Weekly Blog

Where do we learn how to glorify God and enjoy Him forever? In His Word, the Bible.

Question 1: Why did God create humans? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Over the next 2 years, we will be sharing our Catechism, week-by-week, through this blog. The blog has been designed to help you get the most out of it. This post explains exactly how to use our blog. We hope you find it helpful and encouraging as you work your way through our catechism.

Welcome to the Bay Ridge Christian Church Catechism blog. Over the next 2 years, we will be posting a weekly blog showing you our catechism, question by question.

In Lesson 41 the class looks at the major rift that developed in the early 20th century around – issues raised by modernity. This is often referred to as the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy, in reference to the two major groups and their responses to modernity. The class also looks at the distinction between fundamentalism and evangelicalism which developed in the wake of this controversy.

The Church In America in the 19th Century. Reading Chapters 33 and 36. Church History Lesson 40

The Church and Modernity Chapters 31 – 32 Church History Lesson 39

The American and French Revolutions and the Second Great Awakening Chapters 26 – 28 Church History Lesson 38

The teachings and impact of Jonathan Edwards Church History Lesson 37

How the Colonial Expansion and the Great Awakening affected the Church Reading Chapters 23 – 25 Church History – Lesson 36