Did Jesus die for everyone or just his elect? Can we resist his grace? Once saved, always saved? Do we play any role in salvation or is it all up to God? What is TULIP? Where did this debate come from, and why are we still arguing about it? 

What does it mean to forgive our debtors? How does God deliver us from the evil that surrounds us? How do we overcome the trials and temptations that we face on a daily basis? Is it possible to resist God's deliverance? 

The discussion continues as we examine what Jesus means in his prayer to God to "forgive our debts."  We also respond to a listener's question on what Paul means in Romans 8:1, there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus."  What happens to believers after they die, how can they be judged - if they are no longer condemned? 

Why do we pray? Where is the Kingdom? Is God's will being done on Earth? 

Review of the themes we've been studying from the Sermon on the Mount so far. 

Part of loving our enemies is understanding what caused their hostility in the first place.  Also, have we already received our reward?

Go the 2nd Mile & Love your Enemies.

THE BEATITUDES, SALT & LIGHT, FULFILLING THE LAW 

The Zealots and the Pharisees join the discussion. 

How to wait for the Messiah in a time of Empire.