Growing in Christ

The Redemption

1. Is it sometimes possible for one to be strong enough to resist temptation with human strength or is it always possible only through divine power?
2. Is it fair or unfair for Christ to suffer in our place?

Slaves Set Free

1. If we find ourselves powerless to help ourselves at times, who's power is holding us? Does there have to be a power?
2. We've all seen other people enslaved to something like a bad habit: Have we experienced that helplessness in our own lives?

Principalities and Powers: Part 1

1. On what grounds could Jesus assist humans in the battle against evil before the cross?
2. How do Satan and his angels make us do what they want us to do?

Principalities and Powers: Part 2

1. Is evil a personal or impersonal force? what is the difference? 
2. What are the various means that Satan uses to frustrate human attempts to do good?

A Murderer Revealed

1. If Jesus gained victory over evil at the cross why is Satan still fooling around with us? Is the victory not complete? If not, what remains?
2. What are the "weapons" that Satan and Jesus use in their conflict?
3. Is there any difference in (a) being given strength to resist temptation, and (b) the removal of temptation? Which is preferable