How was your denomination perceived in the 1800's?
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Thanks, Lynden. For some reason, I thought I already had that one, but it was probably an e-Sword flashback.
FWIW, in the early 1800s, Southern Baptists probably had a blend of Reformed and Arminian adherents. But the Arminians back then know who was there first. [:O]
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At 11 pages , there must not have been a whole lot of denominations back then. Either that, or not much to say.
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Gao Lu said:
At 11 pages , there must not have been a whole lot of denominations back then. Either that, or not much to say.
Did not notice it was 11 pages, but still worth the 5.00.
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For clarification, there are 124 pages in volume 1 and 11 pages in volume 2. 135 pages total.
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I wish we could get the complete Hitchcock’s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible.
Especially the art.
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Gao Lu said:
At 11 pages , there must not have been a whole lot of denominations back then.
Yeah, because in this century, I have heard various apologists claim that there are, by the various reckonings, 23,000 to 30,000 Protestant denominations. So, they must have really grown in 150 or so years. Unless, of course, these guys were just makin' it up.
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To produce the revised standard version of that book today in 11 pages would take something like 2727.27272727 entries per page. You could divide that into 4 columns and get it down to a mere 681.818181818 entries per column. That wouldn't leave much room for discussion.
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Here is the current total number of "Christian denominations" as of 2007 according to the "Global Christianity" pages at Gordon-Conwell, and projected for 2025 if present trends continue:
SOURCE: Global Christianity -- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary database
MEMBERSHIP BY 6 ECCLESIASTICAL MEGABLOCS 1800 1900 1970 mid-2000 mid-2007 2025 projected Roman Catholics 106,430,000266,568,000665,484,0001,055,498,0001,142,968,0001,353,674,000Independents 400,0007,931,00096,926,000377,830,000437,673,000602,190,000Protestants 30,980,000103,025,000211,054,000346,889,000385,815,000497,703,000Orthodox 55,220,000115,844,000139,646,000214,091,000220,488,000236,364,000Anglicans 11,910,00030,571,00047,409,00075,335,00082,632,000109,690,000Marginal Christians 40,000928,00011,100,00029,500,00035,133,00049,775,000CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS Denominations 5001,90018,80033,80039,00055,000Congregations (worship centers) 150,000400,0001,450,0003,448,0003,826,0005,000,000The vast majority of this projected "growth" in denominations are due to Protestants (another 500+ denominations added from 2000 to 2025) and Independents (another 20,000+ denominations added from 2000 to 2025). See Barrett's Encyclopedia, Table 1-5, pages 16-18.
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MJ. Smith said:
Here is the current total number of "Christian denominations"
Ah, yes, that's where they got it from. Still not convinced it has any meaning in the discussion of Sola Scriptura, which I know is not the context of this thread, but, as I was remiss in not specifying, was the context in which I heard the numbers cited.
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