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Is Denominationalism Scriptural?

April 26, 2017denominationalism scriptural

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Is Denominationalism Scriptural?

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1. It violates Jesus’ prayer for unity, which unity was to be based on believing the word (message/doctrine) revealed through the apostles, and recorded in the New Testament (John 17:20-23; see also 1 Corinthians 1:10; 14:37; 2 Thess. 3:14; 2 John 9). 2. It violates the “oneness” commanded in Ephesians 4:4-6, which mentions “one faith” and “one body”. 3. The one body isn’t composed of differing denominations, but rather is composed of individual Christians (Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:27). 4. In reading the New Testament, we only read about one Church, the one that Jesus established (Matthew 16:18). 5. Our plea for professing believers in Jesus, is to come back to the Bible, abandoning every belief and practice which lacks book, chapter and verse (1 Peter 4:11; Matthew 15:9); and be content to be a member of the church which fully submits to Jesus (Ephesians 5:23-24).