What are the two largest branches of Christianity?
Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity with 1.345 billion, and the Catholic Church is the largest among churches.
What are the 2 main beliefs of Christianity?
Belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit. The death, descent into hell, resurrection and ascension of Christ. The holiness of the Church and the communion of saints. Christ’s second coming, the Day of Judgement and salvation of the faithful.
Why are there different branches of Christianity?
These groups all branched out at different dates from the early Christianity founded by the followers of Jesus. The splits generally happened because they could not agree on certain beliefs or practices. The groups then divided into smaller groups. Each group that has its own separate name is a “denomination”.
What are 5 beliefs of Christianity?
The 5 are: 1) Uniqueness of Jesus (Virgin Birth) –Oct 7; 2) One God (The Trinity) Oct 14; 3) Necessity of the Cross (Salvation) and 4) Resurrection and Second Coming are combinded on Oct 21; 5) Inspiration of Scripture Oct 28.
What are the different divisions of Christianity?
Christianity can be taxonomically divided into five main groups: the Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Protestantism includes many groups which do not share any ecclesiastical governance and have widely diverging beliefs and practices.
What are some of the sects of Christianity?
CATHOLICISM
What is the largest Christian denomination?
The world’s largest Christian denomination is the Roman Catholic Church, which in 2011 had approximately 1.1 billion members.
What are the different Christianities?
Some of the many denominations that fall under the category of Protestant Christianity include: Baptist Episcopalian Evangelist Methodist Presbyterian Pentecostal/Charismatic Lutheran Anglican Evangelical Assemblies of God
