Does anyone have a recommendation for a book in Logos that explains the differences between all of the Christian denominations? Thanks!
The one I use most frequently is Rhodes, Ron. The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2015. The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences | Logos Bible Software
I really like Trevin Wax's Quick Guide to Christian Denominations found here. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/quick-guide-christian-denominations/ This book is also good but it is not in Logos Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 14th Edition By Roger E. Olson, Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, Dr. Craig D. Atwood.
The sad part is they all claim to be The One 😂 Here’s an excerpt from the content page: “A great apostasy will occur in the end times. Only Adventist believers will be included in the faithful remnant.” (source)
Thank you for the responses!
The sad part is they all claim to be The One
I'm not trying to defend Adventist doctrine, much of which I don't agree with.
However, read carefully. This is not an exclusivist statement, but an eschatological claim.
They may mean quite different things by that claim. They may mean that everyone who is saved is a member of the church whether they know it or not or even Christian or not; or they may mean only those who believe exactly what they believe are saved.
Maybe one of the SDA forum members can clarify, but to me it seems that statement makes no claim about salvation at all.
It doesn't even make a claim about who is staying faithful in the present times. It's about the great apostasy many years or decades or centuries in the future.
My reading agrees with you but out of context I am always loath to assign meaning ...
