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There is a big misconception in Christianity today about what a denomination is, why they exist and who is in a denomination. False religions are not a denomination of Christianity. That includes works based religions like Catholicism, Orthodox, Church of England; Anglican & Episcopalian(1), and cults (like Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, 7th day adventists, Church of Christ, etc), they are not Christian because they reject the essentials God has revealed plainly to us in Scripture, and greatly distort truths taught in it. Scripture is God's Special Revelation to mankind. Christianity is a grace based faith, has the true Gospel, and holds to & teaches what the Bible actually says. Very simply Denominations in Christianity are protestant . Only protestant. These Christian Denominations came about because the Reformation brought truth to the people. Reformers in the 16th century were restoring biblical Christianity, (that was lost in the West due to [false religion of] Roman...

What does truth have to do with error, or light with darkness. There is no compatability. If were talking false teaching, false Christian religion and cults then thats a diff topic from "Christian denominations". Introductory comment Denominationalism doesnt mean disunity in Christianity, is still united. Christians [aka "Protestants"] agree on the vital essentials    essentials   or core beliefs of what biblical Christianity is. Secondary issues are a matter of what a person currently understands as they "grow" in the knowledge of Scripture, as they personally study it their whole life. The denom name simply shows what secondary things they believe, seen in their faith statement. Some stay in a denom instead of " moving on" (to another more closer aligned to what they understand as they mature in the Word), mostly cuz they dont even realize other denoms believe whatever the growing believer " now " matured to believe. If they did, t...