How Well Do You Know the Differences in Denominations?

For Baptists, they usually avoid creeds and confessions. They believe these could compromise their commitment to scripture as the sole rule of faith.

There are about 2.4 billion followers of Christianity in the world. Of that, over half of them (1.285 billion) belong to the Catholic Church.

Most Christian denominations use the Bible as the sole basis for their doctrines and beliefs. However, the Episcopal Church believes they come from the Holy Scriptures and the Gospels.

Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She is known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

All of these denominations believe in the Resurrection of Christ and that it's historically verified. They often cite Paul's letter to the Corinthians where he uses the Resurrection as a fact he learned after his conversion.

These beliefs come from Job 1:6-12; 2:1–7 and Matt. 4:1–11. With this being said, they believe that the devil or Satan referred to in the Bible is a real person and not a caricature with horns and a long tail.

At the revival, it was evangelist William J. Seymour who apparently preached about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Seymour also preached about the gift of speaking in tongues.

Since the its inception, the Baptist church has believed the Bible is the only authority for Christian faith and practice. They believe this because the Bible is divinely inspired or has a divine nature.

India is primarily a Hindu nation. For the other nations listed, they boast the largest Christian populations for the continent they are located on.

Charles Taze Russell started leading Bible studies in Pittsburgh in 1870. The Bible Student movement, which was founded by Taze, produced the Jehovah's Witnesses movement. He started disputing some of the traditional views of Christianity, which created Jehovah's Witnesses.

For Presbyterian churches, the elders are the ones who rule over the church, and these are elders are put in place by elections and voting.

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints was founded in the early 1800s. After that, branches from the original Mormon church were started over differences in theology or certain religious practices.

Mennonites are sometimes thought to be the Amish, but they're a Christian denomination that formed during the Protestant Reformation. There are many divisions of Mennonites, but they all believe in the core tenets of Christianity.

In the early years of the denomination, the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy. However, they disavowed plural marriages back in 1890.

Before this translation, Jehovah's Witnesses relied on the King James Version. They created the New World Translation, and no other denominations use this version.

The "Holy Club" was originated by the Wesley brothers at the University of Oxford, as held weekly meetings in their attempt to follow a holy way of life. They followed so many rules, their classmates referred to them as "Methodists."

The Roman Catholic Church happens to be the largest Christian religion in the world. People consider it to be a pre-denominational church, which would make it the original Christian church.

The Anglican faith is very similar to that of the Roman Catholic Church. Because of that, it's also found to be the middle ground between Catholicism and Protestantism. In America, Anglican is referred to as Episcopalian.

Pentecostal is named after the event called Pentecost, which is in the Book of Acts. This event has early Christians receiving gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as healing and prophecy.

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that Jesus was created by God, and because of that, he is not coexistent with Him. This happens to be a major diversion from orthodox Christianity.

The Word of Wisdom advises Mormons to avoid tea, coffee, alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco. They encourage you to not waste or overindulge and eat proper portions of food, as this will lead to mental, emotional and spiritual health.

Orthodoxy means conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early church. Today, it's mainly practiced in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

The Pentecostalism movement is known for their speaking in tongues and belief in divine gifts, like healing. Baptism through the Holy Spirit is said to be the cause of speaking in tongues.

Almost 10 million people who live in North America practice Mormonism. The next-highest continent would be South America, which has almost 4 million Mormons living in the country.

While some argue that Mormonism is not a form of Christianity, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints states they are not heretics and believe in Jesus. However, Christianity believes that God is three divine people in one (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), while the LDS church believes they are three separate entities.

American reverend John Murray is considered to be the founder of American Universalism. They believe that God is responsible for the world, so a life in Heaven for everyone is a requirement of benevolence.

Women can be preachers, missionaries and pastors in many Pentecostal churches. This practice was started from the denomination's beginning and comes from Joel 2, which states that "your sons and your daughters will prophesy."

One of the most notable hymn writers coming from the Methodist Church was Charles Wesley. In his time, he wrote over 6,000 hymns, which have since been translated into other languages and which make up the foundation for Methodist hymnals.

Eastern Orthodox Christians do not accept the Pope as Christ's representative on Earth. They believe that the Pope is no greater than nor less than any other bishop in the church system.

Of course, the Bible is the most sacred text in the LDS Church. Besides that, the next sacred text if the Book of Mormon, which was written by Mormon prophets that lived from around 600 B.C. to A.D. 400.

Since Jehovah's Witnesses don't believe that Jesus is equal to God, they don't celebrate Christmas or Easter, which makes sense. On top of this, they also don't celebrate birthdays or other national holidays to keep themselves separate from the world.

It's a very controversial view, but Jehovah's Witnesses will not accept blood transfusions, even if it is a life or death situation. They state the Bible forbids them from taking in blood to sustain the body.

For worship in a Pentecostal church, you will witness not only music and singing, but speaking in tongues, dancing and shouting. These services often include props, clapping and shouting.

This non-belief in the Trinity is one of the major ways in which Jehovah's Witnesses differ from other denominations. They cite that the Bible never explicitly mentioned the term "trinity," and it was developed from many controversies.