[Sandie]

Wow, what a tough question. People have been debating and fighting among themselves for many years over these differences. Most Protestant denominations stem from very common backgrounds and the differences can be quite subtle to very overwhelming. All the differences are based on different ways to ordain or elect leaders and how the sacraments of the church are carried out. Also there are differences between what is called a sacrament or rite and what is not. Some like Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterians are liturgical, others like Baptist, Nazarene, Christian, and Disciples of Christ are non-liturgical. Many of the non-liturgical are also single congregations, meaning they have no ties to any other church or denomination, they are independent of a church structure. I hope this help a little. To go into detail about the beliefs of each would really take volumes.

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[Sandie]

I have heard two explanations that help me. One of the most famous probably is that of a three-leaf clover. To have a complete leaf you need all three parts. If one part is missing then the leaf is not whole. The other example is that of an egg. Each egg has three parts (shell, yolk and white). If any piece is missing you do not have a whole egg.

The three aspects of God are Father/creator, Son/redeemer, Holy Spirit/sustainer. Each “part” is needed to express God completely, and the Trinity is the model we use to try to understand, one God in three persons.

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