The Bible

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Okay frodo thanks for clearing that up regarding your beliefs.Here is the Nicene Creed:

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

These are the foundational teachings of the christian church but I think you are misunderstanding me when I tell you that the churches themselves start with this creed and diverge into many other teachings that do not agree with one another.One point of contention is the sabbath most say it's Sunday and others say its Saturday.Baptism is another major issue the Catholics say it's necessary to baptize your child or he will be lost if he perishes in sin while most protestant chuches dont believe in child baptism their logic being that a child does not understand the ceremony and that he is blameless of sin because of his ignorance.Catholics believe in sprinkling the child with holy water during baptism and the protestants believe in submerging the entire person under water.

Another common issue is that of the gifts of the Spirit.Catholics and some other groups dont believe that the gifts of the Spirit are necessary anymore and that they were only given to help establish the church here on Earth.Once that mission was completed there was no need for prophecy,tongues,faith healing etc.Protestants especially believe in the gifts of the Spirit and their use today in the church and the ministry.These are just a few examples I hope you understand what I meant when I said that there are so many churches and sects under the umbrella of Christianity because they cannot agree upon their beliefs.