Why Are There So Many Different Denominations?

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary reports that, as of 2019, there were 45,000 Christian denominations worldwide. How can Christians all claim to read the same book and yet arrive at such vastly different conclusions about what it says?

Dr. David K. Bernard explains the three primary philosophies of biblical interpretation that have led to the formation of various Christian sects, while challenging believers to return to the faith of the original apostles.

For more information about this topic, see Dr. Bernard's three volume work A History of Christian Doctrine, available at PentecostalPublishing.com.

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