Major Differences In The Denominations

The Major Differences in the Denominations

One of the major differences between denominations is political forms including Congregational, Presbyterian, and Episcopal. As matter of fact, the different features in each church system creates the disagreement in scripture practices, moral issues, and salvation. Episcopal policy generally rules by Bishops, or priests, was named as church leaders. Majority church decisions based on an autocratic authority structure. Unlike episcopal ruling, Presbyterian rules by elders, who are church leader. Likewise, pastors generally are elders and make all decisions on church. Lastly, congregational is ruled by congregation, who control all decisions by elect pastors in this community. Roman Catholic executes their episcopal policy base on the moral issue, abortion, contraception, and social issue. Roman Catholic is the most traditional oriented belief, which contains such ritual and traditional practice. However, due to the strictly rules and monopoly power, this belief was protested by other reformed groups and abandoned by different beliefs as well (Fisher, 2014). Catholic church generally has one unify leader, the Pope, who decide mostly in the church daily activities and …show more content…
Most Anglican churches reside at England and the U.S during the time of 16th century. There are four major forms of reformed church including Lutheran, Anabaptist, Anglican, Presbyterian. However, there are disagreement between reformists which regard in the salvation theology, deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. Augustine and Paul clarify salvation as stating that God, through Jesus, offered salvation to sinners in spite of their sins (Fisher, 2014). But Luther argues that salvation from sin coms from faith in God, which itself comes from God, by Grace (Fisher,