The First Attempt at Denominations.
As early as the 50s A.D. there was a division growing among the nascent Christian church. As the apostle Paul notes in his letter to the Corinthians, some believers were creating denominations around Paul’s teachings. Others followed Peter and some preferred a preacher named Apollos. Paul quickly stepped in to shut this movement down:
“Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
A proper understanding of New Testament theology creates a unified, non-denominational “catholic” Christian world.
Our next chunk will cover the first known heresy in Christendom: Gnosticism.
What Christians Believe 