Contention among Christains.

                         God does not cause division. 

   We notice in scripture that in Acts that there arose division among the the Disciples about how things should be for everyone and so wanted to yoke others with their own sanctification process which is a burden to others whom God had just saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. We find also in scripture where the Prophets of old spoke of others being chosen by God to be redeemed as they were and not burdened with the sanctification that the Jews went through. So Jesus's Disciples remembered this scripture and so decided that those not Jews would not be held to the sanctification that they were bound to. 

God chooses whom ever He wills and sets examples for us to follow by the culture we live in with His ten commandments nothing else. So we have many different people in this world and that gives us many different types of followings as Christians and this makes us all parts of the body of Christ Jesus each having their own purpose fulfilling God's plan. The good thing about God's news to the world is you came as you are and He will fulfill what it is He wants of you. Man is not to yoke each other with burdens they are sanctified with so to cause division among Christians (The Body). 

God saved us and filled us with His Holy Spirit to transform us as He wishes us to us to be and comfort us for all that befalls us and leads us into all righteousness and to Jesus. Jesus chose many different Disciples with different cultures yet the same purpose intended for them to each go out and preach the word of God (the good news) to all nations of the world. The Holy Spirit is the one who fills those who have been saved and teaches them how they should live and be sanctified unto God as to be part of the body to fulfill their purpose. 

So if you hear others talking about other denominations or religions and how they are not of God, turn your ear away and listen not to the lies that bring division to the body of Christ. For it is God whom uses who ever He wills to reach those He chooses to be His own. We are called of God to love each other and not burden each other with our own sanctification but allow the Holy Spirit of God to do what He wishes and accept God's way so that the body can be unified unto Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour as one body. His bride. 

[Act 15:1-2, 5-19, 22-28 KJV] 1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. ... 

5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses. 

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 

7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 

8 And God, which knows the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;

 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 

12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 

13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me: 

14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who does all these things.

 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: ...

 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

 23 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

 24 For as much as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment: 

25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell [you] the same things by mouth. 

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

scripture reference from blueletterbible.org.