Category Archives: Common Disagreements

What is a primary issue?

What defines a primary issue: Within the Christian religion can be found many varying denominations. The beliefs held by a Baptist-Christian will be slightly different than an Evangelical-Christian, and different again from a Lutheran-Christian. The beliefs of a protestant denomination will be different than a catholic denomination and both will be different than an orthodox denomination. [...]

What is a denomination?

What is a denomination: A denomination of a major religion (often called a world religion) is a church which differ on secondary issues (issues which are unrelated to the faith’s beliefs regarding salvation). To be considered a denomination of a world religion, one must agree with the core beliefs of the world religion. Primary Issues: [...]

What is a secondary issue?

What defines a secondary issue: To better understand what defines a secondary issue, one must understand what defines a primary issue. Within the Christian religions are thousands of denominations; some are protestant, some are catholic, others are orthodox. While these denominations disagree on many issues, they are united by a system of core beliefs. These core [...]