When the Lord Jesus came to earth to do His work in person, all those who believed in Him came under His name. The apostles spread the gospel everywhere, and connected together all the brothers and sisters who had accepted the salvation of the Lord Jesus and come under His name, uniting them into one in Christ. They only followed Jesus Christ. Just as the scriptures read, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all” (Ephesians 4:5–6). Therefore, there weren’t different denominations in the age of apostles.

The last days have arrived. The followers of the Lord all have faith in the same God, read the same Bible, and keep the Lord’s teachings. However, more than two thousand different denominations have come into being, and each of them holds onto the tenet: Our denomination is the most orthodox in the world. So there appears a situation where they all became kings of their own castles, formed cliques and sticked to their own views, and no one would defer to anyone else. This makes lots of devout believers in the Lord confused: All those who are in the name of the Lord Jesus look up to His salvation of the cross, receive baptism, break bread, practice being humble and patient, and to forbear and love others, and walk the way opened up by the Lord Jesus. So why do so many denominations arise? Why is this so?
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