Christian Denominations Tierlist (warning: BIAS)

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[KirkKirkson]

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28

[spirenguard]

Kyle is about to make a 40 minute reply to this tier list.

[jeffbtvs]

As an ex-Mormon, I was a member from birth until 29, when I finally understood the theology of the Bible I was appalled by the belief systems of the LDS church. I'm ashamed to say it took me so long to realize. I still haven't settled on a definitive denomination yet, but I'm glad to be on the path to true Christianity.

[alexchild]

As a 14 girl who is still trying to figure out everything this video and all of your videos help explain a lot. Both of my parents aren’t Christian so there isn’t a way for me to go to Church. Its very sad and i’m looking for a way to go. But thank you for helping me understand all the different branches.

[lauranceboyd]

As a catholic thank you for not calling us witch burners or papists. It’s such a breath of fresh air hearing different denominations being polite and fair to each other

[timmyjimmy]

As a catholic, I am so glad someone finally explained that the catholic church wasn't this barbaric tribe who burned women who could do math and people who disagreed with them, and actually tells that it actually contributed so much to science and theology. While also being very good to many people and was one of the main contributers to spreading the word of God. Thank you.

[DrewTuckey]

Genuine question regarding the baptism criticism in the baptist section.
You said
"they think salvation needs to be a personal individual choice"

My mind jumped to Romans 10:9-10 which seems to indicate that salvation is a very personal choice. Obviously it can be influenced by others, but its ultimately up to the individual.

Where do you see in scripture that it is not a personal choice?

Also, You said
"baptism is about citizenship within the kingdom of God, and you become a citizen of your country at birth"

How could heavenly citizenship can't precede salvation when the choice for salvation hasn't been made yet/if at all?

[santiagoperalta]

As a catholic and engineer, I’m surprised he didn’t talk about Roman Catholic architecture! Note Dame is what made me want to become an engineer!

[christosstojan]

I’m a Greek Orthodox Christian living in America. I’ve been one since birth. Usually, I skip to the part where you talk about my religion because nobody talks about us. When you talked about our churches, and how beautiful you thought they where. But, a couple things I feel are a bit off. The Orthodox are extremely theologically conservative. We essentially untouched by “modern” ideals. That’s mostly because we don’t have many followers from America. Anyways, our churches (in my opinion) are the most beautiful of all the denominations. But the icons have way more meaning than you think. A picture is worth a thousand words. We’d dedicate part of our bible studies to icons in our church, by just pointing at them and explaining. Explaining takes a long time. Other than that, I hope you have a great day man. Love the vids. I also chuckled when you said we tend to be more nationalistic. It’s true, but I had something else in mind. Can’t tell if that was a joke or not.

[thedividinglime]

1:37 Presbyterian (S)
5:02 Dutch Reformed (A)
7:29 Anglican (A)
10:57 Lutheran (A)
14:32 Methodist (B)
17:11 Catholic (B)
21:03 Congregationalist (B)
23:49 Baptist (C)
29:20 Orthodox (C)
35:36 Oriental (C)
37:52 Assyrian (D)
40:26 Church of Christ (D)
40:26 Seventh Day Adventist (D)
41:45 Quaker (D)
42:32 Pentecostal (D)
44:47 Non-Denominational (D)
46:21 Moravian (B)
46:54 Latter Day Saints (F)
46:54 Jehoveh’s Witnesses
46:54 Igleisa Ni Christo (F)
48:23 Unitarians (F)
49:46 Radical Progressives (F)

[cerealkiller]

In defence of the Orthodox church:

First of all, categorizing it as "Eastern" opposes the fact that it was the religion of the first Western state, except if you meant it in the sense of "Eastern European".


Secondly, the arts and sciences were very much present inside the Easten Roman Empire, the explosion of scientific and artistic progress in Western Europe, where Catholicism was prevalent, happened after the diaspora of Greek intellectuals from Constantinople introduced Europe to a wealth of ancient Greek manuscripts.

Thirdly, nationalism amongst Orthodox Christians is neccessary for our survival; the Eastern Roman Empire served as the bulwark against Persian and Muslim expansion, giving Central Europeans multiple centuries to develop their own cultures and states.

[IDONTKNOW]

C.S. Lewis described non-denominationalism like this: Imagine Christianity as a big house, and every door is a different denomination. You might spend a long time deciding which room it is you feel most comfortable in, but you can't decide to just live in the hallway.

[YTLoverSDab]

As a Pentecostal I'm REALLY surprised you haven't mentioned much about the heresy that hijacks the Pentecostal churches. Word of Faith/New Age Theology is rampant in Pentecostal churches.

[channellift]

I am a member at an Independent Baptist Church. I can honestly say it is the most Christ-centered, theologically rich, congregation led church I have ever been to. I’ve been to a lot of baptist churches, and I don’t fit in very well, and agree with your assessment on most baptist churches. But the body of my church has extremely intelligent and wise God fearing people. The point of my comment is that sometimes the Lord leads you to places you never thought you’d go to. I’ve been blessed. Be well ❤

[willliamstjohn]

As a Messianic Jew, no one is saved by their theology, tradition, creed recitation or personal effort. We are saved by G-d's grace through the blood of the Messiah. Sanctification comes through Torah study, prayer and acts of loving kindness.

[andre_cinelli]

I'm Catholic, and you were well polite about my church, Presbyterians are the Protestants I empathize with the most, along with Methodists (I was a Presbyterian before becoming Catholic, and my mother is a Methodist). Paz de Cristo e Viva Cristo Rei ✝☦

[johncox]

I'm Orthodox and i must say that nothing in an Orthodox church is there purely for beauty. In the historic Christian faith it has always been understood that church is a sacramental place that is set apart. Images in the church direct us toward the reality that what us depicted is the visoble reality beyond what we see. In Hebrews it says we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, which is illustrated in the iconlography of the chirch.
The architecture also reflects our beliefs from the dome representing heaven above to the crucifix showing the reality of Christs sacrifice to the Resurrection and enthronement of Christ.
Its not there just for pretty. The Bible tells us to worship the Lord in beauty and holiness.

[jockchicken]

Personally it seemed a little unfair to base most denominations on their best expressions except for Baptists. To be fair, I am biased myself as a Baptist.😂 Keep up the good work brother!

[Dracheplayz]

as a Baptist, bro made 90% of that up 💀

[emjw]

I converted to Catholicism a couple of years ago after being an atheist in my childhood and growing up in an atheist family. You seem to have a fair view and pretty good understanding of all the denominations from a protestant viewpoint, and it's fun to hear about how you compare them! Thank you for making these videos, it's so nice to see Christian content from other young people.
😊♥✝