestants have been killing each others, sometimes with the support of the local government. 1. Even today Catholics and Protestants kill and main each other in the province of Ulster, Ireland. B. Christianity is fractured into numerous denominations with contradictory beliefs and doctrines. 1. Ev
