Bay Ridge Christian Church

Those who walk in God’s Way must embrace His Kingship, submitting to His wise, loving rule in every area of life. Psalm 2 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-way-embracing-gods-rule

Those who walk the way of Jesus Christ embrace God’s Instruction, meditating on His Word day and night so they understand and obey it, knowing this is for their own good. Psalm 1 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-way-meditating-on-gods-instruction

John’s vision of a heavenly picture of praise is the model we must emulate in order to see the Power of Praise in our lives. Revelation 4:6-11 (ESV) For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-power-of-praise

Christians receive newness of life through the death and resurrection of Christ, and are empowered to walk in this newness through the bonds of grace. Romans 6:1-18 (ESV) For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/newness-of-life

Jesus Himself is the Way, the promised Messiah, King, and Son who rules over God’s people to bring them into the way of blessing. Psalm 2 For more resources for this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-way-jesus-christ

There are two ways, one of life and one of death, and there is a great difference between the two ways. Psalm 1 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-two-ways/

This discussion was for the CSLI Fellows Program. It was led by Bret Hicks.

Adam’s sin brought us slavery to death, but Jesus, the Second Adam, has conquered and gives freedom from death to His people through the resurrection. 1 Corinthians 15:20​-28 https://brcc.church/freedom-from-death-through-the-second-adam

Sin promises freedom and fulfillment if I will reject God’s limiting commands and design, but this always produces deadly results rather than life, freedom, and flourishing. Genesis 2:15-17; Genesis 3 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/freedom-limits-and-the-nature-of-sin

Freedom is found in embracing the truth that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman, and it is the only proper context for human sexual activity. Genesis 1:28; 2:20-25 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/freedom-embracing-the-limits-of-marriage-and-sex

True freedom is found in a proper relationship with food, neither despising nor idolizing it, but rather rejoicing in it as God’s good gift which points to our ultimate need for God Himself. Genesis 1:29-30; Genesis 2:15-17 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/freedom-embracing-feasting-and-fasting

True freedom embraces the rhythm of work and rest, for body and soul, that God built into creation. Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis 2:1-3; Genesis 2:15 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/freedom-embracing-the-rhythm-of-

True freedom is found in recognizing humanity as including both body and soul, and embracing the inherent identity and limits of both. Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis 2:7 For more resources, please go to https://brcc.church/embracing-the-limits-of-body-and-soul/

The key to human freedom is recognizing and embracing our inherent nature as we were created by God, including both the God-given dignity and limits of that nature. Genesis 1:26-31 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-key-to-human-freedom

Authentic community requires in person, face to face relationships rather than those mediated by technology. 2 John 12-13 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/authentic-community

Believers must be prepared to resist unauthentic teachings that distort the Person and work of Jesus Christ and thus create a false Gospel. 2 John 7-11 Fore more resources, please visit https://www.brcc.church/unauthentic

Authentic love is rooted in the character of God, displayed in the life and death of Christ, described in God’s Law, and is an essential trait of the obedient Christian life. 2 John 1-6 For more resources, please visit: https://www.brcc.church/authentic-love

In our rebellion against God, humanity has consistently demeaned, degraded, and attempted to destroy other humans because they are created in God’s image. Genesis 4:8-10 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/our-long-war-against-gods-image

Authentic truth has been revealed in Jesus Christ, preserved for us in Scripture, is experienced by Christians through the powerful Presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and is displayed in a life of obedience to God. 2 John 1-4 For more resources, please visit https://www.brcc.church/authentic-truth

God gives the blessing of grace, mercy, and peace to His people, the Church, through Jesus Christ. 2 John 1: 1-3 For more resources, please visit https://www.brcc.church/authentic-blessing

The Scriptures provide satisfaction for the Christians soul. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 For more resources, please visit https://wwww.brcc.church/sola-scriptura-scripture-alone

All people are motivated by the search for joy and happiness, but the route to real joy is through the shadow’s valley and into the wide-open arms of your Lord. John 15: 9-11 For more information please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-advent-of-joy-the-life-of-joy

God showed His love for us by sending His Son to sacrificially lay down His life for us, and we are to follow His example by laying down our lives for others. John 15:13; 1 John 4:7-12 For more resources please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-advent-of-love

Peace comes from within through the strength that Christ provides, not from our external circumstances or possessions. Luke 8:22-25 For more information please visit https://brcc.church/the-advent-of-peace-its-an-inside-job/