Empowerment is a sociological concept that refers to the process in which the suppressed and deprived ones in the society transform their own roles from victims to social reformists, and thereby mobilize other deprived ones to engage in the social and political activities to fight for their own interests. However, in the Christian view of redemption, transcendence is impossible. Even becoming a saint is solely the work performed by the Holy Spirit. Anyone holds that human ability and autonomy can help one to achieve salvation are regarded as self-justification. In this paper, I will start from an analysis of the concept “empowerment,” and attempt to answer the following questions. Is taking a bite of the forbidden fruit an act of empowerment or a sin? Does Christian faith empower people or turn people into cowards? If there are other forms of empowerment in Christianity, how do that work?